Samuel Coenen is professor clinical epidemiology at the University of Antwerpen in Belgium. He is affiliated to the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health Epidemiology (FAMPOP) and the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology of the Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO). He was granted several Fellowships by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) (pre-doctoral 1997-1999, and renewed 1999-2002; post-doctoral 2003-2006, and renewed 2006-2009, and member of the Expert panel Health Sciences 2012-2018). His research focuses on the multidisciplinary study of infectious diseases, with particular focus on the management of respiratory tract infections in primary care in the context of antimicrobial resistance, and the etiology, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of bacterial and viral infections. He co-chairs the General practice Research on Infections Network (GRIN).