NGx Curriculum & Agenda
This 6-day virtual short course is designed for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, health professionals and nutrition scientists from academia and industry. The virtual workshop-style course provides the fundamental concepts of nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics and personalized nutrition through cutting-edge presentations and hands-on experiences using the latest tools to analyze your genetic data and understand your nutrigenetic profile.
Hands-on Group Sessions
Monday and Wednesday afternoons will feature hands-on workshops focused on achievable approaches. You will need to select one group when you register.
Group A – Practice-based session:
Learn to use genetic concepts, common variants and the occasional haplotype in everyday practice. You’ll also learn how to understand your own* nutrigenetic data, review typical case scenarios, and explore specific language for effective messaging.
Group B – Research-based session:
Learn to implement and experiment with statistical methods using your own computer and a dataset provided by the faculty. You’ll learn how to interpret and apply your own* nutrigenetic data. Attendees interested in this session are required to know the use of command-line interface.
*only for early registrants who are US residents (ends March 1, 2021). All other registrants will receive a generic dataset for analysis.
May 19-20, 2021
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May 19, 20, 2021 – Nutritional Genomics and Metabolomics in Precision Nutrition |
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |
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10.00am – 10.10am |
Introductory remarks |
Saroja Voruganti, PhD |
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10.10am – 11.00am |
Overview of nutrigenetics/nutrigenomics |
Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD |
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11.00am – 11.50am |
Genetics primer for nutrition researchers |
Brian Bennett, PhD |
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11.50am – 12.40pm |
Genetics in nutritional epidemiology |
Kari North, PhD |
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12.40 pm – 1.30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
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1.30 pm – 3.00 pm |
Experimental approaches in Nutritional Genomics (Hands-on workshop) |
Saroja Voruganti and Martin |
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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10.00am – 10.50am |
Experimental approaches in Nutrigenetics – Bioinformatics |
Cory Brouwer, PhD |
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10.50am – 11.40 am |
Gene-nutrient interactions in animal models and relevance to human health |
Susan Smith, PhD |
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11.40am – 12.30pm |
NGx and metabolomics in precision nutrition |
Susan Sumner, PhD |
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12.30pm – 1.30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
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1.30 pm – 3.00 pm |
Keynote: Meal feeding studies and physiology of the future |
Elizabeth J. Parks, PhD |
May 26-27, 2021
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May 26, 27, 2021- Microbiome and Epigenetics in Precision Nutrition |
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
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10.00am – 10.50am |
NGx and Microbiome in precision nutrition |
Katie Meyer, PhD |
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10.50 am – 11.40am |
Nutrition and epigenetics – a primer |
Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD |
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11.40am -12.30pm |
Nutrient and genetic regulation of methylation potential |
Natalia Krupenko, PhD |
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12.30pm-1.30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
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1.30pm –3.00pm |
Hands-on workshop |
Saroja Voruganti and Martin |
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Thursday, May 27, 2021 |
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10.00am -10.50am |
Epigenetic and metabolic programming |
Elizabeth Tejero, PhD |
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10.50am – 11.40am |
Epigenetics in maternal and fetal medicine |
Felipe Vadillo-Ortega, PhD |
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11.40am-12.30pm |
NGx in metabolism: Insight into preclinical models |
Jaspreet Sharma, PhD |
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12.30pm – 1.30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
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1.30pm – 3.00pm |
Meet and greet session with speakers |
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June 2-3, 2021
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June 2-3, 2021 Precision Nutrition in health and disease |
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021 |
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10.00am -10.50am |
NGx study of cognitive function |
Carol Cheatham, PhD |
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10.50am – 11.40am |
NGx study of cancer |
Stephen Hursting, PhD |
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11.40am – 12.30pm |
NGx study of childhood obesity |
Saroja Voruganti, PhD |
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12.30pm -1.30pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
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1.30pm – 3.00pm |
Hands-on workshop |
Saroja Voruganti and Martin Kohlmeier |
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Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
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10.00am – 10.50 am |
NGx for studying nutrient requirements |
Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD |
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10.50 am – 11.40am |
Precision Nutrition in medical practice |
Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD |
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11.40 am – 12.30pm |
Closing Remarks – Precision Nutrition in health and disease |
Stephen Hursting, PhD |
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12.30pm – 1.20pm |
NGx Short Course concludes |
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