Two early career researchers from the Allergy, Genes and Environment (AllerGen NCE Inc.) Network, have been named 2013 Banting Postdoctoral Fellows. The fellowships, each valued at $70,000 per year for two years, are Canada’s most prestigious awards for post-doctoral research. …
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Natalia Mykhaylova, a PhD candidate in chemical engineering at the University of Toronto, is part of an AllerGen-funded research team that is developing an inexpensive air-quality monitoring device that could eventually be used to increase pollution monitoring across cities. By …
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AllerGen NCE will raise awareness for asthma, allergies and anaphylaxis at the 47th annual International Children’s Games, which is expected to attract over 1,500 youth athletes from around the world from August 14 to 18, 2013 in Windsor, Ontario. The Games …
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Childhood allergic rhinitis, traffic-related air pollution, and variability in the GSTP1, TNF, TLR2, and TLR4 genes: Results from the TAG Study Elaine Fuertes, Michael Brauer, Elaina MacIntyre, Mario Bauer, Tom Bellander, Andrea von Berg, Dietrich Berdel, Bert Brunekreef, Moira Chan-Yeung, …
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With the goal of better diagnosis and new treatments, the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, an AllerGen research partner, will investigate anaphylaxis and the risk factors associated with severe allergic reactions. This new research initiative, managed by Sweden’s Centre for …
On Thursday, June 27, 2013, AllerGen Research Leader, Dr. Malcolm Sears, spoke with Kathleen Petty, the host of CBC Radio’s Ontario Today about the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study. Dr. Sears discussed the benefits of studying the interplay …
Dr. Parameswaran Nair and Dr. John Brennan of McMaster University have received a $600,000 award to develop a bioactive paper that aims to provide an inexpensive, point-of-care diagnostic tool for asthma and COPD. The paper strip will measure the quantity …
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In honour of the Pryde family, and Sean Delaney, who passed away in 2007 from a severe allergic reaction, Anaphylaxis Canada has established a Travel Grant in support of food allergy research and education programs. Two travel grants valued at …
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Twelve AllerGen researchers are featured in the July issue of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI), July 2013 (Volume 132, Issue 1). JACI, an official journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), features the latest, cutting-edge …
The groundbreaking research being conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sears and collaborators on the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study is featured in a three-page article in the April 2013 issue ofInternational Innovation magazine. In an engaging interview, Dr. Sears discusses his research …
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Sunday, June 23, 2013 – Dr. Paul Keith, President, Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Tuesday, June 25, 2013 – Dr. Judah Denburg, Scientific Director, AllerGen NCE Inc. lso presenting at the Congress are fellows-in-training, Dr. Andrew O’Keefe, McGill University and …