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Author Archives: Marshall Beck

CHILD Cohort Study: New leadership roles for Drs. Elinor Simons & Meghan Azad
16 Feb 2021

CHILD Cohort Study: New leadership roles for Drs. Elinor Simons & Meghan Azad

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Announcement | 0

L to R: Dr. Meghan Azad and Dr. Elinor Simons The CHILD Cohort Study is pleased to announce new roles for Drs Elinor Simons and Meghan Azad as part of the Study’s leadership team, effective February 1, 2021. Dr. Elinor … Continued

New Success Stories issue focuses on CHILD
22 Jan 2021

New Success Stories issue focuses on CHILD

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Media coverage | 0

The new Winter 2021 edition of AllerGen Success Stories (Vol. 13) focuses entirely on CHILD research outcomes. In fact, the magazine, aimed to inform a general audience about advances in health research emerging from AllerGen-supported projects, has now been re-branded … Continued

CHILD receives generous boost from private donation
22 Dec 2020

CHILD receives generous boost from private donation

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

Walter and Maria Schroeder The CHILD Cohort Study will be a beneficiary of a generous private donation made to McMaster University in support of allergy research. Part of the $10M donation made by Walter and Maria Schroeder and family will … Continued

“Triple exposure:” Mom eating peanut, breastfeeding & introducing peanut early could help protect against peanut allergy in children
16 Dec 2020

“Triple exposure:” Mom eating peanut, breastfeeding & introducing peanut early could help protect against peanut allergy in children

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

A new study led by CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) researchers has found that eating peanuts while breastfeeding, combined with introducing peanuts to babies in their first year, may reduce a child’s risk of peanut allergy by age five. The study, … Continued

Dr. Meghan Azad: One of Canada’s Most Powerful Women 2020
1 Dec 2020

Dr. Meghan Azad: One of Canada’s Most Powerful Women 2020

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

The CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) is delighted to announce that Dr. Meghan Azad has been named one of “Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100” by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) for 2020. The awards recognize Canada’s highest achieving women—from all ages, … Continued

CIHR & CHRIM highlight CHILD’s COVID-19 add-on study
12 Nov 2020

CIHR & CHRIM highlight CHILD’s COVID-19 add-on study

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Media coverage | 0

COVID-19 illustrations by CHILD participants Today, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) posted a feature story on their website focusing on CHILD’s COVID-19 add-on study, an initiative led by Dr. Meghan Azad and funded by the CIHR, Research Manitoba … Continued

CHILD Director & Co-Director lead major precision health initiatives
11 Nov 2020

CHILD Director & Co-Director lead major precision health initiatives

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

The CHILD Cohort Study’s Director, Dr. Padmaja Subbarao, and Co-Director, Dr. Stuart Turvey, have each been appointed leadership roles in major precision health initiatives at their respective institutions. Dr. Subbarao has been named a co-lead, together with Dr. David Malkin, … Continued

Birth factors influence infant gut microbiome, risk of obesity & allergies
1 Oct 2020

Birth factors influence infant gut microbiome, risk of obesity & allergies

by Marshall Beck | posted in: Publication, Research update | 0

New CHILD research published in the journal Gastroenterology explores how cesarean delivery and other birth events infuence a baby’s gut microbiome at three and 12 months of age, and how this can increase the risk of allergies and obesity later in childhood. The research … Continued

CITF awards CHILD Cohort Study more than $400K to study COVID-19 impacts
16 Sep 2020

CITF awards CHILD Cohort Study more than $400K to study COVID-19 impacts

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

Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) has awarded the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) more than $400,000 to study how COVID-19 is impacting individuals and families across Canada.  The funding is in addition to a $1.7 million award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research-CIHR & Research … Continued

CHILD breast milk researchers receive Research Manitoba awards
16 Sep 2020

CHILD breast milk researchers receive Research Manitoba awards

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

Drs Taiana Martins and Sarah Reyes Paredes have been awarded Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowships by Research Manitoba and CHRIM to study CHILD breast milk. Dr. Taiana Martins (left), Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, received a Fellowship … Continued

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