Rene Herrera

Probiotic Supplement Helps Shape Infant Gut Microbiome After Newborn Stage A new study shows that breastfed babies between 2 and 4 months old can still benefit from a daily probiotic...

Nutrition Insight’s year-end review of 2025 spotlights major developments shaping the nutrition and food industry — from AI-powered tools transforming research and product innovation to the growing impact of GLP-1...

Wine gut microbiome research is opening new frontiers in nutrition science, and UC Davis researchers are leading the way. A new review highlights how advanced multi-omics technologies and AI can...

The Bezos Earth Fund has selected the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) as a Phase I grantee of its AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature, awarding $50,000 to...

Throughout my academic career, I have always been highly motivated by the innumerable ways we can leverage fundamental scientific breakthroughs to provide creative solutions to global problems. I’m particularly interested...

UC Davis also announced an agreement with The March Group, a Davis-based venture capital firm, to work together to develop a business accelerator and associated fund, based on intellectual property...

Dr. Kasey Schalich, a UC Davis postdoctoral researcher and IIFH Innovator Fellow alumna, has won the Global Prebiotic Association’s Young Researcher Award for her groundbreaking work on how human milk...

IIFH and the BioInnovation Institute have launched the Amplified African Foods (AAF) project to combat childhood stunting in Africa by enhancing the nutritional value of culturally significant meals. Led by...

The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI), as it works to translate complex food composition data into actionable insights for nutrition, health, and sustainability. Featuring insights from UC Davis and...

IIFH and the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) are using cutting-edge multi-omics tools to decode the molecular makeup of food like never before—linking what we eat to how it...

The Periodic Table of Food Initiative is creating a comprehensive database of the molecular composition of foods worldwide to improve human and planetary health. By uncovering hidden nutrients and bioactives,...

The intersection of food, health, and biotechnology is experiencing an unprecedented wave of innovation. As startups harness cutting-edge technologies to address global challenges, the need for precise, data-driven insights becomes...