The Co-Director of the CHILD Cohort Study, Dr. Stuart Turvey, was awarded the 2019 F. Estelle R. Simons Award for Research by the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI). Dr. Catherine Biggs accepted the award on Dr. Turvey’s … Continued
The CHILD Cohort Study is proud to announce the Sears Undergraduate Summer Studentship. The Sears Studentship provides financial support of up to $6,000 to an undergraduate student working full time for at least 12 weeks on a research project involving data generated by the CHILD Cohort … Continued
On November 8, 2019, Dr. Malcolm Sears, Founding Director of the CHILD Cohort Study, was formally inducted into McMaster University’s prestigious Community of Distinction. He was one of three inductees for 2019. In a ceremony attended by dozens of friends, family and … 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
On April 11, 2019, at the annual Canadian Respiratory Conference held in Ottawa, ON, Dr. Malcolm Sears, the Founding Director of the CHILD Cohort Study, was recognized by the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) with a special award. Dr. Sears, an … Continued
Co-leaders of the Manitoba site of the CHILD Cohort Study, Drs Allan Becker (pictured above) and Meghan Azad (pictured below), will be recognized by the University of Manitoba later this month for outstanding accomplishments at their respective career stages. Dr. … Continued
A study led by Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) in September 2018 is the journal’s top article for 2018 in terms of media coverage. The study used data from CHILD Study participants and … Continued
Dr. Malcolm Sears, the Founding Director of the CHILD Study, received a warm tribute from many of his colleagues during the 2019 Research Conference of the Allergy, Genes and Environment Network (AllerGen). To recognize his years of leading the Study, … Continued
