CHEO Research Institute

Discoveries to inspire the best life for every child and youth.

The CHEO Research Institute is a not for profit corporation that connects exceptional talent and technology in pursuit of life-changing research for every child, youth and family in our community and beyond. We inspire trust in our research excellence by being curious, nimble, passionate and equitable.

2021 CHEO Research Institute Annual Report

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Executive Message

Welcome to the CHEO Research Institute

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Discovery Minute – Using Matchmaker Exchange to discover rare disease causing genes

Discovery Minute – using Matchmaker Exchange to discovery new rare disease causing genes

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Updates & News

  1. Fathers are an invaluable partner in research – learn why

    04/08/2022

    Fathers are an invaluable partner in research – learn why

  2. Saliva testing vs. nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 PCR testing – what do kids and caregivers prefer?

    03/08/2022

    Saliva testing vs. nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 PCR testing – what do kids and caregivers prefer?

  3. Jean-Philippe Chaput points to collaboration as the name of the game 

    02/08/2022

    Jean-Philippe Chaput points to collaboration as the name of the game 

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Latest Discoveries

  1. Cyberbullying involvement, parental support, and cannabis use among adolescents

    13/08/2022

    Research Areas

    Cannabis Healthy Active Living and Obesity (HALO) Mental Health
  2. Meeting 24-h movement guidelines and health-related quality of life in youths during the COVID-19 pandemic

    11/08/2022

    Research Areas

    Healthy Active Living and Obesity (HALO)
  3. A standardized core outcome set for measuring and reporting sedentary behaviour interventional research: the CROSBI Consensus Study

    05/08/2022

    Research Areas

    Healthy Active Living and Obesity (HALO)
  4. An Intervention to Increase Outdoor Play in Early Childhood Education Centers (PROmoting Early Childhood Outside): Protocol for a Pilot Wait-list Control Cluster Randomized Trial

    12/07/2022

    Research Areas

    Healthy Active Living and Obesity (HALO)
  5. Regional differences in movement behaviours of children and youth during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Follow-up from a national study

    09/07/2022

    Research Areas

    Healthy Active Living and Obesity (HALO)
  6. Nasopharyngeal swabs vs. saliva sampling for SARS-CoV-2 detection: A cross-sectional survey of acceptability for caregivers and children after experiencing both methods

    08/07/2022

    Research Areas

    COVID- 19