NUTRIM Partnerships
Based in Maastricht, NUTRIM Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, collaborates with leading research institutes on four continents around the world: Europe, North America, South America and Asia.
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Europe
United Kingdom
University of Birmingham
Topic: Genetic epidemiology & evidence based medicine
Departments: Complex Genetics, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Ophthalmology, Toxicology
- joint NUTRIM-CAPHRI PhD Programme
Topic: Physical activity and health
Department: Human Biology
- joint PhD’s, including exchange PhD students (no formal legislation yet)
University College London
Topic: Gut-liver homeostasis
Departments: Surgery, Molecular Genetics
- faculty exchange
- joint PhD projects
University of Exeter
Topic: Protein metabolism and disuse atrophy
Department: Human Biology
- joint PhD Project – double degree
Germany
RWTH Aachen
Topic: Liver inflammation and failure
Departments: Surgery, Internal Medicine and Molecular Genetics
- joint PhD projects
- faculty exchange
- development of Euregional HPB centre
Topic: Intestinal microbiota
Department: Medical Microbiology
- joint PhD projects
German Diabetes Centre, Düsseldorf
Topic: Metabolism and Diabetes
Departments: Nutrition and Movement Sciences, Internal Medicine
- joint research projects
- joint annual diabetes day
France
INSERM Toulouse
Topic: Adipose tissue biology, disease biomarkers (EU-JPI program mirDIET)
Department: Human Biology
- joint projects
- sample exchange
Institute Pasteur Lille
Topic: Metabolism and Diabetes
Departments: Nutrition and Movement Sciences, Molecular Genetics
- joint research projects
- joint annual diabetes day
Switzerland
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Laboratory of Integrative Systems Physiology
Topic: Mitochondrial metabolism
Departments: Nutrition and Movement Sciences
- faculty exchange
Nestlé Institutes of Health Sciences SA
Nutrition and Metabolic Health Unit
Topic: Human Nutrition and Genes
Department: Human Biology
Belgium
Hasselt University
Topic: Muscle disuse and rehabilitation
Departments: Human Biology
- Joint PhD project
Denmark
University of Copenhagen
Topic: Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
Department: Human Biology
North America
USA
National Institute on Aging
Topic: Chronic disease and aging
Department: Respiratory Medicine
- exchange at PhD and post-doc level
- joint research projects
- master classes
Dartmouth College
Topic: Breath analysis
Department: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Renal Research Institute New York
Topic: Pathophysiological and epidemiological research in the field of renal failure and renal replacement therapy
Department: Internal Medicine, Nephrology
- Joint PhD projects
University of Vermont, Burlington
Topic: Respiratory Biology and oxidant-antioxidant metabolism
Departments: Respiratory Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Canada
University of Guelph
Topic: Mitochondrial respiration
Department: Human biology
- Joint degree
South America
Brazil
University of Sao Paulo
Topic: Optimising efficacy and effects of probiotics on health
Department: Human Biology
Asia
India
St John’s Research Institute and National Academy, Bangalore
Topic: Nutrition and metabolism
Department: Respiratory Medicine
- joint research
- faculty and methodology exchange