October 2009
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Grant for ICORD Researchers to study improved mobilty in older power-wheelchair users
Dr. Bill Miller, an ICORD investigator and faculty member in the UBC Dept of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Sciences and GF Strong Rehab Centre, along with Drs. Gary Birch, Bonnie Sawatzky and several others, received $1,485,447 over 6 years through the Emerging Team Grant: Alliances in Mobility in Aging competition for their program of research, [...]
Dr. Janice Eng wins 2009 Jonas Salk Award
Dr. Janice Eng, a GF Strong and ICORD researcher and professor in the Dept. of Physical Therapy, has received the prestigious 2009 Jonas Salk Award from March of Dimes Canada.
Earlier this year Dr. Eng, developed a rehabilitation program that can dramatically improve recovery of arm function in stroke patients. She is now developing a similar [...]
Current study: control of the heart and blood vessels in individuals with SCI
ICORD & SFU researcher Dr. Victoria Claydon is seeking volunteers to take part in a research study looking at control of the heart and blood vessels in individuals who have sustained a spinal cord injury.
After spinal cord injury (SCI) nerves that are important in controlling blood pressure, heart rate and blood flow to the brain [...]
ICORD Researchers in the news
Drs. Wolfram Tetzlaff and Femke Streiger’s study on the effects of high-fat, low-carb (or ketogenic) diet on recovery after SCI was featured in Science Daily and PhysOrg.com. Dr. Tetzlaff presented the research project at a press conference at this year’s Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago.
