Annemie Schols

Annemie Schols is Professor of Nutrition and Metabolism in Chronic Diseases at Maastricht University, the Netherlands.

Since 2006, professor Schols has been Head of NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism. Under her leadership, NUTRIM has grown into a worldwide Center of Excellence for research in the fields of obesity, diabetes, COPD and cancer cachexia.

In 2020, professor Schols was appointed as dean of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML) of Maastricht University and Vice President Executive Board of Maastricht University Medical Centre.

Professor Schols is principal investigator of a translational research program on metabolic derangements in COPD and lung cancer with a specific focus on unintended weight loss and muscle wasting, to unravel generic and disease specific denominators and mechanisms. These insights are the basis for developing and evaluating novel nutritional and metabolic intervention strategies with a focus on multimodal approaches.

Annemie Schols has published more than 350 international scientific publications and over 50 book contributions. Her Hirsch citation index is 107.