A. Cecile J.W. Janssens
Born
Anna Caecilia Josephina Wilhelmina Janssens

(1968-06-15)15 June 1968
Oisterwijk, Netherlands
Died8 September 2022(2022-09-08) (aged 54)
NationalityDutch
EducationHogeschool 's-Hertogenbosch
Utrecht University
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Known forResearch on applications of genomics to medicine
Scientific career
FieldsEpidemiology
InstitutionsEmory University
ThesisPerception of Prognostic Risk in Multiple Sclerosis (2003)

Anna Caecilia Josephina Wilhelmina Janssens (15 June 1968 – 8 September 2022)[1][2]: 189  was a Dutch epidemiologist and research professor of translational epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[3] Much of her research focused on polygenic score-based genetic risk prediction for complex diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, of which she was critical.[4][5][6] She also criticized what she considered an excessive focus on the role of genetics in attempts to prevent and treat human diseases.[7]

On 17 June 2022, it was announced that Janssens was nominated by the Cabinet of the Netherlands to become Member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy.[8]

References

  1. ↑ NRC-columnist Cecile Janssens overleden (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ Janssens, A.C.J.W. (21 May 2003). Perception of Prognostic Risk in Multiple Sclerosis (Thesis). Erasmus University Rotterdam.
  3. ↑ Janssens, Cecile (14 September 2014). "About". A. Cecile J.W. Janssens. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "A. Cecile J.W. Janssens". Rollins School of Public Health. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Nic (29 January 2014). "Can we ever fully trust personal gene tests?". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Resnick, Brian (24 August 2018). "Heart disease risk is hidden in your genes. Scientists are getting better at finding it". Vox. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "How Helpful Would A Genetic Test For Obesity Risk Be?". NPR. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ministerraad stemt in met nieuwe raad WRR". www.rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). 17 June 2022.


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