Gerrit Meijer
The Power List 2015
Gerrit Meijer
As head of VU University Medical Center’s Department of Pathology in Amsterdam and a leader in numerous international scientific societies, it’s no wonder that Gerrit – whose current research focuses on DNA- and RNA-based genomic tumor profiling in gastrointestinal cancers – is optimistic about what lies ahead for pathology. He has successfully implemented comparative genomic hybridization and helped introduce DNA microarray technology in his department. He says, “The pathologist of the future has the chance to be a diagnostic guide in clinical decision making.”