Thursday, 1 December 2016

SCOTIABANK ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION GIFT SUPPORTING RESEARCH AIMED AT IMPROVING CHILDREN'S HEALTH

Analysts at Sinai Health System's Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute concentrate on hereditary and ecological variables

Dec 1, 2016 10:30 AM ET

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Official statement

TORONTO, ON, December 1, 2016/3BL Media/ - Scotiabank has reported a $1 million present to one of the top biomedical research establishments in North America to bolster revelation of the determinants of wellbeing for newborn children and kids. The declaration was made on Monday, November 21, at Sinai Health Foundation's marquee occasion Dinner with Scientists.

The blessing will bolster the work of Dr. Stephen Lye, a Senior Investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, a portion of Sinai Health System. Dr. Lye's examination center is to better comprehend both the hereditary and ecological elements that shape the soundness of babies and kids, from the season of origination. He has distributed studies on such points as the effect of breastfeeding, pre-term birth and placental wellbeing. He is likewise co-lead of the Ontario Family Health Study, which is gathering information from over a thousand pregnant ladies and, through TARGet Kids, taking after the wellbeing of their youngsters. Dr. Lye holds the Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary Chair in Women's and Infants' Health Research. Sinai Health System has the biggest neonatal research program in Canada - in view of action, volume of research and financing.

"The objective of this examination is to make an interpretation of our discoveries into general wellbeing and instruction strategy, and also pediatric clinical practice. By supporting this examination, Scotiabank is adding to better results for our youngsters' future," said Dr. Lye.

The blessing will be coordinated by the Tanenbaum Research Matching Endowment Fund, which was made by Larry and Judy Tanenbaum and their family. The reserve gives 1:1 match subsidizing to endowments of $1 million from different benefactors, furnishing contributors with the chance to twofold their effect in supporting world-driving science.

"We are regarded to band together with Dr. Lye in supporting his vital work to enhance the lives of newborn children and youngsters, and also their families," says Brian Porter, President and CEO of Scotiabank. "Wellbeing is major to our youngsters achieving their maximum capacity - there are couple of different ventures as critical to the long haul security, dependability and quality of our groups and our nation."

"We have had a long organization with Scotiabank for more than 60 years and they have been solid promoters in supporting revelation science at the LTRI," says Joseph Mapa, CEO of Sinai Health Foundation. "An endowment of this nature gives basic financing that helps us anticipate, analyze and treat the conditions and ailments that influence Canadians. We express gratitude toward them for their liberal support."

About Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, a portion of Sinai Health System, is a main biomedical research focus, positioning among the top biomedical research foundations on the planet. Set up in 1985, the organization is significantly propelling comprehension of human science in wellbeing and ailment. A large portion of the leaps forward that started as essential research have brought about new and better approaches to forestall, analyze and treat common conditions. The organization is associated with the University of Toronto and is centered around ladies' and babies' wellbeing, tumor science, immature microorganism science, neurobiology, diabetes, joint pain, wellbeing frameworks look into, populace wellbeing administrations and arrangements, and frameworks science. www.lunenfeld.ca.

About Scotiabank

Through our worldwide group venture methodology, Scotiabank and its representatives bolster causes at a grassroots level. Perceived as a pioneer for our altruistic gifts and generous exercises, in 2015, Scotiabank contributed $67 million to help our groups far and wide.

Scotiabank is Canada's worldwide bank and a main budgetary administrations supplier in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia-Pacific. We are committed to helping our 23 million clients turn out to be in an ideal situation through an expansive scope of exhortation, items and administrations, including individual and business saving money, riches administration and private managing an account, corporate and venture keeping money, and capital markets. With a group of more than 88,000 workers and resources of $907 billion (as at July 31, 2016), Scotiabank exchanges on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges (NYSE: BNS). Scotiabank conveys the Bank's media discharges utilizing Marketwired. For more data, please visit www.scotiabank.com and tail us on Twitter @ScotiabankViews.

For media enquiries as it were:

Erin Truax

Open, Corporate and Government Affairs

Scotiabank

(416) 471-5714

Erin.Truax@Scotiabank.com

Sally Szuster

Senior Manager, Communications and Public Affairs

Sinai Health System

(416) 586-4800 ext. 8713

sally.szuster@SinaiHealthSystem.ca

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