Virginia Tech® home

The Human Milk Microbiome: A Paradigm Shift for Infant Health

Insert your title here

Your Text Here
Shelley McGuire, Ph.d.

Michelle "Shelley" McGuire, Ph.D.

Director and Professor
Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Idaho

Member, National Academy of Medicine
View Speaker Profile

Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture: The Human Milk Microbiome: A Paradigm Shift for Infant Health

Date: Feb. 15, 2024

Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.  (Reception and hors d'oeuvres at 5 p.m.)

Download Flyer

Archived video

About this Seminar

Milk has historically been considered to be sterile unless it was contaminated or produced by an infected mammary gland. However, recent evidence suggests that milk produced by healthy women contains its own rich and unique microbiome - including bacteria, viruses, archaea, and fungi - which varies greatly within and among populations. Very little is known about if and how these microbes are related to maternal and infant health, but understanding the details of the complex maternal-infant-environment ecosystem will likely provide insight into lifelong health and risk for disease.

Additional Details

This is a free event hosted by Dr. Michael Friedlander and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. For more information, please call 540-526-2059.

About Maury Strauss

Maury Strauss is a longtime community benefactor and businessman who supports biomedical research with the goal of energizing the local economy and improving quality of life in our neighborhoods and around the world. In order to ensure the continued success of Roanoke’s biomedical research enterprise, as well as the free public seminars, Mr. Strauss has made a generous gift to the series. Read More.

Support Our Research

Your generous support of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute's rigorous biomedical research enterprise makes a difference for our faculty, students, and patients. Every donation helps accelerate the pace of new discoveries to help patients with cancer, neurological disorders, heart disease, and even rare genetic disorders. Private donations fast-track our progress. 

Make A Gift Today

You May Also Be Interested In...

  • Home Item
    The Role of Exercise in Memory Function
    The Role of Exercise in Memory Function , home

    May 23, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Henriette van Praag, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University | Co-Sponsored by the Center for Exercise Medicine Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

  • Home Item
    Pathways and Regulation of Cardiac Nav1.5 Channel Trafficking in Adult Myocytes
    Pathways and Regulation of Cardiac Nav1.5 Channel Trafficking in Adult Myocytes , home

    May 30, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Gea-Ny Tseng, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Vascular and Heart Research

  • Home Item
    Targeting Acquired Dependencies During Tumor Evolution
    Targeting Acquired Dependencies During Tumor Evolution , home

    June 6, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Kris Wood, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center – D.C.