It is with profound sadness that AllerGen shares news of the passing of Dr. Richard Warrington, a leading figure in the Canadian asthma and immunology community, on December 23, 2022. Dr. Warrington was the Section Head of Allergy and Clinical …
Remembering Dr. John Bienenstock
It is with profound sadness that AllerGen shares news of the passing of Dr. John Bienenstock, one if its founding investigators, on July 25, 2022. Dr. Bienenstock was actively involved in the development of AllerGen’s successful NCE funding application, its …
2022 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Award winners announced
L to R: Dr. Teresa To, Dr. Padmaja Subbarao, Dr. Min Hyung Ryu, Joy Ramielle Lachica Santos AllerGen Inc. is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Awards (MHMA). Three exemplars of mentorship excellence are being …
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Remembering Dr. Donald F. Stark
It is with profound sadness that AllerGen shares news of the death of longtime AllerGen colleague Dr. Donald F. Stark, who passed away on January 31, 2022. Dr. Stark served for many years on AllerGen’s Board of Directors. “He was …
Remembering Dr. J. Mark FitzGerald
It is with deep sadness that AllerGen shares news of the death of longtime AllerGen colleague Dr. J. Mark FitzGerald, who passed away in Vancouver, BC, on January 18, 2022. For the entirety of AllerGen’s tenure as an NCE, Dr. …
AllerGen & CHILD’s breastfeeding video wins 1st place in national CIHR competition
AllerGen and the CHILD Cohort Study are thrilled to announce that their video New Scientific insights into breastfeeding received First Place and a $3,000 award in the 2021 CIHR “IHDCYH Talks” knowledge mobilization (KMb) video competition. New Scientific insights into breastfeeding shares CHILD’s discoveries about …
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2021 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Award winners announced
L to R: Dr. Dean Befus, Dr. Kelly McNagny, Ms. Jenny Thiele, Dr. Lori Connors AllerGen Inc. is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Awards (MHMA). Three exemplars of mentorship excellence from across the country are …
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Breastfeeding in first days of life linked to lower blood pressure at age three
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) has found that babies who were breastfed right after birth, even if only for a few days, had lower blood pressure at three years of age than children who were never breastfed. The study, published …
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Gut bacteria are important for neurodevelopment
The bacteria in a baby’s gut in the first year of life may be associated with enhanced neurodevelopment at age two, according to recent findings from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD). The research, published in the journal Gut Microbes, found that boys with …
Online: “Let Them Eat Dirt” microbiome documentary
The feature documentary film “Let Them Eat Dirt: The Hunt for our Kids’ Missing Microbes,” featuring CHILD research results and CHILD researchers, can now be viewed in its entirety for free online. The film’s creators released it on YouTube on the occasion …
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New findings on infant exposure to tobacco smoke in Canadian homes
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) gives insight into how much tobacco smoke Canadian infants are exposed to, what increases their likelihood of being exposed to smoke, and how researchers can better understand and measure this exposure. Published …
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CHILD researcher awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal
CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) researcher Dr. Shirin Moossavi has been awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal – Awarded for outstanding achievement at the PhD level from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. The award is given annually …
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