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Martin Brinkhof
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Martin W.G. Brinkhof, PhD
Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Evolutionary Biology
Zaugstrasse 6, CH-5712 Beinwil am See
031 822 01 78
[email protected]
May 27, 1961 in Nijverdal, The Netherlands
Education and Work Experience
Since 2011:
Chief Scientific Officer at Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland
2010-2011:
Senior research fellow at Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland
2003-2010:
Senior research fellow at the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine,
Division of International and Environmental Health, University of Bern, Bern
1997-2003:
Senior research fellow and lecturer at the Institute of Zoology, Evolutionary
Ecology Division, University of Bern.
1995:
PhD in Evolutionary and Behavioural Biology at the University of Groningen,
The Netherlands. Supervisors: Prof. Rudi Drent, Prof. Serge Daan (Wikipedia)
1988-1996:
Research fellow at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Terrestrial
Ecology, Heteren, The Netherlands
1979-1988:
Master and bachelor in Biology, with specialisation in Zoology and Evolutionary
Biology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Post-doctoral training in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Didactics
2013:
Contemporary Methods of Mortality analysis – 4-day course at Institute for
Social and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital Lausanne. Lecturer: Prof.
Leonid Gavrilov and Prof. Natalia Gavrilova (Center of Aging, NORC, University
of Chicago).
2011:
Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modelling: An introduction using Stata
and MPlus. 3-day course at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK. Lecturers: Bianca De Stavola and Dr. George
Ploubidis (LSHTM, London, UK).
2010:
Causal inference from observational data. 3-day course at the ISPM, University
of Bern. Lecturers: Prof. M. Hernán (Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
USA) and Prof. J.A.C. Sterne (Department of Social Medicine, University of
Bristol, UK).
2009:
Analysis of competing risks for survival times. 2-day course at the ISPM,
University of Bern, Lecturers: Dr. J. Beyersmann and Dr. A. Allignol (Centre for
Data Analysis and Modelling, Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical
Informatics, Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany).
2008:
Workshop on tutoring for problem-based learning. 2-days at the Medical
Faculty, University of Bern. Lecturers: several staff members of the Medical
Faculty.
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2007:
Generalized Linear Latent and Mixed Models (GLLAMM). 4-day course at the
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Institute of Health Economics and
Management, University of Lausanne. Lecturer: Prof. A. Pickles (School of
Medicine, University of Manchester, UK).
2006:
Introduction to system dynamics modelling. Interfacultary Center for General
Ecology (IKAOE), University of Bern. Lecturers: Dr. S.N. Grösser (University of
St. Gallen) and several staff members of IKAOE.
2005:
Multilevel modelling in epidemiology and prevention research. ISPM, University
of Bern. Lecturers: several staff members of the ISPM Bern
2004:
Epidemiological Analysis. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
(LSHTM), London, UK. Lecturers: several staff members of the LSHTM.
2004:
Advanced Methods in Epidemiology: Applied Regression Modelling. ISPM,
University of Bern. Lecturer: Prof. J.A.C Sterne (Department of Social
Medicine, University of Bristol, UK).
2003:
Advanced Methods in Epidemiology: Meta-Analysis and Systematic
Reviews.ISPM, University of Bern. Lecturers: Prof. P. Jüni and Prof. M. Egger,
ISPM Bern.
Teaching experience
2008:
Tutoring in Problem Based Learning (PBL) curriculum for bachelors in
medicine. Medical Faculty, University of Bern.
2006:
Introductory course (5 days) on Applied Regression Modelling for researchers
and students involved in HIV research in resource limited settings (ART-LINC
Collaboration). Course organisation and teaching with Prof. JAC Sterne
(Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK). University of Cape
Town (UCT), Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.
2006:
Workshop (5 days) on Data Quality and Clinical Use in Electronic Medical
Record Systems for ART Scale-up in Sub-Saharan Africa. In collaboration with
World Health Organisation (WHO), Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), and Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower Income Countries (ARTLINC)
Collaboration. Entebbe, Uganda.
2005-09:
Assistance in teaching and statistical practical sessions in the annual course
Advanced Methods in Epidemiology: Applied Regression Modelling. 5-days at
ISPM, University of Bern. Course organiser: Prof. JAC Sterne (Department of
Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK).
2001-2003:
Annual lecture series on the evolution of animal signalling.
