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Karolina Sulek has a PhD in metabolomics of gut microbiota and the host cross-communication. She is currently a leader of Translational Medicine team at Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen (SDCC), the largest clinic and research platform in Denmark focused on health and life quality improvement of people with diabetes. Karolina has 10 years of experience in clinical metabolomics and lipidomics within metabolic diseases and diabetes. She also gained experience in clinical proteomics, which she applies currently in her research with focus on diabetes complication prediction and biomarker application for the benefit of patients at SDCC. Her team’s research is directed towards clinically applicable omics technology development. Translational Medicine also works on software development for easier analysis and results understanding, making omics more approachable for clinical purposes. Karolina is also a co-founder and currently a chair of Danish Clinical Metabolomics Network (CLIME.DK), which is a scientific base for all researchers and clinicians interested in clinical metabolomics in Denmark and Skåne area. Karolina is also a member of Committee for Education at Danish Diabtes Endocrine Academy. Her aim is to make metabolomics, lipidomics and proteomics utilized in the clinics for the benefit of people living with diabetes and other metabolic diseases.