Prof Dr F.J. van Schooten

Prof Van Schooten has over 35 years of senior management experience in life sciences research, academic education, heading departments and faculty management, public health policy, and valorization of science. Published over 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals (H-index is 80) and obtained numerous grants for research. He is external reviewer of Dutch and foreign scientific programs. He is teaching in Bachelor and Master educational programs in Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences and supervise(s)d 50 PhD students. Former member of the Dutch Health Council and its associated ad hoc committees. He is President of the Dutch Society of Toxicology (NVT).

Prof Van Schooten’s research is within the field of molecular epidemiology developing biomarkers of inflammation, DNA damage and repair, and genetic susceptibility for disease. The overall aim is to better understand disease etiology and to develop opportunities for disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. An important focus concerns the induction and prevention of chronic diseases (inflammatory diseases and carcinogenesis) focusing on inhalatory exposures (tobacco, vaping, microplastics, air pollution) or oral exposures (food processing mutagens, contaminants, supplements, microplastics), and applying both in vitro and in vivo models. His translational clinical research mainly consists applying a metabolomics approach in exhaled air through measuring volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by GC-tof-MS for early diagnosis and monitoring therapeutic responses in inflammatory-related diseases of gut, liver and lung.