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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…

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Stem cell tourism

Have you ever thought about going abroad for a stem cell treatment? ICORD PI Dr. Brian Kwon, along with researchers Drs. Judy Illes, Holly Longstaff and Vera Krahmova are studying stem cell trust and tourism. The goal of their Stem Read More…

Grant Launches Partnership for SCI Cures at ICORD

ICORD’s cutting edge spinal cord injury research will be accelerated by a 10-year, $20 million grant from the Rick Hansen Foundation, fueling efforts to pursue treatments in the laboratory and to launch clinical trials. The Rick Hansen Foundation announced this Read More…

Sounds like Science: a benefit concert for ICORD

Enjoy some beautiful music and support ICORD at the same time at Sounds like Science on May 25th. This concert will feature some of Vancouver’s finest musicians performing works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Hurlstone and others. Saturday 25 May at Read More…

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Dr. Chris West wins prestigious award

Congratulations to ICORD postdoctoral fellow Dr. Christopher West, who has won the 2013 Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation / Sell Fund of ASIA Young Investigator Award. Dr. West is an experienced translational exercise physiologist who specializes in cardiorespiratory and autonomic assessment. Read More…

The poster session of the 2012 ICORD Annual Research Meeting.

W.L. McLeod Trainee Award announced

In honour of the ongoing fundraising for ICORD done by the students at W.L. McLeod Elementary School in Vanderhoof, BC, ICORD is renaming a travel and research prize for Masters students the W.L. McLeod Trainee Award. Each year at our Read More…