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: Carol Nass, 604-875-2404

Director, Clinical Research
Dr. Soren Gantt
604 875-2151
Assistant: Valerie Tolsma, 604-875-3194 ext. 3130

Acting Senior Director, Administration and Operations
Virginia Lew
604-875-2000 ext. 6771
Executive Assistant: Carol Nass, 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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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Awards & BCCHR Studentships and Fellowships

BC Children's Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Awards and the 2018 BCCHR Studentships and Fellowships.

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Congratulations to the 2018 UBC Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients!

We are very pleased to congratulate the BC Children's Hospital investigators who are recipients of 2018 UBC Faculty of Medicine Awards.

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Congratulations to Dr. Stuart Turvey: Recipient of the 2018 Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship

BC Children's Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the 2018 recipient of the Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship: Dr. Stuart Turvey.

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B.C. initiative linked to reduced rates of shaken baby syndrome: Study

A new study shows that a pioneering initiative to prevent shaken baby syndrome was associated with a 35-per-cent reduction in the number of children under two admitted to B.C. hospitals with shaking-related injuries.

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How to talk to your teen about distracted driving

It’s a trend injury researchers have come to expect: Rates of distracted-driving related crashes spike in the summer months and long weekends and can lead to more accidents. In 2016, nearly one-third of all distracted-driving related deaths in BC occurred in July and August alone.

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