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Quality of our research
EMGO⁺ puts much emphasis on promoting and maintaining high quality standards in its research. First of all, EMGO⁺ invests in research methodology expertise and development, this especially concerns the topics of clinimetrics (Riekie de Vet, Caroline Terwee, Raymond Ostelo, Dirk Knol), Health Technology Assessment (HTA) (Maurits van Tulder, Raymond Ostelo), prognosis and prediction research (Daniëlle van der Windt, Martijn Heymans, Riekie de Vet) and longitudinal data analysis (Jos Twisk, Martijn Heymans). Furthermore, EMGO⁺ has developed and maintains a quality handbook that guides all research conducted within the institute supported by a quality committee. EMGO⁺ also has an internal Science Committee and an external Advisory Board that advices the directorate on its scientific policy. The Science Committee also assists in improving research proposals.

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May 10th - Two winners EMGO+ Societal Impact Award: Ingrid Steenhuis and Evert Verhagen

May 10th - Marijke Boorsma wins EMGO+ Science Award

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Upcoming events

Academic Workplace Surveillance - monthly colloquium - January 27th, 2012 09:00 - 17:00 hrs,

VU mini-symposium on Scientific Integrity - May 24th, 2012 15:00 - 17:00 hrs, VU

Congres Amsterdam Center on Aging - May 31st, 2012 09:00 - 18:00 hrs, Auditorium, VU University Amsterdam
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PhD student 'Elektromagnetische velden en gezondheidsklachten'

Vacancy Postdoc Biolink (32uur)

Vacancy datamanger/junior researcher Biolink (36uur)

Vacant position: Professor Physiotherapy , Bergen University College

Research Trainee 'Rehabilitation vision impaired children' (36 hours)

Postdoc Adolescent Self-Regulation v/m

Postdoc Adolescent Stress Sensitivity v/m (1.0fte)

(medical) Information specialist working factor of 0.6 to 0.8 FTE

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PhD 'The endothelial glycocalyx as a determinant of cardiovascular risk across 6 ethnic groups’
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Annual report
It is a pleasure to present our 2011 annual report. In this print report you can read about the highlights of our research programs, our ongoing longitudinal studies, our academic workplaces, our quality control and committees, and our scientific and societal achievements. We have tried to include the core information only in an easily accessible format.

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About EMGO+
Welcome to the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research. The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research (EMGO+) is one of the interfaculty research institutes of the VU University Medical Center Amsterdam and the VU University Amsterdam. In EMGO+ researchers from three faculties (the VU University Medical Center, the Faculty of Psychology and Education, and the Department of Health Sciences from the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences) have joined forces, aiming to further improve public and occupational health, primary care, rehabilitation and long-term care, by means of multi and interdisciplinary research.

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Hanne van Ballegooijen

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Ir. Hanne van Ballegooijen is a PhD student at the Institute of Health Sciences at the VU Univeristy. Hanne's research project is entitiled: 'Nutritional determinants of heart function'.

Several cohort studies will be used to assess the associations of vitamin D/Parathyroid hormone in relation to different aspects of heart function in humans.

In 2011she received a travel grant from the EMGO+ Institute to work several months at the Kidney Research Institute and the Cardiovascular Health Research Unit at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. She studied the associatioon of mineral metabolism markers and cardiac function and structure in a large cohort.

Education

PhD-candiadate: 2009- VU Univeristy and the EMGO+ Institute, Amsterdam
2007-2009 MSc. Nutrition & Health, Wageningen University, major in nutritional epidemiology & public health
2003-2007 BSc. Nutrition and Dietetics, Hogeschool Arnhem & Nijmegen

Interests

Nutrition, Vitamin D, Cardiovascular diseases, Epidemiology