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Duc Ninh Nguyen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND), University of Copenhagen. He leads the "Cellular and Molecular Pediatrics" research group within the section for Comparative Pediatrics and Nutrition, focusing on neonatal immunology and nutrition.
His educational background includes:
- PhD in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (2011-2014)
- MSc in Food Science and Technology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (2009-2011)
- BSc in Food Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam (2003-2008)
Dr. Nguyen's primary research examines the impact of perinatal complications (preterm birth, infections, inflammation) on immune development in early life. His work investigates host-nutritional status-microbe interactions determining health outcomes in newborns, with special focus on immunometabolic mechanisms in neonatal infectious diseases like sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis. He employs preterm pig models, human infant cohorts, and multi-omic analyses to advance understanding in this critical field.
His publication record demonstrates consistent contributions to neonatal research, with recent work exploring hepatic metabolism in sepsis, multi-omics approaches to inflammatory bowel diseases, bacteriophage therapy for gut infections, and respiratory interventions for preterm infants. His research bridges veterinary and human medicine through innovative animal modeling.
Dr. Nguyen has secured significant research funding as PI from prestigious sources including:
- Novo Nordisk Foundation (2023-2026): "Nutrition targeting systemic immune cell metabolism as therapy for neonatal infection" (3.0 mio DKK)
- Takeda Ltd (2021-2024): "Effects of plasma proteins against neonatal sepsis" (6.3 mio DKK)
- Independent Research Fund Denmark (2021-2024): "Phage the enemy: fecal bacteriophages to fight necrotizing enterocolitis" (2.9 mio DKK)
He actively supervises students, currently co-supervising 3 PhD students on a daily basis and having previously supervised 2 MSc students. He teaches in MSc courses including "Experimental Animal Nutrition and Physiology" and BSc courses such as "Pathology and Pharmacology." He is a core member of NEOMUNE and NEOCOL research consortiums with extensive collaborations including Arla Foods, Medela, Glycom, Danone, Harvard Medical School, and international hospitals.
His laboratory utilizes advanced platforms including preterm pig models, ex vivo intestinal tissue cultures, and in vitro intestinal epithelial cell models, with analytical techniques encompassing flow cytometry, proteomics, transcriptomics, and milk protein analyses.
