Awardees of the Vera Bonta Prize

2022 – Dr Floris Dammeijer

Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Award winning PHD subject: Immunity unchained: improving cancer immunotherapy by targeting the tumor macro-environment.

2019 – Dr.Jules Derks

Msc, Medical University Maastricht, Department of Pulmonology, Award co-sponsored by Eli Lilly Netherlands, Award winning PHD subject: Deeper insight into the cell(s) of origin and development of large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNEC) by evaluating combined large cell and neuroendocrine carcinoma

2017 – Dr. Marjolein Heuvelmans

Msc, Groningen Medical University, Award co-sponsored by Eli Lilly Netherlands, Award winning PHD subject: Optimization of Nodule Management in Low-Dose CT lung Cancer Screening.

 2015 – Dr. Dorian Swarts

Msc, Research Fellow at University of York, England, Award co-sponsored by Eli Lilly Netherlands, Award winning PHD subject: Molecular profiling of pulmonary carcinoids, insight into tumor biology and identification of prognostic markers (Maastricht, December 2013)

2013 – Dr. Kevin Hollevoet

Research Fellow at Nattional Cancer Institute Bethseda, Maryland, USA, Award co-sponsored by Eli Lilly Netherlands, Award winning subject: The role of blood protein biomarkers in the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (Gent University)

2011 – Dr Maarten Titulaer

Leiden University Medical Center. Award co-sponsored by Eli Lilly. Award winning subject: Prediction of small cell lung cancer in the Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome.

 2009 – Dr. Anja Timmer-Bonte

Radboud hospital and University of Nijmegen, Lung Diseases Centre Dekkerswald. Award co-sponsored by Eli Lilly Netherlands. Award winning subject: Effective Chemotherapy Support, a matter of timing and combining.

 2007 – Dr Judith Herder

Free University of Amsterdam. Award co-sponsored by Eli Lilly Netherlands. Award winning subject: The use of 18 FDG PET in NSCLC. 

2005 – Dr Paul Wirtz

Leiden University Medical Center. Award co-sponsored by Schering Plough. Award winning subject: research on autoimmunity, associated with small cell lung cancer and the Lambert-Eaton myasthenia syndrome.

 2003 – Dr Corneline Hoekstra

Free University of Amsterdam. Award co-sponsored by Schering Plough. Award winning subject: Monitoring response to therapy in locally advanced non-small cell lunge cancer using Positron Emission Tomography, clinical aspects and methodology.

 2001 – Dr. Anne-Marie Dingemans

Free University of Amsterdam. Award winning subject: The role of topoisomerases in lung cancer.

 1999 – Dr. Veerle Somers

University of Groningen. Award winning subject: Research on mutations of the oncogen K-ras.

 1997 – Dr. Egbert Smit

University of Groningen. Award winning subject: Research on new chemothereupical agents, the development of essays for tumor response, and an anti-lungcancer antibody