Marta Guasch Ferre

Marta Guasch Ferre

Associate Professor

  • Øster Farimagsgade 5

    1353 København K

  • Blegdamsvej 3B, Mærsk Tårnet, 7. sal

    2200 København N.

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20122024

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Primary fields of research

My research focuses on investigating the role of dietary and lifestyle factors in chronic diseases, specifically, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). I have incorporated high-throughput –omics techniques, metabolomics, and genetics, into traditional epidemiological analysis to gain insights into underlying mechanisms that could explain the associations between diet and lifestyle factors in relation to CVD and T2D.

My research group is dedicated to integrating nutrition and lifestyle with big data to advance the prevention of non-communicable diseases such as CVD and T2D.

I am also a Group Leader at Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States.

 

LINK TO: Nutrition, -omics, and cardiometabolic diseases group

https://cbmr.ku.dk/research/human-genomics-and-metagenomics-in-metabolism/guasch-group/

 

Current research

  • Nutritional Epidemiology - Diet for the prevention of cardiometabolic diseases: Evaluating the association between several dietary factors, dietary patterns, and chronic diseases in the context of large prospective cohort studies.
  • The interplay between diet, metabolomics, and cardiometabolic diseases: Co-Investigator of international, multi-institutional collaborative NIH (National Institutes of Health, US) funded projects in the context of Mediterranean diet, plasma metabolites, and cardiometabolic diseases.
  • Circulating metabolites, lifestyle factors, and mortality risk: PI of an NIH-funded grant which leverages unique resources with longitudinal data to identify metabolite profiles and networks associated with total mortality, longevity, and healthy aging.
  • Leveraging big data to improve diet biomarkers: Leveraging large cohort studies and clinical trials with dietary data and metabolomics to advance in the field of improving objective dietary biomarkers through metabolomics.
  • The intersection between nutrition, environmental determinants, and their impact on both human and planetary health. Co-Investigator of a project aimed at developing a planetary healthy diet score (PHD) based on the EAT-Lancet recommendations to identify dietary patterns healthy for humans and the planet and their associations with chronic diseases.

Teaching

Supervisor for bachelor students, master students, and PhD students.

Fields of interest

Nutrition, epidemiology, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolomics

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  • EDUCATION

2014    PhD in Nutrition and Metabolism, Human Nutrition Unit,           Department of Biochemstry and Biotechnology, Rovira i Virgili     University, Spain

2011    Master’s in nutrition and Metabolism, Rovira i Virgili University and University of Barcelona, Spain

2009    BS Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain

 

  • CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS

2022-Present

Associate Professor

Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

2022-Present

Group Leader

Novo Nordisk Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

2022- Present

Adjunct Associate Professor

Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

2021-2022

Senior Research Scientist

Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

2018-2022

Instructor of Medicine and Associate Epidemiologist

Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, United States

2018-2021

Research Scientist

Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,Boston, MA, United States

2017-2018

Research Associate

Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

2015-2017

Research Fellow (Postdoc)

Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

 

  • AWARDS, HONORS, and PRIZES

2021

Sandra A. Daugherty Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Disease or Hypertension Epidemiology and Prevention

American Heart Association

2018

Epidemiology and Prevention Early Career Travel Award

American Heart Association

2017

Finalist Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award for New Investigators

American Heart Association

2016

Travel Award

Postdoctoral Association, HSPH

2015

Most Impactful Publication in Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health

Council on Epidemiology and Prevention of the American Heart Association

 

  • FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS (as PI)

2021-2023

Circulating Plasma metabolites, lifestyle factors, and mortality risk

Research grant, R21 – National Institute of Health (NIH), United States

PI: Dr. Marta Guasch-Ferre

2018-2022

Mechanisms underlying metabolomics and type 2 diabetes in the context of dietary interventions

Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, American Diabetes Association Core Program, United States

PI: Dr. Marta Guasch-Ferre

2017-2019

Mechanisms underlying metabolomic profiles and type 2 diabetes

Research Grant, European Association for the Study of Diabetes/Lilly Foundation, Europe

PI: Dr. Marta Guasch-Ferre

2017-2018

Mediterranean diet, metabolomics, and type 2 diabetes

Research grant, Daniel Bravo Andreu Private Foundation, Spain

PI: Dr. Marta Guasch-Ferre

2015-2017

Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease in the PREDIMED Study

Mobility Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2014-BPA-0017, Generalitat de Catalunya (AGAUR) (Catalan Government), Spain

PI: Dr. Marta Guasch-Ferre

 

  • SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND RESEARCH FELLOWS

I have been supervisor or co-supervisor of 2 bachelor-level students, 1 master student, 4 PhD students, and 7 postdocs. Currently, I am the co-director of two thesis, the primary supervisor of 1 postdoc, and the co-supervisor of 2 postdocs. Mentoring and supervision conducted at Rovira i Virgili University, Spain and Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, United States.

