- Structure-function relations in biomembranes
- Mode of action of membrane active antibiotics
- Recipient gold medal of the Royal Dutch Chemical Society (KNCV), 1980
- Member of EMBO since 1991
- Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) since 1994
- Van Deenen Lecture 2006 at the International Conference on Bioscience of Lipids in Pécs, Hungary
- Avanti Award in Lipids 2008