HvA Mathematics student Sonny Speijer worked on modeling the transit of nutrients in the intestine and its application within our MetaHealth program in WP3: In silico modeling. He has written an article about this for The Network Pages.
“The most valuable to me was that I could make a (small) contribution to an important cause like MetaHealth by developing a model which simulates gut flow. This model may help to understand the relationship between nutrient intake and the gut microbiome. In the future, MetaHealth plans to expand this model by taking more factors into account, such as the interactions between the microbes. Ultimately, the knowledge obtained from the model can unlock some of the gut microbiome’s secrets, making it possible to develop new treatments for overweight children in the future. ”
