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		<title>ICORD Annual Research Meeting for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ICORD&#8217;s Annual Research Meeting for 2012 will take place at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre on February 21st and 22nd. All ICORD PIs, Investigators, Associate Members, staff and trainees are encouraged to participate. Registration and abstract deadline is February 8th.
Contact admin@icord.org to request a registration form.
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		<link>http://icord.org/news/icord-annual-research-meeting-for-2012/</link>
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		<title>Café Scientifique will be webcast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In response to requests from around the globe, ICORD&#8217;s first Café Scientifique event, Spinal cord injury research: it&#8217;s not rocket science, it&#8217;s harder, will be webcast (for both live-streaming and later viewing). Click here to join in or view the webcast.
We are excited to announce that the event is now booked to capacity. In order to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/news/cafe-scientifique-will-be-webcast/</link>
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		<title>Students win at prestigious meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to ICORD students Leanne Ramer and Greg Duncan, who both won Paralyzed Veterans of America Poster Awards at the 14th International Symposium on Neural Regeneration in Pacific Grove, California last week. Ms. Ramer is finishing her PhD with Drs. Andrei Krassioukov and John Steeves, and Mr. Duncan is a PhD student with Dr. Wolfram [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/news/students-win-at-prestigious-meeting/</link>
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		<title>Current study: Assessment of trunk muscle function in persons with spinal cord injury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at ICORD are looking for people with paraplegia (with lesion level above T6) or tetraplegia to take part in a study that aims to understand more about abdominal muscle function in persons with spinal cord injury and how these muscles may be used during activities of daily living.

We will assess and classify the level [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/announcements/current-study-assessment-of-trunk-muscle-function-in-persons-with-spinal-cord-injury/</link>
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		<title>ICORD Researcher receives funding from MS Society</title>
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Congratulations to ICORD Principal Investigator Dr. Wayne Moore, who is a co-applicant on a recently-announced $3.8 million grant from the MS Society of Canada. Dr. Moore, who is a Clinical Professor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UBC, researches MRI correlation in multiple sclerosis and neuropathology of spinal cord injury.


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		<link>http://icord.org/news/icord-researcher-receives-funding-from-ms-society/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not rocket science, it&#8217;s harder! A Café Scientifique event on January 19, 2012</title>
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“Scientific breakthroughs” often appear in the news, yet we still have no cure for spinal cord injury. Join our expert panel of ICORD researchers for refreshments and lively discussion about how discoveries in the laboratory translate into treatments that affect lives now, as well as the inherent challenges in that process.
Speakers: Brian Kwon, MD, PhD [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/news/its-not-rocket-science-its-harder/</link>
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		<title>New blog highlights latest SCI research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ICORD and the SCI Resource Centre are pleased to present SCRIBE, a new blog highlighting recent developments in SCI research at ICORD and around the world. This is a forum for SCI researchers to connect with the greater community. Check it out, and add your comments!
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		<link>http://icord.org/news/new-blog-highlights-latest-sci-research/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Spinal Cord Injury conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[5th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference &#8211; Translating Neural Engineering and Novel Therapies
The 5th National SCI Conference organizing committee is putting together  an exciting program featuring keynote addresses, podium and poster  presentations, workshops and breakout sessions. Additional highlights  include a hands-on pre-course, consumer participation and a delegate  reception. You are invited [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/news/upcoming-spinal-cord-injury-conference/</link>
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		<title>ICORD Researchers receive 2011 BC Rehab Research Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BC Rehab Foundation recently announced the recipients of the 2011 BC Rehab Research Awards, a funding competition that offers rehabilitation professionals an opportunity to undertake clinical research in their area of expertise, helping improve the lives of people living with physical disabilities, and a team of ICORD Researchers was one of the winners.
“One of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/news/icord-researchers-receive-2011-bc-rehab-research-award/</link>
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		<title>2010-11 Annual Report now available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ICORD&#8217;s Annual Report for 2010-11 is now available. Download a low-resolution version here or contact the ICORD Administrative Office to request a high-res PDF or have a paper copy mailed to you.
An appendix listing selected publications by ICORD researchers is available here.
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		<link>http://icord.org/news/2010-11-annual-report-now-available/</link>
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