An international research team, co-led by ICORD PI Dr. Brian Kwon, has received a $48 million grant (US$36.5M) for research that aims to improve long-term outcomes for patients with SCI. The five-year project—made possible through a grant from the United Read More…
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Dr. Brian Kwon wins inaugural Craig H. Neilsen Visionary Prize
ICORD Associate Director of Clinical Research, Dr. Brian Kwon, is one of three winners of the inaugural Craig H. Neilsen Visionary Award. Dr. Kwon and award-winners Andrea Dalzell and Reveca Torres, will each receive US$1 million, in honour of late entrepreneurial leader Craig H. Neilsen. Continue reading
Dr. John Kramer joins APT
On September 1, 2020, ICORD PI Dr. John Kramer became an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics. “I’m very excited for my laboratory to join the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, and Read More…
COVID-19 update
The Craig H Neilsen Foundation has generously provided funding to support people with SCI in BC facing the COVID-19 pandemic. ICORD activities have been moved to working from home. Read more here. Continue reading
Postdoctoral fellow position available
Dr. David Granville is recruiting a two-year postdoctoral research fellow starting January 2021, to be involved in translational research pertaining to pathophysiological roles of the serine protease family, granzymes, in the context of inflammation, injury, and repair in dermatological, autoimmune, Read More…
ICORD celebrates #WomenInScience
Today is the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, and to celebrate, we’re honoured to profile a few amazing ICORD women who offer a variety of perspectives on what it’s like to be a woman in science. Please meet: Read More…
Peter Cripton elected to IRCOBI council
ICORD PI Dr. Peter Cripton has been elected to the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI) for a five year term. The IRCOBI mission is to educate and provide an academic forum for the dissemination of best practices Read More…
Myelin water atlas published
ICORD PhD student Kevin Liu has created an MRI-based in vivo normative atlas of myelin content in the spinal cord. This large collection of spinal cord MRIs from healthy living people can be used as a reference for researchers investigating demyelination Read More…
Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff reappointed as ICORD Director
On August 6, 2019, Dr. Rob McMaster, Executive Associate Dean, Research, UBC Faculty of Medicine and Executive Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, released the following announcement: I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff, as Director, Read More…
Apply now: Indigenous summer student program
ICORD is pleased to offer two paid summer positions for indigenous high school students (finishing grade 10 or 11) to learn about SCI research. Students will have the opportunity to do small projects in a variety of labs at ICORD, Read More…
