Pharma

Unlocking metabolomics

Understanding complex chronic diseases

The microbiome-metabolism connection | Lunch and learn session

February 11, 2025 | 12:00 – 01:00 pm (CST)
University of Illinois Chicago

Join us for a lunch and learn event, sponsored by biocrates life sciences and hosted by the UIC, exploring how the Western-style diet shapes the gut microbiome and influences metabolic pathways in complex chronic diseases.

Discover how targeted metabolomics can reveal crucial microbiome-host interactions that are impactful for many chronic diseases.

 

Key focus areas

Microbiome & metabolism

  • Host-microbiome metabolic interactions
  • Diet-induced microbiome alterations
  • Key metabolites in disease development

Disease applications

  • Neurological conditions | Microbiome-gut-brain axis
  • Autoimmune disorders | Metabolic priming through microbiome changes
  • Early disease indicators and intervention opportunities

Program overview

Globe US

12:00 – 01:00 pm CST
University of Illinois, Chicago

Room 1152
Molecular Biology Research Building

 

Introduction and moderation – 12:00 pm CST

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Stephanie Cologna, Ph.D.

University of Illinois Chicago, Chemistry
Associate Director of Graduate Studies, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research (STEM)

Speaker

Lingjun Li-Vilas

12:05 pm | Marissa Jones, Ph.D.

biocrates life sciences ag
Business Development Manager

Lingjun Li-Vilas

12:40 pm | Interactive Q&A session

Open discussion, research applications, and technology demonstration

Microbiome-metabolism interactions in complex diseases
  • Why metabolomics matters
  • Western diet effects on microbiome composition
  • Metabolic pathways linking microbiome to disease
  • Case studies | From gut dysbiosis to systemic effects
  • Applications of targeted metabolomics in microbiome research