PHD Candidate - Medical
Biography
Marijke Linschoten is a PhD candidate at the Department of Cardiology at the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht). She has a background in Biomedical Sciences and was thereafter trained to become a clinician and clinical researcher during the 4-year master program Selective Utrecht Medical Master (SUMMA).
Her research focuses on the impact of cancer treatment on the cardiovascular system within the field of cardio-oncology. This is a new emerging discipline that aims to find a balance between the optimal oncologic efficacy and reducing adverse cardiovascular effects of anticancer treatment.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic Marijke Linschoten has expanded her research to unravel the interaction between COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system. In the context hereof, she co-founded the CAPACITY-COVID (www.capacity-covid.eu) and DEFENCE consortia. She has received funding by the Alexandre Suerman Stipend of the UMC Utrecht, the Dutch Heart Foundation and ZonMw.