Daniël Jonathan van der Meer

PhD Student at The Netherlands Cancer Institute | Epidemiologist AYA Oncology | MSc Biomedical Sciences

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

I consider myself a researcher with a passion for healthcare and patient well-being. I believe in working hard to achieve my goals and this quality has made me disciplined and allows me to organize my activities and set my priorities. Regardless of the work environment, my aim is always to fulfil a proactive role and to deliver work of quality. I can quickly adopt to any situation and incorporate newly acquired knowledge (theoretical and practical). In addition, my didactic ability allows me to transfer newly acquired knowledge onto others, which is supplemented by my fondness for teaching. Altogether, my characteristics and qualities motivate me to want to keep learning and to keep challenging myself in becoming and remaining a researcher of high quality.

Experience

  • The Netherlands Cancer Institute (7 yrs 6 mos)
    • PhD Student
      Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

      van der Meer DJ, Karim-Kos HE, Elzevier HW, Dinkelman-Smit M, Kerst JM, Atema V, et al. The increasing burden of testicular seminomas and non-seminomas in adolescents and young adults (AYAs): incidence, treatment, disease-specific survival and mortality trends in the Netherlands between 1989 and 2019. ESMO Open. 2024;9(2):102231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102231 van der Meer DJ, van der Graaf WTA, van de Wal D, Karim-Kos HE, Husson O. Long-term second primary cancer risk in adolescent and young adult (15-39 years) cancer survivors: a population-based study in the Netherlands between 1989 and 2018. ESMO Open. 2024;9(1):102203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102203 van der Meer DJ, Zevenbergen S, Vlooswijk C, Bijlsma RM, Kaal SEJ, Kerst JM, et al. Patient-Reported Outcomes of Accelerated Aging: A Novel Approach to Investigate Second Cancer Risk in Adolescent and Young Adult (18-39 Years) Cancer Survivors. Oncologist. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyad307 van der Meer DJ, Karim-Kos HE, van der Mark M, Aben KKH, Bijlsma RM, Rijneveld AW, et al. Incidence, Survival, and Mortality Trends of Cancers Diagnosed in Adolescents and Young Adults (15-39 Years): A Population-Based Study in The Netherlands 1990-2016. Cancers (Basel). 2020;12(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12113421

    • Research Intern
      Feb 2019 - Dec 2019 · 11 mos

      van der Meer DJ, Kramer I, van Maaren MC, et al. Comprehensive trends in incidence, treatment, survival and mortality of first primary invasive breast cancer stratified by age, stage and receptor subtype in the Netherlands between 1989 and 2017. Int J Cancer. 2021;148(9):2289-2303. doi:10.1002/ijc.33417

  • (External) Researcher at IKNL (Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland)
    Feb 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos