Upcoming webinar: The "Engaged Institution": Transforming policies and academic culture for science in society Date and time: 1 April 2026 | 12:00-13:30 BST Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #CommunityEngagement

Join us on Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 08:00 EDT for HeLTI ECR seminar series. Dr. Eunice Lobo will present "Early years matter: Contextual factors shaping caregiving and child development in urban poor neighbourhoods of Bangalore, India." helti-hub.tghn.org/helti-webina... #DOHaD #EuniceLobo #India #PHFI

DOHaD Canada Meeting Abstract deadline: March 1, 2026 Decision: April 3, 2026 Structured Abstract: (Max length: 2000 characters) Background/Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions Title, author list, and affiliations (identify the presenting author). Indicate Oral or Poster presentation preference

DOHaD Canada@dohadcanada.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join us for to hear from this great line-up of speakers at the 9th Annual DOHaD Canada Meeting! From Womb to Well-Being 📍 Western University, London, ON June 2–3, 2026 Submit your oral/poster abstract by March 1 (2,000 char max). Details: www.dohad.ca/annual-meeting2026

Major partnership between @ki.se and #TemertyMed is renewing a commitment to developing the next generation of global leaders in human developmental health research. bit.ly/4a9CkUd

2026 Mats Sundin Fellowships Announced

The Mats Sundin Fellowships are built on a simple premise: meaningful exposure to different research cultures and ways of thinking leads to stronger science.

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Join us for to hear from this great line-up of speakers at the 9th Annual DOHaD Canada Meeting! From Womb to Well-Being 📍 Western University, London, ON June 2–3, 2026 Submit your oral/poster abstract by March 1 (2,000 char max). Details: www.dohad.ca/annual-meeting2026

Join us HeLTI ECR Seminar on Tue Dec 1 at 9:00 EST. Dr. Melissa R. Hunte will talk about "Multisite Harmonization of Early Child Development Measures: A Developmental Evaluation of the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI)." #UofT, #UBC, #ECR, #HeLTI helti-hub.tghn.org/helti-webina...

TODAY!! Don't forget to join!

DOHaD Canada@dohadcanada.bsky.social · 9mo ago

DOHaD Canada and @usdohad.bsky.social Joint Trainee Tuesday seminar scheduled for November 18, 2025: 12 PM Pacific 2 PM Central (CST) 3 PM Eastern (EST) 4.30 PM Newfoundland (NST)

Congrats to Dr. Ravi Retnakaran & team #LTRI on receiving $2M from @CIHR_IRSC to advance a global study to prevent chronic disease in women & their children. 👉https://www.sinaihealth.ca/news/ltri-researchers-secure-2m-grant-to-advance-global-study-on-cardiometabolic-health-in-women-and-children

Congratulations to Dr. Keith Jarvi and his team at Sinai Health on receiving a $3.3M @GenomeCanada Grant! Their work will advance a unique semen biomarker test to help transform prostate cancer diagnosis. Read more: www.sinaihealth.ca/news/sinai-h...

Congratulations to Sinai Health researchers Drs. Jim Woodgett, Rayjean Hung and Prakesh Shah on being named Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences! Learn how their leadership is advancing health sciences in Canada: www.sinaihealth.ca/news/sinai-h...

The latest HeLTI Research Consortium Bukhali trial process evaluation paper is finally published! "Young women's health behaviours in context: a qualitative longitudinal study in the Bukhali trial" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Young women's health behaviours in context: a qualitative longitudinal study in the Bukhali trial

The Bukhali trial is being implemented with young women (18–28 years) in Soweto, South Africa. A qualitative longitudinal study was conducted to explo…

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Happy Father’s Day! 👨‍👧‍👦 Today, we celebrate the fathers & father figures who support & inspire the next generation. Pleased to share our publication showing that prenatal fathers' health matters for their child’s health and supports more inclusive prevention strategies. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Determining the interplay of prenatal parental BMI in shaping child BMI trajectories: the CHILD Cohort Study - International Journal of Obesity

International Journal of Obesity - Determining the interplay of prenatal parental BMI in shaping child BMI trajectories: the CHILD Cohort Study

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Temerty Medicine@uoftmedicine.bsky.social · last yr.

A father's prenatal health is closely linked to his children's early growth patterns and future risk of obesity, study by #TemertyMed Prof. Kozeta Miliku finds. bit.ly/4kI4x7v

LTRI researchers secure $2M grant for global cardiometabolic study. Read more: www.sinaihealth.ca/news/ltri-re...

Drs. Stephen Lye and Rayjean Hung, co-leads of the South Africa study, along with Dr. Stephen Matthews, co-lead of the India study—all Senior Investigators at LTRI—were recently featured in the Sinai Health newsletter! Click the link to read more: www.sinaihealth.ca/news/improvi...

CIHR recently featured HeLTI’s efforts and activities in a recent article. cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54330.html #CIHR #WHO #HeLTI

Huge congratulations to Dr. Catherine Birken, HeLTI Canada Principal Investigator, on the exciting publication of Managing Obesity in Children: A Clinical Practice Guideline! What an incredible achievement! 🎉 www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...

Managing obesity in children: a clinical practice guideline

Background: Obesity is a complex, chronic, stigmatized disease whereby abnormal or excess body fat may impair health or increase the risk of medical complications, and can reduce quality of life and s...

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Developmental and Perinatal Biology Exchange Program 2025 - Exchange between U of T and Karolinska-Institutet. Click the link below to find more details: physiology.utoronto.ca/news/apply-t... @uoft.bsky.social @ki.se @sickkidsto.bsky.social @sinaihealth.bsky.social

Join a seminar on: Preventing disordered eating and eating disorders through public health policy Presenter: Amanda Raffoul, PhD When: Thursday March 20 at 08:00 EDT (12:00 GMT; 14:00 SAST; 17:30 IST; 20:00 CST) See the HeLTI website for more details: helti-hub.tghn.org/helti-webina...

Delighted to share that our HeLTI consortium harmonization paper has been published! Click the link below to find more about the paper: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3...