J.E. (Janine) van der Toorn

Arteriosclerosis has plagued humankind for millennia but many aspects pertaining to its causes and clinical manifestations still remain unknown.
My research focuses on the etiology and consequences of arteriosclerosis from a population-based perspective. 

Epidemiology, arteriosclerosis, imaging, risk prediction

Education:

2016-2017
VU University Amsterdam
Master Health Sciences (MSc)

2015-2016
VU University Amsterdam
Premaster Health Sciences

2011-2015
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor Nutrition and Dietetics

 

Positions:

2018-present
Erasmus MC – PhD candidate
Departments of Epidemiology, and Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
Research focus: Arteriosclerosis: A population-based approach to etiology and disease risk

2017-2018
University of Cambridge – Visiting researcher
Strangeways Research Laboratory Department of Public Health and Primary Care

2017
Erasmus MC – Internship
Department of Epidemiology
Thesis project: Seasonality of Diet Quality

2015
Fresenius Kabi – Internship
Thesis project: The effect of parenteral nutrition prior to oncological treatment

2015
Sodexo – Internship
Departments of Corporate and Health Care

 

For a complete list of publications please follow the link

van der Toorn JE, Engelkes SR, Ikram MK, Ikram MA, Vernooij MW, Kavousi M, Bos D. Vertebrobasilar artery calcification: Prevalence and risk factors in the general population. Atherosclerosis. 2019;286:46-52

van der Toorn JE, Rueda-Ochoa OL, van der Schaft N, Vernooij MW, Ikram MA, Bos D, Kavousi M. Arterial calcification at multiple sites: Sex-specific cardiovascular risk profiles and mortality risk—the rotterdam study. BMC Medicine. 2020;18:263

van der Toorn JE, van der Willik KD, Ruiter R, Vernooij MW, Stricker BHC, Schagen SB, Ikram MA, Kavousi M, Bos D. Aortic arch calcification and the risk of cancer: A population-based cohort study. Frontiers in Oncology. 2020;10

Vinke EJ, Yilmaz P, van der Toorn JE, Fakhry R, Frenzen K, Dubost F, Licher S, de Bruijne M, Kavousi M, Ikram MA, Vernooij MW, Bos D. Intracranial arteriosclerosis is related to cerebral small vessel disease: A prospective cohort study. Neurobiology of Aging. 2021

Bos D, van der Toorn JE, Licher S. Letter by bos et al regarding article, "intracranial atherosclerotic disease: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications". Stroke. 2019;50:e261

van der Toorn JE, Cepeda M, Kiefte-de Jong JC, Franco OH, Voortman T, Schoufour JD. Seasonal variation of diet quality in a large middle-aged and elderly dutch population-based cohort. European Journal of Nutrition. 2019

Supervision Junior Med School students
Supervision MSc and BSc students in Medicine
Teaching activities within the field of epidemiology and biostatistic