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…
ICORD Trainee is Minerva Foundation’s Emerging Leader in Science
ICORD PhD student Jacqueline Cragg is receiving the inaugural Emerging Leader in Science award from the Minerva Foundation at a special luncheon today. Jacqueline joined ICORD in 2007 as an undergraduate student in Dr. Matt Ramer’s lab. She completed her Read More…
BSCC celebrates 5th anniversary
Come join the researchers, staff and clinicians for a light lunch at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre as we celebrate our 5th anniversary of operation in the state-of-the art facility with presentations, guided tours and a panel discussion on the Read More…
