The Human Lactation Research Group aims to gain a greater understanding of the synthesis and secretion of breast milk, as well as the mechanisms for removing milk from the breast by either a suckling infant or by expressing it with an electric breast pump.
Understanding these mechanisms will facilitate more successful breastfeeding and the clinical management of human lactation.
Key researchers/personnel
- Professor Peter Hartmann
- Dr Jackie Kent
- Dr Donna Geddes
- Tracey Williams
- Assoc. Professor Naomi Trengove
- Catherine Garbin
- Dr Ching Tat Lai
- Assoc. Professor Jane Deacon
- Dr Marnie Rowan
- Dr Lynda Chadwick
- Dr Ylenia Casadio
- Anna Hepworth
Key sites
- Human Lactation Research Group: gaining an understanding of how breast milk is uniquely adapted to the digestive, metabolic, developmental and pathogen defence requirements of the infant.
- More research in the School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences: research covering biochemistry, chemistry, microbiology and immunology, and physiology.
