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Francisca NGENDA KABOMBO is presenting her work at the EMBA 2026 congress.
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30 September 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

EMBA 2026 Congress - Francisca NGENDA KABOMBO

On September 25, 2026, Francisca NGENDA KABOMBO, Ph.D. student at the PhAN Joint Research Unit, presented her research at the annual EMBA (European Milk Bank Association) conference held in Milan (Italy). This was an opportunity to highlight the results of her surveys on breastfeeding practices in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This work is being conducted as part of the TSARA program, a partnership between research and training institutions in Africa and Europe (INRAE and CIRAD).
Effects of Paternal DHA Supplementation on Offspring Metabolism
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22 September 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

The unsuspected role of paternal diet before conception

For a long time, research in the field of DOHaD (Developmental Origins of Health and Disease) has focused primarily on the impact of maternal nutrition during pregnancy on offspring health. However, it is now known that the father’s nutritional status can also influence the health and metabolism of his offspring. In this context, this study investigated the effects of paternal supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a polyunsaturated fatty acid from the omega-3 family, which is generally associated with beneficial health effects.

Paul Bobin’s work was recently recognized with the PhD Thesis Award from the French-speaking Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) (https://www.sf-dohad.fr).

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The AMICAL research group is organizing a webinar on Thursday 17 September 2026, from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm, on the topic “The voice of the gut: when the vagus whispers, dopamine listens”, featuring Professor Giuseppe Gangarossa, University Professor at the Functional & Adaptive Biology Unit (BFA, UMR 8251 CNRS – Université Paris Cité).

Nils Giordano

Nils Giordano joined the PhAN Joint Research Unit in September 2026 as a contract researcher for a two-year term. A computational biologist, he specializes in modeling and analyzing cellular communities interacting with their environment. His previous work includes the analysis of large metagenomic and metatranscriptomic datasets (gut microbiota and marine microbiome), the modeling of metabolic interactions within microbial communities, and the modeling of subclonal evolution in hematologic cancers through multi-omic integration. Within the unit, his research focuses on the mechanisms that shape microbial communities during intestinal colonization in infants and young children, in relation to lifestyle, diet, and the environment.

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Welcome on our web page. The Join Research Unit "Physiology of the Nutritional Adaptation" was created in 2006 to study perinatal denutrition.