Justine Michelle Webster

Postdoctoral Researcher @ Department of Respiratory Medicine - Universiteit Maastricht | PhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

About

Postdoctoral Researcher at UM - Focus on pre-clinical models of skeletal muscle wasting and cachexia in COPD & NSCLC. Double award PhD from University of Birmingham and Maastricht University. PhD Thesis focus on muscle metabolism, chronic inflammatory disease and endocrinology, specifically glucocorticoid regulation. Master of Research focused in Cancer Biology with a degree in Biomedical Science and Translational Medicine from University of Liverpool.

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Universiteit Maastricht
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • PhD Researcher at University of Birmingham
    Feb 2018 - Mar 2023 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    The role of pre-receptor glucocorticoid metabolism in atrophy signalling in chronic inflammatory disease-related muscle wasting. Part of the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR) with research focus on Rheumatoid Arthritis.

  • PhD Researcher at Maastricht University
    Feb 2018 - Mar 2023 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    The role of pre-receptor glucocorticoid metabolism in atrophy signalling in chronic inflammatory disease-related muscle wasting. Part of the Pulmonology Department within NUTRIM (School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism) with research focus on COPD.