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
Dr. Stuart Turvey has distinguished himself not only as an international research leader, but also as a dedicated and compassionate clinician and as a highly valued colleague and mentor. So begins an inspiring tribute to CHILD Study investigator Dr. … Continued
CHILD investigator Dr. Meghan Azad (University of Manitoba) is one of 185 individuals across Canada to have received a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in the spring of 2018. Dr. Azad’s CRC—a Tier 2 Chair in Developmental Origins of Chronic … Continued
Let Them Eat Dirt, a book based on research into how the microbes in our body contribute to our lifelong health, is on the shortlist for the 2016 Science in Society General Book Award. Dr. B. Brett Finlay and Dr. … Continued
“An innate curiosity, rugged determination, keen power to intuit observations, and capacity to think and act outside the box”–these are a few qualities of CHILD Study Director Dr. Malcolm Sears highlighted by Canadians for Health Research (CHR) as they honour … Continued
Dr. Malcolm Sears, an internationally renowned respirologist and epidemiologist, has been named joint winner of the prestigious 2016 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine. The Robarts Research Institute of Western University in London, ON, awards the prize annually to … Continued
The CHILD Study video has won first place and a $5000 award in the CIHR’s “IHDCYH Talks” video competition. Based on the criteria “Impact & Relevance”, “Accessibility”, “Innovation & Creativity”, “Video Quality” and “Reach”, the competition judges awarded the CHILD … Continued