NGx Curriculum & Agenda

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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

May 19, 20, 2021 – Nutritional Genomics and Metabolomics in Precision Nutrition
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
10.00am – 10.10am	Introductory remarks	Saroja Voruganti, PhD
10.10am – 11.00am	Overview of nutrigenetics/nutrigenomics	Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD
11.00am – 11.50am	Genetics primer for nutrition researchers	Brian Bennett, PhD
11.50am – 12.40pm	Genetics in nutritional epidemiology	Kari North, PhD
12.40 pm – 1.30pm	LUNCH BREAK
1.30 pm – 3.00 pm	Experimental approaches in Nutritional Genomics (Hands-on workshop)	Saroja Voruganti and Martin Kohlmeier
Thursday, May 20, 2021
10.00am – 10.50am	Experimental approaches in Nutrigenetics – Bioinformatics	Cory Brouwer, PhD
10.50am – 11.40 am	Gene-nutrient interactions in animal models and relevance to human health	Susan Smith, PhD
11.40am – 12.30pm	NGx and metabolomics in precision nutrition	Susan Sumner, PhD
12.30pm – 1.30pm	LUNCH BREAK
1.30 pm – 3.00 pm	Keynote talk	Elizabeth J. Parks, PhD

May 26-27, 2021

May 26, 27, 2021- Microbiome and Epigenetics in Precision Nutrition
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
10.00am – 10.50am	NGx and Microbiome in precision nutrition	Katie Meyer, PhD
10.50 am – 11.40am	Nutrition and epigenetics – a primer	Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD
11.40am -12.30pm	Nutrient and genetic regulation of methylation potential	Natalia Krupenko, PhD
12.30pm-1.30pm	LUNCH BREAK
1.30pm –3.00pm	Hands-on workshop	Saroja Voruganti and Martin Kohlmeier
Thursday, May 27, 2021
10.00am -10.50am	Epigenetic and metabolic programming	Elizabeth Tejero, PhD
10.50am – 11.40am	Epigenetics in maternal and fetal medicine	Felipe Vadillo-Ortega, PhD
11.40am-12.30pm	Nutrient metabolism and chromatin biology	Jason Locasale, PhD
12.30pm – 1.30pm	LUNCH BREAK
1.30pm – 3.00pm	Meet and greet session with speakers

June 2-3, 2021

June 2-3, 2021 Precision Nutrition in health and disease
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
10.00am -10.50am	NGx study of cognitive function	Carol Cheatham, PhD
10.50am – 11.40am	NGx study of cancer	Stephen Hursting, PhD
11.40am – 12.30pm	NGx study of childhood obesity	Saroja Voruganti, PhD
12.30pm -1.30pm	LUNCH BREAK
1.30pm – 3.00pm	Hands-on workshop	Saroja Voruganti and Martin Kohlmeier
Thursday, June 3, 2021
10.00am – 10.50 am	NGx for studying nutrient requirements	Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD
10.50 am – 11.40am	NGx and Pharmacogenomics	Tim Wiltshire, PhD
11.40 am – 12.30pm	Precision Nutrition in medical practice	Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD
12.30pm – 1.20pm	Closing Remarks – Precision Nutrition in health and disease	Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD