Dr. Lars Bode received his PhD from the Institute of Child Health, University College London and
completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery
Institute in La Jolla, California. He is currently
an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the
Division of Neonatology and the Division of
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
at the University of California San Diego.
Dr. Bode was named the first Director of the
Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-
Infant Center of Research Excellence (LRF
MoMI CoRE) and was recently appointed as
the first Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Chair of
Collaborative Human Milk Research.
Dr. Bode’s current research is dedicated to
investigating human milk oligosaccharide
(HMO) biosynthesis and functions with
potential benefits for infant health and
development. Recent research from the Bode
lab indicates that HMOs may help prevent
the development of necrotizing enterocolitis
in preterm infants, protect against protozoan
parasite infections, and reduce the risk of
postnatal human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) transmission via breastfeeding. Dr.
Bode has authored more than 50 articles
and invited reviews, and was the recipient
of the 2012 Ehrlich-Koldovsky Award from the
International Society for Research in Human
Milk and Lactation (ISRHML), the 2013 Norman
Kretchmer Memorial Award in Nutrition and
Development from the American Society for
Nutrition (ASN), and the 2014 Bio Serv Award in
Experimental Animal Nutrition from the ASN. In
addition to conducting research, Dr. Bode is
also the current President of ISRHML and serves
on the editorial board for the journal Advances
in Nutrition.