Presented by Dr. Maria Carmen Collado on Tues, July 7, 2020. Current evidence highlights the key role of early microbial colonization in promoting later health. Perturbations in this colonization process caused by factors such as C-section delivery, antibiotics, prematurity, etc., have been associated to a higher risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) later in life as […]
Stephanie Goguen, MSc and Sarah Turner PhD Cand.
Presented by Prof. Dr. Clemens Kunz on Tues, August 4, 2020. In recent years, the interest in human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) is exploding primarily due to the breakthrough in manufacturing HMOs on a large scale which can be used for commercial purposes. Hence, we are at the beginning of a new era in infant nutrition, […]
Presented by Prof Magnus Domellöf, MD, PhD on Tues, Sept 15, 2020. Breastfeeding is associated with many health benefits in the infant, including improved cognitive development and a reduced risk of infections. Human milk is a complex emulsion of fat globules surrounded by a triple phospholipid membrane, with membrane-bound complex lipids and proteins. Components of […]
Information and Opportunities Stephanie Martin, James Butcher, Anita Esquerra-Zwiers, Anuradha Ravi
Presented by Dr. Johann Demmelmair on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020. Fat occurs in human milk as milk fat globules and provides about 50% of human milk energy. Although more than 200 fatty acids have been identified in human milk, there are only a limited number of fatty acids with quantitative relevance, but these form a […]
Presented by Dr. Hans van Goudoever on Tuesday, Nov 17, 2020. When mother’s own milk is not available, donor human milk is a good alternative. However, processing the milk, including the multiple freeze and thaw processes and pasteurization does affect the quality of milk. Many differences in processing exists between milk banks, across countries, also […]
Dr. Rebecca Powell Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Evidence of a strong and specific antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 in human milk The SARS-CoV-2 immune response in human milk has not yet been examined, though protecting infants and young children from COVID-19 is critical for limiting community transmission, and preventing serious illness and death. […]
Professor Valerie Verhasselt Chair in Human Lactology, School of Molecular Sciences at the University of Western Australia (UWA) Antigen shedding in human milk: key for long term immune health? In addition of being a source of nutrients for the developing newborn, human milk contains thousands of bioactive compounds, which influence infant health in the short-term […]
Dr. Steven Townsend Vanderbilt University Human Milk Oligosaccharides as Therapeutics Carbohydrates are the most abundant organic molecules on earth and are critical to a myriad of biological processes. The Vanderbilt Laboratory for Glycoscience uses a blend of synthetic organic chemistry and microbiology to elucidate the biological roles of carbohydrates, with a foci on advances in […]