Senior Management

Our senior management team works tirelessly to create an environment where excellent research thrives. They lead our administration and corporate services, facilities, IT and research services teams and provide our researchers with the specialized support that enables innovative research.

Executive Director, BC Children's Research Institute
Dr. Wyeth Wasserman
Executive Assistant: 604-875-2404

Director, Clinical Research
Dr. Soren Gantt
604 875-2151
Assistant: Monica Ho, 604-875-2244

Acting Senior Director, Administration and Operations
Virginia Lew
604-875-2000 ext. 6771
Executive Assistant: 604-875-2404
On leave: Vicki Chiu, Senior Director, Administration and Operations

Director, Research IT
Gurm Dhugga
604-875-2000 ext. 7911

Director, Facilities, Research Institute
Todd Jacques
604-875-2409

Director, Research Services
Dr. Phoebe Lu
604-875-2108

Manager, Research Communications
Stephanie Dunn
604-875-2401

Director, Research & Technology Development Office
Dr. Dawn McArthur
604-875-3105

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High school students dive in to child health research at Mini Med School Kamloops and Williams Lake

Held in Kamloops on May 6 and Williams Lake on May 7, 2019, Mini Med School BC inspired and engaged 161 high school students from BC’s interior and Cariboo region.

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Dr. Abu Raya awarded Vanier scholarship for improving pertussis vaccine

Dr. Bahaa Abu Raya has been awarded a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) for his research into whooping cough immunization in pregnancy that helped change Canada’s national immunization guidelines on when expectant mothers should get a booster shot.

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Kids with harder to manage diabetes improve the most from insulin pumps

Kids with the highest blood-sugar levels experienced the most improvement after starting insulin pump treatment, according to new research. The study suggests insulin pump therapy should be considered for children with higher blood sugar levels to help avert some of the lifelong complications of diabetes.

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New “Allergy Check” tool helps to assess the likelihood of having a food allergy

Allergy Check, a new assessment tool that guides users through the likelihood of having a food allergy with just a few clicks, has launched as an app on allergycheck.ca.

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Most British Columbians support policies to boost vaccine uptake: new research

The majority of British Columbians support vaccination and are in favour of policies that would encourage parents to vaccinate their children, new research from BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC) has found.

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