Hospital Foundation Research Institute
researchers are leading scientific discoveries for a healthier future for all kids in BC and beyond
of our researchers are health care professionals providing care for kids at BC Children’s Hospital
patients and families are participating in 198 clinical trials to help develop new treatments
We need you today for a better tomorrow. Our kids are counting on it.
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Awards and the 2018 BCCHR Studentships and Fellowships.
A new study shows that a pioneering initiative to prevent shaken baby syndrome was associated with a 35-per-cent reduction in the number of children under two admitted to B.C. hospitals with shaking-related injuries.
Read moreWhat if we could scan the brains of children with particular mental health concerns to help make an accurate diagnosis? We’d be able to provide the right treatment quickly and give children the best chance at long-term recovery. We might even be able to scan children who are at high risk for a particular disorder, and start treating them before symptoms develop. That’s the ultimate goal of my research.
Tamara Vanderwal
Read moreI’m proud that my lab has contributed to the really exciting progress we’ve made in understanding the intestinal epithelium. The epithelium is just one cell thick, but it plays a major role in our guts’ immune defenses. I look forward to continuing to explore the microscopic world of epithelial cells, so one day we and other scientists can turn this research into new therapies for kids.
Bruce A. Vallance
Read more“We’ve made great advances in our understanding of infant pain, but there’s still much for us to learn about the effects of pain and the best ways to manage it. I’m looking forward to continuing this work so we can find better ways to minimize pain in preterm babies and give them the best chance to grow up healthy.”
Ruth Eckstein Grunau
Read more"In the Lynn lab, we’re going down to the molecular level to understand how one particular type of protein can prevent a life-changing disease."
Francis Lynn
Read more“Children shouldn’t have to experience pain and disability due to a treatable condition like developmental dysplasia of the hip. We are working toward creating a standard of care that will give all babies with DDH the best possible outcomes so they can live healthy, pain-free lives.”
Kishore Mulpuri
We believe there’s nothing we can’t do with your support. It can take years to turn scientific breakthrough into new interventions and treatments. Funding helps speed the pace of change. When given the resources, we can bring transformative therapies – and hope – out of the laboratory and into the clinic to save and improve children’s lives.