 

  • TEACHING ACTIVITIES

2021-Present

Advanced Epidemiology

University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA, United States

2019

Nutritional Epidemiology

Simmons College, Boston, MA, United States

2015-2018

Nutritional Epidemiology

Friedman School of Nutrition Schooland Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States

2016-2020

Nutrition Seminar Series

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

2011-2015

Human Nutrition for Medical Doctors

Rovira i Virgili University, Spain

2011-2015

Dietetics

Rovira i Virgili University, Spain

2010-2015

Nutrition and Metabolism

Rovira i Virgili University, Spain

 

  • ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

2022  Scientific organization Committee - 1stGothenburg Precision Nutrition Forum, Sweden, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden

2022  Scientific Program Committee - NUTS2022, Rovira i Virgili University, Reus, Spain

2017-2019 Scientific Program Committee and coordinator - Omics: Advances, Applications and Translation in Nutrition, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States

 

  • SELECTED INVITED TALKS

2017

Gut microbiota related metabolites and risk of cardiovascular disease

Oral communication selected for award - American Heart Association Epi lifestyle 2017, Portland, OR, United States

2019                     

Metabolomics signature of Walnuts Consumption

Invited speaker - Omics: Advances, Applications and Translation in Nutrition, HSPH, Boston, MA, United States

2020

Mediterranean Diet and Health Outcomes: metabolomics approaches.

Invited speaker - University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

2020

Acylcarnitines and Heart Failure

Invited speaker - 6th Annual Nutrition Omics Symposium: Advances, Applications, & Translation in Nutrition & Epidemiology, Spain (online due to COVID-19)

2021

The food metabolome: novel biomarkers to improve assessment of dietary intake

Keynote speaker Nutritional Metabolomics session - 2021 Virtual Annual Conference Canadian Nutrition Society, Canada

2022

Health benefits of olive oil consumption

Invited speaker - The Nutrition Round Table, HSPH, Boston, MA, United States

2022

Metabolomics and longevity

Invited speaker - Channing Division of Network Medicine, HMS, Boston, MA, United States

2022

The Mediterranean diet, metabolomics, and Cardiovascular Disease

Invited speaker - Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University

2022

Interplay between diet, metabolomics, and cardiometabolic diseases

Invited speaker - Clinical and Translation Epidemiology Unit, MGH

 

  • EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
2022 Guest Editor - Current Opinion of Lipidology
2021 - Present Associate Editor - Nutrition Journal

2021 – Guest Editor: Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643; IF: 4.546). Special Issue: Community Nutrition and Food Behavior

 

  • COMISSIONS OF TRUST

2013-2017

International Nut and Dried Food Council: INC, Spain, Review Panel Member and Scientific Advisory Board

2016

Health Research Council of New Zealand, New Zealand, Review Panel Member

2019-Present

Travel awards, HSPH Postdoctoral Association, Boston, Review Panel Member

2020

UTAH Diabetes Research Center Pilot & Feasibility Application Review- Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Review Panel Member

2021

UTAH Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center Grant Review, Salt Lake City, United States, Review Panel Member

 

  • MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

2019-2022

Research Scientists Association, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

2019-Present

American Society of Nutrition  

2018-Present

Metabolomics Association of North America (MANA)

2015-Present

American Diabetes Association

2015-Present

American Heart Association – Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

2014-Present

European Association for the Study of Diabetes

2015-2018

Harvard School of Public Health Postdoctoral Association

 

  • CAREER BREAKS

June 2021-October 2021

Maternity leave  

May 2018-September 2018

Maternity leave

 

  • PUBLICATIONS

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8525-1404

Total number of publications in peer-reviewed journals: 116

H-index: 44

Citations: 4775

List of 10 selected recent peer-reviewed publications (full list of publications is presented in a separate document)

