BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is dedicated to saving and transforming children’s lives through discovery, innovation, and excellence. It conducts leading-edge health research to help kids reach their full potential, with a focus on various research themes including childhood diseases, brain, behaviour & development, evidence to innovation, and healthy starts. The institute supports research through general and clinical research support, facilities, core technologies, and training opportunities. It is home to over 1,200 researchers, with many being healthcare professionals providing care at BC Children’s Hospital. The institute is actively involved in numerous research projects, publications, and community engagement activities, and it fosters collaboration across multiple disciplines and institutions.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
large (251-1000)
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Products
Online genomic testing decision aid
A web-based decision-support tool to assist parents in understanding options, benefits and implications of diagnostic genomic testing for children.
Digital mental health screening and navigation tool
A digital screening and navigation application to help youth and families self-assess mental health needs and locate appropriate supports.
Targeted gut drug-delivery research platform
Research-stage targeted oral drug delivery approach designed to transport therapeutics to the gastrointestinal tract for localized treatment in preclinical studies.
Clinical registry: Canadian Epilepsy Database and Registry (CEDAR)
A maintained clinical registry for epilepsy research capturing longitudinal clinical, imaging and outcome data to support observational studies and data linkage.
OCD Registry and DNA Repository
A maintained clinical registry and DNA repository for obsessive-compulsive disorder enabling longitudinal clinical data capture, biosample storage and research access for genetic and translational studies.
Mobile respiratory-rate measurement app
A mobile application to measure breathing rate, designed for frontline use and low-resource settings to support triage and clinical monitoring.
Online genomic testing decision aid
A web-based decision-support tool to assist parents in understanding options, benefits and implications of diagnostic genomic testing for children.
Digital mental health screening and navigation tool
A digital screening and navigation application to help youth and families self-assess mental health needs and locate appropriate supports.
Targeted gut drug-delivery research platform
Research-stage targeted oral drug delivery approach designed to transport therapeutics to the gastrointestinal tract for localized treatment in preclinical studies.
Clinical registry: Canadian Epilepsy Database and Registry (CEDAR)
A maintained clinical registry for epilepsy research capturing longitudinal clinical, imaging and outcome data to support observational studies and data linkage.
OCD Registry and DNA Repository
A maintained clinical registry and DNA repository for obsessive-compulsive disorder enabling longitudinal clinical data capture, biosample storage and research access for genetic and translational studies.
Mobile respiratory-rate measurement app
A mobile application to measure breathing rate, designed for frontline use and low-resource settings to support triage and clinical monitoring.
Services
Access to centralized laboratory and imaging cores (metabolomics, flow cytometry, histology, MRI, molecular platforms, microbiome core, tissue and disease modelling) with technical support and coordinated scheduling.
Collection, long-term storage, curation and managed distribution of biological samples and DNA for clinical and translational studies, including governance for mental-health biobanking.
Collaborative design, pilot testing and evaluation services for digital health tools including remote assessment workflows and patient-facing screening/navigation applications.
Operational support for pediatric psychiatry intervention studies including protocol implementation, site coordination, safety follow-up and trial governance support.
Design, data collection, curation and centralized management for clinical registries and prospective cohort studies to support observational outcomes research and linkage to imaging/genomic data.
Structured short-term and longitudinal research placements, workshops and seminars for undergraduate, graduate and medical trainees delivered in-person and virtually, with project matching and mentor supervision.
Access to centralized laboratory and imaging cores (metabolomics, flow cytometry, histology, MRI, molecular platforms, microbiome core, tissue and disease modelling) with technical support and coordinated scheduling.
Collection, long-term storage, curation and managed distribution of biological samples and DNA for clinical and translational studies, including governance for mental-health biobanking.
Collaborative design, pilot testing and evaluation services for digital health tools including remote assessment workflows and patient-facing screening/navigation applications.
Operational support for pediatric psychiatry intervention studies including protocol implementation, site coordination, safety follow-up and trial governance support.
Design, data collection, curation and centralized management for clinical registries and prospective cohort studies to support observational outcomes research and linkage to imaging/genomic data.
Structured short-term and longitudinal research placements, workshops and seminars for undergraduate, graduate and medical trainees delivered in-person and virtually, with project matching and mentor supervision.
Expertise Areas
- Pediatric clinical trial management
- Clinical research operations and administration
- Neuroimaging acquisition and pediatric MRI research operations
- Neuroimaging-genetics and multi-site meta-analysis
Key Technologies
- Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
- Genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
- Polygenic risk scoring (PRS)
- Structural and functional MRI (3T) and spectroscopy
News & Updates
Recognition of significant contributions to understanding of perinatal and maternal health, leadership in health equity, and mentorship in epidemiology.
Research on traumatic medical challenges faced by young transplant patients.
Study showing higher risk for hospitalization due to RSV in children with chronic conditions.
Emerging treatment options for childhood cancer through collaboration between researchers and clinicians.
Study reveals that sucrose may not reduce the impact of neonatal pain exposure on long-term outcomes
Research showing that sucrose does not mitigate long-term negative effects of neonatal pain.
Recognition of significant contributions to understanding of perinatal and maternal health, leadership in health equity, and mentorship in epidemiology.
Research on traumatic medical challenges faced by young transplant patients.
Study showing higher risk for hospitalization due to RSV in children with chronic conditions.
Emerging treatment options for childhood cancer through collaboration between researchers and clinicians.
Study reveals that sucrose may not reduce the impact of neonatal pain exposure on long-term outcomes
Research showing that sucrose does not mitigate long-term negative effects of neonatal pain.