About N. (Niels) van der Schaft
Introduction
I am a medical doctor currently working as a PhD candidate in the Nutrition & Lifestyle group of the Department of Epidemiology at Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam. My research centers around diet, inflammation, adiposity and type 2 diabetes.
Education and career
Education and career:
- 2016 - 2021: PhD candidate Epidemiology, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- 2015 - 2018: MSc Health Sciences, Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences (NIHES) / Erasmus University Rotterdam (cum laude)
- 2015 - 2019: MSc Medicine, Erasmus University Rotterdam (cum laude)
- 2012 - 2015: BSc Medicine, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Current research projects:
- Dietary consumption of advanced glycation end-products and body composition, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
- Coffee consumption and longitudinal profiles of body composition.
- Various projects related to diet, inflammation, adiposity and type 2 diabetes.
Publications
Teaching activities
Supervision of MSc students.
