Epigenetic Memory of Vitamin D Supplementation

The investigators will study the mechanistic details of dietary programming of the epigenome at the example of epigenetic programming of primary human immune cells with the micronutrient vitamin D3. They will follow a small number of healthy adult volunteers individually over time while measuring per individual a large number of molecular and dynamic parameters that will be used for mechanistic modeling. The main hypothesis of the investigators is that nutritional components, such as vitamin D3, have a direct effect on the epigenome of the different cell types of the immune system. Using complementary in vivo, in vitro and in silico approaches, they will investigate the mechanistic basis of this dietary epigenetic programming process and how it creates memory.