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Dr. Annalijn I. Conklin is a panellist at this year's Women in Science event. They talk about challenges they've faced throughout their career and the importance of following your passion and staying true to yourself.

Dr. Julie Robillard is the moderator for the 2023 Women in Science event. She shares her source of inspiration for her career and why it's so important to pay attention to the gap between research in the lab and how that knowledge is used in the real world.

Sandy Tatla is a panellist at this year's Women in Science event. She shares her story about becoming an educational leader in health care and her challenges in balancing work and family life.

Dr. Astrid Christoffersen-Deb is a panellist at this year's Women in Science event. She shares how attending an all-girls Catholic elementary and high school nurtured her confidence, interests and sense of service, leading her to focus on the health of newborns, pregnant women and new mothers locally and abroad.

Dr. Amanda Butler is a panellist at this year's Women in Science event. She shares her insights on the importance of finding inspiring women as role models and the importance of serendipity when following a career path.

New first-of-its-kind research shows that breastfeeding can protect newborns from the asthma risk due to antibiotic exposure. Children who were not breastfed while taking antibiotics had three times the risk of developing asthma compared to those who were breastfed while taking antibiotics.

Dr. David Wright is a new investigator with BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute aiming to develop treatment that can reduce the side effects of antipsychotic drugs in children and adults.

We asked Dr. Genelle Lunken about emerging research that shows associations between consuming food additives and development or worsening of inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

A team of researchers at BC Children's is doing a deep dive into why the immune system attacks islet cells — the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin — and how metabolic pathways are involved. This could lead to new treatments for type 1 diabetes.

Researchers have found that very preterm babies with abnormally accelerated molecular aging, as determined by a specially designed epigenetic “clock”, might be more susceptible to ongoing medical complications and neurodevelopmental issues throughout their lifespan.

Lindsay Pallo and Raelyn Gallant were both diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as children. Now they’re conducting diabetes research in Dr. Bruce Verchere’s lab. Read about their lived experience and how that enriches their work.

Every child is different in terms of their risks for experiencing post-surgical pain. Researchers at BC Children’s Hospital are developing a tool to help accurately predict and communicate an individual child’s risk of experiencing a higher level of post-surgical pain.

After living with joint and tendon problems since he was a toddler, plus two cancer diagnoses, Ebrahim Aldalati is now the first person in the world diagnosed with a previously unknown genetic condition, thanks to incredible teamwork at BC Children's Hospital.

Dr. Sarai Racey is thrilled to be the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award by a Postdoctoral Student in recognition of her exceptional accomplishments in research. Her passion for scientific discovery and education, as well as her dedication to reaching under-served and rural communities are evident in her work.

A project that uses MRI to illuminate brain differences between kids with and without dyslexia and after reading interventions is entering a new phase. Six years later, participants and their families are still keen to be involved.

Dr. Quynh Doan enrolled in medical school with the goal of becoming a geriatrician. Instead, she became a pediatric emergency physician who works to provide mental health supports for children and youth. As interim senior executive director of BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, she’s endeavouring to make research more inclusive of patient populations to improve care.

Isabella Parrotta is the 2022 recipient of BCCHR's Outstanding Achievement Award by an Undergraduate or Medical Student. At 22 years old, she's keeping her options open on whether she wants to pursue medical school or physiotherapy after graduation, but has already gained tons of valuable experience from her involvement in several research projects at BCCHR.

Dr. Kristen Favel is the 2022 recipient of BCCHR's Outstanding Achievement Award by a Master's Student. Her passion for pediatric type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and clinical care drove her to make significant discoveries that could transform the national standard of care for children with T1D.

Video games can cause life-threatening irregular heart rhythms in susceptible children, according to a new study co-authored by BC Children's Dr. Shubhayan Sanatani and published last week in the journal Heart Rhythm, believed to be the first research into this subject.