Martijn Steenwijk (1986) obtained his MSc. degree in Biomedical Engineering at Delft University of Technology in 2010 cum laude, and specialized in Medical Imaging.

Working as a PhD candidate/neuroscientist on unravelling the relationship between neurodegeneration and other pathology in multiple sclerosis using magnetic resonance imaging. Methods include development of advanced lesion segmentation and tractography techniques, local gray matter pathology analysis, multi-modal data integration and visual data analysis. Furthermore vice-chair of Lupus Netherlands -a Dutch patients organization for people having lupus erythematosus- with a strong focus on bridging the gap between patients and (medical) research, and volunteer for the Brein in Beeld foundation, promoting translation of science for society.

Talks

Neuroscience Unlimited? At Waag Society DIY Neuro cyborgs, 18 Mar 2014.
Het brein te kijk and KOPkunst (in Dutch). At KOP-festival Deventer, 14 Jul 2012.

In the media

Doorzichtige data (in Dutch). In Delta, Jan 2013. [pdf]
Lupuspatient: werken is voor mij een uitlaatklep (in Dutch). In Reformatorisch Dagblad, Nov 2012.
Using MRI technology to visualize cognitive activity and compose a soundtrack of a resting brain. In Scope, Apr 2012.
Hersenwetenschap is kunst (movie, in Dutch). In Wetenschap24 ScienceFlash, Mar 2012.
Kunst van de neurowetenschappen (in Dutch). In KNAW, Mar 2012.
Optimisme is belangrijk (in Dutch). In Sint Fransiscus Magazine, Oct 2010.

