The BC Children's Hospital Research Institute is located on the BC Children's Hospital campus in Vancouver, BC. With more than 350,000 square feet devoted to research, our institute is the largest of its kind in Western Canada.
The BC Children's Hospital Research Institute is located on the BC Children's Hospital campus in Vancouver, BC. With more than 350,000 square feet devoted to research, our institute is the largest of its kind in Western Canada.
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Dr. Megan Levings and her team have recently published two papers on the very different functions and uses of regulatory T cells (Tregs). Tregs are immune cells that help to rein in immune responses to ensure that they don’t go too far and begin harming healthy tissues in their pursuit of foreign invaders.
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.