Iris van Vliet

Iris van Vliet is a researcher at the Nutrition Research in Medicine (NiM) department within the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Groningen (UMCG). Her work primarily focuses on clinical nutrition, malnutrition assessment, and outcomes in renal patients and elderly populations. She contributes significantly to research related to kidney transplantation, hemodialysis, muscle physiology, and quality of life assessments.

Her research interests span nutrition science with particular emphasis on malnutrition in hospital settings, kidney transplantation outcomes, hemodialysis patient care, quality of life metrics, muscle physiology including sarcopenia and frailty, and geriatric medicine. Her work connects clinical nutrition with patient outcomes across multiple medical specialties.

Van Vliet's publication record shows a strong focus on longitudinal cohort studies and randomized controlled trials examining the relationship between nutritional status, muscle health, and clinical outcomes. Her research frequently employs biobank data and multidimensional assessment tools to evaluate complex relationships between nutrition, physical functioning, and quality of life across diverse patient populations including kidney transplant recipients, hemodialysis patients, and community-dwelling elderly.

Her scientific contributions have been recognized through media coverage, including news outlets picking up her research on hospital malnutrition and policy references. Her work has been shared across academic platforms with significant readership on Mendeley and social media engagement.

Van Vliet has been actively involved in multiple collaborative research projects including the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Study and the Active Care after Transplantation (ACT) trial. Her research connects with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being, particularly focusing on improving healthcare outcomes for vulnerable populations.