The Metabolomist podcast

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In this interview podcast you can learn how scientists and entrepreneurs create the future of metabolomics. Learn about their struggles, stresses and successes to shape the story of metabolomics as it... more

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April 02, 2026 Birth cohorts & early-life exposome readouts | Lea Maitre
Léa Maitre
Assistant Research Professor at ISGlobal](https://www.isglobal.org/en/our-team/-/profiles/18762)), the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, and coordinates the Exposome Hub](https://www.isglobal.org/en/exposome-hub)) initiative, promoting innovation, collaboration and communication about exposomics.
Favorite metabolite
Neurosteroids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurosteroid))
Neurosteroids, also known as neuroactive steroids, are endogenous or exogenous steroids that rapidly alter neuronal excitability through interaction with ligand-gated ion channels and other cell surface receptors.
Paper discussed in the episode
Multi-omics signatures of the human early life exposome](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34422-2))
Léa Maitre, Mariona Bustamante et al. 2022 Nature Communications
The work presented in this publication was part of the HELIX project](https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/helix-the-human-early-life-exposome-novel-tools-for-integrating-early-life-environmental-exposures-and-child-health-across-europe)), coordinated by Martine Vrijheid from 2013 to 2017.
Initiatives discussed in this episode
IHEN](https://humanexposome.net/)) – The International Human Exposome Network.
Learn more about IHEN’s exposome ambassadors](https://humanexposome.net/news/global-ambassadors-trained-exposome-research/)) and about IHEN’s cohort catalogue.
Global Exposome Summit](https://www.globalexposomesummit.org/)) – Event taking place on April 27-29, 2026 in Sitges, Spain and dedicated to fostering international collaborations in exposomics. Organized by IHEN and the Global Exposome Forum.
](https://globalexposomeforum.org/).
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Finally available – Alice’s book on metabolomics data interpretation
The STORY principle – A guide to the biological interpretation of metabolomics
...more
43min
September 03, 2025 Building community & navigating publishing | María Eugenia Monge
María Eugenia Monge
She is an Independent Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina CONICET](https://cibion.conicet.gov.ar/ms/)).
She is a founding member of the Latin American Metabolic Profiling Society LAMPS](https://jwist.github.io/lamps/)) and a member of the Metabolomics Quality Assurance and Quality Control Consortium mQACC](https://www.mqacc.org/)).
Favorite metabolite
Glucose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose))
It is the most abundant monosaccharide, a subcategory of carbohydrates. Glucose is made from water and carbon dioxide during photosynthesis by plants and most algae. Learn more in the episode!
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Finally available – Alice’s book on metabolomics data interpretation
The STORY principle – A guide to the biological interpretation of metabolomics
...more
45min
August 04, 2025 Democratizing healthcare & participatory medicine | Anne Bendt
Anne Bendt
Deputy Director](https://www.lsi.nus.edu.sg/corp/principal-investigators-4/dr-anne-k-bendt/)) and Principal Investigator at Singapore Lipidomics Incubator SLING](https://www.sling.sg/)), Life Sciences Institute in Singapore.
Favorite metabolite
Tuberculostearic acid](https://www.hmdb.ca/metabolites/HMDB0004085))
A long-chain fatty acid produced by the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis, and investigated as a potential diagnostic biomarker of the disease and drug target. Learn more about tuberculostearic acid in the episode!
Papers discussed
On clinical metabolomics | Fux et al. 2024 A global perspective on the status of clinical metabolomics in laboratory medicine - a survey by the IFCC metabolomics working group](https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/cclm-2024-0550/html)) Clin Chem Lab Med.
On PFAS and lipidomics | Narasimhan et al. 2024 Integrated analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and plasma lipidomics profiles in multi-ethnic Asian subjects for exposome research](https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-024-01145-4)) Environmental Health
Additional resources
Learn more about the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) Metabolomics working group](https://ifcc.org/ifcc-emerging-technologies-division/etd-working-groups/wg-m/)) and the International Lipidomics Society (ILS)-driven ceramides ring trial | Torte et al. 2024 Concordant inter-laboratory derived concentrations of ceramides in human plasma reference materials via authentic standards](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52087-x)) Nature Communications
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Finally available – Alice’s book on metabolomics data interpretation
The STORY principle – A guide to the biological interpretation of metabolomics
...more
59min
July 01, 2025 Favorite metabolites of Metabolomist listeners | Metabolomics 2025 feature
Across these recordings, you will hear about the small molecules and lipids that make the hearts of ten Metabolomists beat for their research. A big thank you to all the contributors! Make sure to let them know that you share their passion for their favorite metabolite by connecting with them through the links below.
Metabolomist´s favorite metabolites
A great thank you to all contributors, namely
IDomenica Berardi
Paula Darwin
Hagen Gegner
Alena Langová
Malena Manzi
Federico Padilla
Elliot James Price
Silvia Radenkovic
Laura Rosina Torres Ortega
Thi Tran Ngoc Minh
...more
12min
June 02, 2025 Exposomics & 5P medicine | Gary Miller
Gary Miller, PhD is Professor of Environmental Health Sciences (in Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics) and Vice Dean for Research Strategy and Innovation at Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, USA
Favorite metabolite
3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL)
A toxic intermediate in the metabolism of dopamine linked to the damage to dopamine neurons in Parkinson’s disease.
Paper discussed in the episode
