Human Milk Oligosaccharides at the Interface of Maternal-Infant Health

 

Lars Bode, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology and Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of California San Diego; Director of the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence (LRF MoMI CoRE); and Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Chair of Collaborative Human Milk Research, San Diego, California, USA
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Speaker Bio - Lars Bode, PhD

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.