Dr. Ir. Agnes Berendsen is a dietician by training and received her degree in Nutrition and health with a specialization in Nutritional Epidemiology in 2010. Agnes obtained her PhD in dietary patterns and cognitive performance as part of a large European project. During this period, she has been visiting researcher at the School of medicine, Harvard. As a nutritional epidemiologist, she has ample of experience in conducting human dietary intervention studies as well as establishing and handling data of prospective cohort studies. Currently, she works as Assistant professor on the physiological changes after bariatric surgery in women with obesity as well as the consequences for their offspring in order to contribute to healthier future generations.