News
The WholeBlends Diet Study
The WholeBlends Diet Study (REB: H23-00707), led by Dr. Sally Lawrence, is currently recruiting participants! This pilot study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a food additive-free blended diet as an alternative to standard exclusive enteral nutrition in children diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Gut4Health has supported this study since its beginning, with Dr. Larissa Celiberto assisting in study design, ethics application, and participant recruitment. We look forward to continuing our support for Dr. Lawrence throughout the study and are excited to begin processing samples and analyzing data in the coming months.
Organoid Biobank
Gut4Health is proud to be one of the nodes in the Canadian National Organoid Network in Vancouver. This groundbreaking initiative will provide Canadian scientists with access to human organoid lines, fostering novel discoveries in human health and disease. Gut4health oversees the Vancouver nodes of the network. If you would like to learn more about organoid research and gaining access to organoids, please contact us!
Events
Past events
Canadian Digestive Disease Week and Canadian Liver Meeting Conference
The Gut4Health team was pleased to attend the Canadian Digestive Disease Week and Canadian Liver Meeting Conference from February 28 to March 2, 2025, in Quebec City. We had a great time learning about novel research from leading Canadian scientists in the field of gastroenterology and liver disease. Our director, Dr. Bruce Vallance, and research manager, Dr. Andy Sham, were present, along with several members of the Vallance Lab, who presented their latest research on organoids highlighting novel models and cutting-edge techniques available at Gut4Health.
Upcoming events
BIG25 Research Day
Gut4Health is proud to be exhibiting at the BIG25 Research Day, on March 20, 2025 in Vancouver BC. This event is an annual tradition of Bioinformatics, Interdisciplinary Oncology and Genome Science + Technology graduate programs at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Our bioinformatician, Irvin Ng, will present a poster about his work on leveraging machine learning to predict disease severity in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease using gut microbiome data, and you can also visit the Gut4Health booth anytime during the event to learn about our services.