Congratulations CIHR Fall 2024 Project Grant recipients
Congratulations to the investigators and their teams who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fall 2024 Project Grant competition!
Mini Med School 2010—2016
Mini Med School 2016: Genetic Counselling — Leading the Integration of Genetics into Clinical Care
Expand your knowledge on the foundations of genetic counselling while exploring the latest in biomedical research, clinical applications and the social/ethical implications related to the field.
Mini Med School 2015: Towards a Healthy Global Village
Get insight into the innovative research and progress that is improving health in low and middle income countries. Discover how new tools, technologies and programs promote health and well-being across the life course: in adolescence, women, pregnancy, infancy and childhood.
Mini Med School 2014: The Dynamic and Developing Brain
Do you know how music and dance impact brain activity? How electrons can treat psychiatric and neurological conditions? What about the role neuroscience research has in understanding addiction? Or the impact of virtual reality and gaming in rehabilitation? Find out more about the dynamic and developing brain!
Mini Med School 2013: Diabetes — Mythology and Modern Research
Explore the aspects of the environment and of your own genetics that influence your chances of getting diabetes. Learn about the important research discoveries in genetics, metabolism, stem cell reprogramming and immunology that are making it easier to diagnose and treat diabetes while we work towards a cure.
Mini Med School 2012: Transplantation — Can We Fix Broken Parts
Study the past, present and future of transplantation! Check out why certain cells and organs can be transplanted to help fight various diseases and how important research discoveries are changing the practice of transplantation.
Mini Med School 2011: Immunity in Health and Disease
Investigate the importance of the immune system. Uncover what happens when someone’s immune system is missing parts, explore why immunity sometimes goes awry, and understand how we can manipulate our knowledge of immunity to keep people healthier.
Mini Med School 2010: Conception, Birth and Beyond — The Challenges of Life's Beginnings
Submerse yourself in reproductive health and technologies topics.
Mini Med School 2010: Clinical Genomics
Expand your knowledge on topics such as genomics and medicine, metagenomics, genetic testing and the impact this has on health care.
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BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute celebrates Black scientists’ groundbreaking legacy
Black scientists are responsible for groundbreaking discoveries and advocacy work that have improved health care globally. Many of their contributions, however, aren’t widely known. The effort to erase their impact is rooted in interpersonal, institutional, and structural anti-Black racism. In honour of Black Histories and Futures Month, BCCHR celebrates the legacy of trailblazers that everyone should know.
Exploring pain in autistic youth: A Q&A with lead researcher, Dr. Katelynn Boerner
Researchers at BC Children’s Hospital and UBC are investigating pain in autistic youth to better understand how pain manifests uniquely for them, aiming to improve treatment and prevention options. By capturing pain data throughout the day and collaborating with autistic researchers and families, the study seeks to address gaps in knowledge, challenge outdated assumptions, and guide more inclusive, autism-informed clinical care.
Advancing understanding of the developing brain in preterm babies to help inform therapies
BCCHR research found new evidence that the younger a baby is born, the slower their brain development will be. Scientists are investigating how the brain functions at an early gestational age so they can identify potential therapies.
BC Children’s Hospital researchers bring Mini Med School to the Yukon for the first time
World-class researchers from BCCHR will travel to the Yukon on March 28 to present a day of discovery with Mini Med School. This health science youth outreach and public education program is designed for high school students to explore the world of health sciences, career opportunities in science and medicine, and connections with leading researchers and health experts.
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