We want to thank all of our former board members, presidents, committee members, office employees and students for the time and effort they gave to BIRD.
Their support helped shape the BIRD organization of today, and we’re truly grateful for their contributions.
Peter Bossuyt (President)
Marc Ferrante (Secretary)
Anneline Cremer (Treasurer)
Filip Baert (Past President)
Catherine Reenaers (Chair of SciCom)
João Guedelha Sabino (Chair of EduCom)
Noortje Straetemans (Chair of BINAstoria)
Jean-François Rahier (President)
Pieter Hindrickx (Secretary)
Marc Ferrante (Treasurer)
Denis Franchimont (Past President)
Peter Bossuyt (Chair of SciCom)
Filip Baert (Chair of EduCom)
Liesbeth Moortgat (Chair of BINAstoria committee)
Séverine Vermeire (President)
Denis Franchimont (Secretary)
Marc Ferrante
Edouard Louis
Olivier Dewit
Martine Devos
Philippe Van Hootegem
Filip Baert (President)
Peter Bossuyt (Secretary)
Annelies Posen (Treasurer)
Jean-François Rahier (Past President)
Anneline Cremer (Chair of SciCom)
João Guedelha Sabino (Chair of EduCom)
Eveline Hoefkens (Chair of BINAstoria committee)
Denis Franchimont (President)
Jean-François Rahier (Secretary)
Marc Ferrante
Edouard Louis
Olivier Dewit
Martine Devos
Philippe Van Hootegem
Filip Baert
Presidents:
Paul Rutgeerts
André Van Gossum
Geert D'Haens
Martine De Vos
Edouard Louis
Other roles:
Pierre Hoang
Jacques Belaiche
Marc Van Outryve
Daniel Urbain
Catherine Reenaers (Chair)
Aranzazu Jauregui Amezaga
Claire Liefferinckx
Bram Verstockt
Sophie Vieujean
Peter Bossuyt (Chair)
Edouard Louis
Séverine Vermeire
Anneline Cremer
Pieter Dewint
Anneline Cremer (Chair)
Marc Ferrante
Pieter Dewint
Claire Liefferinckx
Catherine Reenaers
João Guedelha Sabino (chair)
Clara Caenepeel
Triana Lobaton
Lieven Pouillon
Michael Somers
Filip Baert (Chair)
Harald Peeters
Olivier Dewit
Guy Lambrecht
Catherine Reenaers
João Guedelha Sabino (chair)
Lieven Pouillon
Triana Lobaton
Michael Somers
Harald Peeters
Noortje Straetemans (chair)
Goedele Dewitte
Evva De Jonckere
Charlotte Minsart
Ariane Paps
Liesbeth Moortgat (chair)
Marleen Goossens
Ils Van De Schoot
Patricia Geens
Frederika Van Dyck
An Sterckx
Sofie Himpe
Eveline Hoefkens (chair)
Noortje Straetemans
Sophie Claeys
Goedele Dewitte
Jolien De Rechter
Berfi Amba, (Junior) Data Manager (2025)
Jennie Donaldson, Office Manager (2022-2024)
Marjan Steppe, CRA (2018-2022)
Saskia Appelmans, COO (2016-2021)
Caroline Saudoyer, Sr CRA (2019-2020)
Marie Borremans (VUB) Master Thesis: Management and Policy of Healthcare
Margaux Vanwolleghem (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences) Master Thesis: Patient engagement in clinical IBD research
Marie Borremans (VUB) Master Thesis: Management and Policy of Healthcare
Jana Stroobants (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences)
Leonie Govaerts (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences) Master Thesis: Building the perfect IBD clinical research unit
Romy Smets (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences)
Jeanne Bruyr (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences)
Marie Soens (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences)
Carlotta Michels (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences)
Jolien Dierickx (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences) Master Thesis: The set-up of the BIRD registry – a national IBD database
Axelle Raeves (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences) Master Thesis: CARUC-ASA: ChAracterizing the Remission status in patients with Ulcerative Colitis treated by 5-ASA
Morgane Deknudt (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences)
Luka Mattelin (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences)
Amber Dederen (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences)
Lennart Vanglabeke (KU Leuven Biomedical Sciences)