2000-2001:
Lecture series (26 hours) in evolutionary biology for second year students in
Biology during sabbatical leave Prof. H Richner. Institute of Zoology, University
of Bern.
1997-2003:
Annual organisation and teaching of an advanced practical course in
evolutionary ecology for graduate students in Biology. Evolutionary Ecology
Division, Institute of Zoology, University of Bern.
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Supervision of PhD and Master students
2013-ongoing: PhD thesis of Luzius Mader. Social participation of persons with spinal cord
injury. Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil; Dept. of Health Sciences and
Health Policy, University of Lucerne. Co-supervision with Prof. G. Michel
(University of Lucerne).
2013-ongoing: PhD thesis of Jonviea Chamberlain. The epidemiology of spinal cord injury in
Switzerland. Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil; Dept. of Health Sciences and
Health Policy, University of Luzern. Co-supervision with Prof. G. Stucki
(University of Lucerne).
2006-2009:
PhD thesis of Olivia Keiser. The clinical and public health epidemiology of
combination antiretroviral therapy in low-income settings: collaborative
analyses of cohort studies. ISPM, Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical
Sciences, University of Bern. Co-supervision with Prof. M. Egger.
2000-2004:
PhD thesis of Alain Jacot. Condition-dependent costs of immunity in the field
cricket Gryllus campestris. Evolutionary Ecology Division, Institute of Zoology,
University of Bern.
2000-2003:
PhD theses of Hannes Scheuber. The evolution of a multicomponent sexual
signal in the field cricket, Gryllus campestris. Evolutionary Ecology Division,
Institute of Zoology, University of Bern.
1998-2003:
Supervision and co-supervision of several master thesis projects. Evolutionary
Ecology Division, Institute of Zoology, University of Bern.
Language proficiency
English:
Fluent in word and writing
German:
Fluent in word and writing
French:
Basic knowledge
Dutch:
Mother tongue
Specific research support
2005-2006:
Swiss HIV Cohort Study/Mother & Child HIV Cohort Study (SHCS/MoCHiV;
Project Nr. M-9, SHCS 448 (MoCHiV)). Antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy
and premature birth: prospective analysis of MoCHIV and SHCS data. C Rudin
(PI); MWG Brinkhof (co-investigator)
2005:
Swiss HIV Cohort Study/Mother & Child HIV Cohort Study (SHCS/MoCHiV;
Project Nr. M-5 (MoCHiV)). Correlation of prospectively determined viral
markers with the clinical and immunologic course in pediatric HIV-1 infection. J
Schüpbach (PI); MWG Brinkhof (co-investigator)
2001-2004:
Swiss National Science Foundation (Project Nr. 3100-059223; CHF 250.000.-).
Evolutionary significance of variation in immunocompetence: a study in the
field cricket Gryllus campestris. MWG Brinkhof (PI)
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Publications in Epidemiological and Clinical Research
78 - van der Zee CH, Post MWM, Brinkhof MWG, Wagenaar RC. Comparison of the Utrecht Scale
for Evaluation of Rehabilitation-Participation with the ICF Measure of Participation and
Activities Screener and the WHO Disability Assessment Scale II in persons with Spinal Cord
Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013. Epub 7 September 2013.
77 - Brinkhof MWG, Mayorga O, Heininger U, Herzog C. Kinetics of maternally acquired antihepatitis A antibodies: Prediction of waning based on maternal or cord blood antibody levels.
Vaccine. Epub 19 January 2013.
76 - Eriks-Hoogland I, Engisch R, Brinkhof MWG, van Drongelen S. Acromioclavicular joint
arthrosis in persons with spinal cord injury and able-bodied persons. Spinal Cord, 18:128-131,
2012. Epub 31 July 2012.
75 - Fekete C, Eriks-Hoogland I, Baumberger M, Catz A, Itzkovich M, Lüthi H, Post MWM, von Elm
E, Wyss A, Brinkhof MWG. Development and validation of a self-report version of the Spinal
Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III). Spinal Cord. Epub 14 August 2012.
74 - Boldt I, Eriks-Hoogland I, Brinkhof MWG, Bie RA, von Elm E. Non-pharmacological
interventions for chronic pain in people with spinal cord injury. Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews, 7, Art. No.: CD009177. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009177, 2012.
Published study protocol; review with meta-analysis submitted and under peer review.
