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CARIM's Confidential Contact Persons

CARIM's Confidential Contact Persons

27 November 2024

Dr Magdi Nagy (Dept of Biochemistry) and Prof. Peter de Leeuw (Dept of Internal Medicine) have been appointed as CARIM Confidential Contact Persons.

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ZonMw grant on appropriate palliative care

ZonMw grant on appropriate palliative care

27 November 2024

Prof. Marc Hemmelder (Dept of Internal Medicine) and his team received a ZonMw grant to promote early palliative care for dialysis patients who are non-waitlisted for transplantation.

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Simone Eussen

Assistant Professor

Dr Simone Eussen's research focusses on the role of nutrition and underlying metabolic and molecular processes in the aetiology of common chronic diseases. She has built a strong track record on B-vitamins, related molecular one-carbon and kynurenine pathways, and chronic diseases during her PhD (Wageningen Universtiy) and post-doc (Bergen, Norway; also supported by a prestigious personal research grant from the Norwegian Research Council). She integrated this expertise to study quality of food intake at Maastricht University. Funds granted by the NWO (BBMRI) and the European JPI (Dedipac) focussed on methodological aspects of dietary assessment.

Her current work involves study of dietary quality (at nutrient and bioactive compound, food group, and dietary patterns level) in relation to chronic disease, including T2DM, CVD and mental disorders. Additionally, she expanded her focus to the emerging field of ‘chrono-nutrition’, and is member of the CIRCLE-DOME (CIRcadian CLock and timing of Eating on Diabetes, Obesity ad MEtabolism) network. Different aspects of dietary timing will be studied in relation to metabolic, cardiovascular and mental phenotypes to gain new insight in the role of chrono-nutrition in common pathologies within the framework of population based studies (for example The Maastricht Study; one of the world’s leading deep-phenotying population-based studies on T2DM and its comorbidities).

Simone-eussen

Department of Epidemiology
P. Debeyeplein 1, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
Room number: A2.018
T: +31(0)43 388 24 51

  • 2025
    • Dalnoki, L., Hurks, P. P. M., Gubbels, J. S., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Mommers, M., & Thijs, C. (2025). Exploring the Relationship of Dietary Intake With Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity, Beyond ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 29(1), 70-79. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547241293946
  • 2024
    • Soeterboek, J., Deckers, K., van Boxtel, M. P. J., Backes, W. H., Eussen, S. J. P. M., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., Jansen, J. F. A., Koster, A., Schram, M. T., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Wesselius, A., Lakerveld, J., Bosma, H., & Köhler, S. (2024). Association of ambient air pollution with cognitive functioning and markers of structural brain damage: The Maastricht study. Environment International, 192, Article 109048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.109048
    • Holthuijsen, D. D. B., van Roekel, E. H., Bours, M. J. L., Ueland, P. M., Breukink, S. O., Janssen-Heijnen, M. L. G., Keulen, E. T. P., Brezina, S., Gigic, B., Peoples, A. R., Ulrich, C. M., Ulvik, A., Weijenberg, M. P., & Eussen, S. J. P. M. (2024). Longitudinal associations of plasma kynurenines and ratios with fatigue and quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors up to 12 months post-treatment. International Journal of Cancer, 155(7), 1172-1190. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34992
    • Meulenbroeks, D., Otten, E., Smeets, S., Groeneveld, L., Jonkers, D., Eussen, S., Scheepers, H., & Gubbels, J. (2024). The Association of a Vegan Diet during Pregnancy with Maternal and Child Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 16(19), Article 3329. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16193329
    • Geraets, A. F. J., Schram, M. T., Jansen, J. F. A., Kohler, S., van Boxtel, M. P. J., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Koster, A., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Bosma, H., & Leist, A. K. (2024). The associations of socioeconomic position with structural brain damage and connectivity and cognitive functioning: The Maastricht Study. Social Science & Medicine, 355, Article 117111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117111
    • Brakenridge, C. J., Koster, A., de Galan, B. E., Carver, A., Dumuid, D., Dzakpasu, F. Q. S., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Savelberg, H. H. C. M., Bosma, H., Owen, N., Schaper, N. C., Healy, G. N., & Dunstan, D. W. (2024). Associations of 24 h time-use compositions of sitting, standing, physical activity and sleeping with optimal cardiometabolic risk and glycaemic control: The Maastricht Study. Diabetologia, 67(7), 1356-1367. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-024-06145-0
    • Truin, L. S., Kohler, S., Heger, I. S., van Boxtel, M. P. J., Schram, M. T., Backes, W. H., Jansen, J. F. A., van Dongen, M. M. C. J. M., de Vries, N. K., de Vries, H., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., de Vugt, M. E., & Deckers, K. (2024). Associations of an individual's need for cognition with structural brain damage and cognitive functioning/impairment: cross-sectional population-based study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 224(6), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.159
    • Debras, C., Cordova, R., Mayén, A.-L., Maasen, K., Knaze, V., Eussen, S. J., Schalkwijk, C. G., Huybrechts, I., Tjønneland, A., Halkjær, J., Katzke, V., Bajracharya, R., Schulze, M. B., Masala, G., Pala, V., Pasanisi, F., Macciotta, A., Petrova, D., Castañeda, J., ... Freisling, H. (2024). Dietary intake of dicarbonyl compounds and changes in body weight over time in a large cohort of European adults. British Journal of Nutrition, 131(11), 1902-1914. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114524000503
    • DeJong, N. R., Jansen, J. F. A., van Boxtel, M. P. J., Schram, M. T., Stehouwer, C. D. A., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Koster, A., Eussen, S. J. P. M., de Galan, B. E., Backes, W. H., & Köhler, S. (2024). Brain structure and connectivity mediate the association between lifestyle and cognition: The Maastricht Study. Brain Communications, 6(3), Article fcae171. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcae171
    • Chong, M. Y., Frenken, K. G., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Koster, A., Pot, G. K., Breukink, S. O., Janssen-Heijnen, M., Keulen, E. T. P., Bijnens, W., Buffart, L. M., Meijer, K., Scheer, F. A. J. L., Steindorf, K., de Vos-Geelen, J., Weijenberg, M. P., van Roekel, E. H., & Bours, M. J. L. (2024). Longitudinal associations of diurnal rest-activity rhythms with fatigue, insomnia, and health-related quality of life in survivors of colorectal cancer up to 5 years post-treatment. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 21(1), Article 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01601-x
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