Happy Holidays from the Lochmüller Lab

Published: 23 December 2021

The Lochmüller Lab would like to wish everyone a happy holidays full of good cheer! The lab members have been hard at work over the last week to spread holiday cheer, and have found creative ways to get into the festive spirit..

Lab Tree Ornaments

The CHEO RI Christmas tree is a place to showcase creative ornaments sure to catch the eye.. and our team have added their own research touch!

 

 

CHEO RI 24 Hour Relay Fundraiser

This holiday season, the Lochmüller Lab also participated in the 24h Tremblant Relay as a part of the CHEO RI team to raise money for CHEO. This event involved a continuous 24 hour relay on the hospital grounds, and the lab members were active day and night – congratulations to all participants, as the event raised $4,083,078 in total to be donated to several different children’s hospitals, including CHEO. Check out some pictures from the action below! A special congratulations to Jarred Lau, who ran through the early hours of the morning to keep the relay going!

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