Nutrition science is increasingly leveraging high-dimensional omics technologies to understand how diet influences metabolism and disease risk. Metabolomics and lipidomics offer comprehensive snapshots of the metabolic response to nutrients, enabling biomarker discovery and the development of personalized dietary and functional food strategies. This cross-disciplinary symposium will engage basic scientists, clinicians, and public health professionals. Speakers will present integrative approaches for identifying biomarkers of diet-related disease, applying omics data to guide precision nutrition, and linking metabolic insights to functional food development. Attendees will gain innovative analytical perspectives, learn from translational omics research examples, and acquire frameworks for applying metabolomic and lipidomic data to advance personalized nutrition, dietary interventions, and evidence-based health solutions. Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the principles and applications of metabolomics and lipidomics in nutrition research. 2. Identify biomarkers linking diet, metabolism, and chronic disease risk. 3. Apply omics data to guide functional food development and personalized nutrition strategies. 4. Integrate metabolomic and lipidomic insights into clinical practice and population-level nutrition programs.
Food and Human Nutritional Sciences
Universtiy of Manitoba
Dr. Miyoung Suh is a Professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba and a Principal Investigator at the St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre within the Division of Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine. She has held national and international leadership roles, including Vice-President (Research) of the Canadian Nutrition Society, Vice-President (EDI) of the Association of Korean-Canadian Scientists and Engineers, and Board Member of Global Women in Science (KWSE). She also serves as Nutrition Lead for the Canada-Israel International Fetal Alcohol Consortium (CIIFAC), advancing perinatal nutrition strategies to mitigate fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), currently funded by CIHR. Her research investigates the roles of dietary lipids in neural and retinal development, particularly under alcohol exposure, diabetes, and obesity. Findings have been mobilized across Indigenous communities in Manitoba to support FASD prevention and maternal–child health. She also serves as Scientific Health Research Liaison with Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, supporting a Smart Vertical Farm initiative to enhance access to affordable, nutrient-dense produce. Her work on anti-diabetic functional vegetables is funded by NSERC-Horizon and Manitoba Agriculture and is integrated into the CIHR–NSERC–SSHRC Healthy Cities Research Training Platform. Collectively, her program bridges mechanistic nutrition science, community partnership, and translational health impact.