ICORD visits Vanderhoof

ICORD PhD student Peggy Assinck is in Vanderhoof, BC to take part in W.L.McLeod Elementary School’s 15th annual John Ryan Ultimate Tournament in support of SCI research. Peggy spent her first day in Vanderhoof giving presentations about spinal cord injury, Read More…

ICORD Basics post cards now available

Download our new postcards for an easy-to-understand overview of ICORD research. Collection of 6 cards includes: ICORD overview; Discovery Science; Rehabilitation Research; Engineering Research; Clinical Research; Researchers outside the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre

Our interview with Goodmornings.org

Earlier this summer, ICORDians participated in a video for the Goodmornings.org project. This project aims to brighten up the world through the simple sharing of a “Good morning!” from all parts of the world. A brief summary can be read here. In Read More…

Adaptive yoga classes start in September

Join Mary-Jo Fetterly for 6 sessions of Adaptive yoga on Wednesdays from 12:00 to 1:30pm. Classes start September 4th and run through October 16th (no class Sept. 18th) Classes take place in the ICORD Access Lab / PARC at the Read More…

Get your tickets for the Spinal Chord Gala!

Join your friends and colleagues at Spinal Chord on Saturday, November 2nd. Spinal Chord is a gala evening in support of ICORD and the Vancouver Cantata Singers. This is your chance to get all dressed up, hear an award-winning choir Read More…

ICORD trainees win MSFHR awards

Congratulations to Drs. Reza Jalili, Chris West and Aaron Philips, who are among 59 BC Health Researchers to have won prestigious Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Trainee Awards for 2013. Dr. Jalili is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Read More…

Good morning!

Good morning! Check out ICORD’s video contribution to Goodmornings.org, a project that aims to brighten up the world through the simple sharing of a “Good morning!” from all parts of the world. The video features some of our talented researchers and staff, Read More…

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Congratulations to our recent award-winning trainees!

Seth Gilchrist, a PhD student from Dr. Peter Cripton’s Orthopaedic and Injury Biomechanics Group, was awarded best presentation at the Northwest Biomechanics Symposium at the University of Idaho early this month. His presentation was titled “Development and Validation of a Fall Read More…