Congratulations to Dr. Stuart Turvey, recipient of the 2024 Career Research Award from the Canadian Paediatric Society. This award recognizes Dr. Turvey’s dedication to research and his commitment to mentoring the next generation of child health clinician-scientists. bcchr.info/4ebO6xs

We just uploaded a 3-part cooking series for people with #ChronicKidneyDisease (CKD) to YouTube! Developed in collaboration with BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, the virtual sessions + recipes are specifically intended to be kid-friendly: ow.ly/4Whk50Rvfe0

#KidneyHealth #CKD

Rebecca Deyell @rodmakekidsbald Marco Marra present results of the Personalized OncoGenomics (POG) program for whole genome and transcriptome analysis in paediatric cancers in the clinic #CancerResearch Cancer at Nature Portfolio nature.com/articles/s4146…

#ICYMI On May 2, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute & Women's Health Research Institute, in partnership with entrepreneurship @ UBC, co-hosted the Digital Health Spring Social event, celebrating digital innovation aimed at improving health services for women, children, and families in BC. More: bcchr.info/3ync741

Dr. Janis Dionne, investigator at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, and colleagues are working on creating a provincial clinical pathway for assessing high blood pressure in children, as recent research underscores the importance of adopting new guidelines. Read the story at bcchr.info/44N4UpZ

📰 Thrilled to share our new CHILD Cohort Study paper published open access in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology! 🦠🔬💊
Had a blast collaborating with the amazing Turvey lab & our group at SickKids Foundation The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)! Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci…

#ICYMI : Congratulations to BC Children's Hospital Research Institute researchers who are involved with Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH) projects which recently received $140 million in funding from the Government of Canada. Learn more: bcchr.info/3ymXxcF

‼️Great job for a recent grad interested in clinically impactful biomedical research‼️
Join the Rare Disease Discovery Hub Turvey lab and BC Children's Hospital Research Institute to identify the causes of disease for previously undiagnosed complex conditions.
Full details here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcstaff…

Dr. Tom Blydt-Hansen, investigator at @BCCHResearch, and his colleagues found new evidence highlighting the importance of follow-up biopsies to detect persistent rejection in kidney transplant in children. Read the story at bcchr.info/4atvJAS.

📢 New job opportunity! We're accepting applications for Research Associate with the Turvey lab. The ideal candidate will have expertise in translational immunological techniques to lead the team in unravelling new human inborn errors of immunity. More: bcchr.info/jobs

It’s Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, so we’re resharing a story of hope! Dr. Jonathan Rayment’s lab at BCCHR was the first in western North America to create innovative functional pulmonary MRI scans of lungs to help improve children’s health. Read more: bcchr.info/3Aqbt4d

📢 💻 Don't miss our final ASK US broadcast.

We're diving into the Right to Participate initiative w/ Jennifer Claydon (BC Children's Hospital Research Institute), Rebecca Barnes (@N2Canada) & Alison Orth (@ClinTrialsBC).

Learn about respectful recruitment for #clinicaltrials . bit.ly/4bbS9aq

During National Nursing Week, we express our appreciation to the dedicated nursing teams across the province for their unwavering commitment to high-quality patient care, support and mentorship, making a profound difference every day. Celebrate a nurse at phsa.ca/thanks.

Inspiring to hear from Wyeth Wasserman how an #Indigenous paediatric patient w/ a rare condition & to many unkown #genomic variants (not present in public databases) was the seed to create the Silent Genomes project 🧬

That's a wrap on #MiniScienceNight at Salmon Arm! 🎉 A huge thank you to all the students and community members who joined us for an unforgettable evening at the second public Mini Science Night and for Mini Med School BC. Stay tuned for the next event!

A bill to establish a National Strategy for Brain Injuries in Canada has been passed for a second reading & received support from cross-party MPs. These are encouraging steps toward recognizing the importance of brain health across Canada.

Dr. Shelina Babul
#billC -277 #canadabill

Today, the Gov’t of Canada announced $140M for Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub, led by University of British Columbia, to accelerate the development of #LifesavingMedicine for Canadians. Congrats to the 4 teams 🎉

Learn more: bit.ly/3JNF1Np

#ImmunoengineeringHub #CBRFBRIF

Well done Catherine Biggs! It’s fantastic to see you share this approach to investigating IEI’s at the CIS meeting. Such great representation from our Division of Immunology at the CIS! UBC Department of Pediatrics BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
UBC Department of Medicine Turvey lab Elliot James, MD Steven Miller