Earlier this summer, CHRIM researchers and staff were part of an inclusive language workshop, led by CHRIM Research Assistant, Ilissa Mistry. Below is a blog highlighting pieces of Ilissa’s presentation,…
Inclusive Language in Research
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11 CHRIM Investigators Receive NSERC Funding
More than 1.7 million dollars in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research of Canada is going towards multiple CHRIM researchers who will use that funding to better the…
CHRIM Summer Scholars
Each year CHRIM welcomes undergraduate students to join a research lab for eight weeks before the fall term begins as part of the summer studentship grants and awards. Students are…
National Indigenous History Month
One in seven Manitobans identify as Indigenous, making up 17 per cent of the total population in the province. The Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) is proud to…
Living by urban trails might make you healthier
Can a better built environment lead to positive effects on health outcomes? A study done by CHRIM Investigators Drs. Jon McGavock and Kelly Russell, has found that urban trails can…
2021 Research Highlights
Last week, the CHRIM community came together (virtually) to celebrate a year full of accomplishments, challenges, and exciting research at our Annual General Meeting. We are proud to share our…
Brain Injury Awareness Month
June is Brain Injury Awareness month, which aims to increase awareness about the prevalence of brain injury. Brain injuries can affect individuals in many complex and unique ways – from…
Researchers show controlling glucose in the bloodstream prevents negative consequences of gestational diabetes
A new study by CHRIM trainee and lead author, Brittany Gruber Moyce, involving the labs of CHRIM Researchers Drs. Vernon Dolinsky, Christine Doucette and Grant Hatch has been published in…
Breathing Life into Asthma Research
There are over 3.8 million Canadians living with asthma in Canada, and every year an estimated 250 Canadians lose their lives to the disease. Although today there is no known cure, it…
CHRIM Researchers Awarded Millions to Study Type 2 Diabetes
Nearly $2 million dollars have been allocated to an innovative translational diabetes research program involving Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) researchers. The funding is coming from a $20…
Federal Funding Supports Child Health Researchers at CHRIM
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or…
World Cancer Day
February 4 is recognized as World Cancer Day to bring more awareness to this deadly disease that the World Health Organization categorizes as “one of ten threats to global health.”…