1. Maturation of Motor Function in the Preterm Infant and Gastroesophageal Reflux
2. Development of Gastrointestinal Motility Reflexes
3. Lipid and Fatty Acid Delivery in the Preterm Infant: Challenges and Lessons Learned from other Critically Ill Populations
4. Human Milk Oligosaccharides
5. Donor Human Milk trials
6. NEC
7. Special Nutrition for the Surgical Neonate
8. Controversies in Short Bowel Syndrome
9. Intestinal Regeneration -Organoids/Stem Cells
10. New Lipid Strategies to Prevent/Treat Neonatal Cholestasis
11. Neonatal Gastrointestinal Tract as a Conduit to Systemic Inflammation
12. Early "Multi-omics" and Developmental Origins of Disease
13. Adult Consequences of Neonatal and Fetal Nutrition: Mechanisms
14. Controversies and Moving Field Forward
Dr. Neu is Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology; he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1971, at Wisconsin State University, Whitewater, WI. In 1975 he received his Medical Doctorate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Dr. Neu completed his Pediatrics Residency at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD from 1975-1978, 1978-1980 Postdoctoral Fellow in Neonatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA. In 1987 he completed his Sabbatical, Inselspital, at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Dr. Neu has received during his career several honors and awards. He Chairs and is involved on National and International Committees. Dr. Neu is active on several Society Membership, Editorial boards, journal reviewer, Service to the Community, Service to schools. He is well known for his lectures here and aboard. Dr. Neu has received many appointments as Assistant Professor, Director, Division of Neonatology, Milwaukee Children's Hospital Milwaukee, WI, Associate Professor, and Associate Division Chief for Neonatology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Director/Neonatology Fellowship Program and Director of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.