Jaap van Dissel

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Jaap van Dissel
Born	29 April 1957 (1957-04-29) (age 67) Amsterdam
Occupation	University teacher, professor
Employer	Leiden University Medical Center (1992–) Leiden University National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Awards	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2024)
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Jaap Tamino van Dissel (born 29 April 1957) is a Dutch virologist and infectiologist.

Van Dissel is director of the Centrum Infectieziektebestrijding [nl] (CIb) of the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM).^[1] He is also professor at the Leiden University with specialization Internal Medicine, in particular infectious diseases.