The Province of BC announced $2 million in funding for the Michael Cuccione Foundation to support the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program at BC Children’s Hospital.

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation was chosen as a finalist for the Google.org Impact Challenge Canada.

Dr. Michael Kobor is the newly appointed Sunny Hill BC Leadership Chair in Child Development. An investigator at BC Children’s Hospital and a professor at the University of British Columbia, he seeks to understand why some children are affected by illness while others remain healthy.

Guy Dumont, PEng, a BC Children's Hospital Investigator and professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received an NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation in the category of small- and medium-sized companies.

BC Children’s Hospital and the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) are pleased to announce that Dr. Michael S. Kobor has been appointed as the Sunny Hill BC Leadership Chair in Child Development.

Congratulations to BC Children’s Hospital researchers who were awarded grants from the Stem Cell Network’s (SCN's) annual funding competition. Our researchers are either principal investigators or co-investigators for five projects that received grants.

New research from the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program at BC Children’s Hospital provides insight into how infections early in life may reduce the risk of leukemia, the most common type of childhood cancer.

New oncology patients at BC Children’s Hospital, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, now receive state-of-the-art testing for genetic variations that increase the risk of serious complications from two common chemotherapy drugs. With the results of this testing, each child’s care team can develop a personalized treatment plan that balances the risks of side effects with the therapeutic benefits of these life-saving drugs.

BC Children’s Hospital and UBC researchers have reassuring news for parents and caregivers: within four months of an injury, most children have recuperated and enjoy the same quality of life they did before they got hurt.

A study in JAMA Pediatrics shows that screening newborn babies for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is cost-effective and helps prevent lifelong disabilities.

BC Children’s Hospital and UBC researchers have found an epigenetic signature associated with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which could eventually lead to the development of new tests that would provide an earlier, more conclusive diagnosis of FASD.

Congratulations and welcome to Dr. Sarah Moore and Dr. Robert Selles who recently joined BC Children’s Hospital after being awarded the Scholars of Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowship supported by the BC Children's Hospital Foundation.

Part of BC Children’s Hospital’s innovative Live 5-2-1-0 initiative, the boxes contain sports and play equipment to encourage kids to spend less time in front of electronic screens and more time playing actively outdoors. First installed in three Abbotsford parks in 2014, the boxes can now be found in communities including Hope, Chilliwack, Nanaimo and Delta. In June, 2016, New Westminster became the latest city to sign on.

Today Dr. Manish Sadarangani begins his new role as director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital. He takes over from Dr. David Scheifele, who is retiring after 28 years as VEC co-founder and director.

Congratulations to the BC Children's Hospital Researchers who were recently awarded grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the 2016 Project Grant competition. 

Dr. Allison Eddy, Chief of Pediatrics at BC Children’s Hospital, has been named the hospital’s inaugural Hudson Family Hospital Chair in Pediatric Medicine.

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Klein, who has been appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of his pioneering work integrating family medicine and maternity care in Canada.

A new study in the journal Blood has identified a protein that could diagnose chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD), a serious, long-term complication that affects some patients after a blood and bone marrow transplant. The work was led by researchers in the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia.

The Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Laboratories took centre stage at a special event featuring the Honourable Amrik Virk, BC Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services.

We are taking on the name and brand of BC Children’s Hospital.