Jos W.M. van der Meer, MD, PhD, is an emeritus professor and former Head of the Department of General Internal Medicine, of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in Nijmegen, Netherlands. His professional achievements include serving as Vice president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences from 2006 - 2011; Chairman of the Natural Science Division of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences; and being a member of the Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe). His special interests include: Natural immunity, Cytokines, Autoinflammatory disorders, Hyper-IgD syndrome, Chronic fatigue syndrome, and Antibiotic stewardship