Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/399396]Researchers: Dr Karen Murphy (Principal investigator)
Brief description A high level of the omega-3 fat DHA in the blood is related to good health and has benefits on neural development in breastfed infants. Infant formulas have been enriched with preformed DHA but are expensive and may be environmentally unsustainable. Dairy contains DPA, a direct precursor of DHA. I aim to identify DPA-rich dairy sources, produce a safe and inexpensive nutritional powder and validate its efficacy in an animal model and a human infant clinical trial. Based on research outcomes, this powder will be safe and inexpensive and have the potential to be marketed as a Infant Formula Supplement.
Funding Amount $AUD 427,887.74
Funding Scheme Early Career Fellowships
Notes Industry ECF
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/399396
- nhmrc : 399396