Thomas van Himbergen, Ph.D.

	Postdoctoral Associate Lipid Metabolism Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington St. Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: 617-556-3230 Fax: 617-556-3103 E-mail: thomas.vanhimbergen@tufts.edu
Education	MSc. Biomedical Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands PhD. Biomedical Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Research Focus	The interaction of serum paraoxonase (PON) with candidate genes and lifestyle factors in relation to lipid metabolism parameters and clinical outcomes. Advanced biochemical characterization of familial combined hyperlipidemia.
Selected Research Publications
van Himbergen TM, van der Schouw YT, Voorbij HA, van Tits LJ, Stalenhoef AF, Peeters PH, Roest M. Paraoxonase (PON1) and the risk for coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction in a general population of Dutch women. Atherosclerosis. 2007; [Epub ahead of print] van Himbergen TM, van Tits LJ, Ter Avest E, Roest M, Voorbij HA, de Graaf J, Stalenhoef AF. Paraoxonase (PON1) is associated with familial combined hyperlipidemia. Atherosclerosis. 2007; [Epub ahead of print] van Himbergen TM, van Tits LJ, Voorbij HA, de Graaf J, Stalenhoef AF, Roest M. The effect of statin therapy on plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels is modified by paraoxonase-1 in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia. Journal of Internal Medicine. 2005;258(5):442-9. van Himbergen TM, van Tits LJ, Hectors MP, de Graaf J, Roest M, Stalenhoef AF. Paraoxonase-1 and linoleic acid oxidation in familial hypercholesterolemia. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2005;333(3):787-93. van Himbergen TM, Roest M, de Graaf J, Jansen EH, Hattori H, Kastelein JJ, Voorbij HA, Stalenhoef AF, van Tits LJ. Indications that paraoxonase-1 contributes to plasma high density lipoprotein levels in familial hypercholesterolemia. Journal of Lipid Resesarch. 2005;46(3):445-51.