  1. Merino J*, Guasch-Ferré M*, Li J*, Chung W, Hu Y, Ma B, Li Y, Kang JH, Kraft P, Liang L, Sun Q, Franks PW, Manson JE, Willet WC, Florez JC, Hu FB. Polygenic scores, diet quality, and type 2 diabetes risk: An observational study among 35,759 adults from 3 US cohorts. PLoS Med. 2022 Apr 26;19(4):e1003972. Category: Medicine General & Internal. Impact Factor:11.069. Q1. Cited: 0.
  2. Guasch-Ferré M, Li Y, Willett WC, Sun Q, Sampson L, Salas-Salvadó J, Martínez-González MA, Stampfer MJ, Hu FB. Consumption of Olive Oil and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Among U.S. Adults. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Jan 18;79(2):101-112. Corresponding author. Category: Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. Impact Factor: 24.09. Q1. Cited: 9.
  3. Morze J, Wittenbecher C, Schwingshackl L, Danielewicz A, Rynkiewicz A, Hu FB, Guasch-Ferré M. Metabolomics and Type 2 Diabetes Risk: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. Diabetes Care. 2022;45(4):1013-1024. Corresponding author. Category: Endocrinology & Metabolism. Impact Factor: 19.11. Q1. Cited: 0.
  4. Pacheco LS, Li Y, Rimm EB, Manson JE, Sun Q, Rexrode Q, Hu Fb, Guasch-Ferre M. Avocado Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in US Adults. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022. Mar 30:e024014. Category: Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. Impact Factor: 5.501. Q1. Cited: 0.
  5. Guasch-Ferré M, Liu G, Li Y, Sampson L, Manson JE, Salas-Salvadó J, Martínez-González MA, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Sun Q, Hu FB. Olive Oil Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk in U.S. Adults. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Apr 21;75(15):1729-1739. Corresponding author. Category: Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. Impact Factor: 24.09. Q1. Cited: 61.
  6. Guasch-Ferré M, Santos JL, Martínez-González MA, Clish CB, Razquin C, Wang D, Liang L, Li J, Dennis C, Corella D, Muñoz-Bravo C, Romaguera D, Estruch R, Santos-Lozano JM, Castañer O, Alonso-Gómez A, Serra-Majem L, Ros E, Canudas S, Asensio EM, Fitó M, Pierce K, Martínez JA, Salas-Salvadó J, Toledo E, Hu FB, Ruiz-Canela M. Glycolysis/gluconeogenesis- and tricarboxylic acid cycle-related metabolites, Mediterranean diet, and type 2 diabetes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Apr 1;111(4):835-844.  Category: Nutrition & Dietetics. Impact Factor: 7.045. Q1. Cited: 19.
  7. Guasch-Ferré M, Satija A, Blondin SA, Janiszewski M, Emlen E, O'Connor LE, Campbell WW, Hu FB, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ. Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Red Meat Consumption in Comparison With Various Comparison Diets on Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Circulation. 2019 Apr 9;139(15):1828-1845. Corresponding author.Category: Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. Impact Factor: 29.69. Q1. Cited: 147.
  8. Guasch-Ferré M, Ruiz-Canela M, Li J, Zheng Y, Bulló M, Wang DD, Toledo E, Clish C, Corella D, Estruch R, Ros E, Fitó M, Arós F, Fiol M, Lapetra J, Serra-Majem L, Liang L, Papandreou C, Dennis C, Martínez-González MA, Hu FB, Salas-Salvadó J. Plasma acylcarnitines and risk of type 2 diabetes in a Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 May 1;104(5):1508-1519. Corresponding author. Category: Endocrinology & Metabolism. Impact Factor: 5.605. Q1. Cited: 29.
  9. Guasch-Ferré M, Liu X, Malik VS, et al. (10/1). Nut Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Nov 14;70(20):2519-2532. Category: Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. Impact Factor: 18.639. Q1. Cited: 27. Corresponding author. Category: Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. Impact Factor: 24.09. Q1. Cited: 126.
  10. Guasch-Ferré M, Hu FB, Ruiz-Canela M, Bulló M, Toledo E, Wang DD, Corella D, Gómez-Gracia E, Fiol M, Estruch R, Lapetra J, Fitó M, Arós F, Serra-Majem L, Ros E, Dennis C, Liang L, Clish CB, Martínez-González MA, Salas-Salvadó J. Plasma Metabolites From Choline Pathway and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the PREDIMED (Prevention With Mediterranean Diet) Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Oct 28;6(11). Corresponding author. Category: Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. Impact Factor: 4.501. Q1. Cited: 88.

Books

1.     Hernández Alonso P, Guasch Ferré M, Bulló M, Salas-Salvadó. Nuts and Cardio-Metabolic Syndrome (Endothelial Function, Inflammation, and Blood Pressure). Alasalvar C, Salas-Salvadó J, Ros E, Sabaté J. Health Benefits of Nuts and Dried Fruits (1st Edition). CRC Press, USA 2020; pp 91-124. ISBN 9781138042841.

2.     Guasch Ferré M, Hu Fb. Nutrition, diet, and alcohol in health and cardiovascular disease. Hurst’s the Heart 15th edition. 2022. Editor: Dr. Valentin Fuster.

 

 

 

External positions

Group Leader, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

15 Nov 2022 → …

Adjunct Associate Professor, Harvard School of Public Health

1 Nov 2022 → …

Keywords

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  • Nutrition
  • Epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Metabolomics

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