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April 18, 2019
Walking down HMO memory lane
The recent breakthrough developments in human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) discovery, application and commercialization are based on decades of tedious, fundamental research by an interdisciplinary group of people who believed in the power of HMOs way before it became a “cool thing”. One of them, Dr. Clemens Kunz just retired a few months ago from the Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany. Clemens was a student of Dr. Heinz Egge, who himself was a student of Dr. Richard Kuhn, who together with Dr. Paul György and others discovered HMOs.
I [Lars] joined Clemens’ group in Giessen in October 2000 and remember those days in the old villa in the Wilhelmstrasse like it was yesterday. Clemens has been a true inspiration and an excellent mentor throughout the years – and a kind and humble man – and I’m sure he’ll continue to contribute to HMO research during his “retirement”.
Following the historic string of mentors and trainees, the Bode lab is committed to keeping the legacy alive and pushing the frontiers of HMOs in years to come! What an exciting time to be working in this field thanks to those who came before us...
April 15, 2019
Meet our Collaborators - New section added to website
We work at the forefront of HMO research, but we can't do it alone. In fact, we have been very fortunate to team up researchers and clinicians from around the world who are considered some of the best in their respective disciplines.
We have created a brand-new website section to highlight some of these exciting and productive collaborations. We have started with some of the national and international cohorts we are involved in and will soon add sections on individual labs.
We strive to work with the world's experts who can apply their unique expertise to HMO research. Email to explore potential collaborations.
April 15, 2019
Manuscript accepted for publication in Frontiers in Nutrition
April 8, 2019
Elephant project highlighted in Washington Post
Our collaboration with the San Diego Safari Park on elephant milk has been highlighted in the Washington Post.
Click Here to read the full article.
April 7, 2019
Manuscript accepted for publication in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
April 4, 2019
Therapeutics Discovery highlighted in the news
Our therapeutics discovery work has been highlighted in several national news outlets over the past few days.
Click Here to watch just one example.
March 27, 2019
Manuscript accepted for publication in Frontiers in Nutrition
March 19, 2019
Lars speaks at International Pediatric Association Congress (IPA 2019) in Panama City
February 8, 2019
Lars speaks at Nutrition & Growth in Valencia, Spain
February 13, 2019
Manuscript published in Cell Host & Microbe
February 13, 2019
Lars presents CHAMPS webinar
Invited by Dr. Anne Meerwood, Lars presents a webinar for CHAMPS (Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices) in collaboration with the Mississippi State Department of Health, Wednesday, February 13, 12-1pm (Central time).
February 12, 2019
Lars joins ISRHML 2020 Scientific Organizing Committee
The 20th Conference of the International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML), co-chaired by Dr. Berthold Koletzko and Dr. Magnus Domelloef, will be held in beautiful Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2020.
Stay tuned for more information on program, venue, and more...
February 7, 2019
Lars gives CHRIM & DEVOTION Research Rounds
February 5, 2019
Lars participates in Breastfeeding and the Origins of Health workshop
February 2, 2019
Lars speaks at San Diego Glycobiology Symposium
Lars provides an update on Human Milk Oligosaccharide research at the annual San Diego Glycobiology Symposium organized by UC San Diego's Glycobiology Research and Training Center (GRTC).
January 29, 2019
Bode lab and San Diego Zoo Safari Park work together on Elephant Milk Study
January 22, 2019
Manuscript published in JAMA Pediatrics
"Although HMO composition is largely genetically determined, maternal probiotic supplementation during late stages of pregnancy may change the HMO composition in human milk."
Read the full article Here.
January 21, 2019
Manuscript accepted in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Our manuscript "Interrogation of Milk-driven Changes to the Proteome of Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Integrated Proteomics and Glycomics", a collaboration with Dr. Rita Hickey's lab in Ireland, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
January 15, 2019
Lars speaks at Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Invited by Dr. Laxmi Yeruva, Lars provides a lecture on "Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Prebiotics and Beyond" at the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Arkansas Children's Research Institute in Little Rock, Arkansas.
January 11, 2019
Manuscript accepted for publication in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Our manuscript "Bovine colostrum-driven Modulation of Intestinal Epithelial Cells for increased Commensal Colonisation", a collaboration with Dr. Rita Hickey's lab in Ireland, has been accepted for publication in the journal Applied Mircobiology and Biotechnology.
January 9, 2019
Manuscript accepted for publication in Malaria Journal
Our mauscript "Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase 6-phosphogluconolactonase: Characterization of the Plasmodium vivax enzyme and inhibitor studies", a collaboration with Dr. Katja Becker's group in Giessen, Germany, and Dr. Anthony Pinkerton at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla, has been accepted for publication in Malaria Journal.
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