News & Honours

Welcome to Dr. Sara Leo

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sara Leo, Clinical Instructor, to the Division of Allergy & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children’s Hospital.

Welcome to Dr. Kyla Hildebrand

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kyla Hildebrand, Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Director, to the Division of Allergy & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children’s Hospital.

Announcement of funding support for youth engagement in the RICHER project

Rotary Club Arbutus Chapter joined forces with the RICHER Initiative to engage at-risk youth in the Grandview Woodland Community on August 14, 2013.

CFRI Awards

The Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) celebrates the researchers and trainees who have recently received awards and grants.

Summer 2013 CIHR Grant Recipients

Join us as we congratulate our Faculty members on their recent CIHR Grants!

Caring for Kids New to Canada

Caring for Kids New to Canada – An essential website, launched in April 2013, was developed for health professionals who work with immigrant and refugee children, youth and families.

The gut’s “peace-keeper”

The protein SIGIRR, by supressing the immune response, maintains a delicate balance between our resident microorganisms and invading pathogens, keeping the latter in check.

Resident researchers

Karine Khatchadourian, in the Department of Pediatrics, is one of many UBC residents who have added to medical knowledge while still in training.

Welcome to Dr. Anita Datta

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Anita Datta to the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology.

Blanket? Check. Car Seat? Check. Poop colour chart? Huh?

To speed the diagnosis of a fatal liver condition in infants, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Rick Schreiber led an effort to distribute stool colour cards to parents of all B.C. newborns.