ICORD is located in the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre on the site of Vancouver General Hospital, and thus is also part of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. The building is home not only to ICORD, but also the multidisciplinary Brenda & David McLean Integrated Spine Clinic of Vancouver Coastal Health, and the Rick Hansen Institute. This co-location has developed into an exciting partnership, spanning basic and clinical research, clinical care, and knowledge translation.
ICORD currently has 41 Principal Investigators and more than 250 trainees. ICORD Principal Investigators come together from many different departments at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, the B.C. Institute of Technology, and the University of Victoria, reflecting the wide breadth of expertise through the Centre. The Principal Investigators include five Chairs, established through the support of the Rick Hansen Foundation, and a variety of Canada Research Chairs, McLean Integrated Spine Clinic Scholars, and Canadian Institute of Health Research New Investigators.
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