Congratulations to Dr. Maryam Kebbe

Dr. Maryam Kebbe at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) was awarded a prestigious Banting-Heaslip Foundation Discovery Award to study toddler diets – a rare and largely unexplored area of research. Dr. Maryam Kebbe also secured a Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund that will equip her PEADS Lab (Perinatal Health & Developmental Support Laboratory) at the UNB with state-of-the-art body composition, metabolic, nutrition/human milk, and exercise equipment. See Maryam also featured in the ‘Recent Publications’ section below for her work studying the interconnection between human milk components and the infant gut microbiome.

Click the button to see the list of award winners on the Banting Research Foundation’s website.

Congratulations to Dr. Deborah Dewey

Congratulations to Dr. Deborah Dewey at the University of Calgary and co-applicants on their successful Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant entitled ‘The maternal and childhood chemical exposome may be associated with children’s neurodevelopment.

Congratulations to Dr. Shela Hirani

Congratulations to DOHaD Canada Council Member, Dr. Shela Hirani, for her ‘GQNR 2023 Best Paper Award’ in the the empirical category for her publication in Global Qualitative Nursing Research Journal. Click the button to see the award-winning publication.

Hirani SAA, Richter S, Salami B, Vallianatos H. Sociocultural Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Practices of Mothers During Natural Disasters: A Critical Ethnography in Rural Pakistan. Glob Qual Nurs Res. 2023 Jan 25;10:23333936221148808. PMID: 36727108.

Congratulations to Dr. Ashley Wezana

Congratulations to Dr. Ashley Wazana (Montréal-Jewish General) and his team for their 10-year CIHR grant on ‘Identifying pathways for the emergence of mental health functioning in young adults from prenatal adversity, genetic susceptibility, the early environment, and intervening life stress -Leveraging hypotheses generated from an international birth cohort consortium’.

Congratulations to Drs Meaghan Jones and Pablo Nepomnaschy

Congratulations to Drs. Meaghan Jones (U Manitoba) and Pablo Nepomnaschy (SFU) for their CIHR grant on ‘Influence of socioecological factors on the pace of reproductive aging and the risk of cardiometabolic diseases in peri- and post-menopause – A reproductive life course study.’

Congratulations to Olivia Wilding-Davies

Congratulations to Olivia Wilding-Davies, MSc student in the Connor Lab, who was accepted into the KT Canada Summer Institute (hosted in Halifax), where she presented her research on lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities for co-designing approaches to tackle iron deficiency in Benin.

Congratulations to Drs Kristin Connor and Stephane Bourque

Two of DOHaD Canada’s members, Drs. Kristin Connor (Carleton U) and Stephane Bourque (U Alberta) were elected by an international body of clinicians and scientists to serve on the council of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI). SRI, which began in 1953, is an international society of nearly 1000 members in over 30 countries, with a mission to advance reproductive health for all, through: 1. outstanding basic, translational, and clinical science, 2. training and mentoring future generations of investigators, 3. embracing diversity, 4. advocacy engaging funding agencies, policy makers, donors and communities and, 5. promoting excellence in reproductive science globally. We are proud to have Canada well-presented on SRI Council with these DOHaD and perinatal health experts and champions!

Call to Action, the prime minister stated “On this International Women’s Day, I invite all Canadians to amplify the voices of women and girls, celebrate their enormous contributions in every aspect of Canadian society, and stand up for a more equal and equitable world.”

DOHaD Canada is ideally situated to support this endeavour. By fostering proactive approaches to healthcare, and by equipping all persons with resources to make informed decisions to prevent adverse life-course outcomes and promote life-long health and resilience, DOHaD Canada’s strategic priorities align closely with the International Women’s Day Women Health mission.

To help support knowledge dissemination in women’s health, DOHaD Canada would like to profile related atricles from our members on our website. In addition, we would like to feature women from DOHaD Canada and their contributions to celebrate women in science. If you have a publication/piece that aligns with this mission and/or you would like to be featured, please email us: office@dohad.ca NOW!

Click here to see profiles, publications, and news article featuring women researchers in the DOHaD field!

The 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), was held from March 12-16, 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Centre – East Building in Vancouver, Canada.

The theme of the meeting is ‘Supporting Healthy Life Course Trajectories’, and we have two outstanding Presidential Distinguished Lecturers; Professor Tessa Roseboom (Amsterdam) and Tracy Bale (Denver).

We are very happy and proud to announce that Dr. Maria Ospina, the DOHaD Canada Secretary has been elected as the has been elected as the Chair of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, DOHaD International!
Congratulations Maria!