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Elly Hellings

Senior Researcher

Elly Hellings

Senior Researcher | Social Sciences

Merel Griffith-Lendering

Senior Researcher

Merel Griffith-Lendering

Senior Researcher | Social Sciences

Eurydice Martina

Project manager

Eurydice Martina

Project manager | Capital Management Office

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Tineke Alberts

Head of Social Sciences

Tineke Alberts

Specialized in research on health services utilization and socioeconomic health inequalities…..

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Ashley Duits

Head of Immunology

Ashley Duits

Specializes in immunology, hematology, HIV, and Caribbean health research.

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Izzy Gerstenbluth

CEO | Head of Epimediology

Izzy Gerstenbluth

Specialized in public health, focusing on surveillance systems

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Byron Martina

Head of Virology

Byron Martina

Virologist – Specialized in arboviruses Dengue, Hanta, West Nile, Chikungunya, Rabies, Influenza, Mers-Coronanvirus and Enterovirus-71 infections….

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John John Schnog

Head of Oncology

John John Schnog

Oncologist/hematologist – Specialized in hematological cancers….

Elly Hellings

Senior Researcher | Social Sciences

Elly Hellings, a researcher at CBHRI, specializes in youth development, community development, education, and health. With a background in sociology and communication science, she has led numerous projects, including SONORO, COVIDCAS, and GGZ-Carib, focusing on vulnerable groups in Curaçao and Dutch Caribbean.

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Merel Griffith-Lendering

Senior Researcher | Social Sciences

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Eurydice Martina

Project Manager | Capital Management Office

Eurydice Martina is a graduate with a background in biomedical science, specializing in Infection & Immunity and animal experimentation. She is an expert in fundraising, capital management, and project management. Eurydice founded PROMAFUN Consultancy & Services in 2017 to support research funding and launched PROMAFUN Medical Testing Services for COVID testing between 2020 and 2022. As the founder of PROMAFUN Medical Testing Services, she offers preventive screenings and STI testing and treatment. She is also the COO at PROMAFUN Contract Research Intermediary Organization (PROMAFUN CRIO) and manages multiple research projects at CBHRI.

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Tineke Alberts

Dr. Tineke Alberts, Head of the Department of Social Sciences at CBHRI, has extensive expertise in health research, focusing on topics like AIDS prevention, obesity, and health service utilization. She has led numerous health studies across the Caribbean and contributed to health policy development in Curaçao.

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Ashley Duits

Ashley Duits, professor of medical education at the University Medical Center Groningen, specializes in immunology and hematology with a focus on sickle cell disease, HIV, and viral infections like Chikungunya and Zika. As director of the Red Cross Blood Bank Foundation in Curaçao since 1994, he has led groundbreaking research projects addressing key health challenges in the Caribbean region.

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Izzy Gerstenbluth

Dr. Izzy Gerstenbluth leads the Department of Epidemiology and serves as the CEO of the Curaçao Biomedical & Health Research Institute. Dr. Izzy Gerstenbluth, specializes in communicable and non-communicable disease surveillance, with a focus on public health systems, chronic diseases, and outbreak management in Curaçao and the Dutch Caribbean. As National Epidemiologist, he has led groundbreaking health studies and initiatives to combat HIV, obesity, vector-borne diseases, and health inequities.

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Byron Martina

Dr. Byron Martina, head of the Virology Department at the Curaçao Biomedical & Health Research Institute, specializes in the pathogenesis of emerging viruses and develops intervention strategies for diseases like Dengue, Chikungunya, and SARS-Coronavirus. As CEO of Artemis Bioservices, he leads innovative virology research and vaccine development through international collaborations.

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John John Schnog

Dr. J. Schnog, Head of Oncology at CBHRI, specializes in hematology and oncology with a focus on sickle cell disease. He is a practicing oncologist at Curacao Medical Center in Curaçao and has extensive experience in clinical and fundamental research.

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