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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.
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.
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.
Milk Bioactives and Functional Glycobiology Programs Graduate David Sela Awarded Prestigious Kinsella Dissertation Prize
David Sela, a recent graduate of the Milk Bioactives and Functional Glycobiology Programs, in David Mills’ Lab in the department of Viticulture and Enology, has recently been awarded the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Kinsella Prize for his doctoral dissertation. A review paper on the same topic, the molecular and evolutionary linkage between breast milk composition and infant gut microbiota, has recently graced the cover of Trends in Microbiology (July 2010).
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.
Pedianostics is Awarded “People’s Choice” Prize in Big Bang Business Competition
Pedianostics, an entrepreneurship venture spearheaded by Lorna de Leoz, was recently awarded the “People’s Choice” Prize in UC Davis’s Big Bang competition. Pedianostics, conceived of at the Food & Health Entrepreneurship Academy this past February, is an innovative venture aiming to create cutting-edge diagnostic tests for pediatric illnesses which currently have no effective diagnostics.
Spotlight on Scientists: Mariana Barboza
Mariana Barboza is a postdoctoral scholar in the Lebrilla Lab and Director of Glycoanalytical Research of the Foods For Health Institute’s Milk Bioactives and Functional Glycobiology Programs. Dr. Barboza’s research on the glycoprofiling of oligosaccharide consumption by intestinal bacteria was recently published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
