December 22, 2008
Dr Michael Hayden named a finalist for the Globe & Mail’s Nation Builder of 2008
Dr. Michael Hayden is the director of the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics at CFRI. According to the Globe & Mail, this honour recognizes "outstanding Canadians who unify us and inspire us and, in so doing, make us a better people and a better country." [read the Globe and Mail article] [more about Nation Builder 2008]
November 27, 2008
New research facility stimulates BC’s “brain gain”
Research efforts in British Columbia got a boost today with the opening of a new five-floor research building in Vancouver focused on health issues affecting children and their families and on mental health conditions across the age spectrum.
The new building is a $58.1-million expansion to CFRI and home of the newly formed BC Mental Health & Addictions Research Institute. [more...]
November 27, 2008
Minister Congratulates Top Researchers, Institutes
A pre-eminent B.C. health researcher who has received a national award named in honour of another famous B.C. scientist deserves British Columbia’s thanks for his innovation, creativity and dedication, said Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development. [more...] [backgrounder]
November 20, 2008
Dr. Michael Hayden named "Researcher of the Year"
Dr. Michael Hayden, a professor of medical genetics at the University of British Columbia and director of the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics at the Child & Family Research Institute, has been named Canada's 2008 "Health Researcher of the Year" in the field of biomedical and clinical research - the highest scientific honour from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. [more...]
October 15, 2008
Delve into the Mysteries of Sleep at Mini Med School
Mini Med School is a popular annual series of lectures and interactive sessions about ground-breaking health research. This year’s session delves into the mysteries of sleep – from dreams to disturbances and disorders – and features local and international sleep experts. Media Release / Backgrounder
July 3, 2008
Expanded screening to improve health of BC babies
Newborn babies in British Columbia will now be screened for more than three times as many disorders at birth that can be treated to avoid lifelong health issues, Premier Gordon Campbell announced at the Child & Family Research Institute. [more....] [link to video]
June 6, 2008
National study launched to discover the causes of asthma and allergy
A new, multi-million dollar national study will recruit 5000 pregnant Canadian women and follow their children as they grow up in an effort to understand why there's an asthma and allergy epidemic among children. The BC research team, led by Dr. Stuart Turvey, is seeking 1500 pregnant women in the Vancouver area to participate in the study. [more....] [Global BC story]
May 15, 2008
Province supports childhood cancer treatment research
Following the announcement made at the Child & Family Research Institute, Dr. Kirk Schultz led a tour featuring Dr. Sandi Dunn's lab. [more....] [link to video]
May 12, 2008
Province supports children's medical research
Announcement made at the Child & Family Research Institute followed by tour of Dr. Bruce Vallance's lab. [more....] [link to video]
March 7, 2008
Typical North American diet is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids
New research led by Dr. Sheila Innis at the Child & Family Research Institute shows the typical North American diet of eating lots of meat and not much fish is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids and this may pose a risk to infant neurological development. [more....]
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