wchriuofa.bsky.social
The Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (WCHRI) supports research dedicated to improving the health and lives of women and children.
👤 Joined on 12 December 2024
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@wchriuofa.bsky.socialThank you again for this recognition and for supporting Canada’s future! Cc @wchriuofa.bsky.social @ualberta.bsky.social
Show PostWe're so excited to share our work at #WCHRIRD2025! Our work will include: 🩺How social robots can support kids during IV insertions 🤖How social robots can improve children's waiting experience in the ED Program details👉https://wchrird.ca/program/ @wchriuofa.bsky.social @painmatters.bsky.social
Show PostCongratulations to Harry from our lab for receiving the Oral Presentation Award at the 2025 WCHRI Research Day! His talk, “Customized exon skipping therapy to treat a young boy with DMD” highlights the promise of precision antisense therapy for rare diseases. @wchriuofa.bsky.social
Show PostThis work was supported by the @wchriuofa.bsky.social and a generous donation from the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation @stollerykids.bsky.social
Show PostNew hope for Duchenne muscular dystrophy💙 Our team identified DG9, a peptide that boosts delivery of exon-skipping therapy to the heart — a key unmet need in DMD. This approach restored cardiac & skeletal muscle function in mice. www.ualberta.ca/en/medicine/... @wchriuofa.bsky.social
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