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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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...
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...
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.
www.nature.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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...
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...
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Big boost for HMI this Triton Giving Day! 💙
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...
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...
April 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Big boost for HMI this Triton Giving Day! 💙
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...
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...
April 30 is #TritonGivingDay! 🔱 - ...and HMI needs your support! - SHARE!
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We are raising funds for our most critical programs: rapid response, community collaborative, and preterm infant survival.
@humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social
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
April 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
April 30 is #TritonGivingDay! 🔱 - ...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
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
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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
Just out! Results of an incredible effort 👏 by @simonerenwick.bsky.social to demonstrate how different gut microbes and #gutmicrobiomes respond to human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). Many more microbes respond to HMOs than you might think! Give it a read… links.springernature.com/f/a/DF0RtJaQ...
Modulating the developing gut microbiota with 2’-fucosyllactose and pooled human milk oligosaccharides - Microbiome
Background Synthetic human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are used to supplement infant formula despite limited understanding of their impact on the post-weaned developing gut microbiota. Here, we asses...
links.springernature.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
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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/
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...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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/
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🌟 Two months to #HMI25! 🌟
Join us March 4-6 for the 3rd Annual Kohlberg Johnson Family Human Milk Institute Symposium!
💡 Explore the program, speakers, and more: https://buff.ly/3UN0QlV
💡 Add your name to the waitlist: https://buff.ly/3ULbR7f
Don’t miss out!
Learn more: https://hmi.ucsd.edu
Join us March 4-6 for the 3rd Annual Kohlberg Johnson Family Human Milk Institute Symposium!
💡 Explore the program, speakers, and more: https://buff.ly/3UN0QlV
💡 Add your name to the waitlist: https://buff.ly/3ULbR7f
Don’t miss out!
Learn more: https://hmi.ucsd.edu
January 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🌟 Two months to #HMI25! 🌟
Join us March 4-6 for the 3rd Annual Kohlberg Johnson Family Human Milk Institute Symposium!
💡 Explore the program, speakers, and more: https://buff.ly/3UN0QlV
💡 Add your name to the waitlist: https://buff.ly/3ULbR7f
Don’t miss out!
Learn more: https://hmi.ucsd.edu
Join us March 4-6 for the 3rd Annual Kohlberg Johnson Family Human Milk Institute Symposium!
💡 Explore the program, speakers, and more: https://buff.ly/3UN0QlV
💡 Add your name to the waitlist: https://buff.ly/3ULbR7f
Don’t miss out!
Learn more: https://hmi.ucsd.edu
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✨ The HMI Newsletter #6 is out! ✨
🔍 Catch a glimpse of what’s inside:
📅 2024 Highlights
🎉 Community Wins
📰 Symposium Updates
🌟 New Advisory Board
🌍 Global Research News
🏆 Faculty Achievements
📚 Fresh Publications
Subscribe for updates! 👉 https://buff.ly/3Vy5PY4
🔍 Catch a glimpse of what’s inside:
📅 2024 Highlights
🎉 Community Wins
📰 Symposium Updates
🌟 New Advisory Board
🌍 Global Research News
🏆 Faculty Achievements
📚 Fresh Publications
Subscribe for updates! 👉 https://buff.ly/3Vy5PY4
December 12, 2024 at 7:43 PM
✨ The HMI Newsletter #6 is out! ✨
🔍 Catch a glimpse of what’s inside:
📅 2024 Highlights
🎉 Community Wins
📰 Symposium Updates
🌟 New Advisory Board
🌍 Global Research News
🏆 Faculty Achievements
📚 Fresh Publications
Subscribe for updates! 👉 https://buff.ly/3Vy5PY4
🔍 Catch a glimpse of what’s inside:
📅 2024 Highlights
🎉 Community Wins
📰 Symposium Updates
🌟 New Advisory Board
🌍 Global Research News
🏆 Faculty Achievements
📚 Fresh Publications
Subscribe for updates! 👉 https://buff.ly/3Vy5PY4
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🌅 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.
🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/3VxTt2l
🤝 Become a Sponsor: https://buff.ly/3VA92Xg
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.
🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/3VxTt2l
🤝 Become a Sponsor: https://buff.ly/3VA92Xg
December 10, 2024 at 6:04 PM
🌅 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.
🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/3VxTt2l
🤝 Become a Sponsor: https://buff.ly/3VA92Xg
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.
🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/3VxTt2l
🤝 Become a Sponsor: https://buff.ly/3VA92Xg
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
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Time to act was yesterday: @who.int @cdc.gov
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...
www.science.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:13 AM
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
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Time to act was yesterday: @who.int @cdc.gov
Good morning from #WCPGHAN2024 in Argentina!
Join our session on “Synbiotics: Unlocking the synergies of HMOs and probiotics for infant health and development”. Friday, Dec 6, 12:30-1:30 pm, Room E.
