CHILD awarded $1.7M to study impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian families
A $1.7 million award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Research Manitoba will allow CHILD researchers to study how individuals and families across Canada have been impacted directly by COVID-19 infection and indirectly by pandemic-related social and economic upheaval.
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CHILD receives generous boost from private donation
Walter and Maria Schroeder The CHILD Cohort Study will be a beneficiary of a generous private donation made to McMaster University in support of allergy research. Part of the $10M donation made by... READ MORE
“Triple exposure:” Mom eating peanut, breastfeeding & introducing peanut early could help protect against peanut allergy in children
A new study led by CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) researchers has found that eating peanuts while breastfeeding, combined with introducing peanuts to babies in their first year, may reduce a child’s risk of... READ MORE
Dr. Meghan Azad: One of Canada’s Most Powerful Women 2020
The CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) is delighted to announce that Dr. Meghan Azad has been named one of “Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100” by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) for 2020. The awards... READ MORE
CIHR & CHRIM highlight CHILD’s COVID-19 add-on study
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... READ MORE
