We're pleased to welcome the speaker for the Dr. Heather Dean Lectureship at the DREAM Symposium, Dr. Diane Wherrett from @utoronto.ca! Dr. Wherrett's presentation will be presented in-person and on Zoom on Nov 5; contact dream@chrim.ca for Zoom link. Register here: forms.office.com/r/aAeqTaiS0z

Congrats to all recipients of the 2026 @chrimanitoba.bsky.social Operating Grants, and a special congratulations to DREAM researchers Drs. Ayesha Saleem, Sukhpreet Tamana, and Jennifer Yamamoto for receiving almost $150K! Click here to read more on the funded projects: www.chrim.ca/fundedprojec...

Congratulations to the iCARE team on hitting their recruitment target of 375 participants in Manitoba! 🎉 Huge thank you to the participants, partners, and dedicated team for making this possible. Learn more about the study here: www.dreamdiabetesresearch.com/research/typ... @chrimanitoba.bsky.social

🌟DREAM Trainee Spotlight🌟 Meet Corey Sanderson, a MSc student supervised by Dr. Christine Doucette. Beyond the lab, he's the "Sewing Scientist," reconnecting with his Anishinaabe culture through Star Quilts. Read about Corey's work featured at IKEA Winnipeg: www.ikea.com/ca/en/newsro...

Congratulations to Dr. Brandy Wicklow on being named a Top 10 Finalist for the 2026 Falling Walls Women's Impact Award! 🎉 This international award recognizes women whose research combines scientific excellence with meaningful societal impact, advancing equity and improving lives around the world 👏

The DREAM team had a blast at the annual @chrimanitoba.bsky.social Summer Picnic this past Wednesday! ☀️🌭🥤

Huge congratulations to Dr. Nayara Rampazzo Morelli, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Dr. @thompsonisletlab.bsky.social's lab, for receiving the 2026 Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow Award! Read more here: umanitoba.ca/graduate-stu... @chrimanitoba.bsky.social @umanitoba.bsky.social

The iCARE and Next Generation team was honoured to join the Island Lake Anisininew Nations Annual General Assembly, connecting with community members and partners to share our research. Thank you to Four Arrows Regional Health Authority for welcoming us! @chrimanitoba.bsky.social

Today, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day — a time to honour the rich cultures, traditions, languages, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada. #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #NIPD2026

🌟DREAM Trainee Spotlight🌟 Meet Jasmine Pipella! Jasmine is a PhD student supervised by Dr. @thompsonisletlab.bsky.social in the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology. She recently got into medical school and is deferring 1 year to finish her PhD and start med school Aug 2027! Congratulations!

Can-SOLVE CKD held their 10th Annual Meeting in Quebec City from May 7-9, 2026. Brianna Hunt, Patient Engagement Coordinator and Onalee Garcia-Alecio, iCARE patient partner shared how youth and families helped develop kidney function education resources for pediatric and adolescent patients.

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Allison Dart! 🎉 We are proud to celebrate Dr. Dart on being recognized as the recipient of the Howard Vincent Reconciliation Award for her meaningful commitment to advancing Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples within the network. Read more: cansolveckd.ca/network_upda...

Congratulations to Dr. Giliana Garcia!🙌 After winning the 38th Annual Local Pediatric Resident Competition, she represented the department at the National Pediatric Resident Research Competition in Ottawa, presenting her iCARE research on diabetic kidney disease screening in youth w/ type 2 diabetes

📅Save the Date! The 15th Annual DREAM Symposium: New Perspectives in Diabetes will be held on Nov 5 and the DREAM Trainee Day on Nov 4 in Winnipeg, MB. More info and abstract guidelines: tinyurl.com/msa657rp Abstracts due Sept 9. Register here: forms.office.com/r/aAeqTaiS0z @chrimanitoba.bsky.social

🌟New Member Announcement🌟 We’re excited to welcome assistant professor and clinical psychologist Dr. Sukhpreet Tamana to the team! Her research focuses on improving mental health and well-being for children and teens living with diabetes and other chronic conditions, as well as their families.

