Programme for NuGOweek 2024

1. 13:00 Registration
14:00 Welcome
14:15 Keynote speaker: Jules Griffin, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, UK
14:55
Integrated analysis of multi-tissue transcriptomic responses to a combined lifestyle intervention
in older adults. Fatih Bogaards, Leiden University Medical Center & Wageningen University and
Research, The Netherlands
15:15
The impact of ageing on taste and food liking, and the proposed role of papillae density. Harry
Stevens, University of Trieste, Italy
15:35
Developing a Panel of Urinary Biomarkers for the Intake of Foods Commonly Consumed in the
UK. Juliet Vickar, Aberystwyth University, UK
15:55 Coffee break
16:45 New NuGO members & ECN promotion
17:15 Welcome reception + networking
19:30 Cultural event: boat tour of historical Ghent city center
SEPTEMBER 2 - 5, 2024, GHENT, BELGIUM
PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
N u G O w e e k 2 0 2 4 :
I N T E G R A T I N G N U T R I T I O N A L
O M I C S I N T O A H E A L T H Y D I E T
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
SESSION 1. EMERGING TRENDS IN OMICS APPROACHES TO
NUTRITION RESEARCH
CHAIRS: MICHAEL MÜLLER & LORRAINE BRENNAN

2. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
9:00 Keynote speaker: Jeroen Raes, Rega Institute for Medical research, Leuven, Belgium
9:40 Keynote speaker: Edith Feskens, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
10:20 Coffee break
10:50
Tissue specific methylomic responses to a lifestyle intervention in older adults associate with
metabolic and physiological health improvements. Marian Beekman, Leiden University Medical
Center, The Netherlands
11:10
Determining the main drivers of childhood overweight and obesity with the salivary metabolome.
Ellen De Paepe, Ghent University, Belgium
11:30
Metabolite clusters linking fatty liver disease to cardiovascular mortality after myocardial infarction.
Luc Heerkens, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
11:50
Integrative analysis of host-microbiota omics data and symptoms in Disorders of Gut-Brain
Interaction. Nicole Roy, University of Otago, New Zealand
12:30 Lunch, vendor & poster session
SESSION 2. A HEALTHY DIET FOR A HEALTHY METABOLISM:
FROM EPIDEMIOLOGY TO COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
CHAIRS: LYNN VANHAECKE & MARTHE DE BOEVRE
SESSION 3. A HEALTHY DIET FOR A HEALTHY METABOLISM:
COMBINING OMICS AND MOLECULAR DATA TO INFER
CAUSALITY
CHAIRS: MARIA TRAKA & KNUT TOMAS DALEN
14:30 Keynote speaker: Ellen Blaak, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
15:10 Keynote speaker: Adil Mardinoglu, King’s College London, UK
15:50 Coffee break
16:20
Streptococcus, Leptotrichia, and Parvimonas are potential biomarkers of initial caries in the saliva of
children. Nitin Agrawal, Folkhälsan Research Center, Finland
16:40
Impact of the mediterranean diet on the metabolomic profile and cognitive function in the Nutrition,
gUT microbiota, and BRain AgINg (NUTBRAIN) study. Claire Connolly, University College Dublin,
Ireland
17:00 Dietary effects on metabolic health and ageing in liver. Marit Hjorth, University of Oslo, Norway
17:20
2’-Fucosyllactose supplementation results in a transient improvement in gut microbial
resilience after vancomycin use in adults with overweight/obesity: a randomised, double-
blind, placebo-controlled intervention. Lars Vliex, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
18:30 ECN network event

3. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
9:00 Keynote speaker: Fermin Ignacio Milagro Yoldi, University of Navarra, Spain
9:40
From static omics snapshots to metabolic fluxes: a genome-scale metabolic modeling tool for
mechanistic insight and metabotyping. Michiel Adriaens, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
10:05 Coffee break
10:30
Optimisation and application of a data analysis strategy for large-scale DNA adductomics. Lieselot
Hemeryck, Ghent University, Belgium
10:50
Comparing changes in chromatin accessibility and gene expression in response to in vivo vitamin D3
supplementation. Maciej Rybiński, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
11:10
Exploring the role of maternal nutrition-associated DNA methylation to contribute to risk of different
subtypes of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Jessica Saville, Northumbria University, UK
11:30 Group photo
12:15 Lunch, vendor & poster session
SESSION 4. INTEGRATIVE OMICS TO BOOST NUTRITION
RESEARCH: DATA ANALYSIS STRATEGIES
CHAIRS: SUSAN COORT & LYNN VANHAECKE
SESSION 5. TOWARDS PERSONALIZED NUTRITION AND
MEDICINE THROUGH TRANSLATIONAL OMICS
CHAIRS: LORRAINE BRENNAN & ROSITA GABBIANELLI
14:15 Keynote speaker: Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
14:55
Neonatal urine presents a metabolomic signature of early feeding pattern – Exclusive breastfeeding
vs. mixed lactation. Pere Bibiloni, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
15:10 Coffee break
15:40
Salivary amylase activity and AMY1 gene copy number are associated with inter-individual differences
in postprandial glucose responses to bread. Monique Daanje, Wageningen University & Research,
The Netherlands
16:00
Diet interaction with gut & vaginal microbiome profiling on blastocysts formation. Salma Hayder
Ahmed, Sidra Medicine, Qatar
16:20
Identification of metabotypes through fasting and postprandial metabolomics: charting a path for
personalized nutritional strategies. Ruifang Li-Gao, Leiden University Medical Center, The
Netherlands
16:40
Unraveling Epigenomic Influences on Vitamin E Bioavailability: Implications for Interindividual
Variability and Precision Nutrition. Mark Pretzel Zumaraga, INRAE, France
17:00 Best Oral Presentation and Best Poster Awards
17:10 NuGO 2025 announcement
19:00 Social dinner and 20-year NuGO party

4. 9:30 Keynote speaker: Susan Sumner, The University of North Carolina, USA
10:10
Effects of dietary fiber intervention on the gut microbiome and microbial TMAO production after beef
consumption: Insights from the MEATMARK study. Thomas Skurk, Technical University Munchen,
Germany
10:30
Examining the association of lipid biomarkers and nutritional factors with the risk of cardiovascular
disease in obese Qatari adults. Annalisa Terranegra, Sidra Medicine, Qatar
10:50 Coffee break
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
SESSION 6. THE IMPACT OF METABOLOMICS ON NUTRITION
RESEARCH: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
CHAIRS: MERLIJN VAN RIJSWIJK & LYNN VANHAECKE
Following NuGOweek 2024, the talks will continue as part of
the Benelux Metabolomics Days 2024 programme.
NUGOWEEK 2024 IS SUPPORTED BY: