About us
The ItsME Foundation, founded in 2019 by Jur Deitmers, is fighting against Meningitis and Encephalitis.
ItsME Foundation
Worldwide, nearly 10 million people develop Meningitis or Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) every year. A large number of them die or develop permanent residual symptoms. There are all kinds of studies that need funding, varying from small to large. Lack of funding really seems to be the limiting factor right now. The comment is often that Meningitis and/or Encephalitis is too rare. That is why ItsME Foundation, as an independent foundation, supports groundbreaking research to improve the treatment of Meningitis and Encephalitis. ItsME is an initiative of Jur Deitmers.
Purpose of this fund
The foundation raises money to enable scientific research in the fight against Meningitis and Encephalitis. To increase the chance of a cure this is badly needed. The aim is to provide leading researchers conducting research on Meningitis and Encephalitis with resources that will enable them to conduct this research around the world. For this reason a Scientific Advisory Council has been formed with leading medical specialists in this field from home and abroad, in which the most important disciplines are represented: neurology, virology, molecular microbiology and clinical pharmacology. The fight for the cure of Meningitis and Encephalitis is of course not possible without the help of donors, sponsors, volunteers and ambassadors. The foundation therefore wants to collect as much money as possible through sponsorship campaigns and donations.
Corporate Governance
In addition to the Executive Board, the foundation has a Supervisory Board and a Scientific Advisory Council. The members of which receive no compensation for the performance of their duties, as laid down in the articles of association (other than out-of-pocket costs).
Our team




OGZ



Clinical Pharmacologist
Erasmus MC

Amsterdam UMC

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
(San Diego, Californië)

Good Samaritan Hospital
(Puyallup, Washington)

Amsterdam UMC

Erasmus MC