ICORD joins UBC Faculty of Medicine
Effective March 4th, 2010, ICORD was repositioned from the UBC College for Interdisciplinary Studies to the Faculty of Medicine. This change to the reporting relationship of ICORD reflects both the strong interprofessional focus across health disciplines for research and patient Read More…
Dr. Brian Kwon recognized for research contributions
Brian Kwon, ICORD Researcher and Associate Professsor in UBC’s Department of Orthopaedics, won the 2010 Young Investigator Award from the Kappa Delta Sorority and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation. The award is given to outstanding authors who are under Read More…
Trainees receive poster awards at ICORD Annual Research Meeting
Poster awards are an important and valued part of the ICORD Annual Research Meeting. Through the support of generous donors, we were able to provide poster awards to ICORD trainees in three categories at our February 3-4 meeting. The ICORD Read More…
Travelling Health Fair comes to Blusson Spinal Cord Centre
This event is presented by the UBC Department of Health, Safety and Environment. All UBC Staff and Faculty are welcome. Friday March 5, 9:00- 4:30 pm Sign up online to book your individual appointment for: nutritional health, focused on weight Read More…
ICORD researchers invent helmet that significantly reduces forces to neck during head-first impact
ICORD researchers, Dr. Peter Cripton, Director of the UBC Injury Biomechanics Laboratory, and PhD candidate, Tim Nelson, have invented a sports helmet that reduces direct impact to the neck by up to 56 per cent, according to preliminary tests. Dubbed Read More…
