Peter Cripton elected to IRCOBI council
ICORD PI Dr. Peter Cripton has been elected to the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI) for a five year term. The IRCOBI mission is to educate and provide an academic forum for the dissemination of best practices Read More…
Myelin water atlas published
ICORD PhD student Kevin Liu has created an MRI-based in vivo normative atlas of myelin content in the spinal cord. This large collection of spinal cord MRIs from healthy living people can be used as a reference for researchers investigating demyelination Read More…
Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff reappointed as ICORD Director
On August 6, 2019, Dr. Rob McMaster, Executive Associate Dean, Research, UBC Faculty of Medicine and Executive Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, released the following announcement: I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff, as Director, Read More…
Apply now: Indigenous summer student program
ICORD is pleased to offer two paid summer positions for indigenous high school students (finishing grade 10 or 11) to learn about SCI research. Students will have the opportunity to do small projects in a variety of labs at ICORD, Read More…
ICORD postdoc wins prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO award
On February 11, 2019, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO announced the 21st International Award For Women in Science, which honours outstanding women scientists from all over the world. These exceptional women Read More…
