Andrew Prentice
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Andrew Prentice

  • Professor of International Nutrition at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
  • Head of the the Nutrition & Planetary Health Theme at the MRC Unit The Gambia (MRCG)
  • Through a combination of discovery research and clinical trials his team is focused on developing better interventions in maternal and child nutrition
  • Contributed to numerous national and international expert groups and advisory bodies
  • Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences and was recently elected as an International Member of the US National Academy of Sciences
  • Specific interests are in iron, infection and anemia, and how the maternal diet at the time of conceiving a baby affects the fetal epigenome with life-long effects on health
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Growth and Host–Pathogen Interactions

Growth and Host–Pathogen Interactions

Andrew Prentice
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Maternal Malnutrition and the Risk of Infection in Later Life

Maternal Malnutrition and the Risk of Infection in Later Life

Andrew Prentice
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Lactation and Bone Development: Implications for the Calcium Requirements of Infants and Lactating Mothers

Lactation and Bone Development: Implications for the Calcium Requirements of Infants and Lactating Mothers

Andrew Prentice
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Maternai Nutritional Deficiencies in Developing Countries

Maternai Nutritional Deficiencies in Developing Countries

Andrew Prentice