A new publication using CHILD Study data reports new findings on the relationship between changes in infants’ intestinal bacteria and allergic sensitization to milk, egg or peanut at 12 months of age. The paper “Infant gut microbiota and food sensitization: …
The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has selected a 2013 paper by AllerGen researchers to receive the Bruce Squires Award. The award is “awarded annually to the author(s) of the research paper published in the journal (during the previous year) …
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Dr. Kari Nadeau, one of North America’s foremost experts in adult and pediatric allergy, will lead the new Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy Research to be established at Stanford University in California. A US $24 million grant from technology …
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Amazon chief Jeff Bezos and his wife have established a $2.24 million grant to support Dr. Kari Nadeau’s groundbreaking research at Stanford University to treat children with severe food allergies. The grant, which aims to raise matching funds through private …
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Dr. Brett Finlay, a professor in the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology and Immunology at The University of British Columbia (UBC), has been awarded the 2014 Prix Galien Canada Research Award. The Prix Galien recognizes outstanding contributions …
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AllerGen researcher Dr. Michael Kobor has been awarded a Canada Research Chair in Social Epigenetics. Dr. Kobor is an associate professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at The University of British Columbia (UBC) and an expert in epigenetics—the relationship …
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The Stanford Alliance for Food Allergy Research (SAFAR)/AllerGen Research Fellowship will co-fund a $50,000 award for a Canadian investigator (PhD or MD) with an interest in the prevention and treatment of severe food allergies to pursue academic research training with …
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Read Dr. Meghan Azad’s informal report on her participation in the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, available here. Dr. Azad thanks the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for nominating her for inclusion in the event and …
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Dr. Michael Brauer, an AllerGen investigator and a professor in the School of Population and Public Health at The University of British Columbia (UBC), is leading a new study that will provide an unparalleled worldwide analysis of the relationship between …
AllerGen researcher funded to lead worldwide study of air pollution and disease Read more »
Dr. Malcolm Sears, an AllerGen research leader and a professor of medicine at McMaster University, together with a team of CHILD researchers from across Canada, has received a five-year operating grant, valued at over $1 million, from the Canadian Institutes …
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AllerGen will partner in the Emerging Research Leaders Initiative (ERLI)—an establishment grant program for researchers at the transition stage from post-doctoral fellow to early career professional in the areas of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and/or respiratory health research. This multi-partnered initiative is …
An AllerGen investigator is among 90 Canadians named in Thomson Reuters’ new compilation of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014.” Dr. Fiona Brinkman, a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University, was ranked …
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