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Awards & recognitions

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 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

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 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

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

CHILD researchers receive mentorship awards
15 Jan 2024

CHILD researchers receive mentorship awards

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

CHILD researchers Drs Theo Moraes and Wendy Lou (2nd and 3rd from left) receive their mentorship awards from Harkness family members Kasey Ouwendyk (far left) and Glenn Harkness (2nd from right) as well as AllerGen President & CEO Diana Royce … Continued

CHILD collaborator wins Early Career Research Award
21 Sep 2023

CHILD collaborator wins Early Career Research Award

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

CHILD collaborator Dr. Zihang Lu has been awarded an Early Career Research Award in support of a research project using CHILD data that aims to develop a better method for diagnosing asthma in children. In his project, titled Asthma phenotypes, risk factors … Continued

CHILD Deputy Director presented 2022 Steacie Prize
6 Apr 2023

CHILD Deputy Director presented 2022 Steacie Prize

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

CHILD Deputy Director Dr. Meghan Azad (centre) is flanked by University of Manitoba’s President & Vice Chancellor Michael Benarroch (L) and VP Research & International Dr. Mario Pinto at the Steacie Prize ceremony. Photo: University of Manitoba. CHILD Deputy Director … Continued

CHILD’s Toronto site leader appointed Head of Respiratory Medicine at SickKids
22 Dec 2022

CHILD’s Toronto site leader appointed Head of Respiratory Medicine at SickKids

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

Following an international search, Dr. Theo Moraes, leader of CHILD’s Toronto site, has been appointed Division Head of Respiratory Medicine in the Department of Paediatrics at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). He assumes the role on 9 January 2023. … Continued

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CHILD Cohort Study

In this national birth cohort study, researchers are tracking the health of nearly 3,500 Canadian children to find ways to prevent asthma, allergies, obesity and other chronic diseases.

CHILD News

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  • Consumption of ultra-processed foods when very young may increase obesity risk, study finds
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