Dr. Trenton Dailey–Chwalibóg
Dr. Trenton Dailey–Chwalibóg
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I'm a perinatal epidemiologist who employs multi-omics methods to study the fundamental biology of maternal and child vulnerability in the developing world. My research is at the nexus of field epidemiology, clinical intervention and unbiased multi-omic investigation. I conducted my doctoral training at Action Against Hunger (Paris) where I led a multi-centric study of phenotypic vulnerability in children with severe acute malnutrition. Since 2020, I have developed and led the biomarker discovery portfolio within the Department of Food Technology, Safety, and Health at Ghent University. I have over a decade of experience living and working across Africa and Asia.
Research Projects
Research Projects
KonoLado
Key interventions for Optimizing Neonatal Outcomes: Live biotherapeutic Approaches and Displacement of enterpathOgens (KonoLado)
· Co-Principal Investigator
LafiaBagaEED
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· Co-Principal Investigator
LafiaBaga
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· Co-Principal Investigator
Description and Comparison of Biological Vulnerability in Pre- Versus Full-Term Neonates in Urban Burkina Faso
· Co-Principal Investigator
PostNatal
Imputing Birthweight from Observed Postnatal Weight Loss Modelling in Urban Burkina Faso
· Principal Investigator
BioSpé
The effect of an enriched food supplement during pregnancy and lactation on birth outcomes and growth of children in rural Burkina Faso
· Senior Co-Investigator
Biomedical Investigations for Optimized Diagnosis and Monitoring of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)
· Project Lead
Employment
Employment
Universiteit Gent
Research Fellow
Department of Food Technology, Safety and HealthFaculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent, Belgium2020-presentMissions: · 07/2024 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · 01/2024 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso · 08/2022 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso · 11/2021 Houndé, Burkina Faso · 06/2021 Houndé, Burkina Faso · 02/2021 Houndé, Burkina Faso
AgroParisTech
Research Engineer
UMR 914 Physiologie de la Nutrition et du Comportement AlimentaireParis, France2018-2020Action Contre la Faim, France
Technical Studies Officier
Department of Expertise and Advocacy, Paris, France
2015-2018
Missions:
· 04/2018 Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
· 03/2018 Monrovia, Liberia
· 11/2017 Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
· 08/2017 Monrovia, Liberia
· 03/2017 Monrovia, Liberia
· 01/2017 Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
· 09/2016 Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
· 06/2016 Monrovia, Liberia
· 01/2016 Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Action Against Hunger, U.K.
Regional Coverage Advisor
Coverage Monitoring Network (CMN)
London, U.K.
2014-2015
Missions:
· 03/2015 Dadu, Pakistan
· 01/2014 Banfora, Burkina Faso
· 12/2014 Kirotshe, D.R.C.
· 11/2014 Fada N'Gourma, Burkina Faso
· 09/2014 Mangalmé, Chad
· 07/2014 Bitkine, Chad
Consultant
Field Epidemiologist
2013-2014
Missions:
· 12/2014 Dadu, Pakistan
· 04/2014 Bamako, Mali
· 02/2014 Goz-Beïda, Chad
· 10/2013 Hadjer-Hadid, Chad
· 09/2013 Kayes & Yélimane, Chad
· 02-05/2013 Maroua & Yaoundé, Cameroon
Training
Training
Université Paris Cité
Diplôme Universitaire, D.U.
Création, analyse et valorisation de donées biologiques omiques
Highest honorsParis, France2021-2022Universiteit Gent
Bioscience Engineering, Ph.D.
Food Sciences and NutritionHighest honorsGhent, Belgium2015-2020AgroParisTech
Life and Health Sciences, Ph.D.
Public Health and EpidemiologyHighest honorsParis, France2015-2020EHESP
Master of Public Health, M.P.H.
Epidemiology and Humanitarian Health
High honors
Paris, France
2011-2013
DePaul University
Bachelor of Science, B.S.
Biological Sciences · Neurosciences
French Translation
Magna cum laude
Chicago, U.S.A.
2007-2011
Cranbrook Kingswood School
Baccalaureate
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.
2004-2007
Saint Patrick School
Walled Lake, Michigan, U.S.A.
