Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine
Advancing Medicine Through Agriculture
The Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) is dedicated to investigating and understanding the potential health-related benefits found in nutraceuticals, functional foods, and natural health products (health food).
Beans and lentils: providing cardiovascular health benefits beyond nutrition
Dr. Peter Zahradka was recently featured as an expert author in the Nov/Dec. 2019 edition of International News on Fats, Oils, and Related Materials (INFORM), published by the American Oil Chemists' Society. Dr. Zahradka was one of 18 experts to present the latest...
New Minister of Agriculture visits CCARM
On October 28, 2019, the Honourable Blaine Pedersen, the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development of Manitoba, visited the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) at St. Boniface Hospital Research. Dr. Carla...
CCARM Recognized with Renewed NSERC Funding
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) recently invested more than $13.7 million in new funding to Manitoba Researchers, including three from the Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine: Drs. Michel Aliani, Carla...
Outstanding Undergrad Credits Teacher for Inspiration
Bradley Feltham, CCARM Research Assistant, was recently recognized as an outstanding undergraduate student in the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences at U of M, and in-turn, he formally recognized his supervisor, Dr. Miyoung Suh, for teaching excellence at the...
World-class team of researchers at St. Boniface help grow MB’s Agri-sector
As part of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Principal Investigators at St. Boniface Hospital and the University of Manitoba and The University of Winnipeg will receive $651,570 in new funding to look at ways dietary flaxseed can cure broken hearts in women with...
CCARM Leadership Confirmed to 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Carla Taylor and Dr. Peter Zahradka, who have both accepted a three-year renewal as Team Leaders, Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM). Dr. Taylor is Principal Investigator, Metabolic Nutrition, CCARM, Professor...