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Our focus is on understanding the development of the immune system in newborns before and shortly after birth.
Research Overview
Our focus is on understanding the development of the immune system in newborns before and shortly after birth, and to use this knowledge to improve diagnosis and prevent infections (including sepsis and respiratory syncytial virus infections) in this age group.
We currently focus our studies on the following themes:
- A system’s immunology approach to study the development of the human immune system before and shortly after birth.
- Natural immune responses to respiratory syncytial virus infection during the first year of life.
- Epidemiology and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in British Columbia.
- The use of next-generation sequencing to improve the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis.
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Follow-up to COVID-19 transmission in schools study release
We would like to address some of the feedback we’ve received regarding the COVID-19 in schools study, the results of which suggest that the…
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Study finds that schools are not at higher risk for COVID-19
Researchers from BC Children’s Hospital, the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health have found the risk of school staff acquiring SARS-CoV-2, the…
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Cord blood bank for premature babies makes life-saving research gains in first year
BC Women’s Hospital’s Preemie Biobank is the first of its kind in Canada. Dr. Pascal Lavoie is a neonatologist and the driving force behind the…
