The Intersection of Infant Nutrition and Immunity: Learnings From the Pandemic
Course Description:
In this course, the faculty will identify the potential impact of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy on early-life immune programming; evaluate the role of infection control measures and their influence on intestinal flora and pediatric health outcomes; review preclinical research on human milk oligosaccharides and immunity; and more! Originally presented live presented at the 10th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth.Course Objectives:
- CDR Level: 2
- Performance Indicators: 4.2.6, 8.1.5, 8.2.1
- Run Time: 65
Course Instructor Bio(s)

Joann Romano-Keeler, MD, MS

Philip Calder, PhD
Professor Philip Calder, BSc (Hons), PhD, DPhil, RNutr, FSB, FAfN is the Professor of Nutritional Immunology at the University of Southampton. His work aims to understand how nutrition affects the functioning of the human body. Better understanding is key to developing strategies to improve human health and well-being, to lower disease risk, and to treat nutrition-related illnesses. Professor Calder has broad research interests in nutritional modulation of immunity, inflammation, and cardiometabolic disease risk. Much of his work has been devoted to exploring the metabolism and functionality of fatty acids with an emphasis on the roles of omega-3 fatty acids. He has over 500 scientific publications and he is listed by Thomson Reuters as a Highly Cited Researcher.
Professor Calder has been awarded numerous awards including the American Oil Chemists’ Society Ralph Holman Lifetime Achievement Award (2015), the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Pennington Lecture (2015), the British Nutrition Foundation Prize (2015) and the Danone International Prize in Nutrition (2016). He has served on many committees of professional societies and was for three years President of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (2009-2012). He is currently Chair of the Scientific Committee of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) and President of the Nutrition Society. He was Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nutrition from 2006 to 2013 and he currently is an Associate Editor of Clinical Science, of Journal of Nutrition, of Clinical Nutrition, of Lipids, and of Nutrition Research.

David Hill, PhD

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