Susanne Heemskerk, MSc
Junior researcher Infectious Diseases in Primary Care
Research
I am working as a junior researcher within the field of respiratory infectious diseases, working on different projects with an international focus. As part of the GERi and PROMISE project I am doing research on the epidemiology and disease burden of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). Within these projects I collect worldwide RSV surveillance data. Additionally, I investigate the effect of COVID-19 on the epidemiology of RSV.
Publications
- 2024|Heemskerk, S., Heuvel, L. van, Asey, T., Bangert, M., Kramer, R., Paget, J., Summeren, J. van. Disease burden of RSV infections and bronchiolitis in young children (< 5 Years) in primary care and emergency departments: a systematic literature review Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: 2024, 18(8), p. Art. nr. e13344.
- 2024|Heemskerk, S., Spreeuwenberg, P., Baliatsas, C., Paget, J. Preparing for RSV Immunisation and Surveillance in Europe: modelled impact of COVID-19 on RSV seasonality in Europe.: PROMISE Consortium, 2024. 27 p. WP1 – RSV epidemiology and impact of COVID-19
- 2024|Caini, S., Casalegno, J.S., Rodrigues, A.P., Lee, V., Cohen, C., Huang, Q.S., Caicedo, A.B., Teirlinck, A., Guiomar, R., Ang, L.W., Moyes, J., Wood, T., de Mora, D., Bangert, M., Kramer, R., Staadegaard, L., Heemskerk, S., Summeren, J. van, Meijer, A., Paget, J. Change in age profile of respiratory syncytial virus disease over the course of annual epidemics: a multi-national study. Journal of Infection: 2024, 88(5), p. Art. nr. 106154.
- 2024|Heemskerk, S., Spreeuwenberg, P., Nair, H., Paget, J. Comparison of the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker and the ECDC-JRC Response Measures Database for non-pharmaceutical interventions. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: 2024, 18(1), p. Art. nr. e13249.
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Career
During my Masters I have worked on different research projects related to infectious disease epidemiology. I investigated the effect of newborn vaccination on the prevalence of hepatitis B virus in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). I also looked at the role of asymptomatic infections in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhoea.
Education
2018 - 2021: Master Biomedical Science, Specializations Infectious Diseases and International Public Health - VU University Amsterdam
2015 - 2018: Bachelor Biomedical Science - University of Amsterdam
2015 - 2018: Bachelor Biomedical Science - University of Amsterdam