Dr. Shirin Moossavi, an early-career researcher with the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) and former AllerGen Network trainee, has been named a 2020 CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow. The Fellowship, valued at $90,000 over two years, is one of Canada’s most prestigious awards …
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The CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) has launched the Sears Undergraduate Summer Studentship – a special training award for an undergraduate university student to work with a CHILD research team for 12 weeks. Faith Kirabo, a student at the University of …
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CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) research was recently featured in the prestigious Lancet Respiratory Medicine – ranked the #1 journal in the fields of critical care and respiratory medicine. The Lancet paper combined findings from population-level data, individual health data available …
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In recognition of his outstanding clinical and research reputation and his contributions to respiratory health, AllerGen investigator Dr. Parameswaran (Param) Nair has been selected to become a Fellow of the European Respiratory Society (ERS). His introduction as a Fellow of …
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AllerGen investigator Dr. Christopher Carlsten, an expert in the respiratory and immunological health effects of inhaled environmental and occupational exposures, has been awarded a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) grant to undertake critical COVID-19 research. Dr. Carlsten’s research …
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A new approach to harmonizing food allergy phenotypes could improve genetic research in food allergy, according to an international consortium of experts convened by AllerGen researchers. The authors published their recommendations as a Letter to the Editor in Allergy, the …
L to R: National prizewinner: Antonio (11); Regional Prize-AB: Jacob (11); Regional Prize-MB: Preston (9); Regional Prize-BC: Mikaela (8); Regional Prize-ON: Vanessa (9) The CHILD Cohort Study’s first Poster Contest prompted a national outpouring of creativity by Study participants. A …
A study of over 2,200 Canadian mothers and babies in the CHILD Cohort Study shows that a mom’s consumption of artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy may place her child at an increased risk of obesity by age three. The research, …
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Anaphylaxis to peanut has significantly decreased in children over the past six years, according to a new Canadian study that measured anaphylaxis rates for the nine most common food allergens. “Our study showed a significant decline in the number of …
Edmonton-based participants in the CHILD Cohort Study gathered on Sunday February 23, 2020, for a screening of the documentary film “Let Them Eat Dirt,” which features, among its experts, CHILD researchers and ground-breaking CHILD research on the microbiome. Some 40 …
AllerGen researchers have released the results of a nationwide study assessing changes in the prevalence of food allergy among Canadians between 2010 and 2016. The study, funded in part by Health Canada, found that 6.1% of Canadians reported having a …
After receiving the full 14 years of national Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) funding, and an additional two years of support to mobilize knowledge and commercialize research results, AllerGen NCE completes its NCE term today – March 31, 2020. …
AllerGen completes its term as a national Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Read more »