Debbie O’Connor, PhD, RD
Deborah (Debbie) O’Connor PhD RD is the Earle W. McHenry Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto, and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Human Milk and Infant Nutrition. She holds scientific appointments in the Translational Medicine Program at The Hospital for Sick Children, and the Department of Pediatrics at Sinai Health. Dr. O’Connor’s research program focuses on early enteral feeding strategies for vulnerable infants, including very low birth weight infants, to support optimal nutrition, growth, and neurodevelopment. Today Debbie will be giving us an update on the latest information on nutrient fortification of mother’s own and donor human milk.
