Seminars, workshops, sampling weeks, and collaborations — the human side of nutrigenetics research at NGics Lab.
2026.04 — Preliminary protease-supplemented low-protein diet results presented.
Lab members presented preliminary findings on protease-supplemented low-protein diets at the bi-weekly nutrigenetics seminar. Discussion focused on linking growth performance with microbiome shifts.
2026.03 — Broiler trial sampling completed across two weeks.
Two weeks of in vivo sampling for the broiler trial completed without a hitch — fresh material for the next round of 16S and LC-MS-TOF analyses.
A half-day hands-on session on Snakemake, conda environments, and notebook hygiene. We're standardizing the lab's analysis stack across projects.
2026.01 — 2026 roadmap shared with the lab.
We welcomed everyone back from winter break and laid out the 2026 research roadmap: feed efficiency, microbiome-metabolome integration, and sustainable livestock platforms.
A productive afternoon mapping out joint experimental designs for split-feeding studies and shared sampling protocols.
2025.09 — New M.S. students started wet-lab rotation.
New M.S. students began wet-lab basics rotation: pipetting accuracy, RNA extraction QC, and SOP review for animal trials.