About
Introduction
In April 2023, I joined the Rheumatology Department of Erasmus MC as a scientific researcher. My research focuses on identifying clinically relevant factors for prediction of psoriatic arithritis specific inflammation and the applicability of digital biomarkers in detecting and monitoring the disease activity. These will provide input for the creation of AI models for risk prediction, diagnosis and prognosis of psoritiac arithritis.
Field(s) of expertise
Nutrition and dietetics, Epidemiology
Education and career
I obtained a Bachelor Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with a master in clinical and public health nutrition and a second master in cardiovascular pharmacology from the Lebanese University. I pursued my PhD at the Erasmus MC where I researched on the role of nutrition in reproduction and pregnancy with implications for eHealth lifestyle coaching.
Publications
Hojeij B, Rousian M, Sinclair KD, Dinnyes A, Steegers-Theunissen RPM, Schoenmakers S. Periconceptional biomarkers for maternal obesity: a systematic review. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2023 Apr;24(2):139-175. doi: 10.1007/s11154-022-09762-5. Epub 2022 Dec 15. PMID: 36520252; PMCID: PMC10023635.
Hojeij B, Schoenmakers S, Willemsen S, van Rossem L, Dinnyes A, Rousian M, Steegers-Theunissen RP. The Effect of an eHealth Coaching Program (Smarter Pregnancy) on Attitudes and Practices Toward Periconception Lifestyle Behaviors in Women Attempting Pregnancy: Prospective Study. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Jan 31;25:e39321. doi: 10.2196/39321. PMID: 36719733; PMCID: PMC9929732.
Rouphael M, Hojeij B, Ezzedine D, Mortada H, Sacre Y, Bitar T, Naim E, Hleihel W, Hoteit M. Assessment of Feeding Behaviors and Parents' Frustrations of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Lebanon: A Case-Control Study. Children (Basel). 2023 Jan 5;10(1):117. doi: 10.3390/children10010117. PMID: 36670667; PMCID: PMC9856887.
Smit AJP, Hojeij B, Rousian M, Schoenmakers S, Willemsen SP, Steegers-Theunissen RPM, van Rossem L. A high periconceptional maternal ultra-processed food consumption impairs embryonic growth: The Rotterdam periconceptional cohort. Clin Nutr. 2022 Aug;41(8):1667-1675. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.06.006. Epub 2022 Jun 9. PMID: 35772220.
Peral-Sanchez I, Hojeij B, Ojeda DA, Steegers-Theunissen RPM, Willaime-Morawek S. Epigenetics in the Uterine Environment: How Maternal Diet and ART May Influence the Epigenome in the Offspring with Long-Term Health Consequences. Genes (Basel). 2021 Dec 23;13(1):31. doi: 10.3390/genes13010031. PMID: 35052371; PMCID: PMC8774448.
Hojeij B, Schoenmakers S, Willemsen S, van Rossem L, Dinnyes A, Rousian M, Steegers-Theunissen RP. The Effect of an eHealth Coaching Program (Smarter Pregnancy) on Attitudes and Practices Toward Periconception Lifestyle Behaviors in Women Attempting Pregnancy: Prospective Study. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Jan 31;25:e39321. doi: 10.2196/39321. PMID: 36719733; PMCID: PMC9929732.
Rouphael M, Hojeij B, Ezzedine D, Mortada H, Sacre Y, Bitar T, Naim E, Hleihel W, Hoteit M. Assessment of Feeding Behaviors and Parents' Frustrations of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Lebanon: A Case-Control Study. Children (Basel). 2023 Jan 5;10(1):117. doi: 10.3390/children10010117. PMID: 36670667; PMCID: PMC9856887.
Smit AJP, Hojeij B, Rousian M, Schoenmakers S, Willemsen SP, Steegers-Theunissen RPM, van Rossem L. A high periconceptional maternal ultra-processed food consumption impairs embryonic growth: The Rotterdam periconceptional cohort. Clin Nutr. 2022 Aug;41(8):1667-1675. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.06.006. Epub 2022 Jun 9. PMID: 35772220.
Peral-Sanchez I, Hojeij B, Ojeda DA, Steegers-Theunissen RPM, Willaime-Morawek S. Epigenetics in the Uterine Environment: How Maternal Diet and ART May Influence the Epigenome in the Offspring with Long-Term Health Consequences. Genes (Basel). 2021 Dec 23;13(1):31. doi: 10.3390/genes13010031. PMID: 35052371; PMCID: PMC8774448.
Scholarships, grants, and awards
My PhD was part of the European Union Horizon 2020-MSCA-ITN-2018 programme (DohART-NET project).
