Researchers interested in spinal-cord-injury

Dr. Soshi Samejima
Associate Member

Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

BSc [Health Science] (Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan)
Master of Athletic Training (Texas Tech University Health Science Center)
Doctor of Physical Therapy (Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health)
Master of Science (Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia)
PhD [Rehabilitation Science] (University of Washington, Seattle)
Postdoctoral Fellowship [Electrical & Computer Engineering] (University of Washington, Seattle)
Postdoctoral Fellowship [Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation] (International Collaboration of Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia)

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Dr. Jan Rosner
Associate Member

MD (University of Heidelberg)
M.Sc. [Neurophysiology] (University of Heidelberg)
Ph.D. [Neuroscience] (University of British Columbia)
Neurology Fellowship (Balgrist University)
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Balgrist University)
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Aarhus University)

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Dr. Brett Hilton
Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences (CPS), University of British Columbia

Postdoctoral fellowship, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
PhD, University of British Columbia
BSc in Biology, University of British Columbia
BA in English Literature, University of British Columbia

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Dr. Ben Mortenson
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. [Occupational Therapy] (University of Alberta), M.Sc. [Rehabilitation Sciences] (University of British Columbia), Ph.D. [Rehabilitation Sciences] (University of British Columbia), Post-Doctoral Fellowships (University of Montreal & Simon Fraser University)
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Adjunct Professor, Simon Fraser University
New Investigator, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2016-2021)
2021 recipient of the Award for Innovative Practice from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy.

 

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Dr. Wayne Moore
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. (Memorial University of Newfoundland), M.D. (McGill University)
Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Adjunct Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Adjunct Professor, McGill University

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Dr. Susan Forwell
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. [Occupational Therapy] (University of Western Ontario), M.A. (University of Southern California), Ph.D. (University of Southern California)

Professor and Head, Department of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Principal investigator, International Collaboration of Research and Discovery (ICORD)
Research Associate, Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Affiliate Investigator, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

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Dr. Piotr Kozlowski
Principal Investigator

M.Sc. (Jagiellonian University), Ph.D. (Institute of Nuclear Physics)
Associate Director, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Centre, University of British Columbia
Associate Professor, Departments of Radiology and Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Associate Member, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia
Research Scientist, Vancouver Prostate Centre

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Dr. Stephanie Willerth
Dr. Stephanie Willerth
Principal Investigator

S.B. [Biology] (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), S.B. [Chemical Engineering] (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), M.S. (Washington University), Ph.D. [Biomedical Engineering] (Washington University), Post-Doctoral Fellowship [Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering] (University of California)
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria
Member, Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technology

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Dr. Matt Ramer
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. (Queen’s University), Ph.D. (Queen’s University), Post-Doctoral Fellowship (King’s College London)
Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia

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Dr. Peter Cripton
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. (Dalhousie University), B.Eng. (Technical University of Nova Scotia), M.Sc. (Queen’s University), Ph.D. (Queen’s University), Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Yale University)
Co-Director, UBC Orthopaedic and Injury Biomechanics Group
Professor and Associate Head – External, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Faculty Member, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

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