Every day, our researchers are working towards breakthroughs to transform the lives of kids in BC, Canada and around the world. Learn about the latest innovations, awards and honours; executive updates; and advancements in child health.
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Renowned biomedical researcher Dr. Michael Kobor has been appointed to lead the Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program – a new University of British Columbia (UBC) research program aimed at helping people live longer, healthier lives.
Congratulations to the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators and their teams who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fall 2021 Project Grant competition. Our research community received around $6 million in new research grants as principal investigators or co-investigators.
In the largest single country trial of the potential COVID-19 treatment remdesivir to date, researchers have found the drug reduced the need for mechanical ventilation in hospitalized patients, when compared with standard of care.
Ahead of speaking at the Women in Science event, Feb. 10, Dr. Tonia L. Nicholls talks about her path to working at the intersection of the criminal justice and mental health systems, factors that facilitated her academic and career success and how her research has evolved over time.
Dr. Roxana Geoffrion is a urogynecologist, an associate professor and an investigator who will speak at the Women in Science event, Feb. 10. Here, Dr. Geoffrion talks about her work, how she found her niche and provides advice for those considering a career in science.
Congratulations to the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) investigators and their teams who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant: Understanding and mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, youth and families in Canada.
We need you today for a better tomorrow. Our kids are counting on it.
We believe there’s nothing we can’t do with your support. It can take years to turn scientific breakthrough into new interventions and treatments. Funding helps speed the pace of change. When given the resources, we can bring transformative therapies – and hope – out of the laboratory and into the clinic to save and improve children’s lives.