Dr. Heather Gainforth has a singular principle that drives her research and her career. “At the end of the day, everything I do is in service to the communities that benefit from my work.” That work—seeking to inject meaningful community Read More…
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seed2STEM honoured with City of Vancouver Leadership in Reconciliation Award
ICORD’s seed2STEM summer research program for high school youth has been awarded the City of Vancouver’s Leadership in Reconciliation Award for 2025. seed2STEM transforms reconciliation principles into action by creating culturally safe pathways for Indigenous high school students to participate Read More…
Postdocs receive Health Research BC Trainee Awards
Dr. Daniele Ferrari, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. David Granville, and Dr. Alanna Shwed, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Heather Gainforth, have both received 2025 Research Trainee Awards from Michael Smith Health Research BC. Read More…
Reconciliation in action: seed2STEM keeps growing
seed2STEM, the summer research program that offers paid research internships to Indigenous high school students, grew again this summer. The program, which started at ICORD with one student in 2018 as a way to address underrepresentation of Indigenous people in Read More…
PhD student investigates sex differences in soft tissue behaviour
How do soft tissues protect us in a fall? Dr. Fatemeh Khorami investigates the mechanics behind sex differences and injury risk A recent PhD grad just published a paper looking at sex differences in soft tissue behaviour, which is an Read More…
Brain Canada invests in ICORD’s SCI Biobank
Brain Canada announced its support for two pioneering neuroscience research platforms at UBC through its Platform Support Grants (PSG) program, including an expansion of the International SCI Biobank at ICORD. These investments aim to accelerate discovery and foster open science, Read More…
ICORD Director featured in new VCHRI video
VCHRI has just released a new video, From Discovery to Care: This is VCHRI, on their YouTube channel. The video features interviews with ICORD Director Dr. Brian Kwon, along with Dr. Martin Gleave (Vancouver Prostate Centre), Dr. Lynn Raymond (Djavad Read More…
Dr. Andrei Krassioukov shares video on FashionABLE project
ICORD researcher Dr. Andrei Krassioukov released a video in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injury BC that shines a spotlight on the importance of inclusive fashion. The short documentary features members of the SCI community sharing their personal stories, challenges, and Read More…
ICORDians receive King Charles III Coronation Medals
Drs. Stacy Elliott, Andrei Krassioukov, Brian Kwon, Wolfram Tetzlaff and Marcel Dvorak have received King Charles III Coronation Medals as Spinal Cord Injury Research Trailblazers. This honour recognizes Canadians who have made a lasting impact in communities, territories, regions, and Read More…
ICORD Director receives UBC’s premier award for research
ICORD Director Dr. Brian Kwon has received the Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize for 2024. This prestigious award, UBC’s premier award for research, recognizes his outstanding contributions as a surgeon-scientist to spinal cord injury research. Dr. Kwon is the first recipient of this prize from the Read More…
