Femke Molema

Femke Molema is a Researcher at Erasmus MC (Erasmus Medical Center) within the Department of General Practice at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her work focuses on metabolic disorders, particularly organic acidemias and urea-cycle disorders, with significant contributions to clinical guidelines and treatment protocols.

Dr. Molema's research interests center on inborn errors of metabolism, with specialization in methylmalonic acidemia and propionic acidemia. Her work examines dietary treatment approaches, transplantation options, and long-term patient outcomes for these rare metabolic conditions. She investigates the biochemical mechanisms underlying these disorders and evaluates current treatment limitations to develop improved clinical management strategies.

Analysis of her recent publications shows a strong focus on clinical guidelines development, treatment optimization, and identifying gaps in current care for patients with organic acidemias. Her research demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration across European metabolic centers and has significant impact in the field, with several highly cited publications influencing clinical practice.

Dr. Molema has contributed to multiple high-impact publications in journals such as Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease and Clinical Nutrition. Her work on dietary treatment shortcomings and transplantation options for metabolic disorders has been widely referenced, with one guideline publication accumulating nearly 200 citations. She actively participates in European collaborative efforts through networks like MetabERN.

Her research is conducted within the metabolic disorders research group at Erasmus MC, collaborating with specialists in genetics, nutrition, and transplantation medicine to address complex challenges in metabolic disease management.