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More than nutrition: How breast milk IgG trains infant immunity

More than nutrition: How breast milk IgG trains infant immunity

From the Koch Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 28, 2026
Oh, the microbes you’ll meet!

Oh, the microbes you’ll meet!

Fred Hutch Cancer Center immunologist discovers a biological mechanism sprung in the first week of life that trains a mouse pup’s immune system to tolerate harmless gut bugs and new foods
Hutch NewsSeptember 18, 2025
Lessons from mom: How to be the best immune system you can be

Lessons from mom: How to be the best immune system you can be

Dr. Meghan Koch’s work in mice on how breast milk’s immune proteins shape infant immune system, long-term health could someday help human babies
Hutch NewsMay 05, 2022
Studying how maternal immune factors shape infant health

Studying how maternal immune factors shape infant health

Immunologist Dr. Megan Koch named 2020 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Hutch NewsJune 15, 2020
Dr. Meghan Koch named 2019 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

Dr. Meghan Koch named 2019 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

She will study how maternal antibodies and the microbiome support growth in early life
Hutch NewsJuly 02, 2019