Casper G. Schalkwijk studied chemistry at the University of
Utrecht and graduated in biochemistry. At the same university, he obtained his
PhD in 1992. He did post-graduate training in endothelial cell biology at
TNO-PG in Leiden. He was appointed in 1995 as assistant professor and staff
member at the Department of Clinical Chemistry at the Vrije Universiteit
Medical Cente in Amsterdam and from 2004 as associate professor. He has led the
Vascular Unit. He moved to the Department of Internal Medicine at Maastricht
University in 2005, where he is heading the Laboratory for Metabolism and
Vascular Medicine (~15fte). He was appointed as Professor of Experimental
Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML)
of Maastricht UMC+ in 2011.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Insulin Resistance
Obesity
Endothelial function
Endothelial Cell Biolo...
Vascular complications
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Obesity
14%
Insulin Resistance
13%
Vascular complications
5%
Endothelial function
Short Biography
Casper G. Schalkwijk studied chemistry at the University of
Utrecht and graduated in biochemistry. At the same university, he obtained his
PhD in 1992. He did post-graduate training in endothelial cell biology at
TNO-PG in Leiden. He was appointed in 1995 as assistant professor and staff
member at the Department of Clinical Chemistry at the Vrije Universiteit
Medical Cente in Amsterdam and from 2004 as associate professor. He has led the
Vascular Unit. He moved to the Department of Internal Medicine at Maastricht
University in 2005, where he is heading the Laboratory for Metabolism and
Vascular Medicine (~15fte). He was appointed as Professor of Experimental
Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML)
of Maastricht UMC+ in 2011.
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