Dr Lissy de Ridder is Associate Professor in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam. Her current research concerns pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with a main focus on clinical and translational studies. She is particularly interested in the safety and efficacy of medical treatment of IBD. She is Scientific Secretary of ESPGHAN (European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) and associate editor of JPGN (Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition). and Vice Chair of the Dutch Paediatric Association.