New Research Director for ENMC

ENMC is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Baziel van Engelen (Nijmegen,the Netherlands) as ENMC Research Director. Professor van Engelen is succeeding Professor Kate Bushby who is leaving this post after three years to lead the NIH steriod trial. ENMC would like to thank Katie for her great achievements during this period.

Professor van Engelen was appointed by the ENMC Executive Committee following his experience within ENMC, as an active member of the Research Committee as well as organiser and participant in many ENMC workshops.

Professor van Engelen's previous experience as director of the Dutch Neuromuscular Research Support Centre (ISNO) will benefit ENMC in the coming years as it enters an era of new opportunities.

Professor van Engelen is professor in neuromuscular disorders in Nijmegen, the Netherlands and principal investigator at the Donders Centre for Neuroscience.