Many thanks to everyone who has reached out publicly or privately in support of this work, especially those working in this field. Truly.

Shared my scientific views on the physiology of famine and severe malnutrition, especially in children, on an article written regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. This is a heartbreaking crisis and I hope for an urgent end to the suffering. Read the article (in Dutch): lnkd.in/exXu2CJd

The Global Grants for Gut Health are now open. If your research explores how nutrition affects the gut #microbiome or barrier function, you may be eligible to apply for one of three grants each offering up to USD$100K. Apply here: go.nature.com/4kb9cO1 #Academicsky 🍎📃

Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. 🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

🎬 Scientific Day replays are live! Watch sessions on cholera, malaria, TB, cancer and more 📺 epicentre.msf.org/en/scientifi...

Thank to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and @epicentre-msf.bsky.social for the invitation to present our study on the molecular understanding of #kwashiorkor. I hope it was as informative and enjoyable for you as it was for me. I thank the audience for the attention, questions and the laughter!

Looking forward to giving a talk about kwashiorkor molecular pathophysiology. Join us in Paris or online. Registration details below. Thanks to @epicentre-msf.bsky.social for the invitation

I am very proud to announce the 2nd Philippine Metabolomics Network Annual Conference. This is a free 1-day conference in Manila to boost metabolomics in the country. Includes workshops on Metabolomics QC by @davidbroadhurst.bsky.social and GNPS by Wout Bittremieux UGent Global Minds Fund

Join our omics data lab in Denmark! we have a 2-year postdoc position available in SDCC in Copenhagen Using omics you will discover molecules important for brain health in clinical cohorts. See the link 👇🏻 www.regionh.dk/job/s%C3%B8g...

📢 New preprint alert! 🚀 🔬 MyGeneMyDiet evaluated gene-based vs. standard weight-loss advice over 12 months in overweight & obese Filipino adults. 📊 Findings: Gene-based advice had no significant advantage in anthropometry or biochemical outcomes. lnkd.in/ejgEGFNA #PrecisionNutrition goes gl🌏bal

It was an absolute pleasure to speak about our research on #omics and severe #malnutrition to colleagues at the Division of Food and Nutritional Sciences at #Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden. Thanks to @carlbrunius.bsky.social for the kind invitation! And also to Rikard and Clemens

😠 Rant warning 😩 Got an email from a journal early Saturday morning, asking to respond within 48 hours!? Of course I want the paper published, but this is nuts! Given: 1. Open access fee of $5440 (+ tax) 2. Paper submitted in April; only got reviewer minor comments in October! 7 mos! Do better!

📣Paper alert 🌏 #RUTF is a life-saving solution for children with severe #malnutrition. Our systematic review offers guidance for affordable, #Codex -compliant RUTF formulations using alternative ingredients, focused on #PDCAAS and lipid profile. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #UNICEF

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 Our latest review in #Appetite highlights critical gaps in the evidence supporting appetite assessments for managing Severe Acute #Malnutrition (SAM). 🔎 Are current tools fit for purpose? What can be improved? Read more: shorturl.at/l94HS #GlobalHealth #Nutrition #ChildHealth

🆕 Global Commission proposes overhaul of obesity diagnosis – going beyond BMI to define when obesity is a disease. Find out more: hubs.li/Q030v_j_0

Let us start 2025 in a positive mood: here are 10 methods things researchers can worry *less* about in 2025

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at my very first #proteomics conference, at the Belgian Proteomics Association Conference 2024. I shared our work on #barriers and #enablers to performing #omics in low and middle-income countries. Thanks to the organizers for the invitation! rdcu.be/d3k2v

Maybe one of the reasons there are so many unhinged academics is that in order to keep your job, you’re constantly required to tout yourself as a Scholar of World-Historical Significance, even as your office’s ceiling tiles slowly dislodge themselves to fall on your head.

Trans fats remain a public health concern in LMICs. To support Nigeria's new regulations, we conducted capacity-building training on TFA analysis in foods in Lagos with Resolve to Save Lives & WHO. Collaboration drives global health! 🌍 #TransFats #GlobalHealth @drtomfrieden.bsky.social

Check our latest study in Nature Communications! 🚨 Children with #HIV & severe #malnutrition experience slower growth recovery. How? Using #proteomics and SEM, we showed that HIV disrupts growth by modulating bone mineralization & humoral immune response. Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌏Honoured to be appointed as Deputy Program Director and Secretary of the MSc Global Health - an inter-university program among UGent, KU Leuven, UHasselt, VU Brussel & UAntwerp. Students attend courses and do #globalhealth research in all 5 Flemish universities! Check here: masterglobalhealth.be

This shows the darkest side of this scientific "industry". I am sure that the authors deliberately wanted to catch the journal, and they succeeded.

Researchers in low & middle-income countries face major challenges when conducting #omics research. What hurdles do we need to overcome? How do we do it? How do we make research fair and equitable? See our latest paper in Nature Biotechnology to understand these barriers and enablers: rdcu.be/dK4Hb

Hi network! I am Bryan, working at Ghent University where I lead a team of passionate scientists that aims to understand the molecular and nutritional drivers of the triple burden of malnutrition in low & middle-income countries. #multi-omics #machinelearning #epidemiology #causal. Open to collab!