2019

Thijs C. Breastfeeding. Invited lecture for Maastricht Student Association Voeding&Gezondheid, HELP master course. Maastricht, 18 February, 2019.

Thijs C. Determinanten bij het ontstaan van atopische aandoeningen bij kinderen. Invited lecture for PAOG nascholing Jeugdgezondheidszorg; symposium Generation R en KOALA: de opbrengst van longitudinaal onderzoek. Invited lecture, Stichting PAOG nascholing Jeugdgezondheidszorg, Maastricht, 24 Sept 2019.

Thijs C. Is een beetje vies gezond? Invited opening lecture and chair of MINC symposium “Is een beetje vies gezond?” Maastricht Infection Centre (MINC), 28 November 2019.

2018

Contreras Z, Chen Z, Roumeliotaki T, Annesi-Maesano I, Baiz N, Von Berg A, Bergstrom A, Bindslev-Jensen C, Crozier S, Duijts L, Ekstrom S, Eller E, Fantini M, Forastiere F, Gerhard B, Gori D, Harskamp-van Ginkel M, Heinrich J, Iñiguez C, Inskip H, Keil T, Kogevinas M, Lau S, Lehmann I, Maier D, van Meel E, Mommers M, Murcia M, Porta D, Smit H, Standl M, Stratakis N, Sunyer J, Thijs C, Torrent M, Vrijkotte T, Wijga A, Berhane K, Gilliland F, Chatzi L. Early childhood asthma and the risk of new onset obesity: an individual participant meta-analysis of 16 European birth cohorts. Am J Resp Crit Care 2018; 197: A4469.

Barnett D, Mommers M, Penders J, Arts ICW, Thijs C. Intestinal archaea associated with childhood asthma. a) Poster presentation at Netherlands Epidemiological Congress WEON, 15 May 2018, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. b) Oral presentation at the International Human Microbiome Congress 26-28 June, 2018, Killarney, Irelandhttp

2017

Remmers T, Van Kann D, Kremers S, Ettema D, Slingerland M, de Vries S, Thijs C. Associations between after school physical activity and the physical environment, ISBNPA: The International Society of Behavorial Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual congress, 7-10 juni 2017, Victoria, Canada. 

Thijs C, Eijkemans M, Remmers T, Draaisma JMT, Prins MH, Mommers M. Physical Activity and Asthma. invited Lecture at BridgeHealth 2017: European Birth Cohorts Network Meeting, Barcelona – 6-7 June 2017.

Simões-Wüst AP, Moltó-Puigmartí C, van Dongen M, Dagnelie P, Thijs C. Organic food consumption during pregnancy and its association with health-related characteristics: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study. Bmc Complem Altern M 2017; 17 Suppl 1: O72.

Simões-Wüst AP, Moltó-Puigmartí C, van Dongen M, Dagnelie P, Thijs C. Organic food consumption during pregnancy and consumer profiles, food patterns and intake: The KOALA birth cohort study. Bmc Complem Altern M 2017; 17 Suppl 1: P351.

Gu F, van Leeuwen SS, ten Kate GA, Lindner C, Arts I, Penders J, Thijs C,Schols HA. Consumptioon Patterns of Human Milk Oligosaccharides by 1-Month-Old Infants. Poster presented at the Carbohydrate Competence Centre (CCC3) CarboHealth annual symposium, Zwolle, 21st of April 2017

Borewicz K, Suarez-Diez M , Gu f, Hechler c, Arts i, Penders J,  Thijs C, de Weerth C, Schols H, Smidt H. Prebiotics in Infant Formulas Promote Gut Microbiota Similar to that of Breastfed Infants. Poster presented at the Carbohydrate Competence Centre (CCC3) CarboHealth annual symposium, Zwolle, 21st of April 2017

2016

Scheepers LE, A. Boonen, WD. Pijnenburg, J. Bierau, J. A. Staessen, C. D. Stehouwer, C. Thijs, IC. Arts. Associations of plasma uric acid and purine metabolites with blood pressure in children: The KOALA Birth Cohort Study. Presentation at EULAR Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, 2016 London, 8-11 June 2016.

2015

Mbakwa CA, Penders J, Savelkoul PH, Thijs C, Dagnelie PC, Mommers M, Arts ICW. Colonization of the gut with the archaeon Methanobrevibacter smithii is associated with childhood weight development, Poster P 412 presented at Healthy Living. European congress of Epidemiology 2015, 25-27 juni 2015, Maastricht.

Bolijn R, Gubbels JS, Sleddens EFC, Kremers SPJ, Thijs C. Daytime sleep duration and the development of childhood overweight: the koala birth cohort study, Healthy Living. Poster 157 presented at European congress of Epidemiology 2015, 25-27 juni 2015, Maastricht,  

de Korte-de Boer D, Mommers M, Ogunyena M, Penders J, Reimerink J, Stelma F, Koopmans M, Thijs C. Early childhood infections with rotavirus and norovirus and the risk of developing asthma and atopic manifestations. Poster 122 and oral presentation at Healthy Living. European congress of Epidemiology 2015, 25-27 juni 2015, Maastricht.

de Korte-de Boer D, Mommers M, Ogunyena M, Penders J, Reimerink J, Stelma F, Koopmans M, Thijs C. Early childhood infections with rotavirus and norovirus and the risk of developing asthma and atopic manifestations, Oral presentation at EAACI Congress 2015 (European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology), 6-10 juni 2015, Barcelona. 

Remmers T, Van Kann D, Thijs C, Kremers S. Playability of the school environment and after school physical activity among 8-10 year-olds: influence of time and distance from school to home. Oral presentation at International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods, ICDAM 2015, 1-3 september 2015, Brisbane, Australië

Thijs C. BBMRI Regenboogproject Biolink NL: gegevenskoppeling in Nederland. Symposium in het kader van record linkage tussen registers en biobank-cohorten, BBMRI/Biolink NL, 15 september 2015, Den Haag.

Thijs C. The immune system as a central common target for preventing non-communicable diseases, 4th Annual World Universities Network (WUN) in-FLAME Workshop, 2-4 juni 2015, Marburg (D)

Sleddens E,  Mâsse L,  Kremers S,  O'Connor T, Thijs C, Sioen I,  Michels N, Powers T. Validation of the Comprehensive General Parenting Questionnaire and associations with children’s eating Behavior and BMI. Presentation at Annual Meeting of the British Feeding & Drinking Group, 9-10 April 2015, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Appetite Volume 101, 1 June 2016, Page 224.

2014

Dianne de Korte-de Boer, Monique Mommers, Adelaide Ariel, Bep Verkerk, Jan Dirk Kroon, Willem de Bruijn, Gerard van Grootheest, Carel Thijs. Biolink NL demonstration project: linking the KOALA Birth Cohort Study to a pharmaceutical database (SFK). Validation and utility assessment. BBMRI symposium Connecting Biobanks, 28 November 2014, Leiden, The Netherlands

Carel Thijs, Carolina Molto-Puigmartí, Pieter C Dagnelie, Joachim Heinrich, Ronald P Mensink, Jogchum Plat, Frans ES Tan, Martien CJM van Dongen. Maternal but not fetal FADS gene variants modify the association between maternal DHA intake in pregnancy and birth weight. Oral presentation at the 11th Congress of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, 28- June – 2 July, 2014, Stockholm, Sweden. 

2012

Thijs C, van Woerden G, Stafleu A, van Buuren S, Jansen E, Mommers M.
Maternal serum HDL cholesterol level and childhood overweight: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study.
(1). Oral presentation at the 1st International Conference on Nutrition and Growth (N&G), Paris (France), March 1-3, 2012.
(2). Poster at the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD). 2012 Satellite Meeting: New Developments in Developmental Epidemiology, Rotterdam (the Netherlands), December 6-7, 2012.

Sleddens EFC, O’Connor TM, Hughes SO, Cross MB, Thijs C, De Vries NK, Kremers SPJ.
Physical activity parenting: a systematic review of existing validated questionnaires and associations with child activity levels.
Poster presented at:
(1) Annual meeting 2012 of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity ISBNPA), Austin (Texas, USA), May 23-26, 2012.
Poster presentation at:
(2) 20 Years Jubilee symposium NUTRIM Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht , Maastricht University, The Netherlands, December 12, 2012.

