Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Beneficial Factors

Publication Date: 29 April 2020

In this video, you’ll learn the role of milk oligosaccharides in breast milk; understand the maternal and infant effects of 2'-FL; and evaluate the evidence for the role of 2'-FL in diseases and disorders relevant to infancy and beyond.

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Evelyn Jantscher-Krenn, PhD

Research Fellow 
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology 
Medical University of Graz 
Graz, Austria

A research fellow at the Medical University of Graz with a background in glycobiology and neonatology/perinatology. She received a PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Graz, studying glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis in inflammation. During her post-doctoral she studied Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) and their roles in breastfed infants, receiving a Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship in 2014 from the European Commission to study HMOs in the novel context of pregnancy.

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