On March 11, 2019, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute hosted the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the announcement of $1.7-million in funding for early career investigators conducting high impact research in maternal, reproductive, child and youth health. The recipients of these grants include Dr.
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Essential Fatty Acid Nutrition Study
This study has concluded, and the results are currently being analyzed. We look forward to sharing the study findings on this page when published.
Kollmann Lab
We are systematically dissecting the molecular mechanisms of the neonatal and infant response to infection or vaccination. Based on that knowledge, we are identifying immune modulators that help protect newborns and infants.
Lavoie Lab
The Lavoie Lab studies the development of the human immune system and its impacts on the health of babies. Dr. Pascal Lavoie is a neonatologist with dual training in medicine and research (MD/PhD).
Maternal-Infant Microbiome & Immunity Network
The MIMI network is a joint collaboration between research teams with the common mandate to improve health outcomes for mothers and infants in developing countries.
Nutrition & Metabolism Research Program
Research from Lamers Lab focuses on the metabolic and functional effects of nutritional inadequacies and micronutrient interactions in various population groups.
Pediatric Sepsis Data CoLab
The Pediatric Sepsis Data CoLaboratory (Sepsis CoLab) is a new international data-sharing network for collaboration to address pediatric sepsis mortality and morbidity.
Pocket Doc for Pneumonia
Pocket Doc for Pneumonia is a low-cost smartphone tool that uses a light-weight sensor and a data-driven app to assess a child’s vital signs and overall condition, deliver an accurate diagnosis and recommend inexpensive, life-saving treatments such as antibiotics, oxygen and fluids.
Smart Discharges
The Center for International Child Health has developed Smart Discharges to help children stay healthy after they leave the hospital to return home following a severe infection.
Turvey Lab
The Turvey Lab uses precision health to determine the cellular, molecular and genetic abnormalities responsible for immunological disease.
Vaccine Evaluation Center
The Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) is an academic center of excellence involved in vaccine and immunization research.
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Congratulations CIHR Project Grant Recipients!
We are pleased to congratulate the BC Children's and BC Women's investigators who were awarded funding through the highly competitive Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Fall 2018 competition.
New tumour test could guide personalized treatment for children with cancer
Scientists at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital are the first in Canada to use a new test for pediatric tumour analysis that may one day guide personalized treatments for children with cancer.
Dr. Sara Mostafavi named to inaugural cohort of Canada-CIFAR AI Chairs
Dr. Sara Mostafavi, a BC Children's Hospital investigator, was named to the inaugural cohort of Canada-CIFAR AI Chairs for her work in artificial intelligence (AI) research.
Child abuse could leave ‘molecular scars’ on its victims
Children who are abused might carry the imprint of that trauma in their cells – a biochemical marking that is detectable years later, according to new research from BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia and Harvard University.
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