Dr. Dorota Garwolińska received a grant in the MINIATURA 5 programme financed by the National Science Center | Faculty of Chemistry at the Gdańsk University of Technology

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Dorota Garwolińska received a grant of PLN 49 775 in the MINIATURA 5 programme for the “Development and application of a method enabling the analysis of the composition of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs)”. The project aims to develop, validate, and apply an analytical procedure ensuring the determination of HMOs. A growing body of scientific evidence confirms the beneficial effects of HMOs on the health and development of breastfed infants by shaping their intestinal microflora, modulating immune responses, and protecting against infections and other diseases. Nevertheless, the function of these chemicals is still unclear. The impact of individual HMOs on the health and development of a breastfed infant depends on their structure and the composition of the mixtures in which they are located, which makes their comprehensive characterization and quantification of great importance for understanding the above-mentioned phenomena.
 

We congratulate the laureate and wish her success in the realization of these ambitious research plans.