Dr. Marieke Henriette Schoemaker has a MSc degree in Medical Biology and holds a PhD degree in Medical Sciences from Groningen University in the Netherlands (2004) in the area of acute and chronic liver diseases. She extended and broadened her research interests through a postdoctoral research position at the Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, studying the role of oxidative stress in aging and disease. Dr. Schoemaker is author of several scientific publications in international journals among those in the area of obesity and metabolic health. She is also co-inventor on multiple patent applications. She brings over 15 years of R&D experience in nutrition and health and is currently a Senior Scientist at Royal FrieslandCampina (FC) integrated in the Expert Nutrition Team.