Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Hanne van Ballegooijen

Hanne van Ballegooijen
Department of Health Sciences and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam,  
Netherlands

Biography

I am trained as a nutritionist and epidemiologist and obtained my Master’s degree from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. In 2014, I received my PhD from the VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 2014. In several national and international cohort studies I assessed associations of vitamin D and parathyroid hormone in relation to underlying mechanisms of cardiovascular health.
My research interests include nutrition and lifestyle determinants in the etiology of chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases. I have a particular interest in how mineral metabolism disturbances affect cardiovascular disease risk.
During the last years, I gained extensive experience in doing independent and collaborative research including, statistical analyses and interpretation of data, drafting scientific manuscripts and presentation of research findings at national and international conferences. Furthermore, I am working on several side projects related to diabetes and supervising several students (working groups, practical’s, tutor, and supervision of BSc-thesis projects).