Dr. Heather Gainforth named Canada Research Chair
Dr. Heather Gainforth has a singular principle that drives her research and her career. “At the end of the day, everything I do is in service to the communities that benefit from my work.” That work—seeking to inject meaningful community Read More…
seed2STEM honoured with City of Vancouver Leadership in Reconciliation Award
ICORD’s seed2STEM summer research program for high school youth has been awarded the City of Vancouver’s Leadership in Reconciliation Award for 2025. seed2STEM transforms reconciliation principles into action by creating culturally safe pathways for Indigenous high school students to participate Read More…
Postdocs receive Health Research BC Trainee Awards
Dr. Daniele Ferrari, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. David Granville, and Dr. Alanna Shwed, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Heather Gainforth, have both received 2025 Research Trainee Awards from Michael Smith Health Research BC. Read More…
Reconciliation in action: seed2STEM keeps growing
seed2STEM, the summer research program that offers paid research internships to Indigenous high school students, grew again this summer. The program, which started at ICORD with one student in 2018 as a way to address underrepresentation of Indigenous people in Read More…
PhD student investigates sex differences in soft tissue behaviour
How do soft tissues protect us in a fall? Dr. Fatemeh Khorami investigates the mechanics behind sex differences and injury risk A recent PhD grad just published a paper looking at sex differences in soft tissue behaviour, which is an Read More…
