dr. J.K. (Janine) Kruit

Assistant Professor in the department of Pediatrics, UMCG

Education:

• 2002: MSc Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
• 2006: PhD in Medical Science on thesis ‘Emerging roles of the intestine in reverse cholesterol transport’ at the University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
• 2006-2010: Postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Michael R. Hayden at the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Honors, awards and scholarships:

• 2010 Ruby Grant of the Dutch Diabetes Foundation
• 2010 Marie Curie Reintegration Grant (FP7)
• 2009 Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship
• 2008 Michael Smith Foundation of Health Research (MSFHR) Fellowship
• 2006 Betram M. Hoffmeister Fellowship award
• 2004 Dutch Atherosclerosis Society travel fellowship