QLS Seminar - Meghan Azad
Milk, Microbes and Models: Studying Human Milk and the Infant Microbiome as a Biological System
Meghan Azad, University of Manitoba
Tuesday January 24, 12-1pm
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础产蝉迟谤补肠迟:听Breast milk is an extraordinary 鈥榮uperfood鈥�, providing all of the nutrients a baby needs, in exactly the right combination. It changes over time as the baby grows, and responds to the mother and baby鈥檚 environment. Breast milk is also the ultimate 鈥榩ersonalized medicine鈥�, providing protection against infections during infancy, and lowering the risk of asthma and obesity later in childhood. These incredible properties of breast milk are related to its bioactive components, including live bacteria and specialized sugars that help 鈥榮eed and feed鈥� the baby鈥檚 gut microbiome. Dr. Azad鈥檚 THRiVE Discovery Lab is taking a multidisciplinary systems biology approach to model and understand how breastfeeding and human milk shape the infant microbiome and contribute to infant growth, child development and lifelong health.