This week, the CHRIM community came together to celebrate a year full of accomplishments, challenges, and exciting research at our Annual General Meeting.
We are proud to share our Annual Report, where you will find details about scientific discoveries and special moments from 2024, as well as a statistical year in review.
View the 2024 Annual Report here
Some Highlights from 2024
Elevating the Brand
Throughout 2024, many of our researchers were featured in news stories and online articles. Dr. Meghan Azad joined CTV’s The Social to discuss the latest in breastfeeding research, Dr. Alicia Berard and members of her lab appeared on CTV Morning Live to promote the return of the Teddy Bears’ Picnic, and Dr. Jen Protudjer shared her expertise on allergies with Yahoo News. These accomplishments and many others helped showcase CHRIM in a positive light throughout the media and emphasized the incredible group of scientists we have at our Institute.
Help Kids
We welcomed seven new members in 2024, who are studying a variety of child health topics, including social determinants of health on pediatric injuries, cost-effectiveness of drugs, neonatal cardiorespiratory health, pediatric neurology, and more.
REACH: Research into the Enhancement of Acute Care for Children’s Health and PROMISE: Pediatric Research in Oncology in Manitoba: Innovation, Science, Excellence, both began important work in 2024. REACH, was established to help shape acute care and research here in Manitoba. They prioritized building a solid foundation by forming a Steering Committee, Executive Committee, and Trainee Committee. Each group is playing an important role in guiding REACH’s activities. PROMISE spent their year building the infrastructure of the theme, recruiting of staff, and creating an online presence.
Support Research
In 2024, we were thrilled to return to The Teddy Bears’ Picnic with the CHRIM ” I Want to be a Scientist” tent. Hundreds of families came through the tent to learn about science in a fun-filled, hands-on environment. CHRIM trainees also participated in multiple school career fairs and community events to share what it’s like to be a trainee at CHRIM and highlight the positive impact CHRIM can have on students pursuing a career in the health sciences.
Increase Funding
Increased funding helps CHRIM scientists move forward with their research and discover new information about childhood conditions and diseases. CHRIM managed a total of $27,318,779 active research dollars. This is comprised of partner funding, salaries, infrastructure funding, and research grants from investigators.
We were proud to invest $56,000 into eight undergraduate summer studentship awards and we also awarded several travel grants to trainees, totaling $17,850.
Scientific Achievements
Each year, CHRIM researchers make groundbreaking discoveries and advances in science, and 2024 was no exception, as they led studies on topics such as how breastfeeding contributes to respiratory health, the relationship between autism and immigration, and how stress impacted parents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Looking back, 2024 was an exciting year of growth and success at CHRIM, with countless scientific triumphs and remarkable teamwork. We can’t wait to see what 2025 holds!