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Staff members with discipline Endocrinology & Metabolism

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

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Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition, Diet, Physical activity, Accelerometry, cohort studies, randomized controlled lifestyle interventions, childhood obesity, adult obesity, diabetes mellitus type 2
dr. ir. E. (Eva) Corpeleijn
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e.corpeleijn umcg.nl
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Associate Professor, Senior Researcher
-Intergrative Neurobiology of Energy Balance (professoral chair)
-Behavioral energetics
-Obesity and co-morbidities
-Functional foods
prof. dr. G. (Gertjan) van Dijk
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gertjan.van.dijk rug.nl
+31 50 36 32116
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Professor
Diabetes mellitus; diabetes mellitus type 1; technological development in the management of diabetes mellitus
dr. P.R. van Dijk
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p.r.van.dijk umcg.nl
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Endocrinologist
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Behavioural Biology, behavioural development and steroid hormnones, animal personalities, behavioural lateralization
dr. A.G.G. (Ton) Groothuis
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a.g.g.groothuis rug.nl
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Professor
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e.g.m.van.hoorn umcg.nl
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MD, PhD candidate
C.W. (Warner) Hoornenborg, MSc
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c.w.hoornenborg rug.nl
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PhD candidate
Molecular Biology, Physiology, Endocrinology, Nuclear Hormone Receptors, Energy Metabolism, Type 2 diabetes, NAFLD, ABC transporters
prof. dr. J.W. (Hans) Jonker
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j.w.jonker umcg.nl
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Professor
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m.m.van.der.klauw umcg.nl
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Internist-endocrinologist, metabolic diseases in adults, epidemiologist
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Obesity, aging and associated diseases (insulin resistance, type 2 Diabetes, Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, diabetic cardiomyopathy) with specific emphasis on the role of fatty acid metabolism and metabolic inflammation in mice.
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d.p.y.koonen umcg.nl
+31 50 361 9057
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Assistant Professor
Insulin resistance and related disorders.
Development and conduct of long term randomized controlled trials in patients with insulin resistance during early and advanced type 2 diabetes (POEM and HOME studies) to improve clinically relevant, metabolic and vascular outcomes.
Healthy aging, and early healthy aging.
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adriaan.kooy umcg.nl
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Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
prof. dr. S. (Schelto) Kruijff
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s.kruijff umcg.nl
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Surgical oncologist
Islet biology
dr. J.K. (Janine) Kruit
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j.k.kruit umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2326
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Assistant professor
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j.a.kuivenhoven umcg.nl
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Associate Professor and Principal Investigator
Areas of Interest and expertise include diabetes, nephrology, clinical pharmacology
prof. dr. H.J. (Hiddo) Lambers Heerspink
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h.j.lambers.heerspink umcg.nl
+31 50 361 7859
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Clinical Pharmacologist
dr. K.E. (Klary E) Niezen-Koning
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k.e.niezen-koning umcg.nl
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European Clinical Laboratory Geneticist (Biochemist, PhD, ErCLG) Metabolic Diseases
(genetic) metabolic diseases
translational research
nutrient sensing
stable isotope-based metabolic flux analysis
transcriptional regulation
dr. ir. M.H. (Maaike) Oosterveer
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m.h.oosterveer umcg.nl
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Principal Investigator
Type 1 Diabetes pathophysiology, pancreatic islets, biomaterials
E. (Erika) Pinheiro Machado
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e.pinheiro.machado umcg.nl
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PhD student
in vivo metabolism, stable isotopes, metabolomics
prof. dr. D.J. (Dirk-Jan) Reijngoud
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d.j.reijngoud01 umcg.nl
+31 50 361 0335
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Professor of Inborn Variation of Metabolism, emeritus
dr. B.J. (Bernd) Riedstra
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b.j.riedstra rug.nl
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docent 3
Research fields: neural regulation of the energy balance, Type 2 Diabetes, obesity and Anorexia Nervosa
prof. dr. A.J.W. (Anton) Scheurink
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a.j.w.scheurink rug.nl
+31 50 36 32370
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Professor in Neuroendocrinology
Nutrition and Outcome after Bariatric Surgery: focus on Weight Reduction, Muscle and Metabolism.
D. (Dionne) Sizoo, MSc
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d.sizoo rug.nl
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PhD student
Obesity; Type 2 Diabetes; Genetic epidemiology; Human Genetics; Epigenetics; Gene x Environment interactions, Endocrine Disruptors 
J.V. (Jana) van Vliet-Ostaptchouk
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j.v.van.vliet umcg.nl
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Biocompatibility, biomaterials, immunology, Diabetes, alginates, pectin, inulin type fructan, human milk oligosaccharides (hMOs), immunoisolation, microencapsulation, pancreatic islets, epithelial cells, immunology, immunomodulation, targetting of cells and food components, dietary fibers
prof. dr. P. (Paul) de Vos
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p.de.vos umcg.nl
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Full Professor Immunoendocrinology
dr. A.E.M. (Anouk) Willems
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a.e.m.willems rug.nl
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Post-doc researcher
General Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolic diseases
B.H.R. (Bruce) Wolffenbuttel
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bwo umcg.nl
+31 50 361 3962
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Professor of Endocrinology & Metabolism
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Clinical Pharmacology, Albuminuria, Renal function, Clinical Trials
D. (Dick) de Zeeuw
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d.de.zeeuw umcg.nl
+31 50 361 7877
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Professor;Depart of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology
T. (Tim) van Zutphen, PhD
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t.van.zutphen umcg.nl
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Program manager Health & Food, Assistant professor
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