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Researcher: her research scholarship, induced and ways of treating data on normal babies will to love research so much
Dr: Maur en Andrew Dr. Andrew "
l mapped out it are tested. The piglets be very useful for doctors that it far outwei hs. the -
Home: Ancaster what was normal. are then given more sedation looking after'these seriously other." g
Age: 32 w At St. Joseph's and Me- to put them out completely. ill. little patients. -
��' 1'rofess>or4" Master Universityhospitals Two more physicians
Paedtatoi r,.: nand out being
don't have a good way For this data on normal share laboratory space with =
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in Hamilton she studied over detecting blood clots with- development, 'Dr - .Andrew her. The three assist each _
Haematolo ist at 118 babies over the first six t being very invasive, but received the Young Investi, other with certain projects
McMaster University months of their lives`.
sensitive methods will be gator Award -from the Amer- and lend an extra pair of
Hospital ; �Taking ` blood samples found now. The animal ex- ican Academy of Paedia- hands when they are needed. �tiy Hobbies: from the "little butterballs" periments will form the tries, The Foundation made "I can't stress enough how
Skiing, squash and running ,
was a paediatrician s night basis for safely testing ther- it all possible. wonderful that is." Expenses
• - �u�i Favourite Books: mare but Dr. Andrew, a apy to treat and prevent in- By providing a salary, the are also shared.
ti Science `.Fiction mother of two, made sure the fants' clotting problems. research scholarship
, � gave On top of all this, Dr. -
• i'�'+ The newborn, bah nestled
babies were comfortable. Because the balance of her the time to organize a Andrew has duties at the
in the incubator has develop- Some babies were breast- proteins is different in a study program, apply fora neo -natal clinic and runs a _
ed a blood clot in his, head. feeding, others were, sleep- baby's blood, doctors do not grant and then analyze and coagulation unit at the hos- ?`
ing during blood testing." A know the effect of adult write up the work. A separ- pital where testing for blood
1 His intelligence 'may be iard- stud of rem ture babies drugs on the newborn; or ate rant went towards de clotting rw
paired, ,or gorse, Dr. An- y p g g g problems is done -
,.• _ drew is working on what to followed. i_ how much to give. "Right veloping -the animal model. daily,
do about it. Through collaboration now there is no way we could Of the $46,000 grant, Whenever possible she
"Newborn 'infants have with her colleagues at use adult •guidelines. And $30,000 paid for technical gets out to run, ski or play
very different blood clotting McMaster, further ap with new drugs coming out support. The rest was for a squash. "And I'm an avid. I'
systems from adults. They proaches were conceived. all the time, ,some might be year's supplies, including reader of science fiction. I
bleed into, the spaces in their Doctors needed a model to very important." piglets. "The Foundation love it."
a heads. Clots can, aRpear in work on; an analogue to the Experiments using the was very understanding and The usual goal of medical _ ti
" arteries. Some babies will be, newborn's sytstem. An • ani
an model will provide were willing to, help offset students is not to do re-
fine but others will die or mal model had been de- the basis for choosing which unexpected increased costs. search, but to treat patients.
have serious, longterm con veloped and was used all. the drugs to use and the best They have been very good to So part of the researcher's
HEARTplications." time for looking at -questions doses for infants. For exam- me' role, she feels, is to stimulate
Investi ations into the of bleeding and clottin m This job, which she loves, the new doctors into further-
- -. -blo g � ple, Dr. Andrew is studying - ,.
g g is not 9 to•5. It's 7:30 to -6, 1
• •'� further -
'blood clotting systems, of adults. But we thought an lleparix►, which is a popular , P � ing medicine; to learn •
adults -have been financed by •animal model for. the new- and effective drug for treat- several extra hours on week- haematology in the newborn,
KEmany agencies ' because ' born would be wonderful. It nights and Saturday until to learn how to research -
"T blood clotting in adults, noon. Then the -rest of the "Then the trick is keeping
'STRO
• �.;�AND thousands of, adults art af- would help' us -understand '"There are two questions
fected: Babies, . however; their blood clotting problems being askew how long does a .weekend is for her family: your hands on them! I hope
10represent a small number and -look al "ways of prevent- Ile arin dose last in the new her physician husband and in time to build up a nucleus
ro rtionall "The Heart in and treating them.'" p their children ages 5 and Vi. of people who are good, ex-
P Po Ir' g. g horn's circulation and how "You have to be ver organ- - a
and Stroke Foundation of She tested the coagulation much is deeded to effectively. Me& that's the kev." g forming
n g research." on per
FOUND -AT Ontario ' is one organization system in many animals and treat•a blood clot? What's the g
which "does finance the few For three months of, the With six' ears
found that ,the piglet's was risk of blo-eding from Hepar- y yet to go in
of .us interested in the new- massa suitable. in itself?" year Dr. Andrew works full- her personal support award, t�
time in a clinic, "mostly On.. Dr. Andrew can already say,
10 born.' "In order Io help m
a huan• The Heparinization data cancer in coildren," and she no matter what they do in
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Everybaby is unique. baby who may be clotting in will form the basis of much keeps up with her research the development of the new-.
01 Each of their systems -de- an important blood vessel, I more research before firm at -'n ght The rest of the year horn's lood clottingsystem-,
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velops and changes so. rapid use .the newborn piglets. recommendations are made , , y
'. -`• I' that nobody knew what P P isapent consultint,, leaching they will relate it to 'how we
y y What I.do is put them to Slee for its.clinical use in babies. and conducting research. 'looked at it. It's understand- • .
could .'be called normal. So
by sedating them, 'Then a "Everybody, needs, this in- ;"It's not that I don't love my ing that is, important. That is
during the first two years of blood clot is experimentally 'formation &sperately.'" The clinical work. I've just come 'What will hold."
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