Popcorn, prizes and photo ops were on the playbill for Vancouver-based CHILD Cohort Study families as they arrived at a special Movie Night on June 11, 2019. Organized by the Vancouver CHILD Cohort Study research team, the event gave kids, … Continued
L to R: Jaclyn Parks, Laura Wang and Dr. Tim Takaro When 15-year-old Laura Wang opened her laptop and typed a message to Tim Takaro, a professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU), she never imagined that email would lead her … Continued
CHILD investigator Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj has been recognized with a University of Alberta FoMD Award for Excellence in Mentoring (Tier II Basic Science). As part of her nomination, students past and present attested to the impact of her mentorship on … Continued
Dr. Stuart Turvey is among 346 accomplished scholars whose new or renewed Canada Research Chair funding was announced by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport. Dr. Turvey was awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Pediatric … Continued
Many children are not getting the right balance of moving, sitting, and sleeping, which can be harmful before age five, according to a new study using CHILD data. Published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, the study … Continued
Join us on a journey into the world of a baby’s gut microbiome. Meet some microbial superheroes and learn about how discoveries from the CHILD Cohort Study are helping us to understand allergies, asthma, obesity, and everyday health and wellbeing, … Continued