The Research Leadership Council is made up of investigators and clinical researchers from across BC Children's Hospital who contribute important perspectives for enhancing our research environment. A decision-making body, the Council guides emerging initiatives and strategic investments, and gives voice to ideas and issues arising across our large research community.
Dr. Quynh Doan
Senior Executive Director, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Provincial Health Services Authority
Associate Dean, Research, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, UBC Faculty of Medicine
Congdon Family Hospital Chair in Research at BC Children's Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Clinician Scientist, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UBC Faculty of Medicine
Ms. Vicki Chiu (Ex Officio)
Executive Director, Research Administration and Operations
Dr. Angela Devlin (Ex Officio)
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Associate Director, Foundational Science
Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Julie Bettinger
Director, Healthy Starts Research Theme, and Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Vaccine Evaluation Center, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Mariana Brussoni
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Academic Scientist, BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit
Professor, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Matthew Carwana
Investigator and General Pediatrician, BC Children's Hospital
Faculty, Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), UBC School of Population and Public Health
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Megan Levings
Director, Childhood Diseases Research Theme, and Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Ian Pike
Co-Director, Evidence to Innovation Research Theme, and Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Director, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU)
Co-Executive Director, The Community Against Preventable Injuries
Dr. Scott Ramsay
Investigator and Nurse Clinician, BC Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia
Dr. Rod Rassekh
Co-Director, Evidence to Innovation Research Theme, and Investigator, Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, BC Children's Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology & BMT, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Saleem Razack
Investigator and Pediatric Intensivist, BC Children's Hospital
Professor, Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Evelyn Stewart
Director, Brain, Behaviour & Development Research Theme, and Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Congdon Family Hospital Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health Research at BC Children's Hospital
Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Medical Director, Pediatric OCD Program (POP)
Dr. Bruce Verchere
Director, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, and Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Irving K Barber Chair in Diabetes Research
Professor, Department of Surgery, and Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Jill Zwicker
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Associate Director, Research Community
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2), Pediatric Brain Development and Rehabilitation
Professor, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
We need you today for a better tomorrow. Our kids are counting on it.
A pan-Canadian team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized treatments for young cancer patients, by growing their tumours in chicken eggs and analyzing their proteins.
The team, led by researchers from BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the University of British Columbia, is the first in Canada to combine these two techniques to identify and test a drug for a young patient's tumour in time for their treatment.
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.