3/ 2 DREAM members were awarded @chrimanitoba.bsky.social Excellence Awards at the 21st Annual Child Health Research Days Conference. Dr. Allison Dart was awarded the Champion Award and Dr. @thompsonisletlab.bsky.social was awarded the Rising Star Award. More info here: chrdmb.ca/awards/

2/ DREAM honored 2 Elders who have worked with the DREAM theme for over a decade with a Blanket Ceremony at the 14th Annual DREAM Symposium. We honored the late Dr. Barry Lavallee and Knowledge Keeper Frances Desjarlais.

🌟DREAM Trainee Spotlight🌟 Meet Rushie Tyagi! Rushie is a PhD student supervised by Dr. Lucy Marzban in the College of Pharmacy, as well as the Chair of the DREAM Trainees Executive Team. Rushie was recently a Three Minute Thesis (3MT) finalist at the University of Manitoba! 👏 Huge congratulations!

On March 23, 2026, the iCARE Participant Advisory Group began expanding nationally, welcoming three patient partners from Ontario iCARE sites for the first time for an arts-based workshop on advancing youth and family partnership in equitable, patient-centred type 2 diabetes research.

Happening TODAY, Apr 10! 11am CST Dr. Kacey Prentice from @utoronto.ca will be presenting "Targeting NDPK to Improve Beta Cell Function" in-person at 431 BMSB or Zoom: 698 2944 0437 PW: 058747 @chrimanitoba.bsky.social @um-radyfhs.bsky.social

Earlier this month, the iCARE and NextGeneration teams visited Island Lake communities—Garden Hill, Wasagamack, and St. Theresa Point. We saw participants, hosted our first Feast in Wasagamack, and launched the Anisininew Youth T2D Advisory Group. A successful outreach—we look forward to returning!

Join us today for Manuel Sebastian’s (@chrisadoucette.bsky.social lab) PhD Oral Examination: “Using Rodent Models to Determine if the Anisininew-related HNF1α G319S Gene Variant Promotes Metabolic Resilience” happening in 431 BMSB at 2:00 PM CST @chrimanitoba.bsky.social @umanitoba.bsky.social

Happening TODAY, Mar 6! 12pm CST the DREAM theme is excited to welcome @dnachicken.bsky.social from @umontreal.ca to present "Dissecting the Hepatic Fasting Response and how this helps to understand MASLD". Join us in-person at A207 Chown or Zoom: 689 7854 4741 PW: 782086 @chrimanitoba.bsky.social

Last week DREAM was honoured to attend FNHSSM's Anti-Indigenous Racism Conference. DREAM researcher @jonmcgavock.bsky.social delivered a powerful keynote and was gifted a Star Quilt in recognition of partnership and commitment to Indigenous health @chrimanitoba.bsky.social

Happening TODAY! Join us in 500 JBRC from 12 - 1 p.m. for the first DREAM Trainee Series of 2026! Mystica Amonyi from @thompsonisletlab.bsky.social's lab will be presenting "A Novel Inducible GFP Reporter Mouse for Isolating Beta-cell Extracellular Vesicles during Type 1 #Diabetes Pathogenesis"

Congratulations to Drs. Sellers and Wicklow who received $1,484,100 from CIHR for their project titled "Co-designing enhanced models of care for First Nations Children at risk for childhood-onset type 2 diabetes: The Next Generation Birth Cohort"! 👏 Read more: www.chrim.ca/2026/2025-fa...

Congratulations to DREAM investigator Dr. Samantha Pauls on receiving the Bioscience Educator of the Year Award! 👏 This award recognizes an educator who inspires and empowers young people to explore science, fostering curiosity, confidence, and pathways into bioscience careers 💫

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🌟🔬 Today we celebrate the brilliant women and girls whose passion and discoveries are shaping a brighter, healthier future. Here’s to inspiring the next generation of scientists and innovators! #WomeninSTEM

DER-CA successfully brought back the Type 1 #Diabetes Family #Research Day after nearly 10 years! Strong attendance and engaging talks from Drs. Andrew Pepper, Jennifer MacMullin, and @thompsonisletlab.bsky.social made this day a great success. Thanks to all who joined — see you next year! 🎉 #t1d

New year, same great team 🥳 nothing like a DREAM theme get-together to start the year right! 🎉✨ @chrimanitoba.bsky.social