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Fadil Hannan's Oxford University centre receives £9million donation for essential lactation research

31 Jul 2024


In excellent news Nuffield Department of Women & Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford, whose Centre lead is Society member Professor Fadil Hannan, has received a gift of £9m to help continue its research into the role of hormones in human milk production.

In 2023 Professor Hannan was awarded the Clinical Endocrinology Journal Foundation Lecture Award, and delivered a talk on the impact of hormonal changes in initiating the production of breast milk at SfE BES in Glasgow.

The donation comes from the Swiss Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation which promotes breastfeeding and supports research in human milk and lactation.

Brilliant news for Society member Fadil Hannan, as the Nuffield Department of Women & Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford has received a gift of £9m to help continue its research into the role of hormones in human milk production.

Professor Fadil Hannan was awarded the Clinical Journal Foundation Award in 2023, and delivered a talk on the impact of hormonal changes in initiating the production of breast milk at SfE BES 2023 in Glasgow.

The donation comes from the Swiss Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation which promotes breastfeeding and supports research in human milk and lactation.

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