Grant: DRA: Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards - Doctoral
University of Manitoba
$120,000.00
Characterization & Multi-Omics Integration of Human Milk Non-Settlers in Asthma
FY 2025-26
Summary
"Mother’s milk is more than just food. It also has good bacteria for babies. These bacteria help keep babies healthy, with some living in their tummies to fight diseases. Some bacteria from milk stay in the baby’s tummy, but others don’t. We are interested in looking at the bacteria that don’t stay in baby’s tummy. This research will be the first ever study to understand the milk bacteria that do not settle in the baby’s tummy and their role in child health.
Do these bacteria help babies grow? Do they help other bacteria that stay in the tummy fight asthma? We will study bacteria in mother’s milk and baby’s poop to find out. We will look at samples from 1200 mothers and their babies. We have access to these samples from a big study that took place in Canada, named CHILD. We will compare the bacteria in milk and poop samples. This way we can find out which ones do not stay in baby’s tummy. Then, we plan to look at what compounds these bacteria might make.
Our goal is to look into all these factors to know how these bacteria help babies stay healthy. This will help us learn if and how these bacteria help babies fight asthma. This research can help inform mothers about how to favor good bacteria in their milk. It can also encourage breastfeeding by knowing more about its benefits. In the future, it might even help us make new products for babies who are not breastfed. "
Department
Program
DRA: Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards - Doctoral
Recipient
Location
Manitoba, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
568200
Name
Shaheen Mishal
Region
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Prcname2
Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards - Doctoral
Projecttitle
Characterization & Multi-Omics Integration of Human Milk Non-Settlers in Asthma
Programtype2
Studentship Programs
Orgnameinp2
University of Manitoba
Cihramount2
$120,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
DRA: Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards - Doctoral
Keyworddelim
Asthma; Breast Milk; Computational Biology; Immunology; Microbiome, Child Health; Multi-Omics; Pediatrics; Precision Medicine; Systems Biology
Abstract
"Mother’s milk is more than just food. It also has good bacteria for babies. These bacteria help keep babies healthy, with some living in their tummies to fight diseases. Some bacteria from milk stay in the baby’s tummy, but others don’t. We are interested in looking at the bacteria that don’t stay in baby’s tummy. This research will be the first ever study to understand the milk bacteria that do not settle in the baby’s tummy and their role in child health.
Do these bacteria help babies grow? Do they help other bacteria that stay in the tummy fight asthma? We will study bacteria in mother’s milk and baby’s poop to find out. We will look at samples from 1200 mothers and their babies. We have access to these samples from a big study that took place in Canada, named CHILD. We will compare the bacteria in milk and poop samples. This way we can find out which ones do not stay in baby’s tummy. Then, we plan to look at what compounds these bacteria might make.
Our goal is to look into all these factors to know how these bacteria help babies stay healthy. This will help us learn if and how these bacteria help babies fight asthma. This research can help inform mothers about how to favor good bacteria in their milk. It can also encourage breastfeeding by knowing more about its benefits. In the future, it might even help us make new products for babies who are not breastfed. "
Competitiondate
202603
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Shaheen, Mishal
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $120,000~ $0~
