“Keith West is an excellent researcher, global leader and a long-time collaborator. I'm delighted he is the inaugural George G. Graham Professor in Infant and Child Nutrition,” said Alfred Sommer , MD, MHS, dean of the Bloomberg School of Public Health. “We are indebted to George Graham for his discoveries that helped improve the nutritional health of infants and children worldwide and for founding the School's Center for Human Nutrition.”
The professorship was endowed by family, alumni and friends, who are ardent admirers of George G. Graham, MD, a pioneer in the field of infant and childhood nutrition. During his tenure at the School of Public Health, Dr. Graham and his colleagues discovered copper deficiency in malnourished Peruvian children and demonstrated that this trace mineral is essential to human health. His research on food proteins and child growth guided the development of commercial formulas used to feed millions of infants worldwide.
“Professor Graham was visionary in his work, especially in revealing how dietary protein quality and quantity in relation to calorie intake promote growth while protecting body composition in malnourished infants. He has been a great mentor to me,” said Dr. West.