How We Support Research

General Research Support

We provide our investigators and research teams with dedicated and specialized support, allowing them to overcome logistical hurdles and focus on their scientific and clinical work.

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We work tirelessly to create an environment where excellent clinical research thrives. Our expert staff and specialized facilities support more than 1,000 active research projects involving patients on the BC Children's Hospital campus.

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Facilities

Located on the BC Children's Hospital campus, our facilities include 'wet bench' laboratories and 'dry labs' for clinical and population health research for a total of 350,000 square feet of dedicated research space.

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Core Technologies & Services

BC Children’s Hospital is home to several specialized scientific facilities that couple technical expertise and state-of-the-art equipment to enable basic, clinical and applied health research.

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Congratulations to the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded to Dr. Mary E. Brunkow, Dr. Fred Ramsdell, and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. BCCHR's Dr. Megan Levings reflects on the significance of this area of research and how these immune cells could develop treatments for numerous diseases such as type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, organ rejection, and more.

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Mind-body connection: How to manage the physical manifestations of back-to-school stress

Returning to school after the summer break can be a source of mixed feelings for students due to a variety of stressors, including the uncertain sense of belonging and academic pressure. Experts in the field state that psychological and emotional stress can show up in the form of physical symptoms, but parents can support. Dr. Amrit Dhariwal explains how.

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How MRI innovation is helping researchers understand brain health in preterm babies

A new MRI approach shows how very preterm babies' brains use oxygen, offering fresh insight into how breathing support in the NICU might impact long-term brain health.

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A new dawn for Childhood CNS tumours: Q&A with Dr. Sylvia Cheng

For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we sat down to talk to Dr. Cheng about her work and what the future looks like for children with central nervous system tumours.

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Rethinking fetal alcohol spectrum disorder for an equitable diagnosis and support to patients

A group of clinician-researchers have raised concerns about the term used to diagnose alcohol exposure in the womb — fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) — and the requirement of a diagnosis to provide patients who show neurodevelopmental impairments with access to supports and funding.

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