Isis Joosten

MD | PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher

Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

About

Experience

  • Postdoctoral researcher Neurology at Maastricht UMC+
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    Working as a trial physician in the first placebo-controlled clinical trials for myotonic dystrophy type 1, while also conducting research on multisystem involvement and clinical genetics, and supervising several PhD candidates.

  • Webmanager at Dutch myotonic dystrophy expertise centre
    Mar 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 5 mos

    Web manager for the official website of the Dutch Myotonic Dystrophy Expertise Centre (mdexpertisecentrum.nl). Responsibilities included website maintenance, content updates, and responding to inquiries from both patients and healthcare professionals.

  • Youth Health Care Physician at GGD Zuid Limburg
    Feb 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Youth healthcare physician for children aged 4–18, providing health and developmental assessments, often in cases of medical concerns or developmental delay. Additionally, I served as the appointed physician for 10 schools in the Heerlen/Parkstad region, including special education programs.

  • Resident-not-in-training in Clinical Genetics at Maastricht UMC+
    Mar 2023 - Jan 2024 · 11 mos

    Outpatient consultations in oncogenetics, neurogenetics, and developmental delay.

  • PhD student at Maastricht University / Maastricht UMC+
    Nov 2017 - Dec 2022 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    Graduation 23-10-2023. My PhD project focussed on clinical genetics and multisystem involvement in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Apart from research activities, I provided clinical care to neuromuscular patients in the Neurology outpatient clinic.