Bouke Boekema studied Bioprocess Technology at Landbouw Universiteit Wageningen and completed his PhD in Infectious Diseases at Veterinary Faculty of Utrecht University in 2003. After a postdoc position at the Microbiology department of Utrecht University he moved to the preclinical research department at the Association of Dutch Burn Centres (ADBC) in 2007. He is currently head of the Burn Research Lab of ADBC and board member of the European Tissue Repair Society (president 2024-2026). His research includes various aspects of burn care such as dermal substitutes, tissue engineering, mechanisms of scarring, inflammation, and antimicrobial treatments.