Managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be challenging for patients, especially those from marginalized populations facing structural inequities. Families affected by T1D often grapple with managing a complex condition that requires continuous monitoring, timely insulin administration, and strict adherence to treatment plans. These challenges can be exacerbated for patients in socioeconomically deprived communities, where access to care and diabetes technology is often limited.
Life-changing scientific discoveries for child health.
At BC Children’s, we are uniquely positioned to make discoveries that save and transform children’s lives in our province and around the world. The campus unites an outstanding acute care centre, research institute, and mental health facility.
Our aim is to be one of the top research institutes in North America dedicated to child and family research. With more than 1,000 researchers, many of whom are health care professionals who care for kids at BC Children’s Hospital, we are inching closer to that goal every day.
Our research portfolio includes basic, clinical, population and public health research. Thousands of patients and families are enrolled in hundreds of our clinical studies to help develop new treatments. Our investigators are focused on preventing, treating, and finding cures for complex physical and mental health conditions, developmental disorders, and chronic diseases that have their origins in childhood.
We have four research themes and 12 groups:
We support individual researchers and teams by providing infrastructure and core services to facilitate research on site and ensure it complies with all policies and procedures.
