The University of Western Australia
Ching Tat Lai
Research Associate
Contact details
| Address | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology The University of Western Australia (M310) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 4429 |
| ching-tat.lai@uwa.edu.au |
Location
Room 242, Molecular and Chemical Sciences Building, Crawley campus
Biography
Dr Ching Tat Lai graduated from his Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and molecular biology in 1996 at UWA, where he went on to complete his Post Graduate Diploma, Masters and PhD in the Hartmann Human Lactation Laboratory.
Key research
- Dr Lai's overall research is on milk production and the physiology of breast feeding, but he is currently researching expression regimes and milk production over time for pre-term babies. There are an increasing number of pre-term babies being born, and with medical advances a greater number of pre-term babies are able to survive, however the appropriate nutrition for these babies remains unknown. A pre-term baby has a very different nutritional environment to a fetus of the same age, which will still be receiving all its nutrition via the placenta. The effects of this change on pre-term babies are not yet known, but it is suspected that breast milk is extremely important for them. The exact composition of breastmilk varies between individual mothers and has an extremely complex composition which consists of a lot of biologically active compounds that help with growth and development.
Publications
Fetherston, C.M., Lai, C.T., Hartmann, P.E. Relationships between symptoms and changes in breast physiology during lactation mastitis, Breastfeeding Medicine, 1(3): pp136-45 (2006)
Fetherston, C.M., Lai, C.T., Mitoulas, L.R., Hartmann, P.E. Excretion of lactose in urine as a measure of increased permeability of the lactating breast during inflammation, Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica, 85(1): pp 20-25 (2006)
Mitoulas, L.R., Lai, C.T., Gurrin, L.C., Larsson, M.R., Hartmann, P.E. Efficacy of breast milk expression using an electric breast pump, JJournal of Human Lactation, 18(4): pp 344-52 (2002)
Mitoulas, L.R., Lai, C.T., Gurrin, L.C., Larsson, M.R., Hartmann, P.E. Effect of vacuum profile on breast milk expression using an electric breast pump, Journal of Human Lactation, 18(4): pp 353-60 (2002)
Hartmann, P.E., Lai, C.T. Initiation and establishment of lactation in women who have delivered pre-term infants: Changes in milk composition and the fortification of mother’s milk for pre-term infants, Journal of Japan Academy of Neonatal Nursing, 11: pp 8-22 (2003)
Fetherston, C.M., Lai, C.T., Mitoulas, L.R., Hartmann, P.E. Excretion of lactose in urine as a measure of increased permeability of the lactating breast during inflammation, Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica, 85(1): pp 20-25 (2006)
Mitoulas, L.R., Lai, C.T., Gurrin, L.C., Larsson, M.R., Hartmann, P.E. Efficacy of breast milk expression using an electric breast pump, JJournal of Human Lactation, 18(4): pp 344-52 (2002)
Mitoulas, L.R., Lai, C.T., Gurrin, L.C., Larsson, M.R., Hartmann, P.E. Effect of vacuum profile on breast milk expression using an electric breast pump, Journal of Human Lactation, 18(4): pp 353-60 (2002)
Hartmann, P.E., Lai, C.T. Initiation and establishment of lactation in women who have delivered pre-term infants: Changes in milk composition and the fortification of mother’s milk for pre-term infants, Journal of Japan Academy of Neonatal Nursing, 11: pp 8-22 (2003)
Funding received
Medela
Memberships
International Society for Human Lactation and Breastfeeding
Useful links
Human">http://www.biomedchem.uwa.edu.au/research/human-lactation">Human Lactation Research Group
Current projects
Collaborators
Professor Paula Meier from The University of Illinois, Chicago (Currently in Progress)
Professor Paula Meier from The University of Illinois, Chicago (Currently in Progress)
Research profile
