dr. Thijs Eijsvogels

About Thijs Eijsvogels

Thijs Eijsvogels is trained in exercise physiology at the Radboud University (PhD degree, NL), Hartford Hospital (postdoc, USA) and Liverpool John Moores University (postdoc, UK). Thijs is interested in the physiological and cardiac responses of the human body to acute and chronic (endurance) exercise performance. His research is focused on the benefits and potential deleterious effects of exercise across the whole spectrum of physical activity: from sedentary behavior to excessive volumes of exercise. Thijs’ work combines the fields of physiology, cardiology and epidemiology and studies are performed in the general population, cardiovascular patients and athletes. His goal is to find the ultimate exercise prescription for cardiovascular health improvement. More information about his research group can be found at: https://www.radboudumc.nl/en/people/thijs-eijsvogels/exercise-physiology

Education

• 2016 BKO (Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs) Academic Teaching degree
• 2015 - 2019 Radboud Galilei Track
• 2012 - 2016 Teaching courses (IOWO and IWOO, Radboud University)
• 2011 PhD Degree in Medical Science - Radboud University
• 2007 MSc Degree Biomedical Health Sciences – Radboud University
• 2005 BSc Degree Biomedical Health Sciences - Radboud University

Personal prizes & awards

• 2020 - Supervisor of the year Award (RIHS)
• 2018 - Radboud Science Award
• 2018 - E-Dekker Fellowship (Netherlands Heart Foundation)
• 2018 - Best paper Award (EJSS)
• 2017 - New Investigator Award (ACSM)
• 2015 - Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowship (ERC - Horizon2020)
• 2014 - Radboud Internationalization Award
• 2012 - PhD thesis award (VSG)
• 2012 - Rubicon Fellowship (NWO)
• 2009 - Honorable citation - Young Author Award (NTvG)
• 2006 - Oral presentation Award (VvBN student conference)

Additional Functions

• 2019 - present Board member Dutch Association for Human Movement Sciences
• 2019 - present Scientific Advisory Board Healthy Brain study
• 2017 - present Course director 'Clinical Exercise Physiology' (BSc course)
• 2017 - present Course director 'Applied Exercise Physiology' (MSc course)
• 2015 - 2020 Member of the Educational Committee Biomedical Sciences