New research by AllerGen investigators at The University of British Columbia (UBC) has found that a group of immune cells known as Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) could be the key to the development of fibrosis in a mouse …
AllerGen researchers find possible key to fibrosis in mouse model of Crohn’s disease Read more »
Commentary by AllerGen Research Leaders Drs Allan Becker (Professor and Head, Section of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba) and Susan Elliott (Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo) is …
AllerGen experts cited in Globe story about Quebec anaphylaxis incident Read more »
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has issued a report on its “Ministerial Inquiry into Allergies to Peanuts, Nuts and Sesame Seeds in Commercial Air Travel” (June 2016). The Inquiry looked into the issue of passenger allergies to peanuts, nuts and …
New federal report on food allergies and air travel in Canada Read more »
Health outcomes researcher and AllerGen research collaborator Dr. Mohsen Sadatsafavi has been awarded a New Investigator Salary Award, valued at $300,000 over five years (2016-2021), by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The award will support Dr. Sadatsafavi’s work …
Mohsen Sadatsafavi receives CIHR New Investigator award Read more »
AllerGen HQP John-Paul Oliveria has been recognized by McMaster University and by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) for his performance as a graduate student and for his contributions to the 2016 EAACI Congress. At the May …
Trainee John-Paul Oliveria wins McMaster, EAACI awards Read more »
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 …
CHILD Study director awarded J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine Read more »
Children who suck their thumbs or bite their nails may have a lower risk of developing allergies, according to new findings published in the journal Pediatrics. “While we don’t recommend that these habits be encouraged, there does appear to be …
Does bullying play a role in a child’s decision whether or not to wear medical identification jewelry for a food allergy? New Canadian research suggests that it does. A study of 110 children and teens with food allergy found that …
Bullying of children with food allergy: its influence on wearing medical identification Read more »
Dr. Kelly McNagny, Professor of Medical Genetics and Co-Director of the Biomedical Research Centre at The University of British Columbia, has been named Associate Scientific Director of AllerGen, effective June 1, 2016, succeeding the inaugural incumbent, Dr. Dean Befus, Professor …
AllerGen names new Associate Scientific Director Read more »
A new study from AllerGen’s Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study is the first to show an association between early gut immune development and colonization with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)—a bacteria known to be a risk factor for future …
CHILD Study shows link between IgA and C. difficile bacteria Read more »
Dr. Parameswaran Nair has been named the inaugural recipient of the Frederick E. Hargreave Teva Innovation Chair in Airway Diseases at McMaster University. Dr. Nair is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Respirology at McMaster University, a clinician-researcher at …
AllerGen investigator Dr. Sonia Anand has received two recent honours: one for her excellence as an international scholar, the other for her efficacy as an advocate for women’s heart health. Dr. Anand was one of two professors from the Faculty …
Dr. Sonia Anand honoured for health advocacy, international scholarship Read more »