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Jaimie Borisoff receives Canada Research Chair
ICORD Principal Investigator and BCIT Faculty member Dr Jaimie Borisoff has been named a Canada Research Chair for his work in Rehabilitation Engineering Design at BCIT. Started in 2000 by the Federal Government, the awards are given to exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. The [...]
Tickets now available for Spinal Chord 2011
Spinal Chord is a gala evening in support of ICORD and the Vancouver Cantata Singers. This is your chance to get all dressed up, hear an award-winning choir in the spectacular atrium of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, enjoy fabulous hors d’oeuvres and bid on an array of uncommon [...]
New study: strategies to improve function and recovery after spinal cord injury
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and ICORD are looking for subjects to participate in a research study of improving function and recovery after spinal cord injury.
Purpose of this study:
The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the optimal ‘dose’ of gait rehabilitation to maximize functional recovery following SCI with the [...]
Spinal Chord awards for staff excellence
Congratulations to Clarrie Lam and Peter van Stolk, winners of the Spinal Chord Awards for Staff Excellence in August, 2011
Service: Clarrie Lam (Tetzlaff lab)
Clarrie’s nominations commended her patience and skill at teaching lab members new techniques and directing the work of volunteers, students and techs, her efficiency in managing the lab, her mastery of multitasking [...]
Open House + Free Talk by Paul Zehr to celebrate Resource Centre opening
Join us on for two free special events to celebrate the launch of the new Community Spinal Cord Injury Resource Centre at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre.
Open house + public talk Dr. E. Paul Zehr
Open house, 2:00 to 3:30pm
Enjoy light refreshments, meet the Resource Centre staff and check out the Resource Centre space. Take [...]
Research Associate position available
Do you have a PhD in Neuroscience or a related scientific discipline, and at least two years’ experience as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow? The Kwon Lab at ICORD is currently seeking a Research Associate with extensive experience with in vivo models of spinal cord injury. Full details here.
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION ARE NO [...]
Inventing Iron Man: free public talk, September 20th
Everyone is welcome to a free public event featuring ICORD Principal Investigator and author Dr. E. Paul Zehr. Dr. Zehr will be giving a multimedia presentation entitled “Inventing Iron Man: Where is the line between human and machine?” He will also be signing copies of his latest book, Inventing Iron Man: the possibility of a [...]
ICORD @ AAAS 2012
From February 17th to 20th, 2012, Vancouver will host the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting. Thousands of international scientists and science media will be here for symposia, plenary talks, posters, and other special events.
Earlier in this spring, AAAS put out a call for symposia proposals, and received approximately a thousand [...]
Cathedrals of Science concert available online
A concert by the Vancouver Cantata Singers recorded at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre in February, 2011, is now available as part of CBC Radio2’s Concerts on Demand series. Vancouver Cantata Singers recently won the Healey Willan Prize for best amateur choir in Canada. The recording they submitted for the competition was also recorded at [...]
Dr. Tom Oxland inducted as CAE Fellow
Congratulations to ICORD Acting Director and Principal Investigator, Dr. Tom Oxland, who was honoured with induction as a Fellow of the Canadian Association of Engineers (CAE) in June, 2011, in recognition of his distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession.
