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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHRI 2022 SCIENTIST INNOVATION GRANT AWARDEES Drs. Brain Allman (Sarah Hayes and Susanne Schmid) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a life-long neurodevelopmental condition, diagnosed by restrictive/repetitive patterns of behaviour, as well as impairments in communication and...

CHILDREN’S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CHRI) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. MICHELLE MOTTOLA AS THE CHAIR OF THE DIVISION OF MATERNAL, FETAL & NEWBORN HEALTH FOR A FIVE-YEAR TERM, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2020. Dr. Mottola is an accomplished researcher in the area of nutrition and exercise...

THE CHILDREN’S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CHRI) OF THE LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE (LAWSON) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE POSTING OF THE WHALEY AND HARDING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN MATERNAL/FETAL/NEONATAL RESEARCH The Children’s Health Research Institute (CHRI) of the Lawson Health Research...

INNOVATIVE MEDICINES CANADA RECENTLY GAVE A GENEROUS GIFT IN SUPPORT OF THE CHRI SCIENTIST INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM. THIS GIFT WILL HELP FUND SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH AWARDS FOR CHRI SCIENTISTS AND ASSOCIATE SCIENTISTS. Innovative Medicines Canada recently gave a generous gift in support of the CHRI...

CHRI is pleased to announce the following Scientist and Trainee of the Year Award recipients for 2020. Please join us on June 23 at 12 noon for the Special Awards Seminar as part of the CHRI/Department of Paediatrics Joint Research Rounds. Congratulations to our award winners: Children’s Health...

Harnessing the microbiome to improve treatments From ibuprofen to chemotherapy, everyone has taken medication at some point in their life. But why do some people respond differently than others? Could our microbiome play a role? The human microbiome consists of all the microorganisms on the inside...

RECENT EVENTS IN LONDON AND ACROSS CANADA The Children’s Health Research Institute’s vision is towards lifelong health of children. We are against any event in a child’s life that will separate them from their family that will adversely affect their physical and/or mental health. CHRI stands with...

MILLION REASONS RUN - A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED AND DONATED. During the month of May, our CHRI team participated in the Million Reasons Run event to fundraise for life-saving research happening at the 13 children’s hospitals across Canada. We are so proud to report that our team ran...

To our readers, This edition of Lawson Link was written in early 2020, before COVID-19 began to impact our community. The stories in our magazine showcase the innovation and impact of Lawson research across many different areas. Normally released in the spring, we chose to hold distribution as our...

Dr. Dean H. Betts Chair, Genetics & Development Division Dr. Dean H. Betts is internationally recognized for his research contributions to early embryo development, pluripotent stem cells and telomere/telomerase biology. His lab derived some of the first stem cell populations from dogs and horses as...

Children’s Health Research Institute is proud to partner with organizations that share our goals of improving health outcomes for children. Lawson Health Research Institute Children’s Health Research Institute is part of Lawson Health Research Institute, which is the research institute of London...

The new Children's Health Research Institute brand leverages the strong identity of the CHRI acronym that was first developed in the former brand of the four blocks with each letter. CHRI is positioned first to further strengthen and reinforce that name recognition. Bold, bright colours with a...

Our close proximity to patient care at Children’s Hospital creates unique collaborative opportunities for our basic and clinical researchers to translate knowledge acquired in the lab into better and new treatments of children’s diseases and injuries. Children’s Health Research Institute is located...

The 2018-2023 CHRI Strategic Plan is now available. CHILDREN’S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE Strategic Plan 2018-2023 OUR VISION Life-long health for children OUR MISSION To conduct innovative research to optimize the life-long health of children OUR VALUES Compassion for children, youth, and their...

Our shared vision is to be a major global contributor to the creation of knowledge that leads to improved child health. To achieve this, we have reorganized our programs and identified three areas of excellence in which we wish to develop our leadership and focus our efforts: Genetics and...

Children’s Health Research Institute discovers ways to prevent and treat diseases affecting babies, children and youth, helping them lead happy, healthy lives. Children’s Health Research Institute is the third largest, hospital-based child health research institute in Canada. Our basic, clinical and...

Welcome to our new research personnel! Dr. Anurag Thatipalli MBBS MD is an International Medical Graduate from India. He graduated from Medical School in the year 2008 and subsequently pursued a three-year residency program in Forensic Medicine & Toxicology from the prestigious Osmania Government...

Principle Investigators: Akshya Vasudev and Cindy Hutnik Study Title: Health Education versus Meditation in Age Related Vision Loss pations and their caregivers, a pilot randomized controlled trial Funding Agency: AMOSO innovation Year: 2020-2021 Amount: $140,000

Akshya Vasudev interviewed by Richard Young. LHSC’s geriatric psychiatry program. In:Village Publications, Lambeth Station, London, editor(s). Boomers and Beyond. 2019 Nov 1, November: p.10-11 Richard Young, Principal Author, Available from: https://www.villagerpublications.com/boomers-and-beyond...