ISAC's Living Legends in Infectious Diseases

Living Legends in Infectious Diseases is a new podcast series from the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) celebrating the individuals whose work has shaped modern infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, diagnostics and infection prevention & control.

Each episode offers a window into the challenges, motivations and defining moments that shaped these leaders’ journeys—and continue to shape the future of global health.

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About ISAC

Founded in 1961, the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) is a federation of Member Societies that aims to increase the knowledge of antimicrobial chemotherapy and combat antibiotic resistance around the world.

Every second year, ISAC organises the International Congress of Chemotherapy (ICC) – join ISAC in Manila in December 2026 for the 34th ICC.

ISAC hosts the ISAC Academy, an online education hub which features resources from ISAC, its Member Societies and other like-minded organisations.

ISAC has two international journals, the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (IJAA) and the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JGAR).

Links in the show notes.

Guest

Jos van der Meer

Jos W.M. van der Meer (born April 15, 1947) is an emeritus professor and former chair of internal medicine at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands. He is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 2003), where he served as vice president and chair of the natural sciences division (2006–2012), and is also a member of Academia Europaea. From 2014 to 2016 he was president of the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC). His research focuses on cytokines and host defence, chronic fatigue syndrome, and hyper‑immunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS). He is also active as a graphic artist and creates cartoons, including for the Dutch science journal Mediator.

Guest appearance on:

Episode 2: Prof. Jos van der Meer