CONTACT INFORMATIONCREDENTIALSAWARDSCLINICAL TRIALSPUBLICATIONSBridget E. Young, Ph.D.Contact InformationResearch LabsNew LinkVisit New Link Lab WebsiteLocationsUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterSchool of Medicine and Dentistry601 Elmwood Ave, Box 690Rochester, NY 14642Faculty AppointmentsAssistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics , Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine (SMD) Assistant Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) - JointBiographyResearchDr. Young studied Maternal and Child Nutrition at Cornell University where she received her PhD. She then pursued a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Nutrition at the University of Colorado. She joined the faculty at the University of Rochester in 2018 and is the Director of Research for the Division of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine. Bridget Young's research interests are in early infant nutrition. She studies the impact of obesity and insulin resistance on breast milk composition, and resultant programming effects in the infant. She particularly focuses on the effect of oral insulin in human milk on infant pancreatic function and intestinal maturation in the neonate. Dr. Young also studies how variation in infant formula ingredients impact long-term outcomes in the infant.CredentialsEducation2005BA | Colgate UniversityMolecular Biology2011PhD | Cornell UniversityNutritional SciencesPost-doctoral Training & Residency2011 - 2014Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO. Research Mentor: Dr. Nancy Krebs, MD, MS.Awards2022Valor Leadership and Coaching Program2021Erlich Koldovsky Early Career Award for Research in Human Milk and LactationSponsor: International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation2018'Macronutrient, Zinc and Insulin Variation in Donor Human Milk-Attempting to Hit the Moving Target of Infant Needs'Sponsor: Best Research Poster, Junior FacultyLocation: University of Rochester2015Invited Symposium SpeakerSponsor: American Society of Nutrition annual meeting at Experimental BioLocation: Boston2014 - 2015Recipient of F32 Award, proposal "Differences in Breastmilk Composition and Infant Growth between Healthy and Overweight MothersSponsor: NICHD2014Travel Award - presentation at Bi-annual meetingSponsor: International Society of Research in Human Milk and Lactation2013 - 2014Women's Health Research Faculty Development AwardSponsor: University of Colorado Center for Women's Health ResearchLocation: University of Colorado2013 - 2014Child and Maternal Health Pilot AwardSponsor: Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences InstituteLocation: Colorado2012 - 2014Thrasher Research Fund Early Investigator Award2011 - PresentNational Institutes of Health Institutional Training GrantSponsor: National Institutes of Health Institutional Training2011Graduate Student Research Award and travel grant from the Nutritional Sciences CouncilSponsor: American Society for Nutrition2010Emerging Clinical Leaders Award and travel grantSponsor: American Society for Nutrition2009 - 2011National Institutes of Health Institutional Training Grant; "Training in Maternal and Child Nutrition"Sponsor: National Institutes of Health2009 - 2010Graduate Student Travel GrantSponsor: Cornell University, Ithaca, NYLocation: Cornell, NYVIEW ALL expand_moreClinical TrialsAt-the-Breast vs. Expressed human milk: Genesis of Infant Nutrition (BEGIN),Lead Researcher: Bridget Young This study will enroll 120 breastfeeding mothers into a study that lasts between 1-4 months postpartum. Mothers will collect a small breast milk sample very single day and store it in their freezer for researchers. They will also collect samples from their infant including urine and stool from the diaper. All sample collections are done in the home. View Study Details PublicationsJournal Articles8/29/2023Lemas DJ, Du X, Dado-Senn B, Xu K, Dobrowolski A, Magalhães M, Aristizabal-Henao JJ, Young BE, Francois M, Thompson LA, Parker LA, Neu J, Laporta J, Misra BB, Wane I, Samaan S, Garrett TJ. "Untargeted Metabolomic Analysis of Lactation-Stage-Matched Human and Bovine Milk Samples at 2 Weeks Postnatal." Nutrients.. 2023 Aug 29; 15(17)Epub 2023 Aug 29. 4/2023Smilowitz JT, Allen LH, Dallas DC, McManaman J, Raiten DJ, Rozga M, Sela DA, Seppo A, Williams JE, Young BE, McGuire MK. "Ecologies, synergies, and biological systems shaping human milk composition-a report from "Breastmilk Ecology: Genesis of Infant Nutrition (BEGIN)" Working Group 2." The American journal of clinical nutrition.. 2023 Apr; 117 Suppl 1:S28-S42. 3/29/2023Ackley D, Wang H, D'Angio CT, Meyers J, Young BE. "Human milk-derived fortifiers are linked with feed extension due to Hypoglycemia in infants <1250?g or <30 weeks: a matched retrospective chart review." Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.. 2023 Mar 29; Epub 2023 Mar 29. Books & Chapters2016 Chapter Title: The Short and Long-Term Benefits of Breastfeeding Book Title: Early Nutrition and Long-Term Health: Mechanism, Consequences, and Opportunities Author List: Jose Saavedra, Anne Dattilo Edited By: Jose Saavedra, Anne Dattilo Published By: Elsevier Publishing 2016VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONS