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BC Children's Hospital BioBank

The aim of the BC Children’s Hospital BioBank is to provide researchers with high quality samples obtained from patients in an ethical manner. Patients give their consent for their samples to be used in research projects.

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Canadian Burkholderia cepacia complex Research and Referral Repository

We can provide species identification for members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex of bacteria. We also can provide strain typing information, as well as identifications for other species which grow on Burkholderia cepacia selective agar and for which the preliminary identification might be equivocal: such as B. gladioli, Ralstonia species, Pandoraea species and others. Most of our work is for cystic fibrosis clinics, however we are very happy to provide assistance to anyone else requiring identification of these bacteria.

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Institute for Global Health

The Institute for Global Health was established in 2004 with the support of the BC Children's Hospital Foundation. The centre serves as a leadership and coordinating body for international initiatives for global child health.

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Contraception and Abortion Research Team-Groupe de recherche sur l’avortement et la contraception

Supporting women to plan and space their pregnancies provides a wide range of benefits to society, to children and to their families. In Canada, nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended, and 31% of women have at least one abortion in their lifetime.

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Division of Nephrology Research

The Division of Nephrology promotes the health of children living with kidney disease through excellence in evidence-based clinical care, clinical and basic research, and education and advocacy.

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Elango Lab

Our lab is passionate about a variety of topics relating to human nutrition.

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Global Health Conference

The 2023 Global Health Conference is an event for global health researchers, students, and organizations to come together and explore the reimagining the postpartum and postnatal period.

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Kobor Lab

We employ various approaches to determine how DNA methylation and chromatin protein modifications are regulated, how they interact with the underlying genetic sequence to affect which genes are expressed in which cells, and how changes to these epigenetic marks can affect human development and lifelong health trajectories. Together, the research in our lab bridges the molecular mechanisms of epigenetic regulation and the social and environmental determinants of human health to develop a comprehensive understanding of early life.

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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).

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MObilizing citizen Scientists Across BC to Improve Child Health (MOSAIC) Study

MOSAIC aims to engage children and families across British Columbia to facilitate the collection of biological samples and data that will lead to an integrative and comprehensive assessment of child development, health and well-being.

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Sleep Research

BC Children’s Hospital houses the only Sleep Laboratory in the province of BC, where a multidisciplinary team provides diagnostic assessment and treatment for children and youth across BC, and conducts research to advance sleep medicine. 

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Solid Organ Transplant Research

Transplantation is a life-saving treatment for children with organ failure – but unfortunately it is not yet a cure. Research is critical in our effort to further improve the health and wellness of transplant recipients and their families.

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The Vaccine Evaluation Center

The Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) is an academic center of excellence involved in vaccine and immunization research.

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The UBC Baby Teeth Study

We are interested in teeth because they hold clues to our past. Browse through our website to learn what we can understand by studying teeth and how you can get involved.

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Turvey Lab

The Turvey Lab uses precision health to determine the cellular, molecular and genetic abnormalities responsible for immunological disease.

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Precision health brings hope to children with a rare disease

May 25, 2023
In B.C., one in every 25 children born is affected by a rare disease, and many of these kids require intense medical follow-up and care. The Precision Health Initiative aims to provide answers to more rare disease patients and their families using the most advanced precision health tools available.
  • Continue reading Precision health brings hope to children with a rare disease

Rescued from the rubbish bin: How the thymus could stop organ transplant rejection

May 18, 2023
Dr. Megan Levings has been a pioneer in the world of immunology. Now, her research on the thymus, often discarded during pediatric heart surgery, as a source of very specialized immune system could transform the field of organ transplantation. A world-first clinical trial is underway in Spain.
  • Continue reading Rescued from the rubbish bin: How the thymus could stop organ transplant rejection

National Physicians’ Day: Q&A with Dr. Amanda Li and Cherry Mammen

May 1, 2023
For National Physicians’ Day we spoke to two of our researchers, Dr. Amanda Li and Dr. Cherry Mammen, who are also physicians at BC Children’s Hospital about their work and what motivates them.
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It takes a village: Supporting youth mental health in the pandemic recovery period

May 1, 2023
Dr. Hasina Samji and Dr. Evelyn Stewart have authored a report entitled "Improving Youth Mental Health and Well-being During the COVID-19 Recovery Phase in BC," which recommends serving undeserved populations better, improving collaboration among mental health partners, and enhancing social and emotional learning strategies in schools and community settings.
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Autistic advocates lead the way in widespread shift from autism awareness to autism acceptance

Apr 28, 2023
To mark the end of Autism Acceptance Month, we provide a brief history of the important change in language from "awareness" to "acceptance."
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BC Children's Hospital Research Institute operates on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Further, this acknowledgement, gratitude, and respect extends to all the First Nations communities on whose territories the Research Institute builds relationships and operates in B.C.

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          • Mini Med School 2012: Transplantation — Can We Fix Broken Parts
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