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GET-FACTS scientists Yuka Asai, Ann Clarke, Denise Daley and their team have published a study in The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology that provides new information on how our genes may be involved in the development of peanut and other food allergies. In their study, researchers identified several new genes linked with peanut allergy.

Susan Elliott engaged community members in a game of Food Allergy Jeopardy as part of her presentation at the public event Science in the Square. Elizabeth Opiyo, PhD candidate from the GoHelP Lab, was also part of the impressive lineup of speakers.

Susan Elliott's co-authored abstract, titled "Economic Evaluation of Damage Accrual in a Nationwide Canadian SLE Cohort", will be presented at the 2017 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Meeting on November 7th, in San Diego CA. 

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: UNU-INWEH INTERNSHIP (Sustainable Development Goals (SDG))
Internship Reference Number: UNU-INWEH/Intern.2017.01
Application deadline: 15 January 2017

Approximately 2.5 million Canadians living with a food allergy, researchers say. Adults reported a slightly higher prevalence of food allergies (7.7 per cent) than children under 18, who came in at 6.9 per cent.

Watch out for the next AllerGen funded survey of Canadian households next month (November, 2015) aimed to answer the questions:

Stephanie Lu, PhD candidate in the School of Public Health and Health Systems, won the best student poster award at the Science in the Developing World Workshop held at the Balsillie School for International Affairs.