By admin on May 2, 2012
A number of ICORD trainees and staff members have recently received awards!
Melissa Pak is a research assistant in Dr. Andrei Krassioukov’s cardiovascular lab. Her oral presentation at the American Spinal Injury Association’s annual conference in April 2012 was one of three recognized for excellence by the ASIA Research Committee. The awards are based [...]
Posted in Announcements, News | Tagged cihr, cragg, Craig Neilsen, duncan, ghahary, Krassioukov, MS Society, niamath, pak, Poormasjedi, ramer, Tetzlaff, west
By admin on April 20, 2012
Thanks to the generous support of Spinal Cord Injury BC, we are pleased to be able to webcast tonight’s Cafe Scientifique. Click here to tune in.
Everyone is welcome at a free Café Scientifique event.
Thursday 3 May, 6:30-9pm
Blusson Spinal Cord Centre Atrium
Join ICORD researchers for refreshments and informal discussion about scientific and ethical issues [...]
Posted in Announcements, Front Page News, News | Tagged cafe scientifique, eijkholt, events, free, kwon, public events, stem cells, Tetzlaff
By admin on February 19, 2012
ICORD researchers will be joining with other eminent faculty from within Canada and the US to present Curing Spinal Cord Injury: The Need for Global Collaboration at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver. This meeting brings together approximately 8000 scientists from around the globe.
The symposium will take place on Monday, February 20, 2012: 9:45 AM-12:45 [...]
Posted in Announcements, News | Tagged aaas, dvorak, Oxland, public events, symposia, Talks, Tetzlaff
By admin on February 28, 2011
Poster awards are an important and valued part of the ICORD Annual Research Meeting.
The ICORD Trainee Award is for the best poster presented by an ICORD trainee at the Masters Student level.
The Aaron Moser Award goes to the best poster presented by an ICORD trainee at the Doctoral Student level. This award is named for [...]
Posted in Announcements, News | Tagged assinck, Claydon, cragg, domingo, hiebert, inskip, moser, poster, prize, russell, steeves, Tetzlaff, trainee
By admin on October 23, 2009
Drs. Wolfram Tetzlaff and Femke Streiger’s study on the effects of high-fat, low-carb (or ketogenic) diet on recovery after SCI was featured in Science Daily and PhysOrg.com. Dr. Tetzlaff presented the research project at a press conference at this year’s Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago.
Posted in News | Tagged ketogenic, Neuroscience, recovery, research, Streijger, Tetzlaff