New Paper: Open Data Revolution in Clinical Research: Opportunities and Challenges

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Congratulations to our Ethics and Policy Lead Dr. Diego Silva on this recent publication! Abstract Efforts for sharing individual clinical data are gaining momentum due to a heightened recognition that integrated datasets can catalyze biomedical discoveries and drug development. Among the benefits are the fact that data sharing can help generate and investigate new research […]

New Paper: Maternal Psychological Distress Before Birth Influences Gut Immunity in Mid-Infancy

Maternal psychological distress before birth influences gut immunity in mid‐infancy cover

Congratulations to Platform 2 Lead Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj on this recent publication! Abstract Maternal pre‐postnatal psychosocial distress increases the risk for childhood allergic disease. This may occur through a host immunity pathway that involves intestinal secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA). Experimental animal models show changes in the gut microbiome and immunity of offspring when exposed to […]