More than 1,000 researchers are affiliated with the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, including more than 300 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The Research Institute offers a multi-disciplinary, collaborative environment that values integrity, excellence, transformation, interaction and openness.
Congratulations to the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded to Dr. Mary E. Brunkow, Dr. Fred Ramsdell, and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. BCCHR's Dr. Megan Levings reflects on the significance of this area of research and how these immune cells could develop treatments for numerous diseases such as type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, organ rejection, and more.
