Kristin Connor

@kconnor.bsky.social

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🤰🏽My lab conducts research on developmental origins of health & disease 👶🏻Believe a healthy start to life is a right we all share 👩🏼‍🔬Value fundamental science! 📍Toronto & Ottawa connorlab.ca

Picture of Trebbiano d’Abruzzo by Emidio Pepe
Image describes that June is National Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida Awareness Month in Canada, which is an opportunity to support those living with these conditions, educate, and inspire change, and notes some of the progress and research by the connorlab.ca on this topic.
Image describes 2026 theme for international day of the midwife and spotlights Ethel Margaret Burnside who played a pioneering role in leading a network of midwives in providing at-home pregnancy and newborn care in Hertfordshire, UK, led to the dedicated collection of detailed birth records that would later be used to inform the foundations of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypot hesis.
Infographic describing world health day 2026 theme, highlighting how science is needed to close health gaps, and pointing to the connorlab.ca website and WHO website for this year’s theme and more info.
Picture celebrating the launch of international future generations day