General Session
In the prestigious Rhoads Research Lecture, Dr. Burrin will highlight his past and current research discoveries in pediatric nutrition. He will also highlight the importance of the neonatal pig as a pre-clinical model in addressing important questions and challenges faced by clinicians in the nutritional support of hospitalized infants.
Dr. Douglas G. Burrin obtained degrees in animal science at Purdue University and the University of Nebraska. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Children’s Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) in Houston where he is currently appointed as a Research Physiologist with USDA-ARS and Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM).
Dr. Burrin is recognized for his knowledge and expertise in the fields of human nutrition, metabolism, and gastroenterology. Dr. Burrin has been a leader in the use of the pig as a translational animal model of human pediatric nutrition and gastroenterology. His research has highlighted the importance of enteral nutrition and the function of key gut hormones, such glucagon-like peptide 2 and fibroblast growth factor 19, in the pathogenesis of pediatric GI and liver disease. He has also made important contributions in understanding how parenteral nutrition and lipid emulsions impact intestinal adaptation and liver disease.
He has received national awards for his research, including the Mead Johnson Award from the American Society for Nutrition, the Growth and Development Award from the American Society for Animal Science, the ARS Senior Scientist of the Year, and the Bruce Bistrian Mentorship Award from ASPEN. His leadership in mentoring has been recognized by the Excellence in Research Mentorship Award from the Department of Pediatrics at BCM. He has mentored 60 postdoctoral fellows and graduate students resulting in 70 peer-reviewed articles.
He currently serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Physiology-GI & Liver Section. Dr. Burrin is also a Director of the fellowship research training in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine. He also serves in the leadership of the NIDDK-funded Texas Medical Center Digestive Disease Center and as Director, Pilot and Feasibility Program. He has served on the ASPEN Task Force on Intravenous Lipid Emulsions and is a past member of the ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation Grant Review Committee and Board Member.
Date & Time:
March 25, 2025
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM ET
Format:
In Person & Virtual
CE Credits:
1.0 Hours
UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-057-L99-P
Course level:
Advanced
What You'll Learn
- Identify the unique features of neonatal pigs as an animal model for human infants and clinical nutrition.
- Summarize the advancements in parenteral lipid metabolism and its impact on hepatic function using the neonatal pig model.
Presenters & Topics
Douglas G. Burrin
PhDDistinguished Senior Research Scientist
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Children’s Nutrition Research Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine