Published by: michadmin on April 26th, 2012
By: Carolyn Snider I’m an emergency physician. We spend a lot of time trying to fix or mitigate people’s health problems and I, like all emergency physicians, love the adrenaline rush that comes with it. Whether it is a major resuscitation which results in a life saved or sending someone home with their arm stitched [...]
Continue Reading: Youth Violence – A Preventable Health Condition
Published by: michadmin on February 1st, 2012
Manitoba agencies team up to provide major financial support for health research projects. Drs. Marissa Becker, Bob Schroth, Shyamala Dakshinamurti and Rakesh Arora have all received awards from the Manitoba Research Council and the Manitoba Medical Services Foundation to carry out research in their respective fields. BY BOB ARMSTRONG Winnipeg Health Region Wave Magazine, Jan. [...]
Published by: michadmin on February 1st, 2012
Scientists at the U of M’s Faculties of Medicine and Engineering will soon be using artificial tissue to test a range of new drugs that could one day be used to treat diseases ranging from asthma to lung cancer. Drs. Richard Keijzer, Malcolm Xing and Andrew Halayko of the Biology of Breathing Group. BY JOEL [...]
Published by: michadmin on January 13th, 2012
According to recent findings by MICH scientist, Dr. Vern Dolinsky and his colleagues at the University of Alberta, a powerful antioxidant called resveratrol, can prevent the early onset of metabolic disorders in a preclinical model that is born with a developmental disorder, termed intrauterine growth restriction. Growth restriction affects approximately 10-15% of all pregnancies. Recently [...]
Continue Reading: Preventing the Early Onset of Metabolic Disorders
Published by: michadmin on January 11th, 2012
By: Andrew Halayko Legacy is a word used in a number of ways – it’s the name of a car made by Subaru, its origins are from the legal profession in relation to gifts and bequests of property and money, and it’s an adjective pertaining to old computer hardware and software that does not [...]
Published by: michadmin on December 6th, 2011
Meet Dr. Richard Keijzer The ability to combine research and clinical work brought this bright pediatric surgeon to Manitoba. Sitting in his office at the Manitoba Institute of Child Health (MICH), Dr. Richard Keijzer reflects on his career as a pediatric surgeon and what led him from his home in the Netherlands to [...]
Continue Reading: Research and Clinical Work Brought this Bright Pediatric Surgeon to Manitoba!
Published by: michadmin on December 5th, 2011
Check out our “New Kids on the Block” in Wave magazine this month! wrha.mb.ca/wave/index.php
Published by: michadmin on November 25th, 2011
Dr. Zhikang Peng’s Research Our lab is located on the fifth floor of the John Buhler Research Centre. We are lucky to have a west facing lab with HUGE windows (and some beautiful sunsets if you stay a little later!). Our research focuses on three main areas: asthma, Crohn’s disease and mosquito Allergies. Thanks [...]
Published by: michadmin on November 25th, 2011
Recruiting the best trainees from an international pool, a key to success – welcoming Dr Sean Ojo By: Dr Andrew Halayko, November 24 2011 As a scientist there are many positives, mostly related to opportunity to “freelance” and follow your heart and instinct in research and teaching. An additional source of accomplishment comes from supervising [...]
Continue Reading: Recruiting the Best Trainees from an International Pool
A MICH member is an individual who holds a faculty appointment at a Manitoba university, is involved in child health research, has successfully applied or has been invited to become a MICH member, and enjoys the benefits of affiliation with the Manitoba Institute of Child Health.
