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Unfortunately, postal delays across Canada are slo Unfortunately, postal delays across Canada are slowing down mail delivery, and we urgently need your help. Asthma Canada has just launched two new $75,000 research grants to accelerate life-changing discoveries for people with asthma. Your support today ensures this critical research continues—without delay. 💙 Here are two fast and secure ways to give right now: 🌐 Donate online: www.asthma.ca/donate 📞 Call us at 1-866-787-4050 to make your gift by phone If these options aren’t possible, please still mail your donation and we will gratefully process it as soon as it arrives. Asthma continues to take too many lives and disrupt far too many more. The research you’ve helped make possible is already improving outcomes—but to keep that momentum going, we need your support today. #canadapost #canadapoststrike #fundraising #donate #asthma
Asthma Canada is proud to officially announce the Asthma Canada is proud to officially announce the 2025 awardees of our Graduate Student Research Awards 🌟 In partnership with @the_caaif , these awards provide research grants to support full-time MSc and PhD students conducting research in the field of asthma. Designed to foster the next generation of asthma researchers, the program aims to advance our understanding of the causes and mechanisms of asthma, while contributing to better treatments, improved care, and ultimately, a future cure. A huge congratulations to our 2025 awardees: 👏 🔹 Omar Abdelraheem, MSc, @westernuniversity [research project: Elucidating the development and pathogenicity of dual-positive Th2-Th17 cells] 🔹 Oscar Gonzalez-Morales, MSc, @umanitoba [research project: Effect of cationic host defence peptides on Histone Deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) and related pathways in steroid-unresponsive asthma] 🔹 Jenysbel Hernandez Reyes, PhD, @dalhousieu [research project: Development of a novel, targeted, cell-based immunotherapy for the treatment of asthma] 🔹 Israel Shpilman, PhD, @mcgillu [research project: B-Lymphocyte derived extracellular vesicles as key regulators of allergic airway inflammation] We are honoured to support these exceptional researchers and their contributions toward improving the lives of the 4.7 million people in Canada living with asthma. Learn more about our awardees and Asthma Canada’s National Research Program on our website. #research #asthmaresearch #innovation #researchgrants #asthma
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“After surgery, everything changed!” 💪 For “After surgery, everything changed!” 💪 For as long as he can remember, William Daniels has loved science and medicine. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, he studied biology and neuroscience, worked in cancer research, and is now a medical student. Alongside his studies, William has lived with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP), a condition that began in his teens. “It felt like plugging your nose completely shut and trying to live that way. I thought maybe everyone felt this awful all the time.” For years, he was misdiagnosed with stubborn allergies until, at 19, an ENT finally confirmed CRSwNP. “For the first time, it made sense. It was validating to hear that all the medications hadn’t worked because I needed more than allergy pills. I needed surgery.” At St. Paul’s Hospital, William underwent a three-hour endoscopic sinus surgery. “The surgery unleashed a potential I never knew I had.” His smell and taste returned, his sleep and mood improved, and his grades skyrocketed. “After surgery, everything changed! I went from the bottom of the class to the top almost overnight.” To sustain his new quality of life, William relies on steroid rinses and a biologic medication. “Some medications are thousands of dollars per dose. If it weren’t covered, I simply couldn’t afford it. Access to these drugs is detrimental in terms of quality of life.” “People don’t realize how devastating this can be. You lose smell memory… you can’t enjoy food, you can’t make new memories.” Today, William is thriving in medical school and conducting research. “These treatments change lives, but they’re out of reach for too many people. We need better awareness, better access, and more research.” 💙 #nasalpolyps #chronicrhinosinusitis #chronicrhinosinusitiswithnasalpolyps #CRSwNP #student
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