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Series 1 & 2: Nutrigenomic Foundations & Applications

The complete two-series pathway into clinical nutrigenomics. Build a strong foundation in nutrigenomics and learn how to apply it in practice.

Instructors: Robert Thomas, Matthew Lim & Margeaux Higgins. 

In conversation with Head of Faculty: Dr Christine Houghton.

Best for clinicians, naturopaths, nutritionists and health practitioners.

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UPGRADE YOUR PRACTICE

Your patients have already embraced nutrigenomics.
The question is whether their clinician can guide them.

Gene-testing kits, SNP reports and “MTHFR” advice are everywhere, and most of it is noise.

The clinicians who thrive are those who understand the biochemistry beneath the genotype, and can translate it into a confident, evidence-based prescription.

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01

SNPs are not destiny

A polymorphism describes a tendency, not an outcome. Knowing which food-derived molecules modify its expression is where the clinical value lives.

02

Beyond the supplement protocol

Move past pattern-matching products to symptoms, toward reasoning from cellular mechanism to dietary and lifestyle intervention.

03

Cut through the misinformation

Be the practitioner who can separate marketing from mechanism and defend a recommendation with the underlying science.

WHAT YOU LEARN

From foundational fluency to
confident clinical application.

Beyond the supplement protocol

Move past pattern-matching products to symptoms, toward reasoning from cellular mechanism to dietary and lifestyle intervention.

Reason from mechanism to prescription

Build dietary and lifestyle interventions grounded in cellular pathways rather than symptom-led product matching.

Apply it to real presentations

Work through gut, immune, metabolic and sulfur-related cases the way a nutrigenomic clinician actually thinks.

Engage the literature with confidence

Each byte includes a guided research paper, so you learn to read primary evidence critically — not just consume conclusions.

Personalise with precision

Leverage genetic strengths and weaknesses to fine-tune outcomes, from preconception to immune resilience.

Engage the literature with confidence

Hold an informed conversation with patients who arrive with their own genomic reports — and guide them well.

The full curriculum

Nine bytes. Two series.
One continuous pathway.

Series One builds the foundation principles; Series Two applies them across topics of genuine clinical relevance. The bundle gives you both, in the order they’re meant to be learned.

Series One

Foundations in Nutrigenomics

3 bytes · 6 CPE points
Conversations with Dr Christine Houghton

01
Unravelling Nutrigenomic Science
Dr Christine Houghton • Matt Lim

What’s covered

  • Food as Information – how it talks to our genes
  • Implementing Nutrigenomics without having a patient’s Nutrigenetic Report
  • Food molecules – what does what? Types of molecules with nutrigenomic activity
  • Micronutrients as enzyme “spark plugs’”
  • Signalling molecules – how we can activate Nutrigenomic mechanisms
  • Hormesis

What’s covered

  • How to harness cellular defence pathways to establish homeostasis
  • The primary cellular processes responsive to nutrigenomics
  • Methylation as one cog in a larger wheel
  • How human cells view the concept of antioxidants
  • Cellular ‘’switches’ to multiple pathways
  • Defining the 3 mechanisms of Nutrigenomic activation and how you can implement them
  • How Nature activates ‘switches’
  • Potency and Bioavailability – overlooked concepts

What’s covered

  • The Gut as an Ecosystem
  • How to harness the ‘antennae’ and signals for gut homeostasis
  • Cross-talk between the gut and underlying immune cells
  • What do we test in a dysfunctional gut?
  • How Nutrigenomics benefits dysbiosis
  • A Gut-Immune-Metabolic Case Study

Series TWO

Applications of Nutrigenomics

6 bytes · 12 CPE points
Clinical topics built on the Series One foundation

01
Tight Junction Dynamics
Dr Christine Houghton • Margeaux Kruger

What’s covered

  • What REALLY governs the ‘Leaky Gut’?
  • Endogenous and Exogenous Factors.

What’s covered

  • Comparing Polyphenols
  • Abundant phytochemicals with surprising clinical effects in the gut and epithelial cells.

What’s covered

  • Should a clinician prescribe a supplement, the precursors – or mimic nature nutrigenomically?

What’s covered

  • Sulfur is an essential dietary molecule but its occasional adverse effects lead to its exclusion from the diet. How does nutrigenomics interpret this anomaly and resolve the patient’s issues?

What’s covered

  • How does the Immune System detect a microbial threat? And how does it respond?
  • Using nutrigenomics to Harness Innate immune defences beyond antibody production.

What’s covered

  • The multi-tasking Phase 2 Detox enzyme – Examining estrogen detoxification and the nutrtigenomic strategies which protect against DNA mutation.

Instructor

Dr Christine Houghton

Faculty Head & Senior Scientist

Hosted by

Matt Lim

Senior Clinician Educator

Robert Thomas

Senior Clinician Educator

Margeaux Kruger

Senior Clinician Educator

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YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Foundations in Nutrigenomics

PhD · Nutritional Biochemist · Founder, 
Institute for Nutrigenomic Medicine

A clinician, researcher and educator, Dr Houghton has spent decades translating the molecular science of nutrigenomics into something a practitioner can use on a Monday morning. Her work focuses on the cellular pathways through which food-derived molecules influence gene expression.

The Conversations Series distils that complex sub-specialty into a streamlined, conversational format — designed in response to an urgent need for genuine graduate-level education on applying nutrigenomic principles in a clinical environment.

“While gene testing reveals SNP patterns, the real power lies in understanding the biochemical processes that drive gene expression.”

The bundle

Both series. One enrolment.

SERIES 1 & 2 · FOUNDATIONS & APPLICATIONS

Conversations in Nutrigenomic Medicine

  • All 3 foundation bytes from Series One
    Includes 6 CPE points — the principles every nutrigenomic prescription is built on.
  • All 6 application bytes from Series Two
    Clinical topics from dysbiosis and sulfur to innate immunity.
  • 9 guided research papers
    Learn to read the primary literature the way a clinician should.
  • Short assessment with every byte
    Consolidate each principle and confirm it’s ready to apply.
  • Self-paced, lifetime access
    Learn on your schedule and revisit the materials whenever you need them.

Bundle Offer

Two complete series • One enrolment

$250

GST is already included for Australian clinicians. 

Automatically removed at checkout for international-based clinicians.

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Who it's for

Developed with the clinician in mind.

Naturopaths & nutritionists

Take an existing nutrition-science practice to a more nuanced, mechanism-led level.

Integrative & 

functional GPs

Add a defensible, evidence-based framework for personalising dietary prescriptions.

Dietitians & allied health

Upskill into precision nutrition and confidently interpret patients’ genomic reports.

Practitioners ready to specialise

Anyone wanting to practise as a nutrigenomic medicine specialist with real fluency.

QUESTIONS

Good to know before you enrol

How is the course delivered?
The program is delivered through conversational learning bytes (short learning units), featuring discussions with nutrigenomics experts, guided research papers, online learning materials, and assessments to reinforce key concepts.
No. This bundle is the foundational course in the Conversations in Nutrigenomic Medicine program and is designed to build a strong understanding of the fundamental concepts before progressing to more advanced clinical applications.
This course is designed for healthcare practitioners, nutrition professionals, and clinicians who want to deepen their understanding of nutrigenomics and apply evidence-based nutritional strategies in clinical practice.

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Nine bytes of clinical nutrigenomics, sequenced the way it’s meant to be learned — for the price of a single workshop.
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