THRiVE lab masters student and MILC member, Spencer Ames, and colleagues published "Comparing early life nutritional sources and human milk feeding practices: personalized and dynamic nutrition supports infant gut microbiome development and immune system maturation" in Gut Microbes. This review article synthesizes evidence from human studies and model systems to discuss the impact of different nutritional sources on co-development of gut microbiome, antigen tolerance and immunity via mechanisms including epigenetics and the "weaning reaction". Follow the link to the full article [PDF] and check out Dr. Azad's [Tweetorial] on Twitter.
Congratulations to THRiVE Lab co-director, Dr. Meghan Azad, on receiving the 2022 Steacie Prize, one of Canada's most coveted awards for early career researchers. The Steacie prize is named in honour of Edgar William Richard Steacie, a physical chemist and former president of the National Research Council of Canada. This prize is awarded to a person 40 years of age or younger who has made notable contributions to research in Canada. More about the Steacie Prize can be found here.
Results of the international Perinatal Outcomes in the Pandemic (iPOP) Study, published in Nature Human Behaviour this month, received media coverage in the New York Times and CityNews. The iPOP Study was co-led by THRiVE co-Directors Meghan Azad and Natalie Rodriguez, along with THRiVE Postdoc Merilee Brockway, and colleagues from Australia and the UK.
THRiVE Lab members and colleagues published results of the International Perinatal Outcomes in the Pandemic (iPOP) Study in Nature Human Behaviour this week. With over 100 co-authors, the iPOP Study investigated associations between early COVID-19 pandemic response measures ('lockdowns') and preterm birth rates, using harmonized data from 52 million births in 26 countries. The iPOP Study was co-led by THRiVE co-directors, Dr. Meghan Azad and Natalie Rodriguez, along with THRiVE Postdoc, Merilee Brockway, and colleagues from Australia and the UK. Read more on the CHRIM News Archive. Read the full article [PDF] and check out Dr. Azad's [Tweetorial] on Twitter.
Congratulations to Natalie Rodriguez, winner of the 2023 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Award!2/16/2023
Congratulations to THRiVE co-Director, Natalie Rodriguez, on being the winner of the 2023 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Award! The award was created to honor the memory of Michelle Harkness, AllerGen’s Manager of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) Training and Events. It recognizes and supports trainees, researchers and others working in airways and allergic disease who demonstrate a significant commitment to promoting capacity building, career enhancement and personal growth through mentorship.
THRiVE lab members submit brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Women's Health1/27/2023
THRiVE lab members, Sarah Turner and Dr. Meghan Azad, contributed to a brief prepared by the MILC Club and submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Women's Health. The brief provides recommendations to the government on how to improve maternal, child and population health by fostering interdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships that support innovation, discovery, knowledge mobilization and policy development focused on human milk and infant feeding. Download the full document here.
Congratulations to THRiVE lab MSc student, Rilwan Azeez, on successfully defending his thesis titled "Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody levels following two COVID-19 vaccine doses". It has been an absolute pleasure watching Rilwan grow and succeed as a researcher in the THRiVE Discovery Lab. A big thank you for everything RIlwan has brought to the lab and best of luck with his future endeavors!
Congratulations to THRiVE co-Director, Dr. Meghan Azad, on receiving the 2022 Steacie Price! The Steacie Prize is annually awarded to a young scientist or engineer in Canada. It is named in the memory of E.W.R. Steacie, a physical chemist and former President of the National Research Council of Canada, to whom much is owed for the development of science in Canada.
THRiVE Lab PhD student, Sarah Turner, and colleagues published "Breastfeeding in the pandemic: A qualitative analysis of breastfeeding experiences among mothers from Canada and the United Kingdom" in Women and Birth. Sarah received an award from the International Society for Research and Human Lactation and the Family Larsson Rosenquist Foundation to work with Dr. Amy Brown's research team in the UK on this project. This original research explored first-time mothers' breastfeeding experiences to describe how the COVID-19 pandemic affected breastfeeding journeys in Canada and the United Kingdom. Follow the link to the full article [PDF].
Congratulations to the THRiVE Discovery lab members! The 18th Annual Child Health Research Days (CHRD) were hosted by Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) on October 26-27, 2022 in a hybrid format. THRiVE Discovery Lab graduate students, Spencer Ames, Sarah Turner and RIlwan Azeez, under the supervision of Dr. Meghan Azad, all received CHRD awards. Spencer Ames received bronze in the Masters students section for his poster titled "Investigating the relationship between infant feeding practices and immune biomarkers of one-year-old infants in the CHILD Cohort Study". Sarah Turner received an honorable mention in the PhD students section for her poster titled "Maternal depression and parent-child relationship mediate the association between breastfeeding and child behaviour". RIlwan Azeez received silver in the Masters students section for his poster titled "Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels following two COVID-19 vaccine doses: Results from the CHILD COVID-19 Add-on Study".
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