Poster awards are an important and valued part of the ICORD Annual Research Meeting. The ICORD Trainee Award is for the best poster presented by an ICORD trainee at the Masters Student level. The Aaron Moser Award goes to the Read More…
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Full house for world premiere
The atrium of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre was filled with delighted music-lovers on snowy February 26th. After excellent previews in the Georgia Straight and Vancouver Sun, there was standing-room-only for Cathedrals of Science, a concert for choir and orchestra Read More…
SCI in China: public talk on March 2
SCI in China: a talk by Dr. Li Jianjun, Director of the China Rehabilitation Research Center (CRRC) Presented by the Rick Hansen Institute Wednesday March 2 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Lecture Hall, Blusson Spinal Cord Centre (818 West 10th Read More…
Talk: When it comes to Biomechanics…is injury prevention the best medicine?
Presented by: ICORD Principal Investigator and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Peter Cripton Wednesday March 9, Noon-1:00 pm Kaiser 2020/2030, UBC Point Grey Campus Safety devices such as helmets, seatbelts and airbags are designed to prevent injuries by engineers who Read More…
Cathedrals of Science
The Blusson Spinal Cord Centre will be filled with beautiful music again on Saturday February 26th, when the Vancouver Cantata Singers present Cathedrals of Science, a concert for choir and orchestra, in the Atrium of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre. Read More…
Peril atop the porcelain throne: the problem of blood pressure control after SCI.
Join ICORD PhD Candidate Leanne Ramer for an informative discussion at the next Café Scientifique Vancouver on Tuesday Jan 25th, 7:30pm at the Railway Club (579 Dunsmuir St). Caution: may not be an accessible venue. “It is … autonomic functions Read More…
2011 Annual Research Meeting
This year’s Annual Research Meeting will take place on Monday February 21 and Tuesday February 22, and is open to all ICORD researchers, staff and trainees. Please contact ICORD Administration to request a registration form.
Spinal Chord puts “fun” in Fundraiser
Building on the success of the 2009 event, ICORD and the Vancouver Cantata Singers co-hosted the second annual Spinal Chord Gala on November 6, 2010. This year’s event had twice as many guests and included a live auction in addition Read More…
Two awards for Trainee
ICORD PhD Student Peggy Assinck has two new awards to add to her CV. Peggy recently won the “Best Poster” award at the Stem Cell Network Annual General Meeting in Calgary (November 22-24, 2010), for her poster entitled “Transplantation of Read More…
ICORD researchers take leading roles in Year of Science: Science and Health Expo
ICORD researchers are playing key roles in the Province’s first signature event Year of Science, Health and Science Expo, held November 25th and 26th at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver. The expo is designed to promote careers in health Read More…
