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July 28, 2022
Bode Lab welcomes Nitya Yerabandi as Undergraduate Student Trainee
A warm welcome to Nitya Yerabandi, a new Undergraduate Student Trainee in the Bode lab!
Nitya is a freshman at UC San Diego with a major in Human Biology. She has lived in San Diego for the past 14 years and went to Del Norte High School in 4S Ranch. Nitya says that science has always been her favorite subject growing up. She already started doing some research in high school with a UC San Diego team of neuroscientists, but is looking forward to gaining wet lab experience as well.
July 8, 2022
Fallen Star is open again!
After a long COVID break, Do Ho Suh has finally opened its door again, and we had to check it out right away. The Fallen Star is part of the UC San Diego Stuart Collection.
June 30, 2022
Annalee Furst graduates with Masters in Clinical Research
May 25, 2022
Manuscript accepted for publication in Frontiers in Immunology
142. Rosa F, Sharma AK, Gurung M, Casero D, Matazel K, Bode L, Simecka C, Elolimy A, Tripp P, Randolph C, Hand T, Williams DK, LeRoith T, Yeruva L (2022) Human milk oligosaccharides impact cellular and inflammatory gene expression and immune response. Frontiers in Immunology (Accepted) [Research Article]
May 17, 2022
Ana Sophia Roman graduates with B.S. in Food & Nutrition from SDSU
May 13, 2022
Bode lab welcomes Amita Ram as Undergraduate Student Trainee
Another warm welcome to a new Undergraduate Student Trainee, Amita Ram!
Amita is a first-year Cognitive Science major at UC San Diego and interested in pediatrics, hoping to pursue a career as a pediatrician in the future. Amita was born and raised in San Diego and loves exploring our beautiful city. She also loves to cook and bake and spends a lot of time outdoors in the San Diego sun.
May 13, 2022
Bode lab welcomes Kamand Rahimi as Undergraduate Student Trainee
A warm welcome to Kamand Rahimi, a new Undergraduate Student Trainee in the Bode lab!
Kamand is an undergraduate Human Biology major at UC San Diego Revelle college graduating this spring. Kamand used to work as a phlebotomist and a lab tech at COVID sites during the pandemic and is planning on working with our lab for 1-2 years to gain research experience.
May 13, 2022
Manuscript accepted for publication in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research
141. Selma-Royo M, González S, Gueimonde M, Chang M, Furst A, Martínez-Costa C, Bode L, Collado MC (2022) Maternal diet is associated with human milk oligosaccharide profile. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research (Accepted) [Research Article]
May 6, 2022
Bode lab welcomes Breanna Ford as Undergraduate Student Trainee
Welcome to Breanna Ford, the most recent addition to our team!
Breanna is currently a third year undergraduate majoring in Biochemistry/Chemistry and minoring in Bioethics and General Biology. She is originally from Albuquerque, NM, but has been in San Diego and Orange County for the last three years. In her spare time Bre enjoys playing tennis, watching comedies, and taking care of her collection of tropical houseplants.
April 27, 2022
Kristy selected to participate in GRTC GlycoBootcamp
Kristy Sejane, Staff Research Associate in the Bode lab, has been selected to participate in this year's GlycoBootcamp.
The two-week course is organized by the UC San Diego Glycobiology Research and Training Center (GRTC).
The course format is a mix of tutorials and hands-on lab work.
April 18, 2022
Bode lab welcomes ISRHML/FLRF TEP Trainee Kelsey Cochrane
April 8, 2022
Annalee successfully defends her Master thesis
Annalee Furst, Staff Research Associate in the Bode lab, successfully defends her thesis for the UC San Diego Masters of Clinical Research program.
Committee members: Dr. Hemal Patel (UC San Diego, Chair), Dr. Ellen Demerath (University of Minnesota), and Dr. Lars Bode (UC San Diego).
