C.J. van Esterik MSc.
- Telephone:+31 20 59 82612
- Room nr:f-015
- E-mail:joantine.van.esterik@ivm.vu.nl
- Unit:faculteit der aard- en levenswetenschappen (dep. chemistry and biology)
- Position:Researcher
Summary
Joantine van Esterik is a PhD student working on the project OBELIX. She has studied Biomedical Sciences at the Radboud University in Nijmegen and her majors were Toxicology and Pathobiology. For her PhD project she works partly at the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). There she designs experimental studies to provide observational and mechanistic evidence to support epidemiological associations between exposure to major endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in food and development of obesity later in life. In in vivo studies, mice will be exposed to representative EDCs. Furthermore, in in vitro studies, epigenetic and differentiation mechanisms will be studied by differentiating embryonic stem cells into adipocytes and neurons. She is also in training to become a registered toxicologist.
Academic training
| 2009 | MSc Biomedical Sciences, Nijmegen, Radboud University |
| 2004 | VWO, Tiel, RSG Lingecollege |
Professional employment history
| 2009 | Internship at the department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA |
| 2008 | Internship at the department of Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, TNO Knowledge for Business, Quality of Life, Zeist, The Netherlands |
| 2007 | Internship at the department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
Projects
Selected publications
Versleijen, M.W., Esterik, J.C. van, et al (2009). Parenteral medium-chain triglyceride-induced neutrophil activation is not mediated by a Pertussis Toxin sensitive receptor. Clin Nutr., 28(1), 59-64.
Groot, Didima de, Esterik, J. van, et al (2008). Effects of maternal diet on body weight of the offspring are exacerbated by early exposure to MeHg, Poster Presentation #18, ETS (21-23/9) and ToxPath (23-25/9) conferences, Edinburgh, Schotland. Reproductive Toxicology, 1, 62-63.
