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• Dr. Gregor Reid quoted in The New York Times - September 30, 2009
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• Lawson Researchers Join Canada's Elite - September 28, 2009
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• A Cultured Response to HIV - Nature Medicine: Volume 15, Number 6 - June 2009
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• Danone Invests $7m in Probiotic Research - NUTRAingredientsUSA.com - June 2, 2009
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• Landmark Research Investment from Danone - May 22, 2009
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• Dr. Gregor Reid participates as Guest Columnist in ISTC e-Newsletter: January - April 2009 Edition

2nd TNO Beneficial Microbes Conference (.pdf)
March 15-17, 2010

• Dr. Gregor Reid's article on probiotics and prebiotics ranks No.1 in the Top 25 Hottest Articles in the International Dairy Journal. It is the most downloaded article. View the full list of the top 25

• Probiotics May Ease Anxiety: Pilot Study - Nutra Ingredients USA: April 9, 2009.
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• 'Great Potential' of Probiotic Ice Cream - Nutra Ingredients USA: April 8, 2009.
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• Probiotic Validation Evolves - FoodBusinessNews: February 3, 2009.
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• Dr. Gregor Reid's book, "Lactobacillus Molecular Biology: From Genomics to Probiotics" will be printed soon. Click here to be redirected to the book's web site.

• Swedish University Honours Lawson Scientist : February 13, 2008
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• Response to Dutch Study: January 24, 2008
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• How Danone Turns Bacteria Into Bucks - Business Week: November 15, 2007
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• Probiotics under study - The Toronto Star: December 4, 2007
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• DVD “So which bacteria did you eat today” soon to be launched in 12 languages
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•  Dr. Reid featured in the August 28, 2007 edition of The Indianapolis Star

•  Dr. Reid featured in the July, 2007 edition of Experience Life magazine

•  Rogers Television First Local profile on graduate student research
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•  Dr. Gregor Reid interview with Newstalk Radio Saskatoon
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•  ISAPP Open Forum, London UK, June 26-28, 2007
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•  Two CRDC scientists have been awarded the 2007 Elie Metchnikoff Prize for Nutrition and Health, recognizing their breakthrough developments in probiotic research. The award celebrates the 100th anniversary of Nobel Laureate Metchnikoff's work linking beneficial bacteria with long life – work that the Canadians have continued.

Drs. Gregor Reid and Andrew Bruce received the award May 17, 2007 at the International Dairy Federation Conference in Moscow.

•  Raj Bhayana, a high school student completing a research project on micronutrient supplemented yogurt in Dr. Reid's lab as part of the Sanofi-Aventis Biotech Challenge, won third place at the challenge's regional comptition for Southwestern Ontario - May 2007

•  Dr. Peter Cadieux, a Lawson Scientist and member of the Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, received the Polanyi prize for physiology/medicine. The award is given annually to the province's top five young researchers continuing their post-doctoral studies at an Ontario university - October 2007 >> view news story in The Western Gazette

Lawson Health Research Institute Probiotics News Releases:

•  Two Canadians Win Prestigious Prize for Nutrition and Health Research
2007 Elie Metchnikoff Prize Awarded for work developing probiotics

•  Bacteria heads to the big screen

•  New President and Board Members of ISAPP Appointed

•  London experts share insights at Toronto Women's Health Forum

•  Researchers eye good bacteria

•  The potential for lactobacilli to reduce the risk of urogenital infections including HIV - Session 18, Monday 19th May.

•  New Natural Health Remedy for Women is Fulfillment of Over 20 Years of Research by Canadian Scientist

•  LHRI Researchers Visit Kenya

•  Lawson scientist launches new product in Malaysia & Hong Kong

Dr. Reid has been featured:

•  Total Health, Mar/Apr 2007

•  Washington Post, Feb 2007

•  More magazine US 2007

•  Rogers Cable in 2003, 2006;

•  Western News, Nov 2006

•  CBC Quirks and Quarks, 2005;

•  Several newspapers in Malaysia, May, 2004, Poland 2006, Holland, 2006;

•  TV in Tanzania, 2006,

•  The Medical Post, April 26th 2005,

•  Malaysian TV, May 20, 2004;

•  CBC Marketplace, 2003;

•  CBC Ontario Morning, 2003;

•  London Ontario radio stations,

•  The Globe and Mail,

•  Chronicle Herald Halifax,

•  Edmonton Journal,

•  St. John's Telegram,

•  Science

•  London Free Press,

•  New York Times,

•  The Chronicle of Urology and Sexual Health Medicine,

•  Japanese Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases,

•  La Gaceta Argentina,

•  papers in S. Africa,

•  Vim and Vigour magazine,

•  Spark magazine,

•  Canadian Living: page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4

•  Homemakers magazine,

•  Discover magazine,

•  Wellness Options magazine,

•  Costco Connections magazine,

•  Today's Parent,

•  Village News Lambeth Ontario,

•  The Health Journal Canada,

•  The Townsend Newsletter US,

•  Flare magazine,

•  Biotechnology Focus,

•  St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

•  Health Facts distributed online through Gale Group and EBSCO USA,

•  Essential Health Magazine USA,

•  Fitness Magazine USA,

•  Yale Journal of Public Health,

•  Reader's Digest Canada,

•  Popular Science Magazine,

•  Chatelaine,

•  Nutrient Ingredients USA,

•  Frost and Sullivan Report on Probiotics,

•  Radio Health Show hosted by Charles Pitts, Sherbrooke, Quebec

•  http://dietdetective.blogspot.com/2006/07/healthy-bacteria.html