British Columbia is home to a diverse diabetes research community that is passionate about improving the lives of those living with diabetes. Our efforts cross multiple academic institutions, hospital-based research institutes and community organizations.
Academic Partners
- The University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- The University of British Columbia Okanagan (Kelowna, British Columbia)
- Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, British Columbia)
- University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia)
- University of Northern British Columbia (Prince George, British Columbia)
Diabetes research is conducted in institutes across these provincial health authorities:
- Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
- Providence Health Care Research Institute
- Fraser Health Authority
UBC diabetes research hubs include:
Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Laboratories
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
The Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Laboratories was established in 2012 with its aim to improve the lives of children with diabetes by advancing knowledge of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, through innovative and multi-disciplinary basic and clinical diabetes research. Research is aimed at understanding the causes of types 1 and 2 diabetes and improving treatments.
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Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence at UBC
UBC Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia is home to the first Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence in type 1 diabetes in Canada, joining other locations as one of just five Centres worldwide. A Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence is a cost-effective innovation hub that leverages existing research facilities, talent and infrastructure, which allows dollars to be funnelled to research rather than overhead, and provides the framework to move type 1 diabetes research to that next frontier.
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