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Research interests
Malon Van den Hof is a medical doctor (Jeugdarts KNMG) and epidemiologist. She works as a researcher at the Department of Epidemiology and Data Science (EDS) and the Department of Public and Occupational Health (POH), where she is training as a public health specialist (Arts Maatschappij en Gezondheid).
Her research focuses on early-life prevention and the broader societal determinants of health in childhood, exploring how these factors shape health and societal outcomes across the life course. She works with national registry data in collaboration with Statistics Netherlands, conducts studies at the municipal level with youth healthcare services, and supports the translation of research into policy.
Education/Academic qualification
Jeugdarts KNMG
Award Date: 18 Oct 2024
PhD, Growing up with HIV: Research into brain development and long-term health, UvA Faculty of Medicine (AMC)
Award Date: 19 Nov 2020
Master, Evidence Based Practice in Health Care, UvA Faculty of Medicine (AMC)
Award Date: 1 Sept 2018
Master, MSc Medicine
Award Date: 6 Jun 2014
External positions
Gastaanstelling, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
AIOS Arts Maatschappij & Gezondheid, Netherlands School of Public & Occupational Health (NSPOH)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Clustering of circumstances during the first 1000 days after conception and their association with school performance: a population-based cohort study from the Netherlands
Van den Hof, M., Veer, I., van Gaalen, R. & Roseboom, T. J., 17 Aug 2025, In: BMJ Public Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Long-term lipoprotein and lipid profiles and association with metabolic risk markers in youth with perinatally acquired HIV and matched controls: a 10-year comparative cohort study
van der Post, J., van Nieuwland, B., Kassa Almu, S., Blokhuis, C., van den Hof, M., Pajkrt, D. & van Genderen, J. G., 1 Dec 2025, In: Lipids in health and disease. 24, 1, 344.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Plasma Lipidomic Profiles in cART-Treated Adolescents with Perinatally Acquired HIV Compared to Matched Controls
van der Post, J., Guerra, T. E. J., van den Hof, M., Vaz, F. M., Pajkrt, D. & van Genderen, J. G., 1 Apr 2024, In: Viruses. 16, 4, 580.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Adoption is not associated with immunological and virological outcomes in children with perinatally acquired HIV infection in the Netherlands
van den Hof, M., Smit, C., van Rossum, A. M. C., Fraaij, P. L. A., Wolfs, T. F. W., Geelen, S. P. M., Scherpbier, H. J., Schölvinck, E. H., van Aerde, K., Reiss, P., Wit, F. W. N. M. & Pajkrt, D., 1 May 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 5 May, e0284395.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Development of retinal structure in perinatally HIV-infected children and adolescents: A longitudinal and cross-sectional assessment
van Genderen, J. G., Verkade, C. R., van den Hof, M., Demirkaya, N., Schrantee, A. G. M., Verbraak, F. D. & Pajkrt, D., 1 Mar 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 3 March, e0282284.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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