Kirk Schultz

MD

Investigator, Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, BC Children's Hospital
Director, Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, BC Children's Hospital
Lead, Childhood Cancer & Blood Research Group, BC Children's Hospital

We are attempting to harness the immune system to cure child leukemia and to use blood-derived stem cells to cure other life threatening childhood diseases.

Currently, blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) is the only successful form of immune therapy for childhood leukemia. Our research group focuses on harnessing the immune forces unleashed by BMT to improve immune therapy for childhood leukemia. By increasing our understanding of these important immune forces, we hope to also improve the ability to provide safe tissue transplants when needed. Lastly, our group is focused on developing approaches to extend the ability to use blood-derived stem cells to regenerate damaged tissues, correct the immune system, and save children and adolescents from life threatening childhood diseases.