Annelies Verbon, an ID specialist, is Professor of Infectious Diseases and Head of Department of Internal Medicine, UMC Utrecht, the Netherlands. She has published over 160 peer-reviewed papers and was (co-) promotor of 15 PhD students. Her research focuses on HIV cure and antimicrobial stewardship. She participates in several national and European committees.

She is the chair of the Dutch association of Infectious Diseases physicians which advised Dutch physicians to join ISARIC.