SCI research at UBC receives $48M grant
An international research team, co-led by ICORD PI Dr. Brian Kwon, has received a $48 million grant (US$36.5M) for research that aims to improve long-term outcomes for patients with SCI. The five-year project—made possible through a grant from the United Read More…
Dr. Brian Kwon wins inaugural Craig H. Neilsen Visionary Prize
ICORD Associate Director of Clinical Research, Dr. Brian Kwon, is one of three winners of the inaugural Craig H. Neilsen Visionary Award. Dr. Kwon and award-winners Andrea Dalzell and Reveca Torres, will each receive US$1 million, in honour of late entrepreneurial leader Craig H. Neilsen. Continue reading
Dr. John Kramer joins APT
On September 1, 2020, ICORD PI Dr. John Kramer became an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics. “I’m very excited for my laboratory to join the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, and Read More…
COVID-19 update
The Craig H Neilsen Foundation has generously provided funding to support people with SCI in BC facing the COVID-19 pandemic. ICORD activities have been moved to working from home. Read more here. Continue reading
Postdoctoral fellow position available
Dr. David Granville is recruiting a two-year postdoctoral research fellow starting January 2021, to be involved in translational research pertaining to pathophysiological roles of the serine protease family, granzymes, in the context of inflammation, injury, and repair in dermatological, autoimmune, Read More…
