The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) has announced that the 2024 recipient of its Career Research Award is AllerGen investigator Dr. Stuart Turvey, Co-Director of the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) and leader of the Study’s Vancouver site. The biennial Career Research …

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AllerGen investigator and Co-Director of the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) Dr. Stuart Turvey has recently been involved in the launching of two new health science research networks and has received a prestigious academic award. On March 19, 2024, the University …

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In a formal ceremony that took place in downtown Vancouver, BC, on 13 April 2024, former AllerGen Board Chair (2016-2022) Dr. Pieter Cullis was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF). The CMHF selected Dr. Cullis as a …

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AllerGen investigator and Deputy Director of the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) Dr. Meghan Azad 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 …

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L to R: Dr. Wendy Lou, Dr. Tillie Hackett, Dr. Meghan Jones, Dr. Theo Moraes AllerGen Inc. is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Awards (MHMA). In a special, in-person celebration of the MHMA program that …

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It is with profound sadness that AllerGen shares news of the passing of Dr. Mark Edward Raizenne, a respected environmental and public health expert and long-term friend of AllerGen, on 11 May 2023. Dr. Raizenne served for over 40 years in …

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L to R: Dr. Paul O’Byrne, Dr. Anne Ellis, Natalie Rodriguez, April O’Connell AllerGen Inc. is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Awards (MHMA). Three exemplars of mentorship excellence are being recognized with MHMA recognition …

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It is with profound sadness that AllerGen shares news of the passing of Dr. Richard Warrington, a leading figure in the Canadian asthma and immunology community, on December 23, 2022. Dr. Warrington was the Section Head of Allergy and Clinical …

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It is with profound sadness that AllerGen shares news of the passing of Dr. John Bienenstock, one if its founding investigators, on July 25, 2022. Dr. Bienenstock was actively involved in the development of AllerGen’s successful NCE funding application, its …

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L to R: Dr. Teresa To, Dr. Padmaja Subbarao, Dr. Min Hyung Ryu, Joy Ramielle Lachica Santos AllerGen Inc. is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Awards (MHMA). Three exemplars of mentorship excellence are being …

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It is with profound sadness that AllerGen shares news of the death of longtime AllerGen colleague Dr. Donald F. Stark, who passed away on January 31, 2022. Dr. Stark served for many years on AllerGen’s Board of Directors. “He was …

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It is with deep sadness that AllerGen shares news of the death of longtime AllerGen colleague Dr. J. Mark FitzGerald, who passed away in Vancouver, BC, on January 18, 2022. For the entirety of AllerGen’s tenure as an NCE, Dr. …

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