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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 20

This Breastfeeding Awareness Month, we want to highlight the importance of each program within HMI and raise awareness of how, together, we are advancing science, care, and advocacy for breastfeeding families. 💙🤱

#HumanMilkScience #BreastfeedingAwarenessMonth

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Human Milk Institute - Breastfeeding Awareness Month 2025

YouTube video by Human Milk Institute

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks to support from Kaiser Hospital Foundation, the Childhood Obesity Initiative and HMI received an additional $30,000 for 2025 mini-grants to fund projects focused on human milk and breastfeeding!

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🔗 Submit your application: bit.ly/4fsEvmP

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 30

TRITON GIVING DAY IS TODAY!

The Kleins are supporting HMI this Triton Giving Day with a $10K gift — and will match every donation up to $15K! Your support can go twice as far to help improve maternal and infant health.🙌🏻🙌🏻

Give Now!: tritongivingday.ucsd.edu/campaigns/hu...

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 29

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...

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 25

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.

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 5

A huge thank you to all our sponsors for supporting the Human Milk Institute 3rd Annual Symposium! Your generosity helps drive innovation and collaboration in #HumanMilkScience. We truly appreciate your support! #HMI2025

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 24

Dr. Nigel Rollins, recently retired Medical Officer from the World Health Organization (WHO), will give a seminar on UCSD Campus this Wednesday (02/26) at 10 am, open to the public!

💡 Register to secure your spot: lnkd.in/gZWs3W3h

#HMI #HumanMilk #PublicHealth #WHO

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 11

🌟 Join Our Community Advisory Board! 🌟

We’re seeking parents & professionals to help improve lactation support in SD County!

📅 April - Nov 2025
🔗https://ucsd.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3lWNnr3m3pNVnhk

**Compensation provided.

#LactationSupport #CommunityImpact #UCSDHMI #SanDiego

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 7

💙 Thank you to our White Sponsors! 💙

Your support helps advance human milk research and innovation, making a real impact on maternal and infant health. We couldn’t do it without you! @milkify @revbioscience

#HumanMilkScience #WhiteSponsors #ThankYou #Research

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 5

🌟 A Huge Thank You to Our Blue Sponsors! 🌟Thanks to your support, we're bringing together experts, researchers, and clinicians to shape the future of maternal and infant health through human milk research.

@FOSS @PumpKin @UCSanDiegoExtendedStudiesPremierLactationPrograms @Mamava @Kyowa @MPRINT

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 4

A huge thank you to our generous Silver Sponsors Agilent, @novonesis.com, Kentec, Philips Avent and Brevolution for supporting our 3rd Annual Symposium! Your contributions help advance #HumanMilkScience and make this event possible. We truly appreciate your support! 💙 #HMI2025

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 3

Thank you, @Medela, for your generous sponsorship of the 3rd Annual Kohlberg Johnson Family Human Milk Institute Symposium! Your support helps drive innovation and advance #HumanMilkScience. We truly appreciate your commitment to human milk research and advocacy! 🙌✨ #HMI2025

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 3

Did you hear? UC Health Milk Bank is opening the Irvine Milk Depot! Join them for their very first milk drive in Orange County!
#orangecountymilkdepot #irvinemilkdepot #donorbreastmilk #ucmilkbank #loveineverydrop #pumpitforward

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Jan 29

🚨 Exciting Announcement! 🚨

Dr. Nigel Rollins, retired WHO Medical Officer, is coming to UCSD this February! 🎉

Join his seminar on Public Health:
🗓 Feb 26, 2025
⏰ 10:00–11:30 AM (PT)
📍 Garren Auditorium, UCSD
Open to students, faculty, researchers & community members!

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Jan 8

🔬 Meet Alec Bizieff, Ph.D., Staff Research Associate III at MAC!

With expertise in mass spectrometry & multi-omic analysis, Alec is advancing research on infant nutrition & maternal health by analyzing vitamins in human milk.

#HumanMilkScience #MeetOurTeam

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Jan 6

🌟 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

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 30

🎉 Happy New Year from HMI! 🎉

Wishing you a 2025 filled with growth, discovery, and impactful collaborations. Together, let’s continue advancing human milk science and improving health for all! 💡✨

#HumanMilkScience #HappyNewYear #HMI

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 27

🎉 HMI’s 2024: Growth, collaboration & impact!

🔹 New cores, research incubators & team members
🔹 60+ abstracts for HMI’25 Symposium

📖 More: https://buff.ly/3PdbLlK
#HumanMilkScience #HMI #2024Recap

Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 26

🔬 Meet Simone Renwick, PhD 🌟 Postdoc at UCSD’s LRF MOMI CORE, explores how human milk components like HMOs and microbes shape infant gut microbiota. Her work combines advanced techniques to uncover milk’s role in infant health and development. 🌱

#HMI #MeetOurTeam

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 24

🎄 Wishing you a joyful holiday season and an impactful start to 2025!
We’re grateful for all the support from our faculty, students, collaborators, and partners in making 2024 a success. We’ve set HMI on a path toward programmatic and financial sustainability, which we’ll advance further in 2025!

Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 24

🎄 Wishing you a joyful holiday season and an impactful start to 2025! We’re deeply grateful to our faculty, students, collaborators, and partners for making 2024 a success. HMI is progressing toward sustainable programs and finances, with plans to advance further in 2025!

Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 18

🔦 Spotlight Publication
Multidisciplinary Work of HMI Faculty at Its Best! 🌟

New research reveals the human milk oligosaccharide 3′-sialyllactose reduces low-grade inflammation and atherosclerosis in mice.

Check it out! https://buff.ly/3ZyfsqY

#HumanMilkScience

Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 13

Excited to announce that HMI has received a $150K grant from Kaiser Permanente! 🎉 In collaboration with UC San Diego Center for Community Health, we’re working to improve access to equitable lactation care and resources to address childhood obesity. #LactationCare #CommunityHealth #Grant

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 12

✨ 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

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Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 10

🌅 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

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