Metabolomics, along with lipidomics, is a powerful phenotyping technology. It allows us to measure polar and lipid metabolites with greater specificity and sensitvity than ever before! Using metabolomic approaches, we are uncovering previously unknown biological functions of well-known metabolites, getting new insights into metabolic signaling and pathway activity, and discovering new metabolites and metabolic pathways…
In brief, with metabolomics, we are revisiting the metabolism & building upon the acquired knowledge of biochemistry!
“There’s more to metabolites than metabolism; metabolites are perhaps the body’s most important signaling molecules”
— David Wishart, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Physiological Reviews 2019
“Unlike genes or proteins, metabolites are readily available, typically inexpensive and their relatively simple structures make them amenable for bioactivity screening and clinical applications”
— Gary Siuzdak, The Scripps Research Institute, CA, USA, Nature Biotechnology 2018
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- Football tournament
Thanks to Ioanna (and Quentin, apparently!) and their unstoppable enthusiasm, we somehow ended up playing football. Yes… football! 😂⚽ Despite a large part of our team being completely “largué” (lost, overwhelmed, or simply running on very limited football skills), and with a few substitutions, from the DBC team essentially, we managed to lose with dignity!… - Welcome to Félicien
We are happy to welcome Félicien Huguenot, who joined our team as a Research Technician! Félicien holds a Master’s degree in R&D in Analytical Strategy from Paris-Saclay University (France), and brings a diverse analytical background spanning medical diagnostics, analytical chemistry, and mass spectrometry. During his Master’s, Félicien developed his experience in mass spectrometry through an… - Mass Spectrometry Grill
We enjoyed THE Mass Spectrometry Grill Lunch yesterday, bringing together mass spectrometrists from across the local Léman region, including colleagues from UNIL/CHUV, and EPFL. A BIG thank you to Laure Menin and her group for the initiative, and to everyone from the PAF at UNIL, and Proteomics Facility at EPFL, as well as the Spectroswiss… - Save the Date: Swiss Metabolomics Society Annual Meeting 2026
We are pleased to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the Swiss Metabolomics Society will take place on October 23, 2026, at Campus Biotech in Geneva. The scientific program will feature excellent keynote presentations, with Gunda Köllensperger (University of Vienna) and Tim Ebbels (Imperial College London) already confirmed as plenary speakers. Join the Swiss… - Mapping Serum Sphingolipids Across the Adult Lifespan
We are excited to share our latest publication in Communications Medicine, the result of an excellent collaboration with sports medicine physicians Justin Carrard and Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss! Special congratulations go to Justin Carrard, Head of the Sport & Youth Health Unit at CHUV, who led this project with remarkable dedication and enthusiasm. As lipidomics continue to… - Welcome to Maria!
We are happy to welcome Maria Lamprakopoulou, who joined our group in May as a PhD student! Maria holds an MSc in Pharmacy and brings great enthusiasm for analytical science and metabolomics. Her PhD project will focus on microbiome-derived lipids, from structural characterization to quantitative profiling across a diverse range of human biofluids. Her work…