73 - Eriks-Hoogland I, Engisch R, Brinkhof MWG, van Drongelen S. Acromioclavicular joint arthritis
in persons with spinal cord injury compared to able-bodied persons. Topics Spinal Cord Injury
Rehabilitation,18:128–131, 2012 (Extended conference publication)
72 - Post MWM, Brinkhof MWG, Von Elm E, Boldt C, Brach M, Fekete C, Eriks-Hoogland I, Curt A,
Stucki G, for the SwiSCI study group. Design of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study
(SwiSCI). American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90 (Supplement): S5S16., 2011.
71 - Eriks-Hoogland I, Brinkhof MWG, Al-Khodairy A, Baumberger M, Brechbühl J, Curt A, Mäder
M, Stucki M, Post MWM. Measuring body structures and body functions from the ICF
perspective: Considerations for biomedical parameters in spinal cord injury research. American
Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90 (Supplement): S50-S65., 2011.
70 - Chi BH, Yiannoutsos CT, Westfall AO, Newman JE, Zhou J, Cesar C, Brinkhof MWG,
Mwango A, Balestre E, Carriquiry G, Sirisanthana T, Mukumbi H, Martin JN, Grimsrud A,
Bacon M, Thiebaut R, on behalf of the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS
(IeDEA) Collaboration. A standard definition of follow-up losses for HIV treatment programs: an
analysis of 111 health facilities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. PLoS Medicine, 8(10):
e1001111. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001111, 2011.
69 - Fenner L, Forster M, Phiri S, Braitstein P, Lewden C, Schechter M, Kumarasamy N, Pascoe M,
Sprinz E, Marhoum El Filali K, Bangsberg D, Salif Sow P, Dickinson D, Fox M, McIntyre J,
Khongphatthanayothin M, Dabis F, Brinkhof MWG, Boulle A, Wood R, Egger M, for the ARTLINC of IeDEA Study Group. Tuberculosis in HIV Programmes in Lower-Income Countries:
Practices and Risk Factors. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 15(5):
620–627, 2011
68 - Weigel R, Hochgesang M, Brinkhof MWG, Hosseinipour MC, Boxshall M, Mhango E,
Nkwazi B, Tweya H, Kamlaka M, Chagwera F, Phiri S. Outcomes and risk factors of ART
patients lost to follow-up: a cross-sectional study in Lilongwe, Malawi. BMC Infectious
Diseases 11:31, 2011.
67 - Egger M, Spycher BD, Sidle J, Weigel R, Bangsberg D, MacPhail P, van Cutsem G, Messou E,
Wood R, Nash D, Pascoe M, Dickinson D, Delaporte E, McIntyre J, Brinkhof MWG, for the
International epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) in East, West and Southern
Africa. Correcting mortality for loss to follow up: A nomogram applied to antiretroviral treatment
programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS Medicine, 8(1): e1000390, 2011.
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66 - Brinkhof MWG*, Spycher BD*, Yiannoutsos C, Weigel R, Wood R, Messou E, Boulle A, Egger
M, Sterne JAC, for the International epidemiological Database to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA).
Adjusting mortality for loss to follow-up: analysis of five ART programmes in sub-Saharan
Africa. PLoS ONE, 5(11): e14149, 2010. *equal contribution
65 - Mahy M, Lewden C, Brinkhof MWG, Dabis F, Tassie J-M, Souteyrand Y, Stover J. Derivation
of parameters used in Spectrum for eligibility for ART and survival on ART. Sexually
Transmitted Infections, 86 Suppl. 2: ii28-34, 2010.
64 - Pujades-Rodríguez M, Balkan S, Arnould L, Brinkhof MWG, Calmy A, for the AIDS Working
Group of Médecins Sans Frontières. Treatment failure and mortality factors in patients
receiving second-line HIV therapy in resource-limited countries. Journal of the American
Medical Association (JAMA), 4(3), 303-312, 2010.
63 - Rudin C, Spaenhauer A, Keiser O, Rickenbach M, Kind C, Brinkhof MWG and the Swiss
HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) and the Swiss HIV Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoCHiV).
Antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and premature birth: analysis of Swiss data. HIV
Medicine, 12, 228-235, 2010
62 - Weigel R, Phiri S, Chiputula F, Gumulira J, Brinkhof MWG, Gsponer T, Tweya H, Egger M,
Keiser O. Growth response to antiretroviral treatment in HIV-infected children: a cohort study
from Lilongwe, Malawi. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 15(8), 934–944, 2010.
