Our Human Milk Institute (HMI) programs are recognized leaders in studying and advancing access to human milk. These programs and the amazing people behind them intersect at HMI, creating a one-of-kind organization that serves as a resource for reliable data, expertise, and human milk.
Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence (MOMI CORE)
The Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence (LRF MOMI CORE) is the engine of discovery focused on understanding human milk to improve the health and development of infants, mothers, and people of all ages.
Mommy's Milk Human Milk Research Biorepository
Mommy's Milk at UC San Diego is the first-ever human milk research biorepository in the nation. The ever-growing collection of donated human milk samples and linked clinical data is being analyzed by our highly-trained researchers and collaborators to move science forward and contribute to human milk breakthroughs and discoveries.
MPRINT Center of Excellence in Therapeutics
The Maternal and Pediatric Precision in Therapeutics (MPRINT) Center of Excellence in Therapeutics (CET) is supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and takes a human milk-centered approach to investigate the role of maternal and pediatric therapeutics at intersections of the mother-milk-infant ‘triad’.
UC Health Milk Bank
The University of California Health Milk Bank is a non-profit donor human milk bank and a member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA). The milk bank's mission is to provide human donor milk to all babies in need.
Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition (SPIN) Program
The Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition (SPIN) program improves premature infant outcomes by enhancing human milk provision and nutritional management in the hospital. The Premature Infant Nutrition Clinic (PINC) provides continuing nutritional support to infants and their families during the critical transition from hospital to home.
Lactation and Perinatal Education Programs
The Lactation and Perinatal Programs at UC San Diego Extended Studies offer career-focused education and clinical training for those interested in working with mothers, babies, and breastfeeding.
Rapid Response Unit
In partnership with UC San Diego's PREPARE Institute, we are creating an infrastructure for rapidly analyzing the impact of future pandemics and other health threats on human milk. Together, we will provide reliable information to policy makers, health care providers and the public when it’s needed most.
Community Partnership & Engagement
The Community Partnerships and Engagement program in collaboration with the UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute's (ACTRI) Center for Community Health (CCH) aims to cultivate collaborative efforts among community leaders, community-based organizations, healthcare professionals, and researchers to champion equitable human milk access for all.
Research Incubators
New discoveries and innovation start by getting the right people in the same room. That’s what the HMI incubators are all about. We actively engage researchers, clinicians and educators from across disciplines in workshops, symposia, brainstorming sessions, and other activities, here in San Diego and beyond.
