Room full of participants sitting and looking at a large screen with a slide titled "Deep Dive D: Human Milk Bioactives". The moderator (Lars Bode) is introducing the session.

Room packed with participants. The speaker, behind a podium, is presenting an acknowledgment slide.

Participants are gathered outdoors to take the group picture. The weather is sunny and there is a building in the background.

Some participants are discussing at a table while facing the beach and the ocean. The weather is sunny and there are palm trees nearby.

It's been a real blast being at #HMI26 in San Diego this year! Great talks and discussions on human breast #milk and infant & maternal health. So nice to join this wonderful community!

Flyer for the Lactation SciComm Workshop at the Human Milk Institute Symposium 2026 in San Diego, California. The color theme is teal and gold. The heading reads “Lactation SciComm Workshop” in large bold text with gold star accents. Below: “Human Milk Institute Symposium 2026 San Diego, California.” Hosted by Liz Neeley, founder of Liminal Creations, and the Manitoba Interdisciplinary Lactation Centre. An illustration shows a parent with brown skin and curly hair holding an infant, next to the date: Friday, March 13th. The flyer text reads: “Explore the fraught media landscape and social complexities of lactation science communication.”

☝🏼"But what about moms who CAN'T breastfeed?"
🤔“This economist says #breastfeeding is 'oversold.'”
📱"I read that BFHI starves babies!"

Talking about #LactSci🤱🏽🔬 is hard! Our workshop at #HMI26 at UCSD will teach you to share #lactation research with empathy AND accuracy.

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There are 40 seats left for @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social #HMI26 symposium!

Early bird reg ends 📅 THIS SATURDAY!! 📅

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🧪🩺🛟 #MedSky #PedSky #Breastfeeding #HumanMilk #NABBLM #IBCLC #PublicHealth #MaternalHealth #MCH #DOHaD #ChildHealth #InfantNutrition #PublicHealth #MedEd

A chart showing the registration prices. General Admission: $495 before November 15th, $595 after. Deep Dive Satellites $250 Academia/NPOs: $175 before November 15th, $225 after. Deep Dive Satellites $100 Trainees $75 before November 15th, $100 after. Deep Dive Satellites $50 Community Members: $25. Deep Dive Satellites $50

Early bird registration for the 2026 @humanmilkinstitute.bsky.social Symposium ends November 15th! 📆

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#HMI26 🤱🏽🧑🏻‍🔬

🧪🩺🛟 #MedSky #PedSky #Breastfeeding #HumanMilk #NABBLM #IBCLC #PublicHealth #MaternalHealth #MCH #DOHaD #ChildHealth #InfantNutrition #PublicHealth #MedEd

☝🏼 "But what about moms who CAN'T breastfeed?"
🤔 “This economist says #breastfeeding doesn’t matter.”
📱 "I read that BFHI starves babies..."

Talking about #LactSci🤱🏽🔬 ain't easy! Our #HMI26 workshop will teach you to share #lactation research with empathy AND accuracy.

📍UC San Diego

Info & link👇🏼

Flyer for the Lactation SciComm Workshop at the Human Milk Institute Symposium 2026 in San Diego, California. The color theme is teal and gold. The heading reads “Lactation SciComm Workshop” in large bold text with gold star accents. Below: “Human Milk Institute Symposium 2026 | San Diego, California.” Hosted by Liz Neely, founder of Liminal Creations, and the Manitoba Interdisciplinary Lactation Centre. An illustration shows a parent with brown skin and curly hair holding an infant, next to the date: Friday, March 13th. The flyer text reads: “Explore the fraught media landscape and social complexities of lactation science communication.” Section titled Together We Will: • Share the challenges you face in your SciComm • Engage reflexively in your SciComm • Develop tools for engaging with the public • Clarify your SciComm goals • Develop a personal plan for next steps At the bottom: a QR code with the words Register Now! and website links hmi.ucsd.edu and liminalcreations.com.

𝑂𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑠𝑜 𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 to be a 🤱🏽 scientist. When you science in the lab 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑎 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑜𝑢𝑡, but when you science in a tweet you get 𝐶𝐴𝑁𝐶𝐸𝐿𝐿𝐸𝐷!

At #HMI26 we’ll 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑂𝑁𝐷𝐸𝑅𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 of #SciComm!