61 - Fenner L, Brinkhof MWG, Keiser O, Weigel R, Cornell M, Moultrie H, Prozesky H, Technau K,
Eley B, Vaz P, Egger M, Davies M-A, for the International epidemiological Databases to
Evaluate AIDS in Southern Africa (IeDEA-SA). Early mortality and loss to follow-up in HIVinfected children starting antiretroviral therapy in Southern Africa. Journal of Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndromes (JAIDS), 54(5): 524-532, 2010.
60 - Tuboi SH, Pacheco AG, Harrison, LH, Stone RA, May M, Brinkhof MWG, Dabis F, Egger
M, Nash D, Bangsberg D, Braitstein P, Yiannoutsos CT, Wood R, Sprinz E, Schechter M.
Mortality associated with discordant responses to antiretroviral therapy in resourceconstrained settings. Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes (JAIDS), 53(1): 7077, 2010.
59 - Keiser O, Tweya H, Braitstein P, Dabis F, MacPhail P, Boulle A, Nash D, Wood R, Lüthi R,
Brinkhof MWG, Schechter M, Egger M, on behalf of the ART-LINC of IeDEA Study Group.
Mortality after failure of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa. Tropical Medicine and
International Health, 15(2): 251-258, 2010.
58 - Keiser O, Spoerri A, Brinkhof MWG, Hasse B, Ageron A-G, Tissot F, Christen A, Battegay
M, Schmid P, Bernasconi E, Egger M, for the Swiss HIV Cohort Study and the Swiss
National Cohort. Suicide in HIV-infected individuals and the general population, Switzerland
1988-2008. American Journal of Psychiatry, 166:1-8, 2009.
57 - Brinkhof MWG, Pujades-Rodríguez M, Egger M. Mortality of patients lost to follow-up in
antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings: Systematic review and
meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, e5790, 2009.
56 - Keiser O, Tweya H, Boulle A, Braitstein P, Schechter M, Brinkhof MWG, Dabis F, Tuboi S,
Sprinz E, Pujades-Rodriguez M, Calmy A, Kumarasamy N, Nash D, Jahn A, MacPhail P,
Lüthy R, Wood R, Egger M, for the ART-LINC of IeDEA Study Group. Switching to secondline ART in resource-limited settings: Comparison of programmes with and without viral
load monitoring. AIDS, 23(14): 1867-1874, 2009.
55 - Brinkhof MWG, Boulle A, Weigel R, Messou E, Mathers C, Orrell C, Dabis F, Pascoe M,
Egger M, for the International epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS
(IeDEA).Mortality of HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan
Africa: comparison with HIV-unrelated mortality. PLoS Medicine 6(4): e1000066, 2009.
53 - Keiser O, Gayet-Ageron A, Rudin C, Brinkhof MWG, Gremlich E, Wunder D, Drack G,
Hirschel B, Martinez de Tejada B, for the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) and the Swiss
Mother & Child HIV Cohort Study (MoCHiV). Antiretroviral treatment during pregnancy.
AIDS, 22: 2323-2330, 2008.
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52 - Nash D, Katyal M, Brinkhof MWG, Keiser O, May M, Hughes R, Dabis F, Wood R, Sprinz
E, Schechter M, Egger M, for the ART-LINC Collaboration of IeDEA. Long-term
immunologic response to antiretroviral therapy in low income countries: A collaborative
analysis of prospective studies. AIDS, 22:2291-2302, 2008.
51 - Forster M, Bailey C, Brinkhof MWG, Graber C, Boulle A, Spohr M, Balestre E, May M,
Keiser O, Jahn A, Egger M. Electronic medical record systems, data quality and loss to
follow-up: survey of antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource limited settings.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 86: 939–947, 2008.
50 - Keiser O, Orrell C, Egger M, Wood R, Brinkhof MWG, Furrer H, van Cutsem G,
Ledergerber B, Boulle A, for the Swiss HIV Cohort Study and the International
Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS in Southern Africa (IeDEASA) The public health
and individual approach to antiretroviral therapy compared: Virologic response, treatment
changes and mortality in township South Africa and Switzerland. PLoS Medicine, 5: e148,
2008.
