Dr. Brian Kwon wins J. Edouard Samson Award
Congratulations to ICORD PI Dr. Brian Kwon, who was recently chosen by the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation as the recipient of the J. Edouard Samson Award. This award recognizes the body of research in spinal cord injury that he has done Read More…
ICORD gets new tool for rehabilitation research
Thanks to funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, BC Knowledge Development Fund and Rick Hansen Foundation, ICORD was recently able to purchase a Variable-Assist wearable bionic suit from Ekso Bionics. Dr. Tania Lam and her research team will use Read More…
Rock101 visits PARC
Local radio personality Willy Percy and his colleagues from Rock101 visited PARC in the morning of January 17th for a “mugging” and had a great visit. They brought Rock101 mugs and coffee and cookies from Subway, chatted with PARC research participants, Read More…
CFI funding announced for two ICORD researchers
Congratulations to ICORD PIs Dr. Miriam Spering and Dr. Ipek Oruc, who were among eighteen UBC researchers to receive more than $1.8 million in combined funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund. Drs. Spering and Read More…
Dr. Stephanie Willerth awarded a Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering
ICORD Principal Investigator Dr. Stephanie Willerth has been awarded a Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Willerth’s research focus is on using stem cells to engineer tissues to replace tissues of the nervous system that have been disease or Read More…
