By admin on October 3, 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 silent auction items. CTV News at Five anchor Coleen Christie will host the evening.
Spinal Chord happens the evening of Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, 818 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver. Doors open at 6:45pm. Tickets are $100 (with an $80 tax receipt) and are available online, at the ICORD administrative office (Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, 3rd floor; 604-675-8844) or from Vancouver Cantata Singers (604-730-8856).
Posted in Announcements, News | Tagged fundraiser, gala, spinal chord, vancouver cantata singers
By admin on September 6, 2011
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 spi
nal 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 Lokomat.
Who can participate?
1) We are looking for people with spinal cord injury who:
- Had a motor-incomplete spinal cord injury at least 1 year ago
- Can stand or walk as part of their daily activities
- Are in stable medical condition
- Have no muscle pain or broken bones
2) We are also looking for interested able-bodied people to serve as control.
What is involved?
An initial assessment visit of 2 hours, followed by a 1-week body weight supported treadmill training, 30 minutes/session for 3 or 5 times. 4 millilitre blood samples will be collected immediately before and after exercise at baseline and 1 week.
This study takes place at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, 818 West 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC. An honorarium of $100 will be provided to you in cash at the completion of your participation in this study.
Want more information?
If you are interested in participating or would like some more information, please contact Zhen at: walkUBC@gmail.com or by phone (604) 675-8815. Principal Investigator: Dr. Tania Lam (604) 675-8807 / tania.lam@ubc.ca
Posted in News, Research Studies | Tagged Human Locomotion Lab, Lam, Lokomat, participate, research study
By admin on September 2, 2011
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 and her excellent interpersonal abilities.
Research: Peter van Stolk (Ramer + Krassioukov labs)
Peter’s nomination was submitted on behalf of all Ramer and Krassioukov Lab members, and highlighted the excellent quality of his work in the lab, his foresight, and his enthusiastic participation in research events (journal club, meetings, even safety committee) and his supportive and collegial attitude in the lab.
About the awards
To celebrate service and/or research excellence on the part of ICORD staff, we are pleased to be able to offer Spinal Chord Awards for Staff Excellence. Supported with funds raised at the annual Spinal Chord gala, these awards provide a modest but tangible expression of appreciation for the efforts of ICORD staff. Staff members can be nominated for a particularly well-done task or project, or for overall excellence in the performance of their duties. One award each for service and research will be given again in February, 2012. Awards will be given in the form of a $250 gift certificate to a shop or service of the recipients’ choice. Nomination forms are available here.
Posted in Announcements, News
By admin on September 2, 2011
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 a guided tour of ICORD research facilities.
BSCC Atrium.
Tours start at 2:15 and 3:00.
Multimedia presentation + book signing, 6:30-8:00pm
In the evening, meet ICORD researcher and author Dr. E. Paul Zehr. Dr. Zehr will give 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 human machine.
6:30 to 7:00 – refreshments at the Resource Centre in the Atrium
7:00 to 8:00 – Dr. Zehr’s talk and book signing, BSCC Lecture Hall
Everyone welcome!
Blusson Spinal Cord Centre
818 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
Call 604-675-8880 for information
Posted in Announcements, News | Tagged event, free, public, resource centre, zehr
By admin on September 1, 2011
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 LONGER BEING ACCEPTED
Posted in News
By admin on August 18, 2011
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 human machine.
Event details:
Date: Tuesday September 20th
Time: 7:00 to 8:00pm
Location: Lecture Hall of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, 818 West 10th Avenue.
For more information, call 604-675-675-8844.
Media
Dr. Zehr was featured in the Vancouver Sun and Metro newspapers on September 15th.
Posted in Announcements, News
By admin on August 18, 2011
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 proposals for around 300 spots. ICORD’s proposal was one of those that was accepted. The title of the symposium is Curing spinal cord injury: the need for global collaboration. The symposium will be moderated by Michael Fehlings of Toronto Western Hospital. Confirmed speakers are locals Rick Hansen, Wolfram Tetzlaff (ICORD/UBC Zoology), Marcel Dvorak (ICORD/VGH Spine) and Judy Illes (UBC Centre for Applied Ethics), along with Charles Tator (U of Toronto) and Naomi Kleitman (National Institutes of Health, Washington DC).
Posted in Announcements, Front Page News, News
By admin on August 5, 2011
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 BSCC.
Vancouver Cantata Singers love the acoustics in the BSCC atrium. Hear them live at Spinal Chord 2011, a gala fundraiser in support of both ICORD and VCS taking place on Saturday, November 5th.
Rehearsal for the Cathedrals of Science concert, photographed by choir member J. Evan Kreider
Posted in News
By admin on July 20, 2011
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.
Dr. Oxland with Dr. Michael Charles, President of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
Posted in News | Tagged CAE, engineering, Oxland
By admin on July 20, 2011
Dr E. Paul Zehr has combined his love of neuroscience and comic book superheros into a new book called Inventing Iron Man: The possibility of a human machine. The book is a scientifically sound look at brain-machine interfaces and the outer limits where neuroscience and neural plasticity meet, mixed with a large dose of pop culture fun. Dr Zehr was invited to present his book at San Diego’s Comic-Con, the largest comic book and popular arts convention in the world, held July 21-24. He addressed topics ranging from Bionics, Robotic Armor, and Anthropomorphic Suits to Multitasking and the Metal Man:How Much Can Iron Man’s Mind Manage? The book is available for pre-order on Amazon currently and it set to be released for this September.
Dr. Zehr speaking at Comic-Con, July 21, 2011
Continue reading “ICORD researcher launches new book at San Diego’s Comic-Con”
Posted in Announcements, News | Tagged book, iron man, Neuroscience, superheroes, university of victoria, zehr
