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Friday, January 29, 2010

Fisher Scientific first to support CHRI Translational Research Centre

As a supplier to the scientific community, Fisher Scientific provides the instruments, equipment and supplies that help scientists and researchers make advancements happen. Children’s Health Research Institute (CHRI) and Children’s Health Foundation are celebrating a different type of relationship.

In late 2009, Fisher Scientific generously donated an incredible $20,000 to the newly established Translational Research Centre (TRC) at CHRI, becoming the very first donor to this exciting initiative.

The donated funds will help to purchase essential laboratory equipment (specifically the Forma 8600 series freezer) needed for the TRC to continue to grow their capacity, and ultimately, to help the scientists and doctors at CHRI make a difference in the future of children’s healthcare.

Dr. Doug Fraser, Director of the CHRI Translational Research Centre, scientist at CHRI, and critical care physician at Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, is very grateful for the support of Fisher Scientific. “The CHRI Translational Research Centre is the first paediatric centre of its kind in Canada and will provide critically needed standardized acquisition and access to high quality tissue specimens, while allowing scientists to better incorporate the clinical experience into a laboratory environment. With the support of generous donors like Fisher Scientific, the CHRI Translational Research Centre will be bringing medical discoveries and cures to the world much sooner.”
 
The TRC was established in the Spring of 2008 with funding support from Children’s Health Foundation.

For additional information about the TRC please contact Laura Maniago, Philanthropy Associate, at lmaniago@childhealth.ca or by phone at 519.432.8564.