Dairy in Human Health and Disease across the Lifespan

Ronald Ross Watson, PhD, is Professor of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Dr. Watson began his research in public health at the Harvard School of Public Health as a Fellow in 1971 doing field work on vaccines in Saudi Arabia. He has done clinical studies in Colombia, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United States which provides a broad international view of public health. He has served in the military reserve hospital for 17 years with extensive training in medical responses to disasters as the chief biochemistry officer of a general hospital, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He is a distinguished member of several national and international nutrition, immunology, and cancer societies. Dr. Watson’s career has involved studying many lifestyle aspects for their uses in health promotion. He has edited over 100 biomedical reference books and 450 papers and chapters. His teaching and research focuses on alcohol, tobacco, and drugs of abuse in heart function and disease in mouse models. Robert J. Collier received his B.S. degree in Zoology from Eastern Illinois University in 1969. After service in the Army Medical Corps he obtained his Master’s Degree in Zoology from Eastern Illinois University in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Dairy Science from the University of Illinois in 1976. His dissertation research was on the endocrine regulation of lactogenesis in the dairy cow. In 1976, Dr. Collier accepted an NIH post-doctorate at the Dairy Science Department of Michigan State University in the laboratory of Dr. Allen Tucker. His research was on the regulation of cortisol uptake in mammary tissue of cattle. In September, 1976, Dr. Collier joined the Dairy Science Department at the University of Florida as an Assistant Professor and continued his research on the endocrine regulation of lactation in cattle . . In 1985, Dr. Collier joined the Monsanto Company as a Science Fellow and initiated a discovery program in lactation and growth regulation. Dr. Collier was responsible for all pre-clinical and clinical research in North America required for the commercialization of Bovine Somatotropin as well as research on novel factors regulating growth, development and lactation of domestic animals.. In 1999, Dr. Collier joined the faculty of the Animal Sciences Department, University of Arizona as Professor of Environmental Physiology and later was Head of the Animal Sciences Department. He is presently Professor Environmental Physiology and Director of the Agricultural Research Complex in the Animal Sciences Department. in 2008 was awarded the Land O Lakes Award from the American Dairy Science Association for his contributions to the field of Dairy Research. He has also served on the Biotechnology Advisory Board for the European Economic Community as well as the University of Iowa. He has also served on both the Nutritional Sciences Advisory Committee and the Animal Sciences Advisory Board for the University of Illinois and the College of Life Sciences at Eastern Illinois University. In 2009, Dr. Collier and Dr. Nelson Horseman of the University of Cincinnati cofounded Amelgo Corporation in Covington, Kentucky. Amelgo provides patented discovery and innovation for the dairy industry. Dr. Collier is author or coauthor of 210 journal articles, chapters and reviews, 1 book, 170 abstracts, 60 popular articles and 9 U.S. Patents. His areas of expertise include environmental and lactation physiology, endocrinology and molecular biology. Victor R. Preedy BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSPH, FRSC, FRCPath graduated with an Honours Degree in Biology and Physiology with Pharmacology. After gaining his University of London PhD, he received his Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists. He was later awarded his second doctorate (DSc), for his contribution to protein metabolism in health and disease. He is Professor of Clinical Biochemistry (Hon) at King’s College Hospital and Emeritus Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at King’s College London. He has Honorary Professorships at the University of Hull, and the University of Suffolk. Professor Preedy was the Founding Director and then long-term Director of the Genomics Centre at King’s College London from 2006 to 2020. Professor Preedy has been awarded fellowships of the Royal Society of Biology, the Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, the Royal Institute of Public Health, the Royal Society for Public Health, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Royal Society of Medicine. He carried out research when attached to the National Heart Hospital (part of Imperial College London), The School of Pharmacy (now part of University College London) and the MRC Centre at Northwick Park Hospital. He has collaborated with international research groups in Finland, Japan, Australia, USA, and Germany. To his credit, Professor Preedy has published over 750 articles, which includes peer-reviewed manuscripts based on original research, abstracts and symposium presentations, reviews and edited books.

A. Milk and its components in infant and childhood nutrition for improved health 1. Health benefits of bovine colostrum in children and adults 2. The role of mfg-e8 in neonatal inflammation 3. Impact of bovine milk whey proteins and peptides on gastrointestinal, immune, and other systems 4. The role of fats in milk and dairy products in nutrition and health from infancy to adulthood 5. Human milk oligosaccharides and health promotion through the gut microbiome 6. Dairy products and obesity in children and adolescents 7. World milk production and socio-economic factors effecting its consumption 8. The benefits of alpha-lactalbumin in early childhood 9. Foodborne pathogens in milk and dairy products: genetic characterization and rapid diagnostic approach for food safety of public health importance 10. Using fortified milk as a vehicle for nutrients: from infancy to senescence 11. Cow’s milk consumption and child growth

B. Macro components and nutrients in dairy and their implications for human health and disease in young adults 12. The relevance of biogenic amines in dairy products 13. Benefits of lactobacillus helveticus fermented milk in sports and health 14. Whey protein and diabetes 15. B vitamins in cow milk: their relevance to human health special issue 16. Fermented dairy foods and cardiovascular risk

C. Milk and its products in human senior health and disease post menopause and seniors 17. Bioactive lipids in dairy fat 18. Effect of milk and dairy products on the components of the metabolic syndrome 19. Recent advances in dairy ingredients and cardiovascular diseases with special reference to milk fat components 20. Does dairy food have effects on cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic risk? 21. Dairy consumption and age-related vascular dysfunction 22. Milk and fermented milk products in alleviation of aging pathophysiology 23. Emotional and sensory evaluation of cheese: the effect of health labels 24. Milk proteins: precursors of antioxidative peptides and their health benefits 25. Nutraceutical properties of dairy bioactive peptides 26. Fermented milks and cancer 27. Mold-ripened and raw milk cheeses: production, risks and benefits to human health 28. Benefits of whey proteins on human health 29. Kefir as a functional dairy product 30. Milk and chronic-degenerative diseases: main components and potential mechanisms 31. Lactase persistence, milk intake, and risk of ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes 32. The influence of dairy consumption on the risk of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and impaired glucose tolerance or insulin resistance: a review of cohort and intervention studies. 33. Dairy products and chronic diseases – evidence from population studies 34. Dairy intake during the adolescence period and risk of prostate- and breast cancer 35. Nutritional properties of milk lipids: specific function of the milk fat globule