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Author Archives: Marshall Beck

CHILD poop enables a new tool for studying the microbiome
8 Aug 2024

CHILD poop enables a new tool for studying the microbiome

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

A recent study led by researchers from the Danish birth cohort COPSAC and using data from CHILD stool samples has resulted in the creation of a new tool for studying the microbiome. This tool, which can be downloaded for free, … Continued

CHILD Co-Director Dr. Stuart Turvey wins Leadership Award
7 Aug 2024

CHILD Co-Director Dr. Stuart Turvey wins Leadership Award

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Awards & recognitions | 0

The Pediatric Chairs of Canada (PCC) has announced that Dr. Stuart Turvey, Co-Director of CHILD and leader of the Study’s Vancouver site, is a 2024 recipient of its Pediatric Academic Leadership Award (Clinician Practitioner). The Pediatric Academic Leadership Awards, comprised of a … Continued

CHILD research on health impacts of traffic pollution featured in Toronto Star
31 Jul 2024

CHILD research on health impacts of traffic pollution featured in Toronto Star

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

A recent article in The Toronto Star featured an interview with Dr. Jeffrey Brook, leader of research within CHILD on health and the environment, and referenced a CHILD research finding about how traffic pollution affects unborn babies at the epigenetic … Continued

CHILD’s 2024 Winter Giveaway winners announced!
26 Jul 2024

CHILD’s 2024 Winter Giveaway winners announced!

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement | 0

To thank the wonderful families partipating in CHILD, in early 2024 we hosted our first-ever Winter Giveaway Contest! Eight prizes were given away at each study site (five prizes for CHILD youth, three prizes for CHILD parents), and one grand … Continued

Babies exposed to antibiotics are more likely to get eczema
3 Jun 2024

Babies exposed to antibiotics are more likely to get eczema

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

New research from CHILD found that babies who are exposed to antibiotics in the first year of life are more likely to later develop atopic dermatitis, or eczema. The connection lies in the bacteria of the infant’s gut: its microbiome, … Continued

CHILD Co-Director Dr. Stuart Turvey wins Career Research Award
30 May 2024

CHILD Co-Director Dr. Stuart Turvey wins Career Research Award

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Awards & recognitions | 0

The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) has announced that the 2024 recipient of its Career Research Award is Dr. Stuart Turvey, Co-Director of CHILD and leader of the Study’s Vancouver site. The biennial Career Research Award, comprised of a plaque and … Continued

SickKids podcast highlights CHILD asthma tool
24 May 2024

SickKids podcast highlights CHILD asthma tool

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement, Media coverage | 0

From the time Hannah was an infant, her parents had to take her repeatedly to the hospital due to respiratory problems. There, she was often diagnosed with pneumonia or other lung infections and given a puffer and/or treated with antibiotics. … Continued

Research findings galore: CHILD 2023-24 round-up
16 May 2024

Research findings galore: CHILD 2023-24 round-up

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

Some research findings out of CHILD grab headlines because they are so readily understandable and clearly applicable to everyday life—like the fact that children born by C-section are more at risk for allergies, or that eating peanut early in life … Continued

2024 Sears Studentship Awarded
6 May 2024

2024 Sears Studentship Awarded

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement, Awards & recognitions | 0

The CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) is pleased to announce the 2024 recipient the Sears Undergraduate Summer Studentship: Anglin Dent, a medical student at the University of Toronto. Anglin’s proposed research on longitudinal phenotypes of asthma-related risk factors in CHILD aims … Continued

CHILD Co-Director helps launch new networks, wins award
30 Apr 2024

CHILD Co-Director helps launch new networks, wins award

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement, Awards & recognitions | 0

CHILD Co-Director Dr. Stuart Turvey has recently been involved in the launching of two new health science research networks and has received a major academic award. On March 19, 2024, the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced the recipients of … Continued

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