49 - Brinkhof MWG, Dabis F, Myer L, Bangsberg DR, Boulle A, Nash D, Schechter M, Laurent
C, Keiser O, May M, Sprinz E, Egger M, Anglaret X, for The Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower
Income Countries (ART-LINC) Collaboration. Early loss to program in HIV-infected patients
starting potent antiretroviral therapy in lower-income countries. Bulletin of the World Health
Organization, 86: 497-576, 2008.
48 - Keiser O, Anastos K, Schechter M, Balestre E, Myer L, Boulle A, Bangsberg D, Touré H,
Braitstein P, Sprinz E, Nash D, Hosseinipour M, Dabis F, May M, Brinkhof MWG, Egger M,
for The Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower Income Countries (ART-LINC) Collaboration.
Antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings, 1996 to 2006: Patient characteristics,
treatment regimens and monitoring in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. Tropical
Medicine & International Health, 13, 870-879, 2008.
47 - Brinkhof MWG, Egger M. Reply to Colebunders and Caluwaerts. Clinical Infectious
Diseases, 46: 1482, 2008 (Correspondence).
46 - Braitstein P, Boulle A, Nash D, Brinkhof MWG, Dabis F, Laurent C, Schechter M, Tuboi S,
Sprinz E, Miotti P, Hosseinipour M, May M, Bangsberg DR, Egger M, Low N, for The
Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower Income Countries (ART-LINC) Collaboration. Gender and
the use of antiretroviral treatment in resource-constrained settings: findings from a
multicenter collaboration. Journal of Women’s Health, 17: 47-55, 2008.
45 - Brinkhof MWG, Egger M, Boulle A, May M, Hosseinipour M, Sprinz E, Braitstein P, Dabis
F, Reiss P, Bangsberg DR, Rickenbach M, Meda JM, Myer L, Mocroft A, Nash D, Keiser O,
Pascoe M, van der Borght S, Schechter M, for The ART-LINC Collaboration of the
International epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) and the ART Cohort
Collaboration. Tuberculosis following initiation of antiretroviral therapy in low-income and
high-income countries. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 45:1518–21, 2007.
44 - Müller M, Boulle A, Brinkhof MWG, Egger M. Retention of ART patients in Africa: the limits
of weighted averages. PLoS Medicine, 2007 (Letter reply to Rosen et al. 2007).
43 - Tuboi SH, Brinkhof MWG, Egger M, Stone RA, Braitstein P, Nash D, Sprinz E, Harrison
LH, Schechter M, for The Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower Income Countries (ART-LINC)
Collaboration. Discordant responses to potent antiretroviral treatment in previously naïve
HIV-1 infected adults initiating treatment in resource-constrained countries. Journal of
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) 45: 52-9, 2007.
42 - Brinkhof MWG, Egger M, Schechter M, Dabis F, on behalf of the ART-LINC collaboration
of the International Epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA). Mortality of HIVinfected patients in low-income countries - Authors’ response. Lancet 368: 2207-2208, 2006
(Letter).
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41 - Brinkhof MWG, Böni J, Steiner F, Tomasik Z, Nadal D, Schüpbach J, for the Swiss HIV
Cohort Study (SHCS) and the Swiss HIV Mother & Child Cohort Study (MoCHiV) groups.
Evaluation of p24-based antiretroviral treatment monitoring in pediatric HIV-1 infection:
prediction of the CD4+ T cell changes between consecutive visits. Journal of Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS), 41: 557-562, 2006.
40 - Braitstein P*, Brinkhof MWG*, Dabis F, Schechter M, Boulle A, Miotti P, Wood R, Laurent
C, Sprinz E, Seyler C, Bangsberg DR, Balestre E, Sterne JAC, May M, Egger M, for the
The Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower Income Countries (ART-LINC) Collaboration and ART
Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC) groups. Mortality of HIV-1-infected patients in the first year
of antiretroviral therapy: comparison between low-income and high-income countries.
Lancet, 367: 817–824, 2006. *contributed equally
39 - Brinkhof MWG, Spoerri A, Birrer A, Hagman R, Koch D, Zwahlen M. Influenza-attributable
mortality among the elderly in Switzerland: estimates and trend assessment for the years
1969-1999. Swiss Medical Weekly, 136: 302–309, 2006.
38 - Röösli M, Jüni P, Braun Fahrländer C, Brinkhof MWG, Low N, Egger M. Sleepless night,
the moon is bright: prospective study of lunar phase and sleep. Journal of Sleep Research,
15: 149-153, 2006.
37 - Braitstein P, Zala C, Yip B, Brinkhof MWG, Moore D, Hogg RS, and Montaner JSG.
Absolute and CD4 fraction response to antiretroviral therapy among hepatitis C co-infected
adults in a population-based HIV/AIDS treatment program. Journal of Infectious Diseases,
193: 259-268, 2006.
36 - Dabis F, Balestre E, Braitstein P, Miotti P, Brinkhof MWG, Schneider M, Schechter M, Laurent
C, Boulle A, Kabugo C, Capkun G, Seyler C, McIntyre J, Sprinz E, Bangsberg D, Van der
Borght S, Egger M. Antiretroviral therapy in lower income countries (ART-LINC): International
collaboration of treatment cohorts. The Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower Income Countries (ARTLINC) Study Group. International Journal of Epidemiology, 34, 979-986, 2005.
Publications in Evolutionary and Behavioural Biology
35 - Otti O, Gantenbein-Ritter I, Jacot A and Brinkhof MWG. Immune response increases
predation risk. Evolution, 66: 732-739, 2012.
34 - Rutte C, Taborsky M and Brinkhof MWG. What sets the odds of winning and losing? Trends in
Ecology and Evolution, 21, 16-21, 2006.
33 - Aerni V, Brinkhof MWG, Wechsler B, Oester H and Fröhlich E. Productivity and mortality of
laying hens in aviaries: a systemic review. World’s Poultry Science Journal, 61, 130-142, 2005.
32 - Jacot, A., Scheuber, H. and Brinkhof, MWG. Costs of an induced immune response on sexual
display and longevity in field crickets. Evolution, 58, 2280–2286, 2004.
31 - Brinkhof MWG, Cavé AJ, Perdeck AC and Daan S. Timing of reproduction affect future
reproductive output in European coots. Evolution, 56, 400-411, 2003.
30 - Brinkhof MWG, Heeb P, Kölliker M and Richner H. Immunocompetence of nestling great tits in
relation to rearing environment and parentage. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B,
266, 2315-2311, 1999.
29 - Heeb P, Werner I, Mateman AC, Kolliker M, Brinkhof MWG, Lessells CM and Richner H.
Ectoparasite infestation and sex-biased local recruitment of hosts. Nature, 400, 63-65, 1999.
28 - Heeb P and Brinkhof MWG. Mixed blessings for middle-aged mothers. Nature, 389, 922, 1997.
(Letter)
27 - Jacot, A., Scheuber, H., Holzer, B., Otti, O., Brinkhof, MWG. Diel variation in a dynamic sexual
display and its association with female mate searching behaviour. Proceeding of the Royal
Society London B, 275, 579–585, 2008
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26 - Rutte, C., Taborsky, M. and Brinkhof, MWG. What sets the odds of winning and losing?
Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 21, 16-21, 2006.
25 - Jacot, A., Scheuber, H., Kurtz, J. and Brinkhof, MWG. Juvenile immune status affects the
expression of a sexually selected trait in field crickets. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 18,
1060-1068, 2005.
24 - Aerni, V., Brinkhof, MWG, Wechsler, B., Oester, H. and Fröhlich, E. Productivity and mortality
of laying hens in aviaries: a systemic review. World’s Poultry Science Journal, 61, 130-142,
2005.
23 - Jacot, A., Scheuber, H., Kurtz, J. and Brinkhof, MWG. Juvenile immune system activation
induces a costly up-regulation of adult immunity in field crickets Gryllus campestris. Proceeding
of the Royal Society London B, 272, 63–69, 2005.
22 - Scheuber, H., Jacot, A. and Brinkhof, MWG. Female preference for multiple conditiondependent components of a sexually selected signal. Proceeding of the Royal Society London
B, 271, 2453–2457, 2004.
21 - Jacot, A., Scheuber, H. and Brinkhof, MWG. Costs of an induced immune response on sexual
display and longevity in field crickets. Evolution, 58, 2280–2286, 2004.
20 - Brinkhof, MWG, Cavé, A.J., Perdeck, A.C. and Daan, S. Timing of reproduction affect future
reproductive output in European coots. Evolution, 56, 400-411, 2003.
