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Biography
Carla van Gils obtained her degree in Biomedical Health Sciences (1994) and her PhD degree in Epidemiology at Nijmegen University (1998). In 1998 she received a fellowship from the Dutch Cancer Society in with which she worked as a visiting scientist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 she works at the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care. From 2014 - June 2021 Carla van Gils was the coordinator of the Cancer Research program of the Julius Center, management team member of the Epidemiology department and board member of the UMC Utrecht Cancer Research program. In October 2017 she was appointed Professor in Clinical Epidemiology of Cancer. Since June 2021 she combines her professorship with a position as director of the Dutch Cancer Society
Fellowship & awards
- 2009: Personal grant Dutch Cancer Society project ‘Early detection and prevention of breast cancer in women with dense breasts’
- 2009: Senior teacher of the year, Epidemiology department, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht
- 2007: Elisabeth Steyn Parvé personal development award (University Medical Center Utrecht). Two-year program to train and coach researchers in reaching academic top positions
- 1998: Epidemiological fellowship Dutch Cancer Society (1998) for proposal on gene-environment interactions in the etiology of cancer. This program included research projects in the Netherlands (6 months) and USA (1.5 years). Funding for a fellow (Van Gils, C.H.).
External positions
Member Scientific Council - Scientific Advisory role for the organization - International Agency for Research on Cancer
24 Jun 2026 → 30 Jun 2030
Adviseur vanuit onderzoekersrol MRI screening voor vrouwen met dicht borstweefsel - T.b.v de implementatie van MRI in het bevolkingsonderzoek borstkanker vragen van RIVM beantwoorden - RIVM
25 Feb 2026 → 31 Dec 3999
Bestuurslid Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Foundation - Fondsenwervende stichting van AvL besturen uit hoofde van bestuurdersfunctie KWF Kankerbestrijding - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Foundation
26 Feb 2024 → 31 May 2029
Bestuurslid (voorzitter per maart 2022) - Preventie van kanker - Gezondheidsfondsen voor Rookvrij
1 Jun 2021 → 31 Dec 3999
Bestuurder KWF Kankerbestrijding - Ik kan tijdens mijn bestuurstermijn geen subsidie-aanvragen indienen bij KWF - KWF Kankerbestrijding
1 Jun 2021 → 31 May 2029
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Agreement and Reliability of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Scans to Assess Skeletal Muscle Mass During Radiotherapy in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Schaeffers, A. W. M. A., du Pon, E. R., Smid, E. J., Dankbaar, J. W., Devriese, L. A., van Gils, C. H., de Bree, R. & Speksnijder, C. M., 19 Apr 2026, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 16, 8, 3980.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Assessing the role of ultra-processed foods in colorectal cancer incidence: insights from the EPIC cohort
Berden, J., Langselius, O., González-Gil, E. M., Lopez, J. B., Nicolas, G., Srour, B., Millett, C., Vamos, E. P., Rumgay, H., Chang, K., Touvier, M., Heath, A. K., Kyrø, C., Marques, C., Jannasch, F., Schulze, M. B., Franco, M., Zabala, A. M. J., Tjønneland, A. & van Gils, C. H. & 14 others, , 4 Jun 2026, In: BMC Public Health. 26, 1, 1800.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Development and internal validation of mammography feature-based prognostic models for distant recurrence-free survival of invasive breast cancer in a screening cohort
Peters, J., Penning de Vries, B. B. L., van Dijck, J. A. A. M., Mann, R. M., Moriakov, N., Teuwen, J., Karssemeijer, N., Lips, E. H., Wesseling, J., van Leeuwen, M. M., van den Belt-Dusebout, A. W., van Gils, C. H., Pijnappel, R., de Munck, L., van Oirsouw, M., Verschuur, E., Elias, S. G. & Broeders, M. J. M., 19 Jun 2026, In: NPJ breast cancer. 12, 1, 85.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Breast density changes after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in women with a pathogenic germline variant in BRCA1 or BRCA2
Loehrer, E. A., van der Baan, F. H., Mooij, T. M., Andrieu, N., Antoniou, A. C., Dorrius, M. D., Easton, D. F., Engel, C., Kast, K., Mann, R. M., Noguès, C., Schmutzler, R. K., Tan, Y. Y., Eriksson, M., van Gils, C. H., Hooning, M. J., Rookus, M. A. & Schmidt, M. K., 1 Aug 2025, In: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 34, 8, p. 1295-1305 11 p., doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-25-0218.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Multireader Diagnostic Accuracy of Abbreviated Breast MRI for Screening Women with Extremely Dense Breasts
van Grinsven, S. E. L., Mann, R. M., Monninkhof, E. M., Duvivier, K., de Jong, M. D. F., de Koekkoek-Doll, P. K., Loo, C. E., Pijnappel, R. M., van der Sluijs, R., Veltman, J., van Gils, C. H., Veldhuis, W. B. & DENSE Trial Study Group, May 2025, In: Radiology. 315, 2, e241233.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
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Julius Scientific Symposium
van Gils, C. (Organiser)
20 Nov 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
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The role of MRI in screening for breast cancer in dense breasts: the DENSE trial
van Gils, C. (Speaker)
7 Jun 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Current role of MRI in imaging of dense breast tissue
van Gils, C. (Speaker)
1 Mar 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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EU-TRANSCAN (transnational cancer research) (External organisation)
van Gils, C. (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Academic
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Breast density: is it an issue?
van Gils, C. (Speaker)
14 Oct 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
Press/Media
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Plasma antioxidants and breast cancer risk
1/01/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities