Zoek medewerkers/organisaties prof.dr.ir. EJM Feskens
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Naamprof.dr.ir. EJM Feskens
RoepnaamEdith
Emailedith.feskens@wur.nl

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OmschrijvingProfessor in Global Nutrition
OrganisatieDepartement Agrotechnologie en Voedingswetenschappen
OrganisatieeenheidHumane Voeding & Gezondheid
Telefoon+31 317 482 567
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Telefoon secretariaat+31 317 480 100
Telefoon 2+31 317 482 220
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BezoekadresStippeneng 4
6708WE, WAGENINGEN
Gebouw/Kamer124/1060
PostadresPostbus 17
6700AA, WAGENINGEN
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  • Bestuurslid - IUNS International Union of Nutrition Sciences
    jan 2023 - Nu

    IUNS is the international society of nutrition scientists

  • Voorzitter - WUF Neys- van Hoogstraten Foundation
    nov 2022 - Nu

    The Neys-van Hoogstraten Foundation was founded in 1989 by the late Dr Karel Neys in honour of his parents. The main objective of the Neys-van Hoogstraten Foundation is to strengthen and stimulate socio-economic research in the field of household budgets, family nutrition, and food and nutrition security in Indonesia and other (Southeast) Asian countries.

  • Voorzitter - Nutricia Research Foundation
    okt 2021 - Nu

    The basic activity of the Foundation is to financially support scientific research projects in the field of Nutrition and Health by providing Research Grants to qualified young researchers for 1 or 2 years. The NUTRICIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION is a strictly independent Charity established in 1989 by N.V. Verenigde Bedrijven Nutricia. The Board has full and exclusive ownership of its Capital and has the legal mandate to operate according to the articles of association and to take any deemed decision useful to fulfil its mission. The Charity and its articles of association are registered at the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK The Hague registration number: 41155715); the RSIN/fiscal number is: 804248047. (see for more information www.nutriciaresearch-foundation.org)

  • lid werkgroep External Communication and Public Trust - FENS federation of european nutrition societies
    jun 2020 - Nu

    FENS has initiated 3 working groups dedicated to “Improved Standards in the Science of Nutrition”. External communication and public trust is one of them. Goal is to provide the members and the global field with guidance.

  • Bestuurslid - Stichting Nutrition in Transition
    dec 2017 - Nu

    De stichting heft als doel om door middel van debat de concepten, methoden en interacties van voedingsonderzoek aan te scherpen en toekomstbestendig te maken: Wat is gezond? Wat is voeding? Hoe onderzoek je dat? Met wie? zie www.nutritionintransition.nl

  • Nutrition Advisor - Dutch Diabetes Foundation (DFN)
    mei 2016 - Nu

    Providing advice on nutrition related topics to the DFN staff


Biografie

Prof. Edith Feskens (Breda, 1962) obtained her MSc degree in Human Nutrition from Wageningen University in 1987. In the same year she started her PhD at Leiden University, at the department of Social Medicine under supervision of prof. Daan Kromhout. She received her PhD degree in 1991 (‘epidemiological studies on glucose tolerance – dietary determinants and cardiovascular consequences’). She continued to work at the RIVM (National Institute of Public Health and the Environment) until 2005 in various roles such as head of the unit of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Epidemiology. She was involved in ao the Zutphen Study and EU projects on obesity and diabetes, such as Diogenes and InterAct.

In 2005 she was appointed as associate professor at the chair group of Nutritional Epidemiology at Wageningen University, and in 2008 she became personal professor in Nutrition and the Metabolic syndrome. In 2015 she was appointed as chair of Nutrition and Health over the Lifecourse, and subsequently chair of Global Nutrition in 2018.

She currently is ao. co-director of the Gerrit Grijns Initiative (http://bit.ly/3v0lBfn) and theme leader at OnePlanet (https://oneplanetresearch.nl/). She is certified supervisor in Epidemiology (https://www.epidemiologie.nl/) and in Nutrition Sciences (NAV (voedingsacademie.nl)). Until November 2022 she was Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of JPI-HDHL (https://www.healthydietforhealthylife.eu/). In December 2022 she was elected as Council Member of the IUNS (International Union of Nutritional Sciences).

Since January 2019 the combined lifestyle intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes (SLIMMER) that was developed by her and her team over the period 1998-2018, is included in the Dutch basic health insurance  (https://www.nogslimmer.nl/); a true milestone. Currently, she focuses on combatting malnutrition in all its forms, globally and in particular in low and middle-income countries, and including trade-offs with sustainability.


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  • HNH-11804 - Introduction to the field of Nutrition and Health
  • HNH-24806 - Introduction to Epidemiology and Public Health
  • HNH-26806 - Introduction to Global Nutrition and Health
  • HNH-28803 - Introduction Analytical Epidemiology and Public Health
  • HNH-29303 - Measuring Dietary Intake
  • HNH-31606 - Analytical Epidemiology II
  • HNH-32806 - Exposure Assessment in Nutrition and Health Research
  • HNH-34403 - Assessment of Dietary Intake
  • HNH-34506 - Research Methods in Dietetic Practice
  • HNH-34903 - Evaluation of Dietary Assessment Methods
  • HNH-35903 - Miscellaneous Tools in Epidemiological Research
  • HNH-38802 - Concepts and Methods in Epidemiology
  • HNH-39106 - Data Science for Nutritional Epidemiology
  • HNH-50401 - Capita Selecta Human Nutrition
  • HNH-50402 - Capita Selecta Human Nutrition
  • HNH-50403 - Capita Selecta Human Nutrition
  • HNH-50405 - Capita Selecta Human Nutrition
  • HNH-50406 - Capita Selecta Human Nutrition
  • HNH-78724 - MSc Research Practice Global Nutrition
  • HNH-85824 - MSc Thesis Global Nutrition
  • YNH-60312 - Translation of Theory to Projects
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