Ambrin
Babu

Postdoctoral Researcher, Food Sciences
PhD, Nutrition Science
Food, gut & nutritional metabolomics research group

Areas of expertise

Metabolomics
gut microbiota
metabolic diseases
nutrition
-omics data integration

Research

I investigate how dietary interventions influence metabolic diseases. My research integrates metabolomics, metagenomics, imaging, and other prognostic biomarkers to uncover the mechanisms by which specific metabolites and functional gut microbiota strains contribute to metabolic benefits, with a focus on their role in the pathophysiology and pathogenesis of these diseases. I am also interested in developing methodological approaches for non-targeted metabolite profiling, data integration across multiple biological matrices, and exploring lifestyle interventions for improving metabolic health.

Publications

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Deep phenotyping of patients with MASLD upon high-intensity interval training (2025)

JHEP Reports
Houttu, Veera; Boulund, Ulrika; Troelstra, Marian; Csader, Susanne; Stols-Gonçalves, Daniela; Mak, Anne Linde; van Dijk, Anne-Marieke; Bouts, Julia; Winkelmeijer, Maaike; Verdoes, Xanthe; van den Berg-faay, Sandra; Lek, Donne; Ronteltap, Ted; de Haan, Ferdinand; Jorstad, Harald; Männistö, Ville; Savonen, Kai; Pentikäinen, Heikki; Hanhineva, Kati; Babu, Ambrin Farizah; Panagiotou, Gianni; van Delden, Otto; Verheij, Joanne; Doukas, Michial; Nederveen, Aart; Schwab, Ursula; Grefhorst, Aldo; Nieuwdorp, Max; Holleboom, Adriaan Georgius
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Associations of altered hepatic gene expression in American lifestyle-induced obesity syndrome diet-fed mice with metabolic changes during NAFLD development and progression (2023)

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Iannone Valeria, Lok Johnson, Babu Ambrin Farizah, Gómez-Gallego Carlos, Willman Roosa Maria, Koistinen Ville Mikael, Klåvus Anton, Kettunen Mikko I, Kårlund Anna, Schwab Ursula, Hanhineva Kati, Kolehmainen Marjukka, El-Nezami Hani
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

"Notame": Workflow for Non-Targeted LC-MS Metabolic Profiling (2020)

Metabolites
Anton Klåvus, Marietta Kokla, Stefania Noerman, Ville M. Koistinen, Marjo Tuomainen, Iman Zarei, Topi Meuronen, Merja R. Häkkinen, Soile Rummukainen, Ambrin Farizah Babu, Taisa Sallinen, Olli Kärkkäinen, Jussi Paananen, David Broadhurst, Carl Brunius, Kati Hanhineva
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )