Celebrating 15 years of WCHRI
For 15 years WCHRI-supported researchers have been breaking down barriers and exploring research that is transformative not only to women and children’s health, but also important to society as a whole. We support research excellence dedicated to improving the health and lives of women and children. WCHRI is the only research institute in Canada—and one of the few in the world—to focus on both women’s and children’s health, including perinatal health.
Mentorship key to breakthrough science
Placenta in a petri dish just one innovation that is attracting top students and research dollars to Alberta.
Cell biologist Meghan Riddell is a mentor to students pursuing careers at the leading edge of medical science — just as Riddell herself was mentored through support by the Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, which has been fostering health innovators for the past 15 years.
Program uses novel approach to improve diabetes care in First Nations communities
U of A researchers collaborate with First Nations and a non-profit to improve the health of people living with diabetes.
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Islet transplant patient #252: ‘A second chance at a better life’
Procedure developed at U of A guides islet cell transplants for people with Type 1 diabetes around the world.
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I have diabetes. Here's why I'm glad I live in Alberta
Eating right, exercising, finding the right care. Navigating life with diabetes is hard. having access to the Alberta Diabetes Institute makes it a little easier.
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The End of Insulin: Research is Bringing us Closer to a Cure Than Ever Before
A hundred years ago, diabetes became treatable. Today, five researchers are working to make insulin treatments obsolete.
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James Collip and the Discovery of Insulin
In 1921, tiny Teddy weighed just 26 pounds. He was dying of diabetes. That was the year U of A researcher James Collip made his mark.
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History of diabetes breakthrough
Twenty years ago, U of A scientists transformed Edmonton into the world's leading light in the quest to cure Type 1 diabetes. Now they're at it again.
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U of A-led research maps gene functions in pancreas cells that lead to diabetes
Diabetes researcher Patrick MacDonald heads leading repository of human islet tissue, supporting research in labs around the world.
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'Islet transplant patient #252: ‘A second chance at a better life’'This is where the horizon is': Diabetes research closer than ever to a possible cure
U of A researchers are reprogramming blood cells into insulin-producing cells to overcome the challenges of islet transplantation and possibly find a cure for Type 1 diabetes.
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Program uses novel approach to improve diabetes care in First Nations communities
U of A researchers collaborate with First Nations and a non-profit to improve the health of people living with diabetes.
Read more
Islet transplant patient #252: ‘A second chance at a better life’
Procedure developed at U of A guides islet cell transplants for people with Type 1 diabetes around the world.
Read more