Arnau Vich Vila

Arnau Vich Vila (PhD) is a computational biologist and postdoctoral researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). He earned a Master’s degree in bioinformatics from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and completed his PhD in Groningen (The Netherlands), where he investigated the gut microbiome and its significance in health and disease, with a particular interest in gastrointestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Arnau has also made significant contributions to comprehending the factors that shape gut microbiota composition, investigating influences from diet and medication through extensive population cohorts such as the LifeLines cohort in the Netherlands and, currently, the Flemish Gut Flora Project in Belgium. Additionally, his current scientific interests involve exploring the role of the gut microbiota in food intolerances and delving into the metabolic implications of the small intestinal microbiota.