Bloorview Research Institute

News: New research chairs bolster childhood disability studies at Bloorview and the University of Toronto

The Bloorview Research Institute announced the creation of three new childhood disability research chairs – representing a $7 million endowment – at its annual symposium Nov. 7.

The chairs are in developmental pediatrics, pediatric rehabilitation and social inclusion and participation, said Dr. Colin Macarthur, director of the research institute and vice-president of research at Bloorview Kids Rehab.

“They will provide academic leadership through teaching and research at Bloorview and the University of Toronto” and will take the Bloorview Research Institute “to the next level,” Dr. Macarthur said.

The chairs were made possible by endowments through the Bloorview Childrens Hospital Foundation and the Bloorview Kids Foundation and a partnership with the University of Toronto.

The announcement is a major milestone for the Bloorview Research Institute, said Dr. Peter Lewis, vice dean, research and international relations at the University of Toronto.

“The greatest strength of the University of Toronto… is the amazing partnership we enjoy with our fully affiliated hospitals and their research institutes,” Dr. Lewis said. “The Bloorview Research Institute is a wonderful example of this synergy. In the end, the real impact of the remarkable contributions to new knowledge by the outstanding scientists at Bloorview is to improve the health and wellbeing of children with special needs.”

Bloorview Research Institute is located at Bloorview Kids Rehab, a teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and Canada’s largest children’s rehab hospital.

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