April 4, 2022
Manuscript accepted for publication in Nature Communications
140. Kellman BP, Richelle A, Yang JY, Chapla D, Chiang AWT, Najera JA, Liang C, Furst A, Boa B, Koga N, Mohammad MA, Bruntse AB, Haymon MW, Moremen KW, Bode L, Lewis NE (2022) Elucidating Human Milk Oligosaccharide biosynthetic genes through network-based multi-omics integration. Nature Communications (Accepted) [Research Article]
March 30, 2022
Manuscript accepted for publication in Scientific Reports
139. Bai-Tong S, Thoemmes M, Weldon K, Motazavi D, Kitsen J, Hansen S, Furst A, Geng B, Song SJ, Gilbert J, Bode L, Dorrestein P, Knight R, Leibel SA, Leibel SL (2022) The Impact of Maternal Asthma on the Preterm Infants' Gut Metabolome and Microbiome - The Microbiome, Atopic Disease, and Prematurity (MAP) Study. Scientific Reports (Accepted) [Research Article]
March 24, 2022
Manuscript accepted for publication in Pediatric Obesity
138. Gilley SP, Ruebel ML, Sims C, Zhong Y, Turner D, Lan RS, Pack L, Piccolo BD, Chintapalli SV, Abraham A, Bode L, Andres A, Shankar K (2022) Association between Maternal Obesity and Offspring Gut Microbiome in The First Year of Life. Pediatric Obesity (Accepted) [Research Article]
March 23, 2022
Congratulations to our collaborator Simone Renwick for being selected to attend and present at ISAPP meeting in Spain
Congratulations to our collaborator Simone Renwick, PhD Candidate in Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe's lab at the University of Guelph, for being selected as one of twenty trainees invited to
attend and present at ISAPP 2022 in Barcelona, Spain this June!
Simone will present her work "Screening the prebiotic effects of human milk oligosaccharides on 330 bacterial strains derived from the infant gut microbiota" with high-throughput HMO glycoprofiling performed by Annalee Furst in our lab.
March 14, 2022
Bode lab welcomes Letty Rose as our new Administrative and Fiscal Coordinator
Welcome to Letty Rose as our Administrative and Fiscal Coordinator. Letty has her degree in Communication from Point Loma Nazarene University. She has over 10 years experience in a variety of administrative positions including supervisory roles. She comes from San Diego State University and has worked with the City of San Diego. Letty enjoys spending time with her family strolling the beach and exploring the Safari Park with her son.
March 9, 2022
Manuscript accepted for publication in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
137. de Weerth C, Aatsinki A, Azad M, Bartol F, Bode L, Collado MC, Dettmer AM, Field CJ, Guilfoyle M, Hinde K, Korosi A, Lustermans H, Mohd Shukri NH, Moore SE, Pundir S, Rodriguez JM, Slupsky CM, Turner S, van Goudoever JB, Ziomkiewicz A, Beijers R (2022) Human milk: from complex tailored nutrition to bioactive impact on child cognition and behavior. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 30:1-38 [Review Article]
March 7, 2022
Lars speaks at 32nd Annual Conference on Breastfeeding, Emory, University
March 2, 2022
Annalee presents at Clinical Research Symposium
Annalee presents her work on HMOs and Gestational Diabetes at the Annual UC San Diego Clinical Research Symposium as part of her Masters in Clinical Research program.
March 2, 2022
Manuscript accepted for publication in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
136. Cheema AS, Gridneva Z, Furst AJ, Roman AS, Trevenen ML, Turlach BA, Lai CT, Stinson LF, Bode L, Payne MS, Geddes DT (2022) Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Bacterial Profile Modulate Infant Body Composition During Exclusive Breastfeeding. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Accepted) [Research Article]
March 2, 2022
Bode lab celebrates with Baby Shower
February 28, 2022
Manuscript accepted for publication in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
135. Cheema AS, Trevenen ML, Turlach BA, Furst AJ, Roman AS, Bode L, Gridneva Z, Lai CT, Stinson LF, Payne MS, Geddes DT (2022) Exclusively Breastfed Infant Microbiota Develops over Time and is Associated with Human Milk Oligosaccharide Intakes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Accepted) [Research Article]
February 14, 2022
Lars presents MPRINT Hub Webinar
February 11, 2022
Lars speaks at Annual Stanford metabolic Health Center Symposium
January 26, 2022
Manuscript accepted for publication in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
134. Berneburg I, Peddibhotla S, Heimsch K, Haeussler K, Maloney P, Gosalia P, Preuss J, Rahbari M, Skorokhod O, Valente E, Ulliers D, Simula L, Buchholz K, Hedrick M, Hershberger P, Chung T, Jackson M, Schwarzer E, Rahlfs S, Bode L, Becker K, Pinkerton A (2022) An optimized dihydrodibenzothiazepine lead compound (SBI-0797750) as a potent and selective inhibitor of Plasmodium falciparum and vivax glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase 6-phosphogluconolactonase. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (Accepted) [Research Article]
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