My Dashboard +1 (416) 597-3422 ext.7800 kite@uhn.ca Home Research Labs OUR LABS CareLab CareLab offers a simulated environment where new nursing devices can be developed and studied in a realistic hospital-room setting. The lab consists of a typical patient care room ... Read More ClimateLab You never know what season it will be in this lab. The temperature and humidity can be changed to replicate a range of environmental conditions from frozen winter (-20°C) to stifling summer... Read More DriverLab Every year across the globe 1.24 million people die in motor vehicle collisions and up to 50 million others suffer from disabling injuries. Vehicle collisions are also the number one cause of ... Read More Take a Virtual Tour FallsLab FallsLab is a 2-degree-of-freedom motion platform used to study stability and balance control during gait and stance... Read More HomeLab HomeLab is a ‘home within a lab’ where researchers can invent and test new products to help older people and those with disabilities stay at home longer and more safely... Read More Rehab Engineering Lab Located in the Lyndhurst Centre, Canada’s largest spinal cord injury rehabilitation centre, the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory (REL) is a facility devoted to the advancement of ... Read More SleepdB The most common types of chronic cardio-respiratory disorders are chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), heart failure, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea... Read More StairLab StairLab can be outfitted with several different environmental features, including a fully instrumented staircase... Read More Take a Virtual Tour StreetLab StreetLab allows scientists to study participants as they safely navigate through simulated, 3D streetscapes as a novel way to test mobility devices... Read More Take a Virtual Tour WinterLab The WinterLab can recreate typical Canadian winter conditions - sub-zero temperatures, snow and ice covered surfaces, and winds up to 30 km/hour... Read More Take a Virtual Tour Movement Evaluation Lab The Movement Evaluation Lab allows researchers to develop and evaluate new diagnostic techniques and therapies aimed at improving the control of ... Read More The Eastern Node Of University Centre CARELAB CLIMATELAB DRIVERLAB FALLSLAB HOMELAB SLEEPDB STAIRLAB STREETLAB WINTERLAB MOVEMENT EVALUATION LAB Lyndhurst Centre REHAB ENGINEERING LAB Contact For more information on our labs or to obtain an account to book KITE labs, please contact labs@kite-uhn.com We work with the users of our facility to provide them with a customized package of access and services that best meets their needs. Please visit our specialized labs and equipment. The general user fees range from $25/hour to $1500/hour, depending on the equipment used, duration of use and the level of support needed. Booking KITE Labs Book Now KNOWLEDGE| Twitter Feeds Find Us For more information about KITE please find us at: 550 University Ave, Toronto +1 (416) 597-3422 ext.7800 kite@uhn.ca Media contacts Jarrett Churchill, Senior Advisor, Public Affairs and Communications, KITE-UHN Jarrett.Churchill@uhn.ca Talar Nersesian, Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator, KITE Talar.Nersesian@uhn.ca Who we are KITE is a world leader in complex rehabilitation science and is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with the effects of disability, illness and aging. KITE is one of the principal research enterprises at the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s top research hospital with more than $490-million in total annual research expenditures (2020). Affiliated with Copyright © 2021 KITE. All rights reserved.