Dr. Brian Kwon

Dr. Brian Kwon wins J. Edouard Samson Award

Congratulations to ICORD PI Dr. Brian Kwon, who was recently chosen by the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation as the recipient of the J. Edouard Samson Award. This award recognizes the body of research in spinal cord injury that he has done Read More…

ICORD gets new tool for rehabilitation research

Thanks to funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, BC Knowledge Development Fund and Rick Hansen Foundation, ICORD was recently able to purchase a Variable-Assist wearable bionic suit from Ekso Bionics. Dr. Tania Lam and her research team will use Read More…

Rock101 visits PARC

Local radio personality Willy Percy and his colleagues from Rock101 visited PARC in the morning of January 17th for a “mugging” and had a great visit. They brought Rock101 mugs and coffee and cookies from Subway, chatted with PARC research participants, Read More…

CFI funding announced for two ICORD researchers

Congratulations to ICORD PIs Dr. Miriam Spering and Dr. Ipek Oruc, who were among eighteen UBC researchers to receive more than $1.8 million in combined funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund. Drs. Spering and Read More…

BSCC celebrates 5th anniversary

Come join the researchers, staff and clinicians for a light lunch at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre as we celebrate our 5th anniversary of operation in the state-of-the art facility with presentations, guided tours and a panel discussion on the Read More…

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