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Lars Bode

@drlarsbode.bsky.social

Professor of Pediatrics and Founding Director of the Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence (MOMI CORE) and the Human Milk Institute (HMI), all at UC San Diego.

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Integrative genomic reconstruction reveals heterogeneity in carbohydrate utilization across human gut bifidobacteria - Nature Microbiology A comprehensive genomic analysis reveals species- and strain-level heterogeneity in carbohydrate utilization potential across bifidobacteria of human origin.

New RESOURCE!

Integrative genomic reconstruction reveals heterogeneity in carbohydrate utilization across human gut bifidobacteria

@arzamasovalex.bsky.social @drlarsbode.bsky.social Andrei Osterman, Jeff Gordon & co

#microbiomesky #microsky

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

16.07.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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13.06.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly, those who need to hear it don’t read The Economist.

23.05.2025 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big boost for HMI this Triton Giving Day! πŸ’™
Thanks to Lauren Klein HMI Strategic Advisory Board Member and her father Bob Klein, Klein Financial is matching all donations up to $15K!!
Double your impact for maternal & infant health:
tritongivingday.ucsd.edu/campaigns/hu...

29.04.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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April 30 is #TritonGivingDay! πŸ”± - ...and HMI needs your support! - SHARE!

tritongivingday.ucsd.edu/campaigns/hu...

We are raising funds for our most critical programs: rapid response, community collaborative, and preterm infant survival.

@humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social

25.04.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Super excited to share our latest research on how HMOs shape the post-weaned gut microbiota! Huge thanks to our incredible team, this wouldn’t have been possible without their dedication and expertise @emmaallen-vercoe.bsky.social @drlarsbode.bsky.social

07.02.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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2'-Fucosyllactose inhibits human norovirus replication in human intestinal enteroids - PubMed Human noroviruses infect the gastrointestinal tract and are a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Common symptoms of norovirus include diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach cramps. Virus shedd...

With #norovirus in the news everywhere, here is a timely new paper in collaboration with @drlarsbode.bsky.social showing reduced virus replication in 8 different #enteroid lines treated with #HMO 2'FL! The surprise? Enteroids from babies did NOT show this effect! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39791912/

12.01.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟 Two months to #HMI25! 🌟

Join us March 4-6 for the 3rd Annual Kohlberg Johnson Family Human Milk Institute Symposium!

πŸ’‘ Explore the program, speakers, and more: https://buff.ly/3UN0QlV
πŸ’‘ Add your name to the waitlist: https://buff.ly/3ULbR7f

Don’t miss out!
Learn more: https://hmi.ucsd.edu

06.01.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ The HMI Newsletter #6 is out! ✨

πŸ” Catch a glimpse of what’s inside:
πŸ“… 2024 Highlights
πŸŽ‰ Community Wins
πŸ“° Symposium Updates
🌟 New Advisory Board
🌍 Global Research News
πŸ† Faculty Achievements
πŸ“š Fresh Publications

Subscribe for updates! πŸ‘‰ https://buff.ly/3Vy5PY4

12.12.2024 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŒ… HMI’25 Cocktail Sponsor: Ceres Chill

We will kick off HMI’25 with a Sunset Cocktail Reception, sponsored by
@CeresChill
! 🍹✨ Thank you to Ceres Chill & all our sponsors for their support.

πŸ”— Learn more: https://buff.ly/3VxTt2l
🀝 Become a Sponsor: https://buff.ly/3VA92Xg

10.12.2024 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors In 2024, several human infections with highly pathogenic clade 2.3.4.4b bovine influenza H5N1 viruses in the United States raised concerns about their capability for bovine-to-human or even human-to-h...

Out in @science.org today: It won’t take much for H5N1 to become a massive problem for human health!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Time to act was yesterday: @who.int @cdc.gov

06.12.2024 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β˜•οΈ Send me a message if you’d like to meet in person to talk about HMOs and the power of human milk and breastfeeding.

04.12.2024 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning from #WCPGHAN2024 in Argentina!

Join our session on β€œSynbiotics: Unlocking the synergies of HMOs and probiotics for infant health and development”. Friday, Dec 6, 12:30-1:30 pm, Room E.

04.12.2024 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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GIVING TUESDAY! - You can now directly support UC San Diego's HMI with a charitable and fully tax-deductible donation!

https://buff.ly/4f5SxsB

(UCSD fund# 7667)

πŸ’‘ Every contribution advances human milk science and access, fostering health at all life stages. Join us!

03.12.2024 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday, my daughter asked me what I wanted for Christmas… I found this in the freezer in the morning… πŸ˜³πŸ˜‚πŸŽ…πŸ½πŸŽ„β€οΈ

30.11.2024 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool work from @hroager.bsky.social and colleagues out in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social today!

27.11.2024 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟 Meet Shana Wright, MPH, CLEC! 🌟

As HMI’s Director of Community Outreach & Engagement, Shana champions equitable access to human milk, creating lactation-friendly environments & fostering partnerships.

We’re proud to have her on our team! πŸ™Œ

#HumanMilkScience #PublicHealth

22.11.2024 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”¬βœ¨ Join us for a Seminar with Sandra Leibel, MD on Breast Milk Infectious Disease Test via GFET-Aptamer Biosensor 🍼

πŸ—“οΈ Nov 26 | 12-1 PM PT | Via Zoom

πŸ’» Open to all!

REGISTER HERE: https://buff.ly/3AH68sA

Passcode: 836170


#HumanMilkScience #HumanMilkResearch #HMI

22.11.2024 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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SORRY, WE ARE CLOSED! - All seats for the 3rd Annual Kohlberg Johnson Family Human HMI Symposium at UCSD are now taken and registration is CLOSED!

Interested in participating, but didn’t get a chance to register? Please add your name to our waitlist: https://buff.ly/3ULbR7f

#HMI25

21.11.2024 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Powerhouse!! πŸ’ͺ🏼

19.11.2024 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The microbiome diversifies N-acyl lipid pools - including short-chain fatty acid-derived compounds N -acyl lipids are important mediators of several biological processes including immune function and stress response. To enhance the detection of N -acyl lipids with untargeted mass spectrometry-based...

This will me my fist blueet! Microbial N-Acyl lipids have been shown to regulate glucose, pain etc among other things. Therefore Helena, Vincent and Martijn asked the question - are there more and if so what types? And boy did they find some www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

19.11.2024 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Thank you for retracting this paper and ensuring that scientists, health care providers, and parents can make informed decisions based on accurate information!

17.11.2024 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Retraction notice from Advances in Nutrition to retract Cosmi et al. "Fructooligosaccharides: From Breast Milk Components to Potential Supplements. A Systematic Review" - Article contained wrong and misleading information.

Retraction notice from Advances in Nutrition to retract Cosmi et al. "Fructooligosaccharides: From Breast Milk Components to Potential Supplements. A Systematic Review" - Article contained wrong and misleading information.

Retracted at last! - Fructooligosaccharides are NOT naturally present in human milk! Fructose and Fucose are NOT the same!

This comes after our letter in 2022 pointed out that "Fructooligosaccharides are not the same as Fucosylated Human Milk Oligosaccharides"

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...

17.11.2024 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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