PEDIATRIC NUTRITION

These programs respond to a long-time interest of the Foundation in assuring adequate nutrition for infants and young children. Projects include applied research that evaluates the provision of specific nutrients and their related outcomes in infants and young children. 

Typical projects funded in this area of interest are:

University of California, San Francisco

$385,390

 

Evaluation of enteral feeding during patent ductus arteriosus therapy

 

 

 

Brigham and Women's Hospital

$100,000

 

Study of Vitamin D deficiency in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

 

 

 

University of Missouri

$99,000

 

Study of Lactoferrin and the intestinal microbiome

 

 

 

Children's Hospital of Orange County

$99,499

 

Study of a noninvasive metric of feeding intolerance in premature infants

 

 

Duke University

$20,000

  Study of breast milk processing and microbiome formation
   
   

 

 

Research Nutrition