Presentation - University of Colorado Denver

Colorado Program in Nutrition and Health Development
Jed Friedman, Director, Lynn Barbour-Co-director
Goals of the Program:
• To understand basic mechanisms underlying the role of
nutrition and the environment on maternal-infant health in
animal models that can be translated to humans.
• To develop safe nutritional/interventional strategies to
achieve a healthier pregnancy and improve newborn health
during the first 1000 days of life.
• To facilitate collaborative research within Colorado and
beyond.
• To provide education for trainees, medical professionals, and
the lay public.