U.S.G. Global Nutrition Coordination Plan
Photo by Karen Kasmauski/MCSP and Jhpiego
March 23, 2022
12:30–2:00 pm EDT (GMT-4)

On behalf of the U.S. Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan 1000 Days Subgroup, we are pleased to invite you to a webinar on understanding the biology of human milk. The Breastmilk Ecology: Genesis of Infant Nutrition (BEGIN) project takes an ecological approach to analyzing the unique biology of human milk by exploring it as a complex biological system and examining its interactions with its internal (parental biology) and external (infant interactions) environments. This webinar will present the findings of the BEGIN project and provide an opportunity for a conversation about its implications moving forward.

Introductions
Alison Steiber, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Andrew Bremer, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development / National Institutes of Health
Dan Raiten, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development / National Institutes of Health

BEGIN Project Presentations
Parental Inputs — Margaret (Peggy) Neville, University of Colorado School of Medicine
HM Composition — Jennifer Smilowitz, University of California, Davis
Infant Inputs — Mandy Belfort, Harvard Medical School
Research Approach — Meghan Azad, University of Manitoba,
Translational Framework — Laurie Nommsen-Rivers, University of Cincinnati

Panelists
Fatmata Fatima Sesay, United Nations Children's Fund
Jeniece Alvey, U.S. Agency for International Development
Jennifer M. Nelson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nigel Rollins, World Health Organization

Moderator
Lindy Fenlason, U.S. Agency for International Development
If you already registered for the initial date of this event (February 25), you have automatically been registered for the rescheduled March 23 date. To cancel your registration, click on the cancellation link provided in your registration confirmation email.