The Early Career Researcher Network
The Early Career Researcher Network (ECRN) within SHIFT2HEALTH invites all interested researchers who aim to enhance their scientific careers within the project to become part of it. Our objectives within the ECRN are to stay connected, engage in discussions about our research topics and expand our knowledge through presentations and workshops, tailored to the needs and preferences of our members. Additionally, we aim to facilitate collaboration and interaction among early career researchers, including those from different project partners in various countries, through our close exchange. Our overarching goal is to immerse ourselves in science and research, thus qualifying ourselves further for future work as researchers. To this end, we will establish a network, acquire new knowledge about research methods from different disciplines, foster interdisciplinary exchanges and enjoy our journey together.
Members
Research topic: Ensuring effective communication among all collaborators, overviewing the progress and set deadlines, while analyzing pre-obesity biomarkers in various biological samples and in the characterization of biological mechanisms behind the surge of these biomarkers.
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Research topic: Identifying early obesity-related biomarkers in shift vs. non-shift workers across Europe, using data from a cross-sectional study to investigate the effect of shift work on oxidative stress, DNA damage and untargeted metabolomics.
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Research topic: "My PhD thesis will focus on gut microbiome analyses from the cross-sectional study, the nested mechanistic study and the human intervention."
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Research topic: "Glucose and lipid metabolism among night shift workers during the intervention study.”
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Research topic: nutrition/dietary behaviour, sensory science
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Research topic: nutritional behaviour, sensory perception and food preferences
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Research topic: Studying the cross-talk between circadian clock genes and nutrient sensing pathways in the human gut.
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Research topic: Identification of microbial metabolites/chronobiotics that affect rhythmicity in gut epithelial homeostasis during chronodisruption.
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Research topic: Sleep, circadian rhythms, and women's health at work. Mainly involved in WP3, where we evaluate whether a multicomponent lifestyle approach can promote healthier behavior and improve health outcomes among night-shift workers.
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Research topic: Reducing the risk of obesity and identify early risk obesity-associated (bio-)markers in shift workers.
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Research topic: Development of foods with health-promoting functionalities to meet the sensory preferences and nutritional needs of shift workers.
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Research topic: Physical activity of shift workers in the context of lifestyle and diet.
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Research topic: Development and evaluation of nutritional strategies to reduce and prevent obesity in shift workers.
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Research topic: Investigating the role of dietary factors in promoting health, maintaining a healthy body weight, and preventing cardiometabolic diseases among shift workers.
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Research topic: Focus on the interplay between shift work, dietary and other health behaviors and physiological outcomes.
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