Christophe Lay

Scientific Commitment, Expertise and Leadership:

The human microbiome and its relevance to gut health. The human microbiome and its relevance to maternal/ child health in the first 1000 days. The impact of early life nutrition on the gut microbiome/ microbiota and its relevance to maternal child health. Tailored nutrition for compromised gut microbiota/microbiome. The trans-generational maternal microbial inheritance. Personalized Nutrition empowered by Microbiome Science (#OneBiome).

Scientific translation of clinical, observational and birth cohort studies into values (scientific evidence) to substantiate/ support nutritional innovation, clinical benefits and storytelling.

Intellectual engagement with Key Opinion Leaders in the ASPAC region in co-promoting Microbiome Science and raising awareness about the relevance of Microbiome Science in human heath.

Leadership in building external scientific credibility (Microbiome science) and capability (Multi-Omics expertise) through the implementation of collaborative efforts in the Asia Pacific Region:

-National University of Singapore

-Nanyang Technological University (Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering): Metagenomics & Metatranscriptomics Expertise

-Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR, Singapore): Metabolomics & Metaproteomics Expertise

-Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR, Singapore): ShotGun 16S rRNA sequencing Expertise

-University of New South Wales (Sydney)

-University of Otago (New Zealand)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Paris-Sud University (Paris XI) (2001 — 2004)
• Master of Science - MS AgroParisTech - Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement (2000 — 2001)

Companies

• Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor National University of Singapore (2018)
• Senior Scientist Gut Microbiota/ Microbiome Danone (2011)
• Honorary Adjunct Assistant Professor National University of Singapore (2014 — 2018)
• Post-doctoral fellow Genome Institute of Singapore (2009 — 2011)
• Post-doctoral Fellow Institute of Microelectronics (2007 — 2009)
• Post-doctoral fellowship funded by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America University of Otago (2005 — 2006)

Skills

The most important

• Life Sciences
• Storytelling
• Scientific Writing

Other

Research