11 January 2019

During the New Years 2019 event of the Radboudumc, Mihai Netea, theme Infectious diseases and global health, was honored by Cees Buren, of our executive board, with the Radboudumc Medal.

The Radboudumc Medal is the highest honor awarded annually to a person who has contributed significantly to the objective of the Radboudumc as top knowledge center for academic medicine and health.

Mihai received this highest honor of our Radboudumc for his excellent scientific research and he is one of the most successful medical specialists at the Radboudumc.
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