Research
Research Themes
We have four research themes: Brain, Behaviour & Development; Childhood Diseases; Evidence to Innovation; and Healthy Starts.
Strategic Initiatives
Our strategic initiatives bring together emerging areas of research, innovative projects, and world-class researchers to transform care and advance child health.
Digital Health Research
The Digital Health Research strategic initiative is building an active innovation pathway from research to clinical care and aims to increase equitable access to high-quality care in line with the institute’s goal of improving the physical and mental health of children and families in BC.
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Healthy at Home
The Healthy at Home strategic initiative aims to keep children and families out of the hospital and happy and healthy in their home communities. This initiative is a patient and family-focused effort to develop new solutions to promote health and well-being for children and youth across BC.
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Precision Health Initiative
The Precision Health Initiative investigates how the latest technologies and each child’s unique set of characteristics — including their genomic, cellular, environmental, and lifestyle factors — can be used to provide the right treatment for the right child at the right time.
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BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute has more than 420 researchers and affiliate researchers looking to push the limits of what’s possible.
find a researcherResearch News & Events
Every day, our researchers work towards breakthroughs to transform the lives of kids in BC and around the world. Learn about our latest innovations and advancements in child health.
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Research supports BC families in building healthy habits to prevent childhood obesity
Read moreUnhealthy eating patterns, low physical activity, and a lot of sedentary or screen-related habits are linked to childhood obesity risk, which can lead to elevated blood pressure, sleep problems, orthopedic issues, and mental health challenges. Obesity-prevention resources that only focus on providing information often fall short because many families already know the basics. The biggest…
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First-in-world BC patient successfully treated for rare immune disease
Read moreA new paper published in New England Journal of Medicine details how an 18-year-old patient being treated at BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) for a rare disease called chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) became the first person ever to receive and be cured by a gene modification treatment known as “Prime Editing.”
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Prescribing ice cream and countering misinformation: Q&A with Dr. Alastair McAlpine
Read moreBorn and raised in Johannesburg, Dr. Alastair McAlpine, a researcher with the Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), is passionate about pediatric palliative care and infectious diseases. He received his medical training in South Africa, but limited vacancies to pursue a specialization in his desired field brought him to Vancouver. After meeting a…
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