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Deciphering the effect of diet on molecular markers of health and disease   

Abstract:

Epidemiological evidence increasingly supports diet as a key contributor to human health and disease. Specific components of diet, such as lipids, dietary fiber, and the degree of food processing can significantly influence disease risk.

In this presentation, I will highlight molecular pathways that can be modulated through dietary strategies to help prevent disease onset. Focusing on Crohn’s disease as a case study, I will illustrate how diet can shape disease risk and identify potential targets for prevention.

Advances in multi-omics approaches, spanning proteomics to microbiomics, are rapidly transforming our understanding of disease pathogenesis and revealing how diet interacts with the host and gut microbiome at an unprecedented level of detail.

Dr. Williams Turpin

Assistant Professor of Nutritional Science at the University of Toronto,                        Translational Research Scientist, Mount Sinai Hospital                          

Dr Turpin's research centers on the intersection of diet, the gut microbiome and immune-mediated disease, with a strong emphasis on proteomics and multi-omic approaches to better understand disease mechanisms. His work explores how nutritional factors - such as lipids, dietary fiber, and levels of food processing - influence molecular pathways involved in conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, with the goal of advancing strategies for disease prevention and management.

Using advanced proteomics and integrative multi-omics, Dr Turpin investigates how dietary patterns shape microbial function alter host protein expression, and modulate inflammatory responses. His research is highly translational, bridging mechanistic discovery with clinically relevant applications including personalised nutrition and targeted interventions

In this presentation he will highlight how diet can modulate key molecular pathways to help prevent disease onset, using Crohn's disease as a case study to demonstrate how dietary factors influence disease risk and reveal potential targets for prevention. He will also discuss how advances in multi-omics, from proteomics to microbiomics, are transforming our understanding of disease pathogenesis and enabling deeper insights into host-microbiome interactions. 

Through close collaboration with clinicians and dietitians, Dr Turpin ensures his work remains directly applicable to patient care and real-world health strategies. 

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