Bryan Gonzales
@filiphenome.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ Ghent University (BE) and Senior Scientist @ Wageningen University (NL). I study the triple burden of malnutrition in low and middle-income countries using systems biology #metabolomics #proteomics #machinelearning #epidemiology
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Bryan Gonzales
@filiphenome.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Barriers and enablers to the effective implementation of omics research in low- and middle-income countries
Nature Biotechnology - Addressing the hurdles and opportunities associated with omics research in low- and middle-income countries may inform strategies for its effective execution, and thus...
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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
See our latest paper in Nature Biotechnology to understand these barriers and enablers: rdcu.be/dK4Hb
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
This is a heartbreaking crisis and I hope for an urgent end to the suffering.
Read the article (in Dutch): lnkd.in/exXu2CJd
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July 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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
This is a heartbreaking crisis and I hope for an urgent end to the suffering.
Read the article (in Dutch): lnkd.in/exXu2CJd
Reposted by Bryan Gonzales
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 🍎📃
July 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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 🍎📃
Reposted by Bryan Gonzales
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/...
🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...
June 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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/...
🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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🎬 Scientific Day replays are live!
Watch sessions on cholera, malaria, TB, cancer and more
📺 epicentre.msf.org/en/scientifi...
Watch sessions on cholera, malaria, TB, cancer and more
📺 epicentre.msf.org/en/scientifi...
June 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🎬 Scientific Day replays are live!
Watch sessions on cholera, malaria, TB, cancer and more
📺 epicentre.msf.org/en/scientifi...
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!
OMICs studies highlight that Kwash may be a combination of malnutrition & inflammatory syndrome leading to the disruption of the extracellular matrix and sphingolipid metabolism, with possible implications for capillary permeability and for the function of the lymphatic system.
June 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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
Thanks to @epicentre-msf.bsky.social for the invitation
📢 Malnutrition at the Scientific Day on June 4
🔬 Discover results from a clinical trial on rehydration for SAM children & a qualitative & OMICs study on kwashiorkor.
🌍 Join us for important updates on tackling malnutrition in vulnerable populations
epicentre.msf.org/en/scientifi...
🔬 Discover results from a clinical trial on rehydration for SAM children & a qualitative & OMICs study on kwashiorkor.
🌍 Join us for important updates on tackling malnutrition in vulnerable populations
epicentre.msf.org/en/scientifi...
May 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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
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
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
The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐏𝐌𝐍) invites researchers, scientists, and students to submit abstracts for the 2𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐌𝐍 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞—a platform to advance metabolomics in the Philippines and foster inter-institutional and interdisciplinary collaboration.
PMN Annual Conference - Abstracts Submission
📢 Call for Abstracts 2nd Philippine Metabolomics Network Annual Conference
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May 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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
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
Reposted by Bryan Gonzales
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...
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...
Region Hovedstaden
www.regionh.dk
April 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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...
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
🔬 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
Effect of Gene-based vs. Standard Weight-Loss Recommendations on Anthropometry, Lipid and Glucose Markers, and Dietary Intake: The MyGeneMyDiet Study
Background: Gene-based nutrition recommendations have emerged as a strategy for weight management, but their effectiveness over standard advice remains uncertain. Objective: This study evaluated MyGen...
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March 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📢 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
🔬 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
March 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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!
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!
January 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
😠 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!
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
#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
Systematic review of protein quality and n-6 and n-3 lipid profile of alternative ingredients for ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF)
Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) is a lipid-based food used for the treatment of children with severe wasting. Due to its current high cost, formu…
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January 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📣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
#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
🔎 Are current tools fit for purpose? What can be improved? Read more: shorturl.at/l94HS
#GlobalHealth #Nutrition #ChildHealth
Appetite and childhood malnutrition: A narrative review identifying evidence gaps between clinical practice and research
Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is a critical global health issue, contributing to approximately one-half of all child mortality worldwide. SAM manage…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🚨 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
🔎 Are current tools fit for purpose? What can be improved? Read more: shorturl.at/l94HS
#GlobalHealth #Nutrition #ChildHealth
Reposted by Bryan Gonzales
🆕 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
Find out more: hubs.li/Q030v_j_0
January 15, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🆕 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
Find out more: hubs.li/Q030v_j_0
Reposted by Bryan Gonzales
Let us start 2025 in a positive mood: here are 10 methods things researchers can worry *less* about in 2025
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ALT: a countdown clock with the number 10 in the center
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December 23, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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
rdcu.be/d3k2v
December 12, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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
rdcu.be/d3k2v
Reposted by Bryan Gonzales
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.
December 6, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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
Collaboration drives global health! 🌍 #TransFats #GlobalHealth
@drtomfrieden.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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
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...
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...
Systemic biological mechanisms underpin poor post-discharge growth among severely wasted children with HIV - Nature Communications
Here the authors show in a case-control study with more than 800 children that HIV indirectly affects early post-discharge growth in children recovering from severe malnutrition by impacting baseline ...
www.nature.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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...
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
Check here: masterglobalhealth.be
Homepage - Master Global Health
Do you want to tackle health inequalities between countries? Are your ready to unravel the complexities of major global health challenges? Do you have an open mind and collaborative spirit? Then this ...
masterglobalhealth.be
November 21, 2024 at 12:20 PM
🌏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
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.
Practice of neurosurgery on Saturn
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 19, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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
See our latest paper in Nature Biotechnology to understand these barriers and enablers: rdcu.be/dK4Hb
Barriers and enablers to the effective implementation of omics research in low- and middle-income countries
Nature Biotechnology - Addressing the hurdles and opportunities associated with omics research in low- and middle-income countries may inform strategies for its effective execution, and thus...
rdcu.be
November 15, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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
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!
November 15, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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!