How does exposure to diesel exhaust (DE) and inhaled allergens provoke molecular changes in the lung tissue of allergy-prone individuals? The UBC-based lab of AllerGen investigator Dr. Christopher Carlsten is helping to answer this question. Two recent studies bring us …
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AllerGen trainees Maxwell Tran and Dr. Leila Mostaço-Guidolin were recognized for the outstanding quality of their abstracts at the 2016 conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), held May 13–18, 2016, in San Francisco. Tran, a BHSc student at McMaster …
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Keeping toddlers and preschoolers with food allergies safe in the busy children’s spaces of a public library can be daunting. But the success of a recent “food free” pilot program—informed by AllerGen’s CanFAST food allergy research—has helped a Markham, Ontario …
CanFAST food allergy data drives policy change at Ontario library Read more »
New research using data from AllerGen’s Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study has found that children perform better on developmental testing at one year of age if their mothers consume more fruit during pregnancy. AllerGen investigator Dr. Piush Mandhane, …
Prenatal fruit consumption boosts babies’ cognitive development: CHILD Study data Read more »
Food Allergy Canada—the community-based advocacy, information, education and research organization and valued AllerGen partner—has launched a new online training course for parents and caregivers entitled: “Anaphylaxis in the Community: What Parents and Others Need to Know.” Developed with Leap Learning Technologies …
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Dr. Nicole Letourneau, a researcher within AllerGen’s Gene-Environment Interactions, and Patients, Policy and Public Health Enabling Platforms, has been named “one of four Alberta change agents for health ” by Alberta Health Services (AHS) and is featured on the cover …
Dr. Howard Bergman, Chair of AllerGen’s Board of Directors, recently led celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University. “When the family medicine program started at McGill University 40 years ago, there was …
AllerGen Board Chair leads celebration of 40 years of Family Medicine at McGill Read more »
New results based on CHILD Study data and published in JAMA Pediatrics show that pregnant mothers’ intake of artificially sweetened drinks may increase their babies’ risk of obesity. Though previously suggested by some animal research, this is the first evidence …
Diet soft drinks during pregnancy affect infant BMI: CHILD Study data Read more »
The Asthma Society of Canada (ASC) has awarded its 2016 Bastable-Potts Research Prize to AllerGen Research Leader Dr. Parameswaran Nair. This year’s award, valued at $5,000, recognizes innovative research done by a Canadian researcher that adds to the body of knowledge …
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AllerGen investigator Dr. Richard Leigh has been appointed as Clinical Department Head for the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services, and Academic Department Head of the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. Dr. Leigh is a Professor of Medicine …
Dr. Richard Leigh assumes clinical & academic leadership roles Read more »
Three research projects leveraging AllerGen’s Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study have been awarded 5-year grants, valued at over $5.6 million, from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The funding was announced today by the Honourable Jane Philpott, …
AllerGen investigator Professor Timothy Caulfield of the University of Alberta has won the 2015 Science in Society General Book Award for his book Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash. Prof. Caulfield was “genuinely surprised …
Tim Caulfield wins 2015 Science in Society Book Award Read more »