Prof. Dr. Martina Cornel is a Physician and Epidemiologist and a Professor of Community Genetics and Public Health Genomics at the Amsterdam University Medical Center. She obtained her M.D. and Ph.D. from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in 1984 and 1994, respectively. Since 2001, she has been working at Amsterdam University Medical Center at the section Community Genetics and Public Health Genomics in the Department of Human Genetics. She has mainly worked on the responsible implementation of genetic testing and screening. Her research interests include health research, policy advice and neonatal screening. She is a member of the Netherlands Health Council and two of its standing Committees (Population Screening and Council Group). She is also the chair of The Netherlands Program Committee Neonatal Heelprick Screening.