Presentations

Past Presentations from the Mills lab (last three years)

  • "How to Enrich Specific Taxa within the Gut Microbiome? Lessons from Human Milk" Microbiome in Early Childhood Development, Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA Jan 21, 2021. 
  • "How to Enrich Specific Taxa within the Gut Microbiome? Lessons from Human Milk"
    8th Microbiome & Probiotics R&D & Business Collaboration Forum, Davis, CA, Nov 5-6, 2020. (Keynote Speaker)
  • "How to Enrich Specific Taxa within the Gut Microbiome? Lessons from Human Milk
    International Milk Genomics Consortium, Davis, CA, Oct 13-16, 2020. (Keynote Speaker)
  • "Reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance genes from livestock and their downstream food products". Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Nov 22, 2019.
  • "The wonders of human milk: A naturally evolved system to enrich a healthy gut microbiome".  Athens Science Cafe, Athens, GA. Nov 21, 2019.
  • "The role of milk oligosaccharides in the development, persistence and function of the breast fed infant gut microbiome". Microbiology Department, University of Georgia, Nov 21, 2019.
  • "Breast milk microbiome – does it exist, is it good or bad?" World of Microbiome Pregnancy, Birth & Infancy. Milan Italy, Nov 2, 2019.
  • "A naturally evolved system to enrich a beneficial gut microbiome: the wonders of human milk". 7th Annual Southern California Microbiome Symposium: Connections to the Environment and Health, UC Irvine, Irvine CA. Sept. 20, 2019.
  • "A naturally evolved system to enrich a beneficial gut microbiome: the wonders of human milk" The Origins and Benefits of Biologically Active Components in Human Milk—FASEB Conference. West Palm Beach, FL. July 21-26, 2019.
  • "A naturally evolved system to enrich a beneficial gut microbiome: the wonders of human milk". Microbiology & Immunology Centennial Symposium. University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, July 19, 2019.
  • "The role of milk oligosaccharides in the development, persistence and function of the breast fed infant gut microbiome". Gordon Research Conference—Applied Environmental Microbiology, South Hadley, MA. July 14-19, 2019.
  • "The microbiota, gut, and brain in neurodevelopment and autism: Integrating Chemistry, Ecology and Physiology". Research Seminar Series—MIND Institute, UC Davis Medical School. Sacramento, CA. June 14, 2019.
  • "Lessons learned from a naturally evolved system to enrich a functional microbiome: The wonders of mammalian milk" Elements—UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Initiative Symposium, Sacramento, CA. March 7, 2019.
  • "Mammals, milk and microbes—The role of milk in the establishment and function of the gut microbiome".   Medical College of Wisconsin Center for Microbiome Research. Milwaukee, WI. February 12, 2019.
  • "Lessons learned from a naturally evolved system to enrich a functional microbiome: The wonders of mammalian milk" Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference, San Diego, CA. January 13, 2019.
  • "Milk oligosaccharides and their role in neonatal health: Lessons for tailored synbiotics". Food Innovation and Engineering Conference—AIChE. Napa, CA  December 3, 2018.
  • "Mammals, milk and microbes—The role of milk in the establishment and function of the gut microbiome".  2nd Symposium on Probiotics, Gut Microbiome & Health (PGuMH2018), Wuxi, China. Oct 26, 2018.
  • "Diet drives assembly of livestock resistome during early life". AgResearch NZ, Palmerston North, New Zealand, August 31, 2018.
  • "Milk oligosaccharides and their role in neonatal health: Lessons for tailored synbiotics".  New Zealand Dairy Industry Workshop, Palmerston North, New Zealand, August 29, 2018.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes: The role of milk in the establishment and function of the neonate gut microbiome".  Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, July 3, 2018.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes: The role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome".  Korea Yakult Central Research Institute, Seoul, Korea, July 2, 2018.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes: The role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome".  Korean Society for Food Science & Technology Annual Meeting, Busan, Korea, June 28, 2018.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes: The role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome".  FASEB Meeting on Nutritional Immunology and the Microbiota: Rules of Engagement in Health and Disease, Leeburg, VA, June 26, 2018.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes: The role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome".  University of Florida Medical School, Gainesville, FL, March 20, 2018.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes: The role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome".  Nutrition and Growth Conference, Paris, France, March 1, 2018.
  • "Childhood Undernutrition and the Gut Microbiota in the First 1000 Days", 2nd Annual Abbott Nutrition Growth Summit, Paris, France, Feb 28, 2018.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes: The role of Milk in the Establishment and Function of the Neonate gut Microbiome".  Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Feb 8, 2018.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes—The role of milk in the establishment and function of the gut microbiome" 2018 Academia Sinica - UC Davis Bilateral Symposium, Davis, CA, Jan 22-23, 2018.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes—The role of milk in the establishment and function of the gut microbiome" 4th International Conference on Microbial Diversity, Bari, Italy. Oct 24-26, 2017.
  • “Impact of breast milk on the development of the infant gut microbiome: Implications for health and development in the first 1000 days”.  10th World Congress on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Oct. 17, 2017.
  • "Contributions of the built environment to microbial ecology of dairies and wineries", Microbiology of the Built Environment (MoBE) 2017 Symposium, The National Academy of Science, Washington DC, Oct 11, 2017.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes—The role of milk in the establishment and function of the gut microbiome" Distinctive Voices—National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine; Irvine, CA, Sept. 20, 2017.
  • “Contributions of the built environment to microbial ecology of cheese”, American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA. June 28, 2017.
  • “The microbiome of foods and their production: A new look at the microbes that make, or spoil, our foods.”  California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Meeting: Shaping the Future of a Healthier California, Sacramento, CA. April 29, 2017.
  • "Mammals, Milk and Microbes—The role of milk in the establishment and function of the gut microbiome"  Etchells Memorial Lecturer, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, April 27, 2017.
  • "Mopping up spilled milk: Restoring ecosystem function in the nursing infant gut microbiome." Congress on Gastrointestinal Function, Chicago, IL. April 10, 2017.
  • “Milk oligosaccharide cross-feeding as a mechanism for pathogen expansion in NEC”.  Necrotizing Enterocolitis Symposium: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Improved Outcomes.  Sacramento, CA.  April 5 – 7, 2017.
  • “Milk oligosaccharide cross-feeding as a mechanism for pathogen expansion in NEC”.  Necrotizing Enterocolitis Symposium: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Improved Outcomes.  Sacramento, CA.  April 5 – 7, 2017."Lessons learned from a milk-driven enrichment of the infant gut microbiota: Implications for novel prebiotics and probiotics".  Natural Products Expo West. Anaheim, CA.  March 9, 2017.
  • "Microbial colonization patterns in mammalian neonates—how milk in “farms" the infant gut microbiota".  Northern California Branch of the American Society for Microbiology. Pleasanton, CA.  March 3, 2017.
  • “The microbial ecology of coffee production.”  Sensory Summit: A Roasters Guild Event, Davis, CA. Jan 27, 2017.
  • “Restoring ecosystem function in the infant microbiome”. Precision Medicine Conference, San Jose, CA.  Jan 23, 2017.