Henny C. Van Der Mei

Prof. dr. Henny van der Mei is professor in “Biomaterial related biofilms and infections” and is specialized in mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to biomaterial surfaces and inhibiting biofilm formation on biomaterial surfaces by modifying these surfaces. She received several grants and her work has been published in peer reviewed international journals (>450 papers) and bookchapters (>35). She supervised over 67 theses with various micro-biology related subjects and is a former director of the W.J. Kolff institute for Biomedical Engineering and Material Science.