Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism
From healthy lifestyle and disease prevention to disease management and healthy ageing across the whole lifespan.
NUTRIM contributes to health maintenance and personalised medicine by unraveling lifestyle and disease-induced derangements in metabolism and by developing targeted nutritional, exercise and drug interventions.
This is facilitated by a state of the art research infrastructure and close interaction between scientists, clinicians, master and PhD students.
NUTRIM's Research focus and overall aim
Research into lifestyle and disease-specific factors in disease onset and progression, plays a crucial role in the pursuit of new therapeutic diagnostic methods and new forms of treatment. Therefore, NUTRIM's research focuses on the entire life cycle of people to improve preventive lifestyle strategies, current and novel treatments options, and the improvement of patient care and the patient's experience.
NUTRIM research focuses on chronic diseases, including diabetes, COPD, inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease and renal disease, and contributes to improving cancer care. Biomedical research is directly linked to clinical trials and research focusing on behavioural interventions and health promotion. A primary goal is to accelerate the translation of science to patient and population.
NUTRIM Research areas
1. Metabolic Health
Our goals in research area l are to create a better mechanistic understanding of the etiology of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, which all affect global health.
Case Studies of research area 1
2. Liver & Digestive Health
Central disorders that are investigated in research area 2 include inflammatory bowel disease, liver failure, irritable bowel syndrome, cancer cachexia, cholestasis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
More on liver and digestive health
Case Studies of research area 2
3. Healthy Ageing
Research in area 3 aims to understand the onset of disease related to age and lifestyle and to identify people with an enhanced risk for disease and (re-)hospitalisation.
Case Studies of research area 3
PhD Education
NUTRIM offers a PhD programme with high internationally recognised standards and qualified supervisors will guide you. Our ambition is to foster the academic development of young researchers such that they can develop themselves by acquiring skills and expertise. The NUTRIM PhD training offers a programme for students who aspire a broad understanding of human nutrition, metabolism and toxicology, next to outstanding research capabilities. NUTRIM PhD students are also involved in several master’s programmes in educational roles.
In its PhD programme, NUTRIM aims to meet the demand for scientists who are acquainted with novel fundamental research concepts and are equipped to optimise the translation from science to the clinic and to public health.
News
Obesity: Look beyond body weight
In his inaugural address on 11 October, Professor Gijs Goossens, Professor of Cardiometabolic Physiology of Obesity, highlighted the crucial role adipose tissue plays in our metabolism and overall health. The more we understand about this complex chronic condition, the better we can address the...
Kenneth Meijer, Professor in ‘Human Movement Sciences, with special focus on Neuromechanics’
Newly appointed NUTRIM Professor as of July 1st 2024
Ramon Langen, Professor in ‘Skeletal muscle biology in lung pathology’
Newly appointed NUTRIM Professor as of July 1st 2024
Protein-rich diet no improvement for intensive care patients
The study was conducted by physician-researcher Julia Bels and led by intensivist Marcel van de Poll both NUTRIM /MUMC+ researchers
New obesity framework: looking beyond BMI
A study conducted by the Easo led by Prof. Gijs Goossens of Maastricht UMC+ and Dr. Luca Busetto published today in Nature Medicine.
Events
Promotions
Doctoral theses in all three NUTRIM divisions listed by publication year.
Case studies
Scientific and societal impact - projects, best practices and stories of NUTRIM
Publications
Research outputs from all three NUTRIM divisions.
NUTRIM works in close cooperation with the Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+). MUMC+ is known both nationally and internationally for its focus on prevention and taking an integrated approach to health care: from prevention, promotion of good health, and basic care, to top-level clinical diagnostics and treatment. Patient safety is our top priority in all of our endeavours. MUMC+ is part of The Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres.
