Prof. Michael Boele van Hensbroek new chairman CCMO

Prof. Dr. Michael Boele van Hensbroek has been appointed chairman of the Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO) as from 1 July 2025.

Mr. Michael Boele van Hensbroek has worked at the Emma Children's Hospital in Amsterdam since 2006 as a professor and a pediatric infectious disease specialist. He is also founder and manager of the Amsterdam Center for Global Child Health. He has led several major research projects, including some in Africa. Since 2017, he has been a member of the CCMO. In 2018, he was elected vice chair.

Mr. Boele van Hensbroek succeeds Prof. Dr. Joop van Gerven, who has chaired the committee since 2016.