CHILD families:
Please get in touch!
If we’ve not heard from you since your 5-year visit or before, update your contact info with the Study and we’ll send you $20.
Calling all CHILD youth!
Call for Applications:
2024 Sears Undergraduate Summer Studentship
The 2024 Sears Studentship provides up to $6K to an undergraduate student working on a research project using CHILD data.
Calling all CHILD youth!
Calling all CHILD youth!
CHILD families:
Please get in touch!
If we’ve not heard from you since your 5-year visit or before, update your contact info with the Study and we’ll send you $20.
What's new from CHILD?
CHILD’s Dr. Kozeta Miliku celebrated for her accomplishments by The Globe and Mail
CHILD researcher Dr. Kozeta Miliku has been profiled by The Globe and Mail as one of five outstanding Canadian early-career researchers who are “making mighty advances in health, science and medicine.” The article... READ MORE
Dad’s weight before baby’s birth may influence that child’s risk of developing obesity
New research from CHILD and the University of Toronto shows that the offspring of fathers with obesity are more likely to follow growth trajectories that lead to their developing obesity in early childhood.... READ MORE
CHILD provides new insight into how genes interact with early-life exposures to affect gut bacteria, influence asthma & allergy risk
New research from CHILD and the Computational Genomics Laboratory at Queen’s University sheds light on how interactions between our genes and early-life environment impact our gut microbes and risk of asthma and allergies.... READ MORE
Recent changes to the CHILD team
CHILD is pleased to introduce the newest members of its team, and to bid a thankful farewell to one team member who is moving on. Reflecting the Study’s maturation and growth as an... READ MORE
Consumption of ultra-processed foods when very young may increase obesity risk, study finds
Canadian children’s dietary habits warrant public health action, say researchers New research from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) and the University of Toronto shows that ultra-processed food consumption among preschool Canadian children is... READ MORE
New study reveals how breastfeeding shapes a child’s microbiome and lung health
New CHILD research provides compelling evidence that breastfeeding influences the composition and function of an infant’s microbiome, which in turn plays a crucial role in that child’s later respiratory health. The microbiome is... READ MORE