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Dr Ruth Meex (R.C.R.)

Ruth Meex works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Human Biology at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms underlying liver fat accumulation and exploring how inter-organ communication between the liver and skeletal muscle influences insulin sensitivity and muscle mass in men and women. During her PhD (Department of Movement Sciences, Maastricht University), she gained a strong foundation in conducting complex clinical trials. Specifically, she used insulin-sensitizing and -desensitizing interventions in humans, such as exercise training, lipid infusion, and salsalate treatment, to gain insight into the mechanisms underlying muscle insulin resistance. Her subsequent postdoctoral research at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) broadened her expertise by focusing on mechanisms of action in cell biology. Since starting as an Assistant Professor in 2016, and being promoted to Associate Professor in 2019, Ruth has further developed and refined her diverse skill set. This combination of clinical and experimental expertise enables her to conduct translational research, integrating findings from cellular models and human studies to deepen mechanistic understanding.

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Ruth C. R. Meex (0000-0002-7247-9191) - ORCID

  • 2019 – present: Associate Professor. Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
  • 2016 – 2019: Assistant Professor. Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
  • 2010 – 2016: Postdoctoral fellow. Department of Physiology, Monash University, Australia. Supervisor: Prof. Matthew Watt.
  • 2006 – 2010: PhD-candidate. Department of Human Movement Science, Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Supervisors: Prof. Matthijs Hesselink, Prof. Patrick Schrauwen. Titel thesis: "Lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle; big deal?!"
  • 2003 – 2005: Human Movement sciences, University Maastricht, the Netherlands.
  • 1999 – 2003: HBO-v (higher vocational in nursing) Zuyd Hogeschool, Heerlen, the Netherlands.