Whether it’s helping us or harming us, our immune system plays a critical role in our health. It’s our best defender against disease and infection but, in the case of autoimmune disorders like type 1 diabetes or lupus, it’s also the cause of life-limiting or life-threatening symptoms.
We are pleased to congratulate the BC Children’s and BC Women’s investigators who were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Spring 2019 competition. Our research community received nine new research and bridge grants totaling more than $5.8 million.
Dr. Rollin Brant, a BC Children’s Hospital investigator and professor in the UBC Department of Statistics, is retiring this month after an exceptional career in which he used his expertise in statistical methodology and statistical computing to contribute to a diverse array of leading-edge health research projects.
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