Background
Meer, Jos Willem Maarten Van der was born on April 15, 1947 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Maarten D.J. and Anna Higher Education (Van Manen) Van der Meer.
Meer, Jos Willem Maarten Van der was born on April 15, 1947 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Maarten D.J. and Anna Higher Education (Van Manen) Van der Meer.
Degree, Hogere Burgerschool-Beeklan, The Hague, 1964. Doctor of Medicine, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1982.
Resident in internal medicine, Bronovo Hospital, The Hague, 1971-1973;
resident in internal medicine, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1973-1976;
head outpatient clinic infectious disease, University Hospital, Leiden, 1977-1988;
professor internal medicine, Catholic U., Nijmegen, The Netherlands, since 1988. Consultant University Hospital, Leiden, 1976-1988. Visiting scientist Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, 1987.
Head department general internal medicine University Hospital, Nijmegen, since 1992. Chairman working party immunodeficiency, The Netherlands, since 1993.
Fellow Infectious Disease Society of America, Royal Society Medicine, Royal College Physicians (honorary). Member Infectious Diseases Society of The Netherlands and Flanders (president 1992-1997, Professor WRO Goslings award 1983, International Master of Engineering award 1997, Marco de Vries award 1998), Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (vice president since 2005), Order Dutch Lion (Knight).
Married Mechtilde Kever, September 24, 1982. Children: Helene A., Jonathan Her Majesty.