19 - Scheuber, H., Jacot, A. and Brinkhof, MWG. The effect of past condition on a multicomponent
sexual signal. Proceeding of the Royal Society London B, 270, 1779–1784, 2003.
18 - Walker, M., Steiner, S., Brinkhof, MWG* and Richner, H. Induced responses of nestling great
tits reduce hen flea reproduction. Oikos, 102, 67–74, 2003.
17 - Neuenschwander, S., Brinkhof, MWG, Kölliker, M. and Richner, H.. Brood size, sibling
competition and the cost of begging in great tits (Parus major). Behavioral Ecology, 14, 457–
462, 2003.
16 - Scheuber, H., Jacot, A. and Brinkhof, MWG. Condition dependence of a multicomponent
sexual signal in the field cricket Gryllus campestris. Animal Behaviour, 65, 721-727, 2003.
15 - Holzer, B., Jacot, A. and Brinkhof, MWG. Nutritional condition affects calling behaviour and
attractiveness to females in male field crickets: an experimental field study. Behavioral
Ecology, 14, 353-359, 2003.
14 - Roulin, A., Brinkhof, MWG, Bize, P., Richner, H., Jungi, T.W., Bavoux, C., Boileau, N.,
Burneleau, G. and Monnerat, P.. Which chick is tasty to parasites? The importance of host
immunology versus parasite life-history. Journal of Animal Ecology, 72, 75-81, 2003.
13 - Risch, M and Brinkhof, MWG. Sex ratios of sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) broods: The
importance of age in males. Ornis Fennica, 79, 49-59, 2002.
12 - Kölliker, M., Brinkhof, MWG, Heeb, P., Fitze, P.S. and Richner, H.. The quantitative genetic
basis of offspring solicitation and parental response in a passerine bird with biparental care.
Proceeding of the Royal Society London B, 267, 2127-2132, 2000.
11 - Brinkhof, MWG, Heeb, P., Kölliker, M. and Richner, H.. Immunocompetence of nestling great
tits in relation to rearing environment and parentage. Proceedings of the Royal Society London
B, 266, 2315-2311, 1999.
10 - Heeb, P, Werner, I., Mateman A.C., Kolliker, M., Brinkhof, MWG, Lessells, C.M. and Richner,
H.. Ectoparasite infestation and sex-biased local recruitment of hosts. Nature, 400, 63-65,
1999.
9 - Brinkhof, MWG, Daan, S. and Strubbe, J.H.. Forced dissociation of food- and light-entrainable
circadian rhythms of rats in a skeleton photoperiod. Physiology and Behavior, 65, 225-231,
1998.
8 - Heeb, P. and Brinkhof, MWG. Mixed blessings for middle-aged mothers. Nature, 389, 922,
1997. (Letter)
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7 - Brinkhof, MWG. Seasonal variation in food supply and breeding success in European coots
Fulica atra. Ardea 85: 51-65, 1997.
6 - Brinkhof, MWG. Seasonal decline in body size of coot chicks. Journal of Avian Biology 28:
117-131, 1997.
5 - Brinkhof, MWG and Cavé, A.J.. Food supply and seasonal variation in breeding success: an
experiment in the European coot. Proceedings of the Royal Society London 264: 291-296,
1997.
4 - Brinkhof, MWG, Cavé. A.J. and Perdeck, A.C.. The seasonal decline in the first-year survival
of juvenile coots: an experimental approach. Journal of Animal Ecology 66: 73-82, 1997.
3 - Brinkhof, MWG. Timing of reproduction: An experimental study in coots. Pp. 160. PhD-Thesis
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, 1995.
2 - Brinkhof, MWG, Cave, A. J., Hage, F. J. and Verhulst, S.. Timing of reproduction and fledging
success in the coot Fulica atra: Evidence for a causal relationship. Journal of Animal Ecology,
62, 577-587, 1993.
1 - Strubbe JH, Brinkhof MWG and Prins AJA. Circadian control of food and water intake:
effectsof long-term changes in food and water availability. Appetite 19: 219-220, 1992.
Selected oral presentations at scientific meetings
(Presenting author underlined)
14 - Brinkhof MWG. Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI): Aims, design and first
results. 7th Congress of the European Spinal Cord Injury Federation (ESCIF), Nottwil, June
5-7. 2013.
