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Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Garrido
Former Ph.D. candidate in Food, Science and Technology, and Foods for Health Institute researcher, Dr. Daniel Garrido begins a new position as Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at Pontifical Catholic University in Santiago, Chile.
Breast Milk, Gut Microbiome and Immunity Project News Coverage
The innovative work of the Foods for Health Institute was recently covered by a journalist from Northwestern University.
The Foods for Health Institute's Year in Review
Revisit the exciting research, the multi-disciplinary collaborations, the substantial grants and awards, the outstanding student publications, and a year of special events from the Foods for Health Institute. We have accomplished some incredible things in 2012; here are some important events that shaped the Institute and opened new possibilities for the future.
Dr. Juliana Nobrega Brings the Milk Processing Lab to Life
Dr. Juliana Maria Leite Nobrega de Moura Bell is an expert in membrane filtration and a project scientist working in the Advanced Milk Processing Lab, located in the newest building of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science complex.
"Mammals Suck … Milk": Spotlight on the Research of Former FFHI Postdoc Dr. Katie Hinde
Dr. Katie Hinde is a former postdoctoral researcher with the Foods for Health Institute and the California Primate Research Center in Davis. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Harvard University and blogs about the important role of mammalian milk.
Graduate Student's Work Featured by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
A recent paper by Ph.D. student Daniel Garrido and other Foods for Health Institute-affiliated researchers describes the intricate processes within the infant gut, and explains how breast milk can promote protective bacteria to help improve the overall health of infants.
Gates Foundation Grant Supported by Core Researchers at the Foods for Health Institute
Principal investigators in a multi-million dollar Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant require the support and collaboration of many researchers at the Foods for Health Institute.
Dr. Angela Marcobal is Published in Prestigious Journal Cell Press
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.
Drs. Raybould and Mills Receive NCCAM Grant for Research on Intestinal Bacteria
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.
Dr. Maciej Chichlowski Receives Three-year Fellowship from the NIH and NCCAM
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.
Graduate Student's Research Recognized as Most-Read in Prestigious Chemistry Journal
Charles Nwosu's paper on glycosylation analysis in protein mixtures was featured as one of the top read articles in the Journal of Proteome Research.
FFHI Researchers Elucidate the Complex Sugar Structures in Human and Bovine Milk
UC Davis Professors, Dr. Carlito Lebrilla and Dr. Bruce German, are analyzing the oligosaccharides in milk through the Milk Bioactives and Functional Glycobiology Programs with the Foods for Health Institute.
Graduate Student Receives First Prize at Withycombe-Charlambous Graduate Student Symposium
Hyeyoung Lee was awarded first prize for her talk on the structure and function of milk glycolipids at the ACS/AGFD Withycombe-Charlambous Graduate Student Symposium in Anaheim, CA.
7th International Symposium on Milk Genomics and Human Health Convenes at Davis
The 7th annual IMGC symposium featured panel discussion, individual paper presentations and poster sessions focused on issues regarding milk lactation, mammary gland regulation and development, and the effects of milk on infant development.
Spotlight on Scientists: Dr, Jaehan Kim of the Mills Laboratory
Dr. Jaehan Kim, a Senior Scientist in the Mills Lab, came to Davis from Korea to pursue his PhD in Food Science. At that time met his wife, Dr. Hyun Ju An, who was pursuing a PhD in Chemistry. Several years later, they have two children and are both Senior Scientists; Dr. Kim in the Mills Lab, and Dr. An in the Lebrilla Lab. Dr. Kim recently published a paper in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
Animal Studies Professor Juan F. Medrano Interviewed about RNA-Sequencing of Milk Cells
Recently Professor Juan F. Medrano was interviewed about his team's exciting RNA-Seq milk cell transcriptome project. He and his team at the Department of Animal Science are working to improve oligosaccharides in bovine milk.
CBS's SmartPlanet.com posts Dr. Bruce German's interview about the human breast milk study
A production team from SmartPlanet.com came to UC Davis to interview Bruce German about studies on human milk.
Real-Life Solutions: Helping Premature Infants Fight Off Infections
Children’s Health and Functional Glycobiology Program researchers are currently testing new solutions for premature infants at risk of a potentially deadly disease of the intestine, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Dr. Mark Underwood, a clinician and principal investigator of the collaborative research project aimed at preventing and treating NEC, explains the role of intestinal bacteria and oligosaccharides in this disease.
NSF Fellowship Has Milk Bioactives Program Student Dreaming Big
Dave Dallas, a graduate student in the German Lab working on a new project of the Milk Bioactives and Children’s Health Programs, recently received an NSF fellowship. The fellowship will provide 3 years of funding for a project that span across multiple disciplines with the goal of studying milk digestion in premature infants.
New York Times Newspaper Publishes Article about FFHI's Milk Bioactives Program
Nicholas Wade, Science writer for The New York Times, recently interviewed FFHI researchers David Mills and Bruce German and reported on the important findings of the Milk Bioactives Program.