Thijs C, Gubbels J, Sleddens E, Kremers S.
Diversity in parenting practices and overweight [Diversiteit in opvoedingspraktijken en overgewicht]. 
Invited lecture and panel membership (in Dutch)
Symposium Amsterdam Born Children and their Development, Diversity in growth and development of young children [Diversiteit in groei en ontwikkeling van jonge kinderen]. Amsterdam, September 27, 2012.

Thijs C.
Early determinants of allergy.
Invited lecture at:
International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD). 2012 Satellite Meeting: New Developments in Developmental Epidemiology Rotterdam (the Netherlands), December 6-7, 2012.

Antoniou E, Roefs A, Gubbels J, Sleddens E, Thijs C, Kremers S, Jansen A. (2012).
Children’s picky eating and BMI: KOALA Birth Cohort Study.
Poster presentation at:
20 Years Jubilee symposium NUTRIM Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, December 12, 2012.

Thijs C, Moltó-Puigmartí, Mommers M.
Perinatale risicofactoren voor allergie - de rol van vetzuren
Invited oral presentation at the Colloquium Allergie 2012 of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Allergologie (Dutch Association for Allergology), Amersfoort (the Netherlands), January 20, 2012.

2011

BBMRI-NL second annual conference ‘Connecting Biobanks’, November 21, 2011, Café Engels Rotterdam BBMRI.nl/conference2011:

Birth mode and gut microbiota influence the risk of allergies and asthma – The KOALA birth cohort study R. van Nimwegen, J. Penders, E. Stobberingh, D. Postma, G. Koppelman, M. Kerkhof, N. Reijmerink, E. Dompeling, P. van den Brandt, M. Mommers, C. Thijs (poster presentation)

Van Nimwegen FA, Penders J, Stobberingh EE, Postma DS, Koppelman G, Kerkhof M, Reijmerink NE, Dompeling E, van den Brandt PA, Mommers M, Thijs C.
Birth Mode and Gastrointestinal Microbiota Composition influence the risk of Allergies and Asthma - KOALA Birth Cohort Study.
(1) poster presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress, Vancouver, March 9-11, 2011
(2) poster presented at the European Respiratory Society, 2011 Annual Congress, Amsterdam, 25-28 September, 2011.
(3) poster presented at the 2nd conference ‘Connecting Biobanks’ of the Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI-NL), Rotterdam, November 21, 2011.

Mommers M, M. Ogunyena, J. Penders, J. Reimerink, F. Stelma, M. Koopmans, C. Thijs.
Early childhood infections with rotavirus and norovirus are associated with risk of developing asthma
Poster presented at the European Respiratory Society, 2011 Annual Congress, Amsterdam, September 25-28, 2011.

Kummeling I, Mommers M, Penders J, Bastiaenen C, Thijs C.
Maternal stress during pregnancy and childhood asthma: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study.
Poster presented at the European Respiratory Society, 2011 Annual Congress, Amsterdam, September 25-28, 2011.

European Respiratory Society Annual Congress 2011, Amsterdam, September 24-28, 2011 Poster presentations www.erscongress2011.org:

• Birth mode and gut microbiota influence the risk of allergies and asthma – The KOALA birth cohort study J. Penders, R. van Nimwegen, E. Stobberingh, D. Postma, G. Koppelman, M. Kerkhof, N. Reijmerink, E. Dompeling, P. van den Brandt, M. Mommers, C. Thijs
• Early childhood infections with rotavirus and norovirus are associated with risk of developing asthma M. Mommers, M. Ogunyena, J. Penders, J. Reimerink, F. Stelma, M. Koopmans, C. Thijs
• Maternal stress during pregnancy and childhood asthma: The KOALA birth cohort study I. Kummeling, M. Mommers, J. Penders, C. Bastiaenen, C. Thijs

Thijs C.
Allergy Prevention by Fatty Acids in Breast Milk and Dairy Products.
Oral presentation at the 9th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, 18-21 September 2011, Rotterdam, The Netherlands http://www.eurofedlipid.org/meetings/rotterdam/#sp

Moltó-Puigmartí, C, Plat J, Mensink R, Müller A, Jansen E, Zeegers MP, Thijs C.
FADS1 FADS2 gene variants modify the association between fish intake and the docosahexaenoic acid proportions in human milk.
Poster presentation at the Annual CAPHRI Research Meeting.
May 19th, 2011, Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Sleddens E, Kremers S, Watson K, Thijs C, de Vries N, O’Connor T.
Development of a comprehensive general parenting measure for parents of 6 to 13 year olds: interrelationships with body mass index and personality.
Poster presentation at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), 15 – 18 June 2011, Melbourne, Australia. www.isbnpa2011.org

