232 Appendices ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The following pages are dedicated to acknowledge every person who has helped me along the way and who made it possible, in one way or another, for me to complete this thesis. These pages are not enough to express my deep gratitude. To start, I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Barbara M Bakker and Prof. Robert Bandsma. Dear Barbara, I cannot think of the words to express how grateful I am to you. From the very beginning, you have believed in me and encouraged me to learn and enjoy what I do. Since I started the PhD, you have motivated me to be a better scientist and not only do what I already know but also to learn and take with me as much as possible. You have always motivated me to be a better scientist, to ask the right questions and to always find the links; not only between words, but also between ideas. After every meeting I felt like no problem was big enough that it couldn’t be solved. I am grateful I could share my professional and personal journey with someone who finds such joy in what they do. I hope you continue to guide and inspire as many people as possible in the future. And for me, I only hope I can, one day, inspire someone the way you inspired me. Dear Robert, thank for all the help and support throughout the PhD. Although I could not pop into your office as easily as with Barbara, I am extremely grateful for your help and support. I truly admire your scientific drive and how easy it is for you to have a global vision of science and integrate the smallest details into the bigger picture. I am extremely thankful for the opportunity to spend 3 months at Sickkids working with you and your team. This was one of the most enriching experiences of my PhD, not only academically but also personally. I admire your work in the field of malnutrition and I hope I can read more research coming from the Bandsma lab in the future. I would also like to thank the members of my PhD committee Prof. Ronald Wanders, Prof. Amalia Dolga, Prof. Klaas Nico Faber, Prof. Ida van der Klei, Prof. Hans Jonkers, Prof. Adélaïde Raguin and Dr. Dorota Kurek, for taking the time to read my thesis and evaluate my scientific contribution. Next, I would like to thank all my coauthors and collaborators for your help and contribution to the different manuscripts in this thesis. Also, I would like to thank the funding institutions that allowed this work to take place. I would also like to thank the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 812968; and all the Perico members. Tjaša thank you for the help with the
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