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Trainee Expansion Program

Information and Opportunities Stephanie Martin, James Butcher, Anita Esquerra-Zwiers, Anuradha Ravi

Functions of the milk fat globule membrane in human milk

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 […]

Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Current Research Activities and Challenges

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, […]