Also in this section
- Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Garrido
- Former Ph.D. candidate in Food, Science and Technology, and Foods for Health Institute researcher, Dr. Daniel Garrido begins a new position as Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at Pontifical Catholic University in Santiago, Chile.
- Breast Milk, Gut Microbiome and Immunity Project News Coverage
- The innovative work of the Foods for Health Institute was recently covered by a journalist from Northwestern University.
- The Foods for Health Institute's Year in Review
- Revisit the exciting research, the multi-disciplinary collaborations, the substantial grants and awards, the outstanding student publications, and a year of special events from the Foods for Health Institute. We have accomplished some incredible things in 2012; here are some important events that shaped the Institute and opened new possibilities for the future.
- Dr. Juliana Nobrega Brings the Milk Processing Lab to Life
- Dr. Juliana Maria Leite Nobrega de Moura Bell is an expert in membrane filtration and a project scientist working in the Advanced Milk Processing Lab, located in the newest building of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science complex.
- "Mammals Suck … Milk": Spotlight on the Research of Former FFHI Postdoc Dr. Katie Hinde
- Dr. Katie Hinde is a former postdoctoral researcher with the Foods for Health Institute and the California Primate Research Center in Davis. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Harvard University and blogs about the important role of mammalian milk.
- Graduate Student's Work Featured by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- A recent paper by Ph.D. student Daniel Garrido and other Foods for Health Institute-affiliated researchers describes the intricate processes within the infant gut, and explains how breast milk can promote protective bacteria to help improve the overall health of infants.
- Gates Foundation Grant Supported by Core Researchers at the Foods for Health Institute
- Principal investigators in a multi-million dollar Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant require the support and collaboration of many researchers at the Foods for Health Institute.
- Dr. Angela Marcobal is Published in Prestigious Journal Cell Press
- 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.
- Drs. Raybould and Mills Receive NCCAM Grant for Research on Intestinal Bacteria
- 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.
- Dr. Maciej Chichlowski Receives Three-year Fellowship from the NIH and NCCAM
- 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.
- Graduate Student's Research Recognized as Most-Read in Prestigious Chemistry Journal
- Charles Nwosu's paper on glycosylation analysis in protein mixtures was featured as one of the top read articles in the Journal of Proteome Research.
- FFHI Researchers Elucidate the Complex Sugar Structures in Human and Bovine Milk
- UC Davis Professors, Dr. Carlito Lebrilla and Dr. Bruce German, are analyzing the oligosaccharides in milk through the Milk Bioactives and Functional Glycobiology Programs with the Foods for Health Institute.
- Graduate Student Receives First Prize at Withycombe-Charlambous Graduate Student Symposium
- Hyeyoung Lee was awarded first prize for her talk on the structure and function of milk glycolipids at the ACS/AGFD Withycombe-Charlambous Graduate Student Symposium in Anaheim, CA.
- 7th International Symposium on Milk Genomics and Human Health Convenes at Davis
- The 7th annual IMGC symposium featured panel discussion, individual paper presentations and poster sessions focused on issues regarding milk lactation, mammary gland regulation and development, and the effects of milk on infant development.
- Spotlight on Scientists: Dr, Jaehan Kim of the Mills Laboratory
- Dr. Jaehan Kim, a Senior Scientist in the Mills Lab, came to Davis from Korea to pursue his PhD in Food Science. At that time met his wife, Dr. Hyun Ju An, who was pursuing a PhD in Chemistry. Several years later, they have two children and are both Senior Scientists; Dr. Kim in the Mills Lab, and Dr. An in the Lebrilla Lab. Dr. Kim recently published a paper in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
- Animal Studies Professor Juan F. Medrano Interviewed about RNA-Sequencing of Milk Cells
- Recently Professor Juan F. Medrano was interviewed about his team's exciting RNA-Seq milk cell transcriptome project. He and his team at the Department of Animal Science are working to improve oligosaccharides in bovine milk.
- CBS's SmartPlanet.com posts Dr. Bruce German's interview about the human breast milk study
- A production team from SmartPlanet.com came to UC Davis to interview Bruce German about studies on human milk.
- Real-Life Solutions: Helping Premature Infants Fight Off Infections
- Children’s Health and Functional Glycobiology Program researchers are currently testing new solutions for premature infants at risk of a potentially deadly disease of the intestine, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Dr. Mark Underwood, a clinician and principal investigator of the collaborative research project aimed at preventing and treating NEC, explains the role of intestinal bacteria and oligosaccharides in this disease.
- NSF Fellowship Has Milk Bioactives Program Student Dreaming Big
- Dave Dallas, a graduate student in the German Lab working on a new project of the Milk Bioactives and Children’s Health Programs, recently received an NSF fellowship. The fellowship will provide 3 years of funding for a project that span across multiple disciplines with the goal of studying milk digestion in premature infants.
- New York Times Newspaper Publishes Article about FFHI's Milk Bioactives Program
- Nicholas Wade, Science writer for The New York Times, recently interviewed FFHI researchers David Mills and Bruce German and reported on the important findings of the Milk Bioactives Program.
