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Dr. Hubert Anton
 Investigator
antonClinical Professor
 Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UBC

Research interests
Fatigue, functional evaluation, assessment of outcomes, rehabilitation
Dr. Gary Birch
 Principal Investigator 		BirchExecutive Director
 Neil Squire Society

Adjunct Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UBC

Research interests
Robotic control systems, EEG signal processing, digital signal processing, human-machine interface systems, direct brain-computer interface, biological signals, biological systems, assistive technology, accessible wireless technology, real-world application design for persons with disabilities
Dr. Paul Bishop
 Principal Investigator 		BishopPaulClinical Associate Professor
 Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Spine, UBC & VCH

Research interests
Standardization of treatment for acute spinal pain, treatment of sciatica
Dr. Jaimie Borisoff
Investigator
borisoffAssociate Senior Research Engineer
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Research interests
Development of innovative rehabilitation tools
Dr. Michael Boyd
Associate Member
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Spine, UBC & VCH
Research interests
Reconstruction of the injured spine; neuro-prosthetic and clinical relief of spinal pain and spasticity
Dr. Mark Carpenter
 Investigator 		carpenterAssistant Professor and Tier II Canada Research Chair
 Department of Human Kinetics, UBC

Research interests
Neural control and movement, balance deficits and falls associated with age, Parkinson’s disease, vestibular loss and spinal cord injury; exercise, training and treatment strategies to improve age and disease-specific balance deficits and reduce the occurrence and impact of falls.
Dr. Romeo Chua
Associate Member		 chuaProfessor
 Department of Human Kinetics, UBC

Research interests
 Human motor control, visual perception and action
Dr. Victoria Claydon
Principal Investigator 		claydonAssistant Professor
 Department of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University

Research interests
Cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology; altitude physiology; cerebrovascular control; autonomic nervous system; spinal cord injury; syncope
Dr. Peter Cripton
Principal Investigator 		criptonAssociate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, UBC

Co-Director
Orthopaedics and Injury Biomechanics lab at ICORD

Research interests
Injury biomechanics, orthopaedic biomechanics, injury prevention
Dr. Kerry Delaney
Associate Member 		delaneyProfessor and Chair
Department of Biology, University of Victoria

Research interests
Synaptic physiology, dendritic integration, neuronal growth, fluorescence imaging technologies
Dr. Anita Delongis
Investigator
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology, UBC

Research interests
Stress and coping, social relationships and health, health psychology.
Dr. Marcel Dvorak
Principal Investigator 		dvorakAssociate Director of ICORD

Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Spine, UBC & VCH

Research interests
SCI trauma, quality assurance and surgical outcome studies
Dr. Stacy Elliott
Principal Investigator 		elliott 11Clinical Director
BC Centre for Sexual Medicine

Co-Director
Vancouver Sperm Retrieval Clinic

Sexual Medicine Consultant
GF Strong Rehab Centre

Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry, UBC & VCH

Research interests
Sexual and fertility rehabilitation after SCI, autonomic dysreflexia and neuroplasticity associated with sexual activity
Dr. Janice Eng
Principal Investigator
engProfessor
Department of Physical Therapy, UBC & VCH

Research interests
Neurorehabilitation
Dr. Susan Forwell
Principal Investigator 		forwellAssociate Professor
Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, UBC

Research interests
Participation measures and outcomes for adults and older adults with neurological disability, quality of life and life satisfaction, invisible symptoms impacting performance, such as fatigue, pain, cognition, depression
Dr. Thomas Grigliatti
Principal Investigator 		grigliattiProfessor
Department of Zoology, UBC

Research interests
Human functional genomics, pharmacogenetics, cell signaling and drug discovery, chromatin architecture and epigenetic regulation
Dr. Andy Hoffer
 Principal Investigator 		hofferProfessor and Director
Neurokinesiology Laboratory, Simon Fraser University

Research interests
Neuromuscular rehabilitation, neuroprosthetics, neuroimaging, biomechanical energy harvesting
Dr. Sandra Hundza
 Principal Investigator


 hundza bwAssistant Professor

School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, University of Victoria
Adjunct Professor, Island Medical Program

Research interests: Neural control of human movement; motor rehabilitation after injury (e.g. neurotrauma) and with disease and aging. Neural coordination of limbs and trunk during rhythmic movement (e.g., walking or cycling) and implications for balance control during walking; assistive technologies for those with disability.
Dr. Timothy Inglis
Associate Member		 InglisProfessor
School of Human Kinetics, UBC

Research interests
Human neurophysiology, balance and postural control, brainstem contributions to movement, rehabilitation
Dr. Tal Jarus
Investigator
Professor and Head
Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, UBC
Dr. Piotr Kozlowski
Principal Investigator		 KozlowskiAssistant Professor
Departments of Radiology and Urologic Sciences, UBC

