Sonja Leonhard

Sonja Leonhard is a Researcher at Erasmus MC, specializing in Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. Her work bridges neurology and infectious diseases through clinical research on autoimmune and microbial conditions.

Research Interests include:

• Guillain-Barré syndrome pathophysiology and diagnostics
• Candida auris screening protocols
• Neuroimmunology and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers
• Global health challenges in low-resource settings

Publication Trends (2023–2024) focus on Guillain-Barré syndrome subtyping, Candida auris detection, and health care disparities in LMICs, with keywords spanning Neurology, Infectious Diseases, and Public Health.

Scientific Awards

• NL-NMD thesis award (2023)

Collaborations include the International Guillain-Barré Outcome Study (IGOS) consortium and cross-disciplinary teams in neurology and microbiology.