Milk Bioactives Program

Milk is the complete food for infants, thanks to millions of years of natural selection on mammalian lactation. Through the process bioreactor that is lactation, milk provides complete nourishment and protection for infants’ health. This principle of a complete food delivered as a complex mixture of molecules is used throughout the programs and projects of the FFHI. Research projects of the Milk Bioactives Program (MBP) include: discovering new components and structures in human milk and their functions; clinical testing of milk-based dietary solutions for enhancing immunity; and development of new milk lipid-based solutions for improving skin health in premature infants.

Current Projects

News: Dr. Dave Mills Takes Part in a Multi-Million Dollar Gates Foundation Grant to Address Infant Malnutrition Feb 22, 2012
Dr. Dave Mills, UC Davis Professor in the Department of Viticulture and Enology and active member of the Foods for Health Institute's Milk Bioactives and Functional Glycobiology programs, is part of a multi-campus, interdisciplinary approach to deliver solutions to the problems of childhood malnutrition in the developing world through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.; Gates Foundation Grant Supported by Core Researchers at the Foods for Health Institute Feb 22, 2012
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. Daniela Barile Embarks on New Position as Assistant Professor and Chemist Oct 31, 2011
Dr. Barile, Associate Director of International Programs for the Foods for Health Institute, has accepted an academic appointment in the Food Science and Technology Department at UC Davis.; More…