Advances in Omics Approaches for Understanding Metabolic Disorders: Environmental and Nutritional Perspectives
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 477
Special Issue Editor
Interests: omics approaches; advanced toxicity screening; human health risk assessment; environmental and nutritional factors; metabolic disorders; toxicology; biomarker discovery; stem cell biology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to our Special Issue of Biology, titled “Advances in Omics Approaches for Understanding Metabolic Disorders: Environmental and Nutritional Perspectives”.
Metabolic disorders, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, are complex conditions influenced by various factors, such as environmental exposures and nutritional influences. Both factors independently play significant roles in disrupting metabolic pathways and increasing the risk of disease. The combination of these influences can amplify their adverse effects, offering unique insights into their interplay. This Special Issue will focus on these critical topics, either individually or in combination, to advance our understanding of metabolic dysfunction and disease mechanisms.
We aim to highlight cutting-edge research leveraging omics technologies (e.g., transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) to explore the molecular mechanisms underlying metabolic disorders. In addition, we encourage studies addressing cumulative toxicity, co-exposures, and advanced methodologies for toxicity screening, which are particularly relevant in understanding the complex interactions between these factors.
Submissions to this Special Issue are welcome on themes including, but not limited to, the following:
- Mechanistic insights into metabolic dysfunction across key tissues and systems;
- Omics approaches to studying disrupted metabolic pathways;
- Environmental exposures or nutritional factors contributing to metabolic disorders;
- Co-exposure and cumulative toxicity as amplifiers of metabolic disruption.
- High-throughput screening and computational modeling for metabolic toxicity;
- Integration of omics data into a systems-level understanding of metabolic diseases;
- Advances in NAMs and in vitro models for studying metabolic dysfunction.
This Special Issue aligns with Biology’s mission to advance knowledge in biological systems, offering a platform for research at the intersection of toxicology, nutrition, and systems biology. By exploring these critical areas, this collection will provide novel insights and actionable knowledge for addressing metabolic disorders and their underlying mechanisms.
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this exciting and pertinent Special Issue.
Dr. Yue Ge
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metabolic disorders
- environmental exposures
- nutritional factors
- omics technologies
- co-exposures
- cumulative toxicity
- metabolic pathways
- human health risk assessment
- advanced in vitro models
- systems toxicology
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