Author: Danijela Grahovac

CanChild Showcases Global Leadership at International Conference on Childhood-onset Disability

CanChild researchers, trainees, clinicians, family partners, and collaborators made a remarkable impact at the 38th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood-onset Disability (EACD) Congress in Galway, Ireland, contributing to more than 50 presentations across four days and shaping…
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Congratulations to Danijela Grahovac, KBH+ Outstanding Lived Experience Leader Award 2025/2026 winner!

Danijela Grahovac is an IT engineer, parent researcher, and advocate committed to advancing childhood disability research and knowledge translation worldwide. Drawing on both her technical expertise and lived experience as the mother of a young adult with cerebral palsy, she…
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CanChild-McMaster experts help advance Canada’s pediatric rare disease trials network!

Pediatric researchers at McMaster University are helping lead a national network, RareKids-CAN, to make it easier for children with rare diseases across Canada to join clinical trials and access new treatments! CanChild scientist, Michelle Batthish, is helping lead efforts to…
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CanChild and SANBEPA Sign International Agreement to Advance Global Collaboration in Childhood Disability Research!

CanChild is proud to announce the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between McMaster University’s CanChild Centre for Childhood-Onset Disability Research and the South Asia Neurodevelopmental Behavioural Environmental Paediatrics Association (SANBEPA), based in Kathmandu, Nepal. This five-year agreement…
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Dr. Peter Rosenbaum among elected fellows into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences!

Congratulations to Peter Rosenbaum, CanChild’s Co-Founder, who has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) as a fellow! Election to Fellowship in the Academy is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community.…
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