Karel V.

Name Karel Johannes van Erpecum Address Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology University Hospital Utrecht: PoBOX 85500: 3508GA Utrecht, The Netherlands: mail: k.j.vanerpecum@umcutrecht.nl Date of birth September 18, 1954 Education 1981-1990 Internal Medicine and subsequently Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1991 PhDThesis (cum laude): "pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstone disease" From 1991: Staff Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist, University Hospital Utrecht (since 2004 responsible for Hepatology) 2000-2006: Editorial Board Journal of Hepatology From 2003: Associate Editor Annals of Hepatology 2003-2010: Member Board "Nederlandse Vereniging voor Hepatologie" Since 2004: Editorial board: "World Journal of Gastroenterology" Since 2008: Editorial Board Biochimica Biophysica Acta, Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids Since 2009: Editorial Board “Clinics and research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology” since 2020: Associate Editor European Journal of Internal Medicine Grants and Fellowships 1992 Glaxo Gastroenterology Award 01-01-1993 - 01-01-1998 Fellowship royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences 01-08-1995 - 01-08-1996 Fulbright Scholarship USA 01-08-1995 - 01-08-1996 Talent Stipendium Netherlands Organization for Scnientific Research. 01-08-1995 - 01-11-1996 Research Fellow Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston MA (Gastroenterology Division, Prof. Dr. M.C. Carey) Copromotor 15 PhD Theses University Hospital Utrecht Research interests: pancreatitis, gallstones, cholestatic/autoimmune/viral liver diseases, probiotics, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, phospholipids, bile salts, cholesterol. Pubications: more than 250 peer-reviewed and pubmed-cited publications (see www.pubmed.org).