Postdoctoral position in ICORD’s autonomic lab
ICORD, in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver Campus, is seeking a postdoctoral fellow in discovery/basic science to join an established group of scientists and clinicians in the laboratory of Dr. Andrei Krassioukov for a two-year term (with possibility of Read More…
ICORD PI featured in “Women of Innovation” book
ICORD PI Dr. Stephanie Willerth is featured in Women of Innovation: The Impact of Leading Engineers in Canada, a book recently published by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM). The book tells the stories of twenty inspiring Read More…
New exercise guidelines for people with SCI
We all know that exercise is good for you, but how can you find out how much you should get? And what if you have a spinal cord injury? In November, ICORD PI Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis and her research Read More…
Dr. Bonnie Sawatzky co-hosts seating symposium in NZ
ICORDian Dr. Bonita Sawatzky travelled to New Zealand in November to co-host the inaugural Oceania Seating Symposium. The purpose of the conference was to bring state-of-the-art concepts and latest technologies in seating and mobility to professionals (clinicians and researchers), manufacturers, Read More…
‘Gut feeling’ spurs doctor to re-examine evidence on urinary tract infections in people with SCI
People with spinal cord injuries often rely on catheters to empty their bladder. When a well-respected publication concluded that catheters could be reused without an increased risk of infection, it didn’t sit right with a Vancouver clinician and researcher. He Read More…
