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Functional Glycobiology

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Functional Glycobiology Program

Glycans are complex sugar structures that have many crucial roles in biology. The Functional Glycobiology Program (FGP) focuses on discovering and characterizing glycan-containing compounds in foods that have important biological functions. Current FGP research projects focus on the structures and functions of free glycans as well as glyco-conjugates (glycoproteins and glycolipids) in the infant intestine and how they support the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria as well as eliminate pathogens.  Watch a video of researcher David Mills at the 2009 Sackler Symposium explaining the Infant Microbiome project in greater detail. 

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Dr. Angela Marcobal is Published in Prestigious Journal Cell Press Dec 06, 2011

Former Foods for Health Institute postdoctoral researcher Dr. Angela Marcobal was the first author on an important new publication that examines the role of bacteroides in an infant’s gut.

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Drs. Raybould and Mills Receive NCCAM Grant for Research on Intestinal Bacteria Nov 10, 2011

Foods for Health Institute-affiliated researchers Dr. Helen Raybould and Dr. Dave Mills were awarded a grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine to continue their multi-disciplinary explorations of how bacteria in the gut influence human physiology.

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Dr. Maciej Chichlowski Receives Three-year Fellowship from the NIH and NCCAM Sep 05, 2011

FFHI Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr. Maciej Chichlowski, was awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) for his research regarding human milk oligosaccharides, bifidobacteria and intestinal epithelium.

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