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
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
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 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
Some of the participants of Day 1 of the Symposium pose for a group photo at the end-of-day reception. Over three days at the end of January 2024, CHILD and SickKids researchers, technicians and staff gathered in Toronto with other … Continued
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
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study has found that common chemicals found in house dust may contribute to increased anxiety among moms in late pregnancy and with newborns. The chemicals in question are organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers … Continued
The Schroeder Allergy and Immunology Research Institute (SAIRI) at McMaster University is a centre for research into the causes of and treatments for life-threatening allergies. Established in 2020 with a $10 million gift from the Schroeder Foundation, SAIRI is exploring … Continued
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
Several major childhood allergies may share a common link to the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study led by CHILD researchers at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC). The research, published … Continued