Dr. E.G. Elisabeth de Vries, MD, PhD is Professor of Medical Oncology, and head of the Department of Medical Oncology at the University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. She is involved in patient care, teaching, and research. Her research lines are aimed at increasing the sensitivity of tumors to anticancer drugs, and she uses imaging techniques to support this.

Apart from laboratory studies, she performs and coordinates clinical trials. She has received numerous grants, including grants from the Dutch Cancer Society, EU, and is PI of CTMM (Center for Translational and Molecular Medicine) grant MAMMOTH, and the ERC advanced grant OnQview. She is currently chairperson of the committee for the new RECIST 2.0 version on behalf of the EORTC.

In 2002, she was appointed as a member of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). She received the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) award in 2009. She is Fellow of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences. She was awarded a Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences professorship in 2011.