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Author Archives: Marshall Beck

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

CHILD early career researcher profiled in medical journal
24 Apr 2024

CHILD early career researcher profiled in medical journal

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Media coverage | 0

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

CHILD Deputy Director Dr. Meghan Azad receives Canada Gairdner Award
16 Apr 2024

CHILD Deputy Director Dr. Meghan Azad receives Canada Gairdner Award

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

Dr. Meghan Azad, Deputy Director the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD), has been awarded a prestigious 2024 Canada Gairdner Momentum Award. The accolade recognizes her as a globally leading researcher for her groundbreaking work on human breastmilk, the infant microbiome and … Continued

Thanks & best wishes to Dr. Michelle Helm
5 Apr 2024

Thanks & best wishes to Dr. Michelle Helm

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement | 0

Dr. Michelle Helm, Managing Director of the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) at McMaster University, has left her position with the Study effective 2 April 2024. Dr. Helm served as CHILD’s Managing Director since June 2022. In her time at McMaster, … Continued

CHILD research in Scientific American
26 Feb 2024

CHILD research in Scientific American

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Media coverage | 0

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

CHILD Director featured by SickKids
12 Feb 2024

CHILD Director featured by SickKids

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

CHILD Director Dr. Padmaja Subbarao is one of five women whose work has been profiled by SickKids on its website to commemorate the 2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In addition to running CHILD and holding faculty … Continued

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