AllerGen investigator Dr. Sonia Anand has received two recent honours: one for her excellence as an international scholar, the other for her efficacy as an advocate for women’s heart health. Dr. Anand was one of two professors from the Faculty …
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New research using data from AllerGen’s Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study has found that children perform better on developmental testing at one year of age if their mothers consume more fruit during pregnancy. AllerGen investigator Dr. Piush Mandhane, …
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Dr. Nicole Letourneau, a researcher within AllerGen’s Gene-Environment Interactions, and Patients, Policy and Public Health Enabling Platforms, has been named “one of four Alberta change agents for health ” by Alberta Health Services (AHS) and is featured on the cover …
The Asthma Society of Canada (ASC) has awarded its 2016 Bastable-Potts Research Prize to AllerGen Research Leader Dr. Parameswaran Nair. This year’s award, valued at $5,000, recognizes innovative research done by a Canadian researcher that adds to the body of knowledge …
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AllerGen investigator Dr. Richard Leigh has been appointed as Clinical Department Head for the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services, and Academic Department Head of the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. Dr. Leigh is a Professor of Medicine …
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AllerGen investigator Professor Timothy Caulfield of the University of Alberta has won the 2015 Science in Society General Book Award for his book Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash. Prof. Caulfield was “genuinely surprised …
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A new study has shown that a skin test is ineffective for diagnosing suspected allergy to amoxicillin in children presenting with a rash during antibiotic treatment, and that a graded oral provocation challenge is an effective diagnostic tool. “Our study …
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Research published by AllerGen investigators Drs Brett Finlay and Stuart Turvey in September 2015, demonstrated that four specific gut bacteria, present during the first 100 days of life, protect against the development of asthma. The work, which was funded by …
CIHR highlights gut bacteria research in new online feature Read more »
Update: Timothy Caulfield was selected as the 2015 winner of the Science in Society General Book Award. Among the six shortlisted titles for the 2015 Science in Society General Book Award, two were penned by active members of the AllerGen …
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Dr. Meghan Azad has been named one of 40 awardees in CBC Manitoba’s “Future 40” contest for 2016, which celebrates “Manitoba’s new generation of leaders, builders and change-makers under the age of 40.” Dr. Azad was selected from among over …
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When is a baby’s microbiome first established? Is it at birth when an infant is exposed to its mother’s microbes and the environment? Or is it even earlier? A review paper by AllerGen researchers summarizes the growing evidence that human …
Dr. Paul O’Byrne, an AllerGen Research Leader, has been named the new Dean and Vice-President of the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University. Dr. O’Byrne was selected after an international search for a leader with “imagination,” “boldness,” “impeccable credentials,” …
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