1998-2004
Publications
Publications
Compaoré, A., Ouédraogo, M., Ouattara, C. A., Ouédraogo, L. O., Deng, L., Sawadogo, P. N., Lachat, C., Toe, L. C., & Dailey-Chwalibóg, T. (2025). Perceptions and practices in urban Burkina Faso: a qualitative study on gestational age estimation among health workers. International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 20(1), 2508421. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2025.2508421
Fehr, K., Mertens, A., Shu, C. H., Dailey-Chwalibóg, T., Shenhav, L., Allen, L. H., Beggs, M. R., Bode, L., Chooniedass, R., DeBoer, M. D., Deng, L., Espinosa, C., Hampel, D., Jahual, A., Jehan, F., Jain, M., Kolsteren, P., Kawle, P., Lagerborg, K. A., Manus, M. B., … Azad, M. B. (2025). Protocol: the International Milk Composition (IMiC) Consortium - a harmonized secondary analysis of human milk from four studies. Frontiers in nutrition, 12, 1548739. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1548739
Deng, L., Taelman, S., Olm, M. R., Toe, L. C., Balini, E., Ouédraogo, L. O., Bastos-Moreira, Y., Argaw, A., Tesfamariam, K., Sonnenburg, E. D., Hanley-Cook, G. T., Ouédraogo, M., Ganaba, R., Van Criekinge, W., Huybregts, L., Stock, M., Kolsteren, P., Sonnenburg, J. L., Lachat, C., & Dailey-Chwalibóg, T. (2025). Maternal balanced energy-protein supplementation reshapes the maternal gut microbiome and enhances carbohydrate metabolism in infants: a randomized controlled trial. Nature communications, 16(1), 2683. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57838-y
Ouattara, C. A., Compaoré, A., Ouédraogo, L. O., Ouédraogo, M., Ouattara, H., Coulibaly, M., Deng, L., Nikiéma, Z., Hanley-Cook, G. T., Argaw, A., Huybregts, L., Hadush, K. T., Lachat, C., Toe, L. C., & Dailey-Chwalibóg, T. (2025). Comparison of Gestational Age Assessment Methods in the Second and Third Trimesters: Evaluating Alternative Approaches Against Ultrasound in Urban Burkina Faso. Journal of clinical medicine, 14(5), 1421. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14051421
Bastos-Moreira, Y., Argaw, A., Di Palma, G., Dailey-Chwalibóg, T., El-Hafi, J., Ouédraogo, L. O., Toe, L. C., De Saeger, S., Lachat, C., & De Boevre, M. (2025). Ochratoxin A Status at Birth Is Associated with Reduced Birth Weight and Ponderal Index in Rural Burkina Faso. The Journal of nutrition, 155(1), 260–269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.10.015
Gernand AD, Gallagher K, Bhandari N, Kolsteren P, Lee AC, Shafiq Y, Taneja S, Tielsch JM, Abate FW, Baye E, Berhane Y, Chowdhury R, Dailey-Chwalibóg T, de Kok B, Dhabhai N, Jehan F, Kang Y, Katz J, Khatry S, Lachat C, Mazumder S, Muhammad A, Nisar MI, Sharma S, Maternal BEP Studies Harmonization Initiative. Harmonization of maternal balanced energy-protein supplementation studies for individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses: finding and creating similarities in variables and data collection. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2023;23(1):107. doi:10.1186/s12884-023-05366-2
Argaw A, de Kok B, Toe LC, Hanley-Cook G, Dailey-Chwalibóg T, Ouédraogo M, Compaoré A, Vanslambrouck K, Ganaba R, Kolsteren P, Lachat C, Huybregts L. Fortified balanced energy–protein supplementation during pregnancy and lactation and infant growth in rural Burkina Faso: A 2 × 2 factorial individually randomized controlled trial. PLOS Medicine. 2023;20(2):e1004186. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004186
Hanley-Cook GT, Toé LC, Tesfamariam K, de Kok B, Argaw A, Compaoré A, Ouédraogo M, Dailey-Chwalibóg T, Kolsteren P, Lachat C, Huybregts L. Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplementation, Maternal Anemia, and Gestational Weight Gain: A Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial among Pregnant Women in Rural Burkina Faso. The Journal of Nutrition. 2022;152(10):2277-2286. doi:10.1093/jn/nxac171
Hanley-Cook GT, Argaw A, de Kok B, Toé LC, Dailey-Chwalibóg T, Ouédraogo M, Kolsteren P, Huybregts L, Lachat C. Seasonality and Day-to-Day Variability of Dietary Diversity: Longitudinal Study of Pregnant Women Enrolled in a Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial in Rural Burkina Faso. The Journal of Nutrition. 2022;152(9):2145-2154. doi:10.1093/jn/nxac104
de Kok B, Toé LC, Hanley-Cook GT, Argaw A, Ouédraogo M, Compaoré A, Vanslambrouck K, Dailey-Chwalibóg T, Ganaba R, Kolsteren P, Huybregts L, Lachat C. Prenatal fortified balanced energy-protein supplementation and birth outcomes in rural Burkina Faso: A randomized controlled efficacy trial. PLOS Medicine. 2022;19(5):e1004002. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004002
de Kok B, Argaw A, Hanley-Cook G, Toe LC, Ouédraogo M, Dailey-Chwalibóg T, Diop L, Becquey E, Kolsteren P, Lachat C, Huybregts L. Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplements Increase Nutrient Adequacy without Displacing Food Intake in Pregnant Women in Rural Burkina Faso. The Journal of Nutrition. 2021;151(12):3831-3840. doi:10.1093/jn/nxab289
Dailey-Chwalibóg T, Freemark M, Muehlbauer M, Roberfroid D, Kemokai IA, Mostak MR, Alim MA, Khan MMST, Khan MAH, Bawo L, Dunbar NK, Taylor CH, Fouillet H, Huneau J-F, Kolsteren P, Guesdon B. Clinical and Biochemical Markers of Risk in Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition. Pediatrics. Published online May 1, 2021:e2020027003. doi:10.1542/peds.2020-027003
Vanslambrouck K, de Kok B, Toé LC, De Cock N, Ouédraogo M, Dailey-Chwalibóg T, Hanley-Cook GT, Ganaba R, Lachat C, Huybregts L, Kolsteren P. Effect of balanced energy-protein supplementation during pregnancy and lactation on birth outcomes and infant growth in rural Burkina Faso: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2021;11(3):e038393. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038393
Dailey-Chwalibóg T. Biomedical Investigations for the Optimized Diagnosis and Monitoring of Severe Acute Malnutrition: The OptiDiag Study. Public Health and Epidemiology. Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France (IAVFF); Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement (AgroParisTech); Universiteit Gent, 2020. English. ⟨NNT: 2020IAVF0005⟩. ⟨tel-03041552⟩.
Dailey-Chwalibóg T, Huneau J-F, Mathé V, Kolsteren P, Mariotti F, Mostak MdR, Alim MdA, Khan MMdST, Khan MdAH, Guesdon B, Fouillet H. Weaning and stunting affect nitrogen and carbon stable isotope natural abundances in the hair of young children. Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1):2522. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59402-8
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