Research findings from Dr. Slupsky and Dr. Bo Lunnerdal suggest that formula-feeding is linked to metabolic stress and increased risk of later disease.
Several key Foods for Health Institute faculty researchers were highlighted in an article for their work on infant gut microbiota and the beneficial role of human milk in infant health.
The last "Milk Meeting" of the academic year featured a trio of talented Ph.D. student presentations from Nicholas Bokulich, Jincui Huang, and Zachery Lewis.
The Foods for Health Institute congratulates Dr. David Sela on his appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science at The University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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.
Students from the Foods for Health Institute's Undergraduate Mentorship program presented at the American Chemical Society's (ACS) 245th annual conference. The ACS Chemistry of Energy and Food\u201d conference took place in New Orleans from April 7 - 11, 2013.
Foods for Health Institute Director Dr. Bruce German was profiled by journalist Nathanael Johnson in a five-part series for the innovative web-magazine Medium.
Research from the Foods for Health Institute and former postdoc Dr. Katie Hinde about the complex composition of human milk is highlighted in an article on slate.com
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. David Mills and Dr. Bruce German have joined a host of collaborators on the American Gut Project. This open source project seeks to characterize the microbial diversity in the American public.
Elizabeth Chin and Erica Vonasek, Ph.D. students in the Food Science and Technology Department, received Graduate Fellowship Awards for their research on citrus disease and food safety.
The Center for Entrepreneurship at UC Davis is sponsoring a week-long intensive Food and Health Entrepreneurship Academy to help science and engineering students, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty develop commercial interest in their research relevant to foods for health.