Principal Investigator
Lars Bode, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Institute and Center Director
Chair of Collaborative Human Milk Research
+1 858 246 1874
lbode@health.ucsd.edu
Our Team
Administrative Staff
Letty Hernandez
Administrative and Fiscal Coordinator
+1 858 246 TBD
Wendy Vick
Research Admin. Financial Analyst
- Fund Manager -
+1 858 246 TBD
Staff Research Associates
Annalee Furst
Staff Research Associate 4
+1 858 246 4730
Kristija (Kristy) Sejane
Staff Research Associate 3
+1 858 246 4730
Kamand Rahimi
Staff Research Associate 1
+1 858 246 4730
Kennedy Spann
Staff Research Associate 2
+1 858 246 4730
Marianna (Anna) Oliva
Staff Research Associate 2
Colony Manager
joining the team in June 2023
Fellows
Simone Renwick, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Milk & Microbes Fellow
co-mentored with Dr. Rob Knight, Dr. Jack Gilbert, and Dr. Pieter Dorrestein
Sydney McCune
Postdoctoral Fellow
Clinical Translational Research Fellow
joining the team July 1, 2023
Join the team!
Postdoctoral Fellow
Stem Cell Fellow
in collaboration with Dr. Alysson Muotri
Trainees
Breanna Ford
UCSD Undergraduate Student
(Biochemistry/Chemistry)
Amita Ram
UCSD Undergraduate Student
(Cognitive Science)
Shannon Barret
UCSD Undergraduate Student
(General Biology)
Nitya Yerabandi
UCSD Undergraduate Student
(Human Biology)
Meghana Akkati
UCSD Undergraduate Student
(Human Biology)
Dedicated to Research on Human Milk Oligosaccharides
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