Join our session on “Synbiotics: Unlocking the synergies of HMOs and probiotics for infant health and development”. Friday, Dec 6, 12:30-1:30 pm, Room E.
December 4, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Good morning from #WCPGHAN2024 in Argentina!
Join our session on “Synbiotics: Unlocking the synergies of HMOs and probiotics for infant health and development”. Friday, Dec 6, 12:30-1:30 pm, Room E.
Join our session on “Synbiotics: Unlocking the synergies of HMOs and probiotics for infant health and development”. Friday, Dec 6, 12:30-1:30 pm, Room E.
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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)
💡 Every contribution advances human milk science and access, fostering health at all life stages. Join us!
https://buff.ly/4f5SxsB
(UCSD fund# 7667)
💡 Every contribution advances human milk science and access, fostering health at all life stages. Join us!
December 3, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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)
💡 Every contribution advances human milk science and access, fostering health at all life stages. Join us!
https://buff.ly/4f5SxsB
(UCSD fund# 7667)
💡 Every contribution advances human milk science and access, fostering health at all life stages. Join us!
Yesterday, my daughter asked me what I wanted for Christmas… I found this in the freezer in the morning… 😳😂🎅🏽🎄❤️
November 30, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Yesterday, my daughter asked me what I wanted for Christmas… I found this in the freezer in the morning… 😳😂🎅🏽🎄❤️
Very cool work from @hroager.bsky.social and colleagues out in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social today!
Today we publish an (in my opinion) important paper in
@naturemicrobiol.bsky.social 🍾 showing that gut physiology and environment are factors explaining substantial variations in human gut #microbiome composition and #metabolism🦠
Fantastic work Procházková et al. 👏
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturemicrobiol.bsky.social 🍾 showing that gut physiology and environment are factors explaining substantial variations in human gut #microbiome composition and #metabolism🦠
Fantastic work Procházková et al. 👏
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Gut physiology and environment explain variations in human gut microbiome composition and metabolism - Nature Microbiology
An observational longitudinal clinical trial, incorporating a SmartPill and metabolomics, reveals the role of host factors in shaping the gut microbiome in healthy human adults.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Very cool work from @hroager.bsky.social and colleagues out in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social today!
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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! 🙌
#HumanMilkScience #PublicHealth
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! 🙌
#HumanMilkScience #PublicHealth
November 22, 2024 at 7:41 PM
🌟 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! 🙌
#HumanMilkScience #PublicHealth
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! 🙌
#HumanMilkScience #PublicHealth
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🔬✨ Join us for a Seminar with Sandra Leibel, MD on Breast Milk Infectious Disease Test via GFET-Aptamer Biosensor 🍼
🗓️ Nov 26 | 12-1 PM PT | Via Zoom
💻 Open to all!
REGISTER HERE: https://buff.ly/3AH68sA
Passcode: 836170
#HumanMilkScience #HumanMilkResearch #HMI
🗓️ Nov 26 | 12-1 PM PT | Via Zoom
💻 Open to all!
REGISTER HERE: https://buff.ly/3AH68sA
Passcode: 836170
#HumanMilkScience #HumanMilkResearch #HMI
November 22, 2024 at 4:57 PM
🔬✨ Join us for a Seminar with Sandra Leibel, MD on Breast Milk Infectious Disease Test via GFET-Aptamer Biosensor 🍼
🗓️ Nov 26 | 12-1 PM PT | Via Zoom
💻 Open to all!
REGISTER HERE: https://buff.ly/3AH68sA
Passcode: 836170
#HumanMilkScience #HumanMilkResearch #HMI
🗓️ Nov 26 | 12-1 PM PT | Via Zoom
💻 Open to all!
REGISTER HERE: https://buff.ly/3AH68sA
Passcode: 836170
#HumanMilkScience #HumanMilkResearch #HMI
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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
Interested in participating, but didn’t get a chance to register? Please add your name to our waitlist: https://buff.ly/3ULbR7f
#HMI25
November 21, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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
Interested in participating, but didn’t get a chance to register? Please add your name to our waitlist: https://buff.ly/3ULbR7f
#HMI25
Powerhouse!! 💪🏼
UC San Diego Human Milk Institute (HMI) Welcomes Strategic Advisory Board!
hmi.ucsd.edu/about-us/str...
A powerhouse of experts committed to advancing our mission to transform the approach to lifelong health for all people through human milk.
hmi.ucsd.edu/about-us/str...
A powerhouse of experts committed to advancing our mission to transform the approach to lifelong health for all people through human milk.
November 19, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Powerhouse!! 💪🏼
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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...
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...
www.biorxiv.org
November 19, 2024 at 3:19 AM
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...
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...
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...
November 17, 2024 at 10:36 PM
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...
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...