The STRIMHealth project will increase the research capacity of IBISS in the field of metabolic diseases, link it to existing EU initiatives and develop a competitive multidisciplinary research unit with strong international networks. The leader of the STRIMHealth-Strengthening Translational Research for Improved Metabolic Health project is Dr. Nataša Veličković from the Department of Biochemistry. In addition to colleagues from the Department of Biochemistry, the participants in the project are also colleagues from the Department of Plant Physiology, the Department of Immunology and the Department of Molecular Biology. Partners from abroad with: Prof. Matej Orešič, Örebro University, Sweden, Prof. Max Nieuwdorp, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands and Prof. Cecília Rodrigues, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Portugal.