Dr. Lauren Erdman inset and presenting at CHILD’s 2024 Symposium. CHILD investigator Dr. Lauren Erdman is profiled in a “biocommentary” in the April 2024 edition of the Nature-affiliated medical journal Pediatric Research. As co-author of an article in the journal … Continued
Cover of the magazine issue overtop a detail of the illustration by Jay Bendt accompanying the Scientific American article. CHILD microbiome research, which found that four major childhood allergies share a common bacterial origin, has been featured in a story … Continued
https://youtu.be/EwW-lyXQSK4 On the eve of the BC Children’s Hospital Lottery winners’ announcement in late April 2022, CHILD Co-Director Dr. Stuart Turvey was interviewed on Global News about the CHILD Cohort Study. The Study is among the programs supported by proceeds … Continued
CHILD’s Deputy Director Dr. Meghan Azad is among five “rising stars” profiled in the Winter 2022 issue of Reach magazine, the annual publication of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). The article highlights Dr. Azad’s work, as an “early-career … Continued
CHILD participant Molly and her mother Krista CTV Winnipeg celebrates a decade of the CHILD Cohort Study in a report that aired on 20 October 2021. The report follows Manitoba-based Study participants 10-year-old Molly and her mother Krista into their … Continued
The new Winter 2021 edition of AllerGen Success Stories (Vol. 13) focuses entirely on CHILD research outcomes. In fact, the magazine, aimed to inform a general audience about advances in health research emerging from AllerGen-supported projects, has now been re-branded … Continued
COVID-19 illustrations by CHILD participants Today, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) posted a feature story on their website focusing on CHILD’s COVID-19 add-on study, an initiative led by Dr. Meghan Azad and funded by the CIHR, Research Manitoba … Continued
A high-profile online course features CHILD Cohort Study research and CHILD researcher Dr. Meghan Azad. The certified professional development course, entitled “Breast Milk Scientific,” focuses on current scientific insights into breastmilk, its relationship with the microbiome, and its contributions to … Continued
Ilsa Buchholz is one of the almost 3,500 kids participating in the CHILD Cohort Study. You can read about what being a part of CHILD means to Ilsa and her parents, what tests Ilsa undergoes every few years during her … Continued
Ongoing research led by Dr. Meghan Azad, using data from the CHILD Study, has shed light on the breastmilk microbiome and on breastfeeding’s protective effects against allergy and asthma, as well as obesity and diabetes. High-profile publications in recent years … Continued