Zhao et al. Neurology 2024 | Association of Coffee Consumption and Prediagnostic Caffeine Metabolites With Incident Parkinson Disease in a Population-Based Cohort
Learn more about the outcomes of the Banbury conference on exposome in the Science paper, including the newly unified definition of the exposome.
Read the Washington Declaration established and signed at the Exposome Moonshot forum in May 2025, a few days after recording the episode. Follow the progress of the Exposome Moonshot.
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Finally available – Alice’s book on metabolomics data interpretation
The STORY principle – A guide to the biological interpretation of metabolomics
...more
43min
May 05, 2025 Plant metabolism & community-driven software | Tomáš Pluskal
Dr. Tomáš Pluskal is leading the Biochemistry of Plant Specialized Metabolites research group at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Favorite metabolite
Aconitine, not only a poisonous metabolite synthesized by the Monkshood plant, but also a diterpene alkaloid with a chemical structure so intricate that humans still haven’t managed to synthesize it.
Papers discussed in the episode
Pluskal et al. Nature Plants 2019 The biosynthetic origin of psychoactive kavalactones in kava
Additional resources
Learn more about MZmine, the software co-developed by Tomáš Pluskal.
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Finally available – Alice’s book on metabolomics data interpretation
The STORY principle – A guide to the biological interpretation of metabolomics
...more
50min
March 31, 2025 Dietary intervention & precision medicine | Cristina Legido-Quigley
Dr. Cristina Legido-Quigley serves as a Reader in Systems Medicine at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, where she leads research in neurometabolism and disease coping mechanisms. Additionally, she is the Head of the Systems Medicine research group at Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, focusing on personalized medicine in diabetes and metabolic diseases.
Favorite metabolite
Sphingomyelins are important in neuronal function, generally higher in women than men, and depleted in liver disease.
Papers discussed in the episode
Lipidomics and obesity | Huang et al. Nature 2024 Lipid profiling identifies modifiable signatures of cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents with obesity
Lipidomics and Alzheimer’s disease in women | Wretlind et al. MedRxiv 2025 Lipid profiling reveals a deficit of lipids with unsaturated fatty acids in women with Alzheimer’s disease
Additional resources
Lipids in different body parts | Al-Sari et al. PLOSone 2020 Lipidomics of human adipose tissue reveals diversity between body areas
Baker Institute Lipidomics PheWeb | Genetic associations with the human lipidome discussed in the episode
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Alices first book
The STORY principle - A guide to the biological interpretation of metabolomics
Also featuring some of the Metabolomists from Season 1
Available on Amazon and the biocrates webshop
...more
1h 3min
September 03, 2024 Bacterial metabotypes & the medicine of tomorrow | Audrey Le Gouellec
Dr Audrey Le Gouellec is an Associate Professor and Hospital Practitioner in clinical biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine, Université Grenoble Alpes and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble Alpes.
Learn more about her work at CHU Grenoble.
Favorite metabolite
[Spermidine (https://biocrates.com/spermidine-metabolite/) & hypusine(https://hmdb.ca/metabolites/HMDB0011140)]
Papers we discussed in this episode
[Metabotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Correlate with Antibiotic Resistance, Virulence and Clinical Outcome in Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Infections
Moyne et al. 2021 Metabolites]
(https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/11/2/63)
What clinical metabolomics will bring to the medicine of tomorrow
[Le Gouellec et al. 2023 Mini review Frontiers in Analytical Science
(https://doi.org/10.3389/frans.2023.1142606)]
[More about the Fibrotest(https://www.biopredictive.com/products/fibrotest-actitest/) discussed in this episode]
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Alices first book
The STORY principle - A guide to the biological interpretation of metabolomics
Also featuring some of the Metabolomists from Season 1
Available on Amazon and the biocrates webshop
...more
46min
August 06, 2024 Metabolomic epidemiology & childhood obesity | Sandi Azab
Sandi M Azab is Research Associate at McMaster University Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact in Canada.
Learn more about her work here. Connect with her here.
Favorite metabolite
Pentadecanoic acid (FA 15:0 or C15:0)
Papers we discussed in this episode
[Early sex-dependent differences in metabolic profiles of overweight and adiposity in young children: a cross-sectional analysis]
(https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-023-02886-8)
Systematic review discussed in the episode
A systematic review of metabolomic studies of childhood obesity: State of the evidence for metabolic determinants and consequences
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Alices first book
The STORY principle - A guide to the biological interpretation of metabolomics
Also featuring some of the Metabolomists from Season 1
Available on Amazon and the biocrates webshop
...more
43min
July 02, 2024 Phenomics & Microbiome | Marc-Emmanuel Dumas
Marc-Emmanuel Dumas is Chair in Systems Medicine at the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London in the UK and CNRS Director of Research and group leader at U1283/UMR8199 at the European Genomic Institute for Diabetes in Lille, France.
Favorite metabolite
Phenylacetic acid (PAA)
Learn more about his work:
Systems Medicine Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction - Faculty of Medicine
Papers we discussed in this episode
[Molecular phenomics and metagenomics of hepatic steatosis in non-diabetic obese women]
(https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-018-0061-3)
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Alices first book
The STORY principle - A guide to the biological interpretation of metabolomics
Also featuring some of the Metabolomists from Season 1
Available on Amazon and the biocrates webshop
...more
38min

FAQs about The Metabolomist podcast:

How many episodes does The Metabolomist podcast have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.