Zach Lewis's paper demonstrating a new method for differentiating B. longum subsp. infantis from B. longum subsp. longum and it's use to test various probiotic label claims is getting some attention from the press.
Dr. Steve Frese and Dr. Mills were interviewed by Proto Magazine (a new journal from the Massachusetts General Hospital) on the origins of the infant gut microbiome.
The work by Dr. Yvonne Wan with Dr. Carolyn Slupsky and Dr. Mills to examine the influence of the gut microbiome on the onset liver cancer was recently profiled by the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center magazine Synthesis. In this work the researchers will test if milk glycans and Bifidobacterium infantis can dampen inflammation and thereby lower incidence of liver cancer.
Congrats to Dr. Mills for being elected a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology. The Academy recognizes excellence, originality, and leadership in the microbiological sciences, and election to this group is a mark of distinction. Academy Fellows are eminent leaders in the field of microbiology and are relied upon for authoritative advice and insight on critical issues in microbiology.
The UC Davis Office of Research recently profiled the activities of the UC Davis Milk Bioactives Group. This includes a video of Dr. Bruce German presenting at the RISE symposium.
Two new NIH grants were recently awarded involving Milk Bioactives group at FFHI. The first is a $2.7M grant from the National Cancer Institute is led by Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, a professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and also involves Dr. Mills and Dr. Carolyn Slupsky (FST). The second grant is for $4.2M from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is led by Dr. Mills and the FFHI Milk Bioactives Group (Drs.
Dr. Steve Frese was recently honored by the European Probiotics Association with the Jules Tournut Probiotics Prize for his PhD work with Jens Walters (then) at the University of Nebraska. Congrats to Steve!!
Congrats to Mills lab alumni, Nick Bokulich, who was recently awarded the John Kinsella Thesis award, the highest award of distinction for PhD students in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Congratulations Nick!!
