Congratulations to all award recipients from the 2024 Research Manitoba Grants & Awards Competition! CHRIM is proud to partner on many of these awards to support trainees and further child…
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2024 Discovery Research Program Results
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) funds visionaries, explorers and innovators who are searching for the scientific and technical breakthroughs that will benefit our country. This…
Manitoba Student Health Research Forum Awards
The Manitoba Student Health Research Forum (MSHRF) provides opportunities for advanced training, networking, and professional development for Manitoba graduate students and postdocs. The MSHRF’s goal is to recognize and showcase excellence,…
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Concussions are a common type of brain injury in kids and adolescents; however, not all children will show the visible signs of a concussion. Because of this, it is important…
Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba Researchers part of $20 million National Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials and Treatment Network
In Canada, 14,000 children under the age of 15 years die from a rare disease every year. With more than 7,000 known rare diseases, it is essential for researchers from…
Investing in Education Excellence
Studentships at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba support students in higher education by applying their knowledge to active research studies in the labs. Supervision and mentorship are provided…
Advancing Respite Care
When families have children with a disability or special health care needs there can be an increased amount of stress in caregiving duties. Respite care services are supposed to add…
Breastfeeding’s connection with behaviour.
Sarah Turner, a trainee at CHRIM, recently published a study in BMC Public Health that investigates the link between breastfeeding practices and child behavior. Her article, co-authored by her supervisor…
Canada Foundation for Innovation, CFI-Innovation Fund
CHRIM investigators, Dr. Andrew Halayko and Dr. Neeloffer Mookherjee of the Biology of Breathing Theme (BoB) have been awarded $2.4 million from Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) through the CFI-Innovation Fund. This…
Women in Science: Nichola Wigle
February 11th was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! To celebrate, we asked women at CHRIM some questions about how they became interested in science and how…
Women in Science: Kushali Trivedi
February 11th was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! To celebrate, we asked women at CHRIM some questions about how they became interested in science and how…
Research shows Interim Canada Dental Benefit (CDB) is improving access to care by addressing affordability for children under 12 years old.
In 2022, the federal government announced a commitment of $5.3B to provide dental care for the uninsured, beginning with children under 12 years of age. Now referred to as the…