by Vivian Sum, originally published in the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Insider When people think of spinal cord injury (SCI) they tend to focus on paralysis and body movement. But post-injury, the biggest health risk is actually cardiovascular disease— it’s Read More…
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ICORD Postdoctoral Fellow wins L’Oréal-UNESCO fellowship
Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Jacquelyn Cragg has just returned from the French Embassy in Ottawa, where she received a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science fellowship. The $20,000 fellowships are awarded to support major postdoctoral research projects undertaken by young Canadians at Read More…
Women’s health after SCI
ICORD Principal Investigator Dr. Andrei Krassioukov will host the 5th International Autonomic Symposium on February 13, 2019 at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre. The symposium, Women’s health after spinal cord injury, will examine the latest advances in research and clinical management of women’s Read More…
Funding available for international initiatives (Fall 2018)
Are you a researcher outside of Canada who’d like to collaborate with the researchers at ICORD? Applications for the VISIT program for international trainees and the ICORD Distinguished Visiting Scholar are being accepted until October 23, 2018 Funding for these Read More…
New laser sheds light on neuropathic pain
What exactly is neuropathic pain, and why do we feel it? ICORD PI Dr. John Kramer recently acquired the first laser for pain research in BC, and he and his team are using it to answer some fundamental questions about Read More…
Summer student shows impact of PARC
Burnaby South Secondary Grade 11 student Eliana Bond joined ICORD for six weeks in the summer of 2018 as part of our pilot Summer Research Program for Indigenous Youth.* She spent time working in the Ghahary, Tetzlaff, and Laule Labs, Read More…
ICORD researchers win MSFHR Scholar Awards
ICORD Investigator Dr. Shannon Kolind and research scientist Dr. Babak Shadgan are among seventeen BC-based health researchers to have received 2018 Scholar Awards from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. These important awards support researchers in the early stages Read More…
Examining Dr. E. Paul Zehr’s superpower
What do science and comic book superheroes have in common? Quite a lot, says ICORD Principal Investigator Dr. Paul Zehr. Dr. Zehr has been using comic book superheroes as a platform for discussing science since the release of his first Read More…
ICORD PI Dr. E. Paul Zehr explores superhero science in “Chasing Captain America”
Could we create a real-life superhero by changing human biology itself? The form and function of the human body, once entirely delimited by nature, are now fluid concepts thanks to recent advances in biomedical science and engineering. Professor, author, comic Read More…
Dr. Brian Kwon wins ASIA Apple Award
ICORD PI Dr. Brian Kwon has been awarded the 2018 American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Apple Award for excellence in publishing in spinal cord rehabilitation literature. Dr. Kwon received the award for his article “Spinal cord perfusion pressure predicts neurologic recovery in acute Read More…