13 - Fekete C; Eriks-Hoogland I; Baumberger M; Catz A; Lüthi H; Post M; von Elm E; Wyss A;
Brinkhof MWG Development and Validation of SCIM-SR (Spinal Cord Independence
st
Measure III for self-report). 51 Annual Scientific Meeting ISCOS 2012: Advances in Spinal
Cord Injury Management. London, UK. September 26-28, 2012.
12 - Brinkhof MWG, Pujades-Rodriguez M, Egger M. What happened to patients lost to follow
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up? Systematic review of studies tracing patients in resource-limited settings. 13
International Workshop on HIV Observational Databases, Lisbon, Portugal. March 26-28,
2009.
11 - Egger M, Spycher BD, Brinkhof MWG Correcting mortality for loss to follow up: A graphical
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approach applied to ART programmes in resource-limited settings 13 International Workshop
on HIV Observational Databases, Lisbon, Portugal. March, 26-28, 2009.
10 - Brinkhof MWG, Boulle A, Weigel R, Messou E, Mathers C, Orrell C, Pascoe M, Dabis F and
Egger M for the ART in Lower Income Countries Collaboration (ART-LINC) of the International
epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA). Mortality of HIV-infected patients
starting antiretroviral therapy: comparisons with the general population in Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi,
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South Africa and Zimbabwe. 16 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
(CROI), Montreal, Canada. February 8-11, 2009.
9 - Brinkhof MWG Programme retention, mortality and loss to follow-up: the ART-LINC
nd
experience. 2 Botswana International HIV Conference, Gaborone, Botswana. September
17-20 2008.
8 - Brinkhof MWG, van der Borght S, Boulle A, Dabis F, Dickinson D, May M, Schechter M, Egger
M, for the ART in Lower Income Countries Collaboration (ART-LINC) of the International
epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) Mortality of HIV-infected patients starting
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HAART in sub-Saharan Africa: Comparison with the general population in four countries. 12
International Workshop on HIV Observational Databases, Malaga, Spain. March 27-30, 2008.
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7 - Nash D, Katyal M, Brinkhof MWG, Keiser O, May M, Hughes R, Dabis F, Wood R, Sprinz E,
Schechter M, Egger M. Long term CD4 response to potent antiretroviral therapy (ART) among
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ART naïve patients in several low income countries. 15 CROI, Boston, USA. February 3-6,
2008.
6 - Brinkhof MWG, van der Borght S, Boulle A, Dabis F, Dickinson D, May M, Keiser O,
Schechter M, Egger M, for the ART in Lower Income Countries Collaboration (ART-LINC) of
the International epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA). Mortality of HIVinfected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in lower-income countries:
comparison with general populations. 3rd South African AIDS Conference, Durban, June 5-8,
2007.
5 - Egger M, Brinkhof MWG, Orrell C, Weigel R, Seyler C, Phiri S, Bekker L-G, Dabis F, Boulle A
for The Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower Income Countries (ART-LINC) and ART Cohort
Collaborations. Mortality of HIV-1-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy: comparison
rd
between African scale-up programmes and cohorts from industrialized countries. 3 South
African AIDS Conference, Durban, June 5-8, 2007.
4 - Brinkhof MWG Censoring, losses to follow-up, and mortality estimates in observational
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cohorts: Evidence from the ART-LINC Collaboration. 10 International Workshop on HIV
Observational Databases, Madrid, March 23-26, 2006.
3 - Schechter M Brinkhof MWG Tuberculosis following HAART initiation in resource-constrained
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settings: findings from a multinational cohort collaboration. 10 International Workshop on HIV
Observational Databases, Madrid. March 23-26, 2006.
2 - Braitstein P, Brinkhof MWG, Schechter M, Kumarasamy N, Nash D, Boulle A, Ekong E, Dabis
F, Balestre E, Egger M. When are adults in resource-constrained settings most likely to
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experience an HIV-associated illness following HAART initiation and what is it related to. 13
CROI, Denver, USA. February 5-8, 2006.
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Brinkhof MWG, Braitstein P, Boulle A, Balestre E, Miotti P, Kumarasamy N, Wood R,
Schechter M, Egger M, Dabis F, for the ART-LINC Collaboration. Prognostic value of baseline
total lymphocyte count in predicting survival among patients initiating HAART in low-income
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countries. 9 International Workshop on HIV Observational Databases, Budapest. April 21-24,
2005.
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