Thijs C, Müller A, Rist L, Simoẽs-Wüst AP, Kummeling I, Snijders B, Huber M, Dagnelie P, van den Brandt P.
Allergy prevention by fatty acids in breast milk and organic dairy. Oral presentation on the First International Conference on Organic Food Quality and Health Research, Praque, Czech Republic. 18-20 May 2011. fqh2011

2010

Thijs C, Penders J. The KOALA Birth Cohort Study.
Slide presentation at the Conference ‘Connecting Biobanks’ of the Dutch section of Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI-NL).
November 22, 2010, AMC Amsterdam

Penders J, Thijs C, Kummeling I.
The effect of reverse causation (RC) and confounding-by-indication (CbI) on the association between infant antibiotic use and asthma risk - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Oral presentation at the European Respiratory Society (ERS).
September 21st, 2010, Barcelona.

Mommers M, Penders J, Thijs, C.
Vitamin D supplements use in infancy is inversely associated with asthma at school-age.
Oral presentation at the European Respiratory Society (ERS).
September 20th, 2010, Barcelona.

Sleddens EFC, Kremers SPJ, Thijs C, Stafleu A, De Vries NK.
Exploring the interrelationships between parenting styles, food-related parenting practices, child temperament and dietary behavior: the KOALA birth cohort study.
Oral presentation at International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity,
June 9-12, 2010, Minneapolis (United States).

Moltó-Puigmartí C, Plat J, Mensink RP, Müller A, Jansen E, Zeegers MP, Thijs C.
FADS1 FADS2 gene variants modify the association between fish intake and the docosahexaenoic acid proportions in human milk.
Oral presentation at the ISSFAL 2010 Satellite Meeting. New Challenges in Lipid Nutrition Research for Infants and Children.
May 29th, 2010, Maastricht.

2009

Mommers M, Penders J, Thijs C.
Vitamin D supplements use in infancy is inversely associated with asthma at school-age Scientific symposium 2009, Netherlands Asthma Foundation,
December 3, 2009 Amersfoort, the Netherlands (poster)

Stafleu A, Goldbohm A, van Dommelen P, Dutman E, Bakker I, de Vries S, Gubbels J, Thijs C.
Parenting practices with respect to nutrition and physical activity – the KOALA Birth Cohort Study.
Poster at International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity,
June 17-20, 2009, Lisboa (Portugal).

Ezendam J, Wijga AH, Thijs C, Brunekreef B, Aalberse R, van Loveren H.
Trends in prevalence of sensitization to milk and egg in Dutch children. Poster at EAACI (European Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) annual congress,
June 6-10, 2009, Warsawa .

Penders J, Thijs C, Mommers M, van den Brandt P, Stobberingh E, Dompeling E, Reijmerink N, Kerkhof M, Koppelman G, Postma D.
Host-microbial interactions in childhood atopy: TLR4, CD14 and fecal Escherichia coli EAACI (European Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) annual congress, June 6-10, 2009, Warsawa (oral presentation, EAACI Presentation Award)

Mommers M, Bronsveld A, van Ree R, Jansen E, Thijs C.
Vitamin D status during pregnancy and early life and atopic outcomes in childhood.
EAACI (European Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) annual congress,
June 6-10, 2009, Warsawa, (oral presentation by C. Thijs, EAACI Presentation Award)

Gubbels JS, Kremers SPJ, Stafleu A, Dagnelie PC, Goldbohm RA, de Vries NK, Thijs C.
Diet-related restrictive parenting practices: impact on dietary intake of 2-year-old children and interactions with child characteristics. Poster at European Congress on Obesity,
May 6-9, 2009, Amsterdam (the Netherlands).

Thijs C, Mommers M, Penders P, Sleddens E, Gubbels J, Kremers S, Stafleu A, de Vries S, Bakker I, Bausch-Goldbohm S, Reimerink J, Koopmans M, Pinelli E, Kortbeek L.
Environmental data in the KOALA Birth Cohort Study, the Netherlands. ENRIECO (Environmental Risk factors in European Birth Cohorts), 1st meeting, Barcelona 28-29 May, 2009