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
clinical trials are underway to develop new treatments and transform care
We need you today for a better tomorrow. Our kids are counting on it.
Read moreOne in every 200 babies born in Canada has CMV infection present at birth, and, of those, about 20 per cent will have some kind of permanent disability.
Soren Gantt
Read moreThe COVID pandemic presents unique challenges to the way we care for children, but there is also the potential for positive lessons that can result in meaningful long-term improvements in care.
Kishore Mulpuri
Read moreOur methods act like a filtration system to better separate true results from background noise. Similar to how water out of the tap is fine to drink, but tastes better when filtered — these tools provide a second layer of analysis to purify the data and highlight the findings that are actually relevant and significant.
Keegan Korthauer
Read moreIf you have concerns about your child’s behaviour, get it looked at as early as possible. A lot of times it’s just normal “terrible twos” or a brief phase in the child’s development, and with some very simple parenting tips things will be fine. But sometimes it’s not and it’s so much easier to address these issues when the kids are preschool age, before they get involved in school and peer networks.
Bob McMahon
Read moreA child's protein demands change drastically throughout life. What an infant requires is very different from what an older child requires and then what a teenager requires. My objective has been to try to determine these different requirements across the lifespan.
Rajavel Elango
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.