There are No Bounds to the future of pediatric research
We’re thrilled to announce another ten-year partnership with the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (WCHRI), along with partners at the University of Alberta, Alberta Women’s Hospital Foundation and Alberta Health Services.
On May 4, the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation renewed their commitment to pediatric health research and innovation with a $70 million investment over the next 10 years through the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (WCHRI). Joining the Stollery, the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation will be investing $23.5 million to create a future where families thrive, making the Foundation’s joint investment a historic $93.5 million.
The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) represents the third consecutive decade of partnership and is a defining step is positioning the Stollery and U of A as global leaders in women’s and children’s health research.
Since 2006, the Stollery has invested more than $85.5 million dollars in kids’ health research, and today we support more than 325 researchers with more than 211 active research projects. This support would not be possible without our generous donors and community members.
Throughout the years, this partnership has accelerated discoveries that improve the lives of kids and families, like a screening tool to detect autism spectrum disorder in young infants, to the Ispimihk Awâsisak Program, which focuses on Indigenous health research and supports for children, youth and their families at the community level.
From the Stollery being one of only two sites in Western Canada that can conduct Phase 1 clinical trials, to discovery and breakthroughs in gene therapy and identifying the need for Indigenous-led approaches to reduce inequities in care – together with our WCHRI researchers, our strategic partners and our supporters, there truly are No Bounds to the future of pediatric research.
“Together, we’re positioning our partnership as a global leader in women and children’s health research, and for us, this is about helping kids live longer and healthier lives. It’s about believing in the limitless potential – not just of our researchers – but of our kids and the future of children’s health care,” says Stollery President & CEO Karen Faulkner. “We have some of the best and brightest minds in the world right here in Edmonton and we are immensely proud to support the U of A’s work through WCHRI to transform ideas into real-world solutions that benefit kids not only at the Stollery, but kids across Canada and beyond.”
