Thesis subject

Optimizing immune function via the diet

Provide a literature overview of novel cellular and physiological metabolic processes that impact immune function and design nutritional interventions to strengthen the immune function.

Background: It has been recently discovered that metabolism of immune cells is a critical regulator of inflammatory diseases. This opens up novel opportunities to design nutritional intervention that impact inflammatory diseases..

Aim: Provide a literature overview of novel cellular and physiological metabolic processes that impact immune function and design nutritional interventions to strengthen the immune function.