Research interests
MRI in animal models of spinal cord injury, MRI in cancer research
Dr. Andrei Krassioukov
Principal Investigator		 krassioukovProfessor
 Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, UBC & VCH

Research interests
Autonomic dysfunctions following SCI

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Dr. Brian Kwon
Principal Investigator
kwonAssistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Spine, UBC & VCH

Research interests
Spine and spinal cord injury
Dr. Tania Lam
Principal Investigator 		lamAssistant Professor
Department of Human Kinetics, UBC

Research interests
Neural control of locomotion, gait rehabilitation in neurological disorders
Dr. Bill Miller
Principal Investigator 		MillerAssociate Professor and CIHR New Investigator Scholar
Department of Occupational Therapy, UBC

Research interests
Mobility disability, aging, participation, fatigue, measurement
Dr. Wayne Moore
Principal Investigator		 moore

Clinical Professor and Consultant Neuropathologist
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Neuropathology), UBC

Research interests
Neuropathology and pathology-MRI correlation in multiple sclerosis; neuropathology of spinal cord injury.
Dr. Mike Negraeff
Associate Member 		negraeff

Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, UBC & VCH
Research interests
Spinal cord injury pain
Dr. Mark Nigro Clinical Professor
Department of Urologic Sciences, UBC & VCH

Research interests
Male infertility, the spinal cord and neurogenic bladder issues
Dr. Tim O’Connor
Investigator 		oconnor

Professor
Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, UBC

Research interests
Neurite outgrowth and regeneration
Dr. Tom Oxland
Principal Investigator
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Acting Director, ICORD

Co-Director
Orthopaedics and Injury Biomechanics lab at ICORD

Professor and Acting Head
Department of Orthopaedics UBC & VCH

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering, UBC

Research interests
Biomechanics of spinal cord injury; orthopaedic biomechanics
Dr. Scott Paquette
Principal Investigator
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Spine, UBC & VCH
Research interests
Resection of intra and extra-dural spinal tumors, reconstruction of injured spine, surgical treatment of spinal pain and spasticity, surgical education
Dr. Matt Ramer
Principal Investigator 		ramer09

Associate Professor
Department of Zoology, UBC

Research interests
Pain, sensory physiology, plasticity, spinal cord regeneration
Dr. Jane Roskams
Investigator 		roskams

Professor
Department of Zoology, UBC

Research interests
Olfactory ensheathing cells and neural stem cells and CNS repair
Dr. Bonnie Sawatzky
Principal Investigator
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Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedics, UBC & VCH

Co-leader
Disability Health Research Network

Research interests
Physiological and biomechanical effects of wheelchair propulsion

Dr. Sawatzky’s web site
Dr. William Sheel
Investigator 		sheelAssociate Professor
School of Human Kinetics, UBC

Research interests
Respiratory, cardiovascular, and exercise physiology
Dr. Carolyn Sparrey
 Principal Investigator 		Sparrey bwAssistant Professor

Mechatronics Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University

Research Interests: Biomechanics, biomaterials, computational modeling, patient specific technologies & devices, surgical planning
Dr. John Steeves
Principal Investigator
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Founding Director of ICORD (1995 to 2010)

Professor
Department of Zoology, Department of Surgery, UBC & VCH

Research interests
CNS regeneration; preclinical validation and clinical trial design
Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff
Principal Investigator 		tetzlaff

Associate Director of ICORD

Professor
Department of Zoology, UBC

Research interests
Spinal cord disease, neuroanatomy, plasticity, regeneration, transplantation, trauma, nervous system, developmental neurobiology
Dr. Andrea Townson
Investigator		 townsonClinical Associate Professor and Head of Division
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UBC

Medical Manager SCI Program
G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre

Research interests
Spinal cord injury, high tetraplegia, ventilator dependency, outcome measures, fatigue
Dr. Darren Warburton
Principal Investigator 		warburtonAssociate Professor
School of Human Kinetics, UBC Research interests
Clinical exercise rehabilitation, cardiovascular disease
Dr. Stephanie Willerth
 Principal Investigator 		Willerth bwAssistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria

Research interests
Tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; biomaterials scaffolds for controlling stem cell differentiation
Dr. David Wilson
Investigator 		wilson

Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedics, UBC
Research interests
Orthopaedic biomechanics, medical imaging
Dr. E. Paul Zehr
Principal Investigator
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Professor
Rehabilitation Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Victoria

Director
Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria

Research interests
Neural control of movement, neurotrauma, rehabilitation

Dr. Zehr’s website