International publications

Peer-reviewed articles in international journals

M.D. Steenwijk, J.J.G. Geurts, M. Daams, B.M. Tijms, A.M. Wink, L.J. Balk, P.K. Tewarie, B.M.J. Uitdehaag, F. Barkhof, H. Vrenken*, and P.J.W. Pouwels*. Cortical atrophy patterns in multiple sclerosis are non-random and clinically relevant. In Brain: a Journal of Neurology. In press.
J.M. Tillema, H.E. Hulst, M.A. Rocca, H. Vrenken, M.D. Steenwijk, D. Damjanovic, C. Enzinger, S. Ropele, G. Tedeschi, A. Gallo, O. Ciccarelli, A. Rovira, X. Montalban, N. de Stefano, M.L. Stromillo, M. Filippi, and F. Barkhof on behalf of the MAGNIMS Study Group. Regional cortical thinning in multiple sclerosis and its relation with cognitive impairment: a multi-center study. In Multiple Sclerosis Journal. Available online Oct 2015.
M. Daams*, M.D. Steenwijk*, M.M. Schoonheim, M.P. Wattjes, L.J. Balk, P.K. Tewarie, J. Killestein, B.M.J. Uitdehaag, J.J.G. Geurts, and F. Barkhof. Multi-parametric structural MRI in relation to cognitive dysfunction in long-standing MS. In Multiple Sclerosis Journal. Available online Jul 2015.
M.P. Wattjes, M.D. Steenwijk, and M. Stangel. MRI in the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple sclerosis: an update. In Clinical Neuroradiology. Available online Jul 2015.
M. Daams*, M.D. Steenwijk*, M.P. Wattjes, J.J.G. Geurts, B.M.J. Uitdehaag, P.K. Tewarie, L.J. Balk, P.J.W. Pouwels, J. Killestein, and F. Barkhof. Unraveling the neuroimaging predictors for motor dysfunction in long-standing multiple sclerosis. In Neurology. Available online Jul 2015.
S. Jain, D.M. Sima, A. Ribbens, M. Cambron, A. Maertens, W. van Hecke, J. de Mey, F. Barkhof, M.D. Steenwijk, M. Daams, F. Maes, S. van Huffel, H. Vrenken, D. Smeets. Automatic segmentation and volumetry of multiple sclerosis brain lesions from MR images. In NeuroImage: Clinical. Available online May 2015.
O.T. Wiebenga, A.M. Klauser, M.M. Schoonheim, G.J.A. Nagtegaal, M.D. Steenwijk, J.A. van Rossum, C.H. Polman, F. Barkhof, P.J.W. Pouwels, and J.J.G. Geurts. Enhanced axonal metabolism during early natalizumab treatment in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. In American Journal of Neuroradiology. Available online Mar 2015.
M.D. Steenwijk, M. Daams, P.J.W. Pouwels, L.J. Balk, P.K. Tewarie, J.J.G. Geurts, F. Barkhof, and H. Vrenken. Unraveling the relationship between regional gray matter atrophy and pathology in connected white matter tracts in long-standing multiple sclerosis. In Human Brain Mapping. Available online Jan 2015.
M.R. Benedictus, M.A.A. Binnewijzend, J.P.A. Kuijer, M.D. Steenwijk, A. Versteeg, H. Vrenken, P. Scheltens, F. Barkhof, W.M. van der Flier, and N.D. Prins. The associations of cerebral blood flow with brain volume and white matter hyperintensities in Alzheimer's disease; an ASL perfusion MRI study. In Neurobiology of Aging, Dec 2014, 35(12):2665-70.
P.K. Tewarie, M.D. Steenwijk, M. Daams, L.J. Balk, B.M. Tijms, C.J. Stam, B.M.J. Uitdehaag, C.H. Polman, J.J.G. Geurts, F. Barkhof, P.J.W. Pouwels, H. Vrenken, and A. Hillebrand. Disruption of structural and functional networks in long-standing multiple sclerosis. In Human Brain Mapping, Dec 2014, 35(12):5946-61.
M.P. Wattjes, A. Vennegoor, M.D. Steenwijk, M. de Vos, J. Killestein, B.M. van Oosten, J. Mostert, D.A. Siepman, W. Moll, A.E. van Golde, S.T. Frequen, N.D. Richert, and F. Barkhof. MRI pattern in asymptomatic natalizumab-associated PML. In Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Available online Sep 2014.
E. van Duinkerken, M.M. Schoonheim, M.D. Steenwijk, M. Klein, R.G. IJzerman, A.C. Moll, F.J. Snoek, F. Barkhof, and M. Diamant. Ventral striatum, but not cortical volume loss is related to cognitive dysfunction in type 1 diabetes patients with and without microangiopathy. In Diabetes Care, Sep 2014, 37(9):2483-90.
M.D. Steenwijk, M. Daams, P.J.W. Pouwels, L.J. Balk, P.K. Tewarie, J. Killestein, B.M.J. Uitdehaag, J.J.G. Geurts, F. Barkhof, and H. Vrenken. What explains gray matter atrophy in long-standing multiple sclerosis? In Radiology, Sep 2014, 272(3):832-42.
I.D. Kilsdonk, M.D. Steenwijk, P.J.W. Pouwels, J.J.M. Zwanenburg, F. Visser, P.R. Luijten, J.J.G. Geurts, F. Barkhof, and M.P. Wattjes. Perivascular spaces in MS patients at 7 Tesla MRI: a marker of neurodegeneration? In Multiple Sclerosis Journal. Available online Jul 2014.
L.J. Balk, M.D. Steenwijk, P.K. Tewarie, M. Daams, J. Killestein, M.P. Wattjes, H. Vrenken, F. Barkhof, C.H. Polman, B.M.J. Uitdehaag, and A. Petzold. Bi-directional trans-synaptic axonal degeneration in the visual pathway in multiple sclerosis. In Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Available online Jun 2014.
M. Daams, F. Weiler, M.D. Steenwijk, H.K. Hahn, J.J.G. Geurts, H. Vrenken, R.A. van Schijndel, L.J. Balk, P.K. Tewarie, J.M. Tillema, J. Killestein, B.M.J. Uitdehaag, and F. Barkhof. Mean upper cervical cord area (MUCCA) measurement in long-standing multiple sclerosis: relation to brain findings and clinical disability. In Multiple Sclerosis Journal. Available online May 2014.
C. Saiote, T. Goldschmidt, C.Timäus, M.D. Steenwijk, A. Opitz, A. Antal, W. Paulus, and M.A. Nitsche. Impact of transcranial direct current stimulation on fatigue in multiple sclerosis. In Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, Feb 2014, 32(3):423-36.
L.J. Balk, J.W.R. Twisk, M.D. Steenwijk, M. Daams, P.K. Tewarie, J. Killestein, B.M.J. Uitdehaag, C.H. Polman, and A. Petzold. A dam for retrograde axonal degeneration in multiple sclerosis? In Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Available online Jan 2014.
M.D. Steenwijk, P.J.W. Pouwels, M. Daams, J. van Dalen, M.W.A. Caan, E. Richard, F. Barkhof, and H. Vrenken. Accurate white matter lesion segmentation by k nearest neighbor classification with tissue type priors (kNN-TTP). In NeuroImage: Clinical, Oct 2013, 3:462-69.
M.E. van Egmond, P.J.W. Pouwels, J.J. Boelens, C.A. Lindemans, F. Barkhof, M.D. Steenwijk, P.M. van Hasselt, M.S. van der Knaap, and N.I. Wolf. Improvement of white matter changes on neuroimaging modalities after stem cell transplantation in metachromatic leukodystrophy. In JAMA Neurology, Jun 2013, 70(6):779-82.
H.E. Hulst, M.D. Steenwijk, A. Versteeg, P.J.W. Pouwels, H. Vrenken, B.M.J. Uitdehaag, C.H. Polman, J.J.G. Geurts, and F. Barkhof. Cognitive impairment in MS: the impact of white matter integrity, grey matter volume and lesions. In Neurology, Mar 2013, 80(11):1025-32.

Peer-reviewed full papers in international conference proceedings

M.D. Steenwijk, J. Milles, M.A. van Buchem, J.H.C. Reiber, and C.P. Botha. Integrated visual analysis for heterogeneous datasets in cohort studies. In IEEE VisWeek Workshop on Visual Analytics in Health Care, Oct 2010.

Book illustrations

Glass brain illustrations. In Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience (NIN), fundamental research and practical applications. Published by the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Amsterdam. Oct 2014.

Dutch publications

M.D. Steenwijk. Lupus - graag tot ziens. In V&VN reumatologie, Mar 2013, 42.
M.D. Steenwijk, M.A. van Buchem, G.M. Steup-Beekman, S.C.A. Steens, T.W.J. Huizinga, and J. Luyendijk. Met MRI 'kijken' naar neuropsychiatrische SLE. In Lupus Magazine, Mar 2010, 70.