My name is Riemke, and I am a visiting research student from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. In 2021, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences and subsequently enrolled in the Selective Utrecht Medical Masters’ (SUMMA) program, which integrates medical training with scientific research to prepare students to graduate as both doctors and researchers.

My personal passion for nutrition and physical activity, combined with my experience caring for patients affected by metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, has motivated me to contribute to research aimed at understanding the underlying molecular mechanism —with the hope that these insights can one day be translated into clinical practice. Therefore, I am happy to have joined the David James Lab at the Charles Perkins Centre in June 2025 to conduct my major research project, focusing on the liver-kidney connection in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).