January 31, 2020, TiFN project leaders came together in Den Bosch to discuss ‘their’ TiFN way of working and how to maximise it in the future.

TiFN is adding a new element to its project cycle: the Results to Success Workshop. This 1-day workshop will take place a year before the project ends and aims to ensure that optimal project success is obtained for all partners.

As a PhD fellow, Sjoerd van der Meulen dived deeply into RNA regulation of Lactococcus lactis. His research kick-started the entrepreneur in him and he recently began his own business cultivating microgreens. “The scientific approaches I learned are invaluable”.

Kidney-transplant recipients, and women in general, could benefit from vitamin B6 supplementation. This is one of the conclusions from research by TiFN PhD fellow Isidor Minović, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Elderly need no less than the protein equivalent of 120-150 grams of chicken breast or 1-1.5 litres of milk in order to increase post-exercise muscle-protein synthesis rates. Andy Holwerda investigated strategies to make low-protein dosing more beneficial.

Nutritionist Imre Kouw enjoyed her internship at Maastricht University so much that she decided to do a PhD. Six years later she successfully defended her thesis Nutritional strategies to support muscle maintenance in clinical populations.