Introduction Symposium by Daisy Jonkers
Daisy Jonkers studied Biological Health sciences (1987-1992) and obtained her PhD (1997) at Maastricht University. She then worked as postdoctoral research fellow at the department of Medical Microbiology (1997-1999). Thereafter, she continued as postdoctoral fellow (1999-2007), assistant professor (2008-2016) and associate professor (2016-2019) at the department of Internal Medicine, specialised in Gastroenterology-Hepatology. Since 1 March 2019 she has been Professor of Intestinal health. Her research focuses on the bidirectional interaction between intestinal function and diet in the context of common intestinal disorders and with a strong translational approach. She is heading the laboratory of Gastroenterology and is PI of several cohort and (nutritional) intervention studies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. She has published over 160 peer-review articles on this topic. She has participated amongst others in several EU projects, the Top Institute of Food and Nutrition and the Carbohydrate Competence Center. She serves as council member of the Experimental Section of Gastroenterology of the Dutch Society and is Chair of the Scientific Advisory board of the Dutch Digestive Foundation.