Joey Smeets
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Position: PhD Candidate Telephone: +31 43 3881641
Hobbies: Running, Cycling |
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Education
| 1999–2006 | VWO. Graaf Huyn College Geleen |
| 2006-2010 | Bachelor Health Sciences. Maastricht University. Specialization: Human Movement Sciences and Bioregulation. |
| 2010-2011 | Master Human Movement Sciences. Maastricht University. |
| 2011-2015 | Master Physician-Clinical Investigator (A-KO). Maastricht University. |
| 2015-present | PhD candidate, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+. Promotor: prof. dr. L.J.C. van Loon |
Career description
Joey Smeets was born on November 16th 1986 in Geleen, The Netherlands. He started his career in 2006 by studying Health Sciences at Maastricht University. During this study he performed an internship on accelerometry and portable calorimetry at the department of Human Biology. After obtaining his degree as Bachelor of Health Sciences in 2010 he started the master program Human Movement Sciences at Maastricht University. During this master program he performed an internship at the department of Human Movement Sciences investigating immunohistochemical changes in skeletal muscle following a single bout of resistance type exercise. After he obtained his degree as Master of Science in 2011 he started the master program Physician - Clinical Investigator at the Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences of Maastricht University. During this 4-year master program he performed several internships and wrote multiple theses in the fields of body composition monitoring in cachexia, myostatin expression in ageing skeletal muscle, and skeletal muscle lipid handling during immobilization. In addition to this 4-year master program he worked as a research assistant at the department of Human Biology & Movement Sciences. After obtaining his medical degree and his degree as a clinical investigator in 2015, he started his PhD at the department of Human Biology & Movement Sciences at Maastricht University. His projects focus on protein metabolism of organs and different musculoskeletal tissues using stable isotope methodology.