Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Life Sciences

CLINICAL TRIALS AND PRECLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MAP
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Investigators include the following whose details can be found in Appendix 6:
• Davis, Jeffrey H. • Shereck, Evan
• Dix, David B.
• Strahlendorf, Caron
• Rogers, Paul C. • Wu, John K
• Schultz, Kirk R.
Contact:
Rogers, Paul. Medical Director. Tel: 604-875-2322. progers@cw.bc.ca.
Pediatric Rheumatology Program
The Pediatric Rheumatology Program includes both clinical and basic research into inflammatory rheumatic
diseases of childhood, with pediatric clinics and a transition program for older adolescents and
young adults with rheumatic diseases. The latter is called the Young Adult Rheumatic Disease (YARD)
Clinic (www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/SpecializedPediatrics/Rheumatology/default.htm).
The Program is involved in clinical and translation research focused on pediatric rheumatic diseases
including chronic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitis. It also participates in, and is involved
in the development of, national and international networks and patient registries to facilitate this
research (see www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/SpecializedPediatrics/Rheumatology/Research.htm; www.
cfri.ca/our_research/researchers/search_researchers/researcher_detail.aspID=289).
Clinical trials investigators include the following whose details can be found in Appendix 6:
• Cabral, David
• Petty, Ross
• Tucker, Lori.
Contact:
Cabral, David. Director of Young Adult Rheumatic Disease (YARD) Clinic. Tel: 604-875-2437. dcabral@
cw.bc.ca.
Provincial Medical Genetics Program
The Provincial Medical Genetics Program is committed to providing high quality genetic health care to
residents of B.C., while participating in and contributing actively to research and education in the field
of Medical Genetics. The clinic at BCCH is a provincial referral centre and is available to families from all
over B.C. and the Yukon (www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/MedicalGenetics/default.htm). Current clinical
trials deal with the identification and experimental treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. The program
is also an important part of the Canadian Congenital Anomalies Surveillance Network.
Contact:
Clarke, Lorne. Tel: 604-875-2157. lclarke@cw.bc.ca.
Vaccine Evaluation Centre
The Vaccine Evaluation Centre (www.bcchildrens.ca/Research/VaccineEvaluationCentre/) is a leading
centre for applied vaccine research in Canada. The main research themes involve disease burden studies,
vaccine clinical trials, and studies to fine tune public immunization programs, including ongoing
assessment of vaccine safety.