How We Support Research

General Research Support

We provide our investigators and research teams with dedicated and specialized support, allowing them to overcome logistical hurdles and focus on their scientific and clinical work.

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We work tirelessly to create an environment where excellent clinical research thrives. Our expert staff and specialized facilities support more than 1,000 active research projects involving patients on the BC Children's Hospital campus.

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Facilities

Located on the BC Children's Hospital campus, our facilities include 'wet bench' laboratories and 'dry labs' for clinical and population health research for a total of 350,000 square feet of dedicated research space.

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Core Technologies & Services

BC Children’s Hospital is home to several specialized scientific facilities that couple technical expertise and state-of-the-art equipment to enable basic, clinical and applied health research.

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Congratulations CIHR Spring 2025 Project Grant recipients

Congratulations to the investigators and their teams who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Spring 2025 Project Grant competition.

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OPTIMISE trial seeks to personalize cancer treatment for children with high-risk tumours

Dr. Rebecca Deyell will be leading the OPTIMISE trial — short for Optimal Precision Therapies to CustoMISE Care in Childhood and Adolescent Cancer — at BC Children's Hospital. The trial is designed to match children, adolescents and young adults with high-risk cancers to targeted therapies based on the genetic makeup of their tumours.

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Bringing Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Ceremony to child health research

To enact BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute's commitment to grow and invest in Indigenous child health research and adapt its research practices through Indigenous partnerships, the Institute has created a network of researchers, clinicians, and Indigenous advisors called the Indigenous Child Health Knowledge Super Hub.

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Redefining self-care for a more communal and inclusive experience

Self-care is the ability to promote health, prevent diseases, and cope with illness, with or without the support of health-care workers. If expanded into more communal and equitable activities rooted in joy and connection, it could feel more inclusive and realistic, especially for children and youth experiencing tough circumstances.

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Smart Triage program supports children’s health in Uganda and Kenya

The Institute for Global Health (IGH) at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre is helping address inequities impacting care in low- and middle-income countries. With collaborators in Uganda and Kenya, IGH evaluated Smart Triage — a digital platform that helps prioritize care for seriously ill children — in low-resource settings.

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