UK-N/A-2500018 | September 2025
Authors:
Rachael Buck, PhD, BSc
Publish Date:
May 2024 | 27 min
Abstract:
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are unique prebiotics found naturally in breast milk. They have been proven to support a healthy microbiota, support the epithelial gut barrier and promote immune balance, both in pre-clinical and clinical studies.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Introduction to immunity and its role in allergy development.
Discuss the role of HMOs and their mechanism of action.
Review the latest science and evidence related to HMOs and allergy.
AUTHOR(S) BIO
RACHAEL BUCK, PhD, BSc
Senior Research Fellow, Abbott
Rachael Buck, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow at Abbott and works on the forefront of infant nutrition. As a discovery scientist in the field of immune health, Dr. Buck studies the components of breast milk to help Abbott nutritionists develop infant formulas that are as close as possible to breast milk. She designs clinical trials to study the effects of these nutrients on babies’ development in the first year of life. Dr. Buck joined Abbott in 1995, and over her career has received numerous prestigious awards for her research on nucleotides, paediatric immunity and HMOs. She has authored over 50 publications and has over 120 granted patents. She is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and is a member of the American Association of Immunologists. Dr. Buck received her PhD in immunology from the University of Cambridge, U.K.
