Dirk Haupt Dirk Haupt is a masters student at UBC. For the final project of his Biomedical Engineering 554 class, he worked on a project to design a virtual environment to investigate how people with SCI perceive and use their Read More…
Blog Archives: engineering
A new and improved technique for neural stem cell engineering
| 4 commentsInes Lacarne This is a summary of a paper by researchers in the laboratory of ICORD researcher Dr. Stephanie Willerth. Dr. Willerth was recently named one of the 2015 Young Innovators in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering by the Biomedical Engineering Read More…
New Innovations in Stem Cell Tissue Engineering
| 0 commentsBy: Reanne Li Original Article: Ko, J., Mohtaram, N.K., Ahmed, F., Montgomery, A., Carlson, M., Lee, P.C.D., Willerth, S. M., Jun, M.B.G. (2013). Fabrication of poly (e-caprolactone) microfiber scaffolds with varying topography and mechanical properties for stem cell-based tissue engineering Read More…
Helmets significantly reduce the risk of head injury in cycling accidents
| 0 commentsBy: Reanne Li Original Article: Cripton, P.A., Dressler, D.M., Stuart, C.A., Dennison, C.R., Richards, D. (2014). Bicycle helmets are highly effective at preventing head injury during head impact: Head-form accelerations and injury criteria for helmeted and unhelmeted impacts. Accident Analysis and Read More…
ICORD’s annual report for 2011-12 is now available
| 0 commentsICORD’s annual report for April 2011 to March 2012 is now available. Download the low-resolution PDF.
Sensory substitution for sexual rehab of men with chronic SCI
| 4 commentsBy: Nathan Santos This is a summary of a paper published by ICORD researchers in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Original article: Borisoff JF, Elliott SL, Hocaloski S, Birch GE. The development of a sensory substitution system for the sexual Read More…
