ICORD Researcher and VCH Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Brian Kwon has been named one of Business In Vancouver’s Top 40 under 40. The award honours corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders in British Columbia who have reached a significant level of Read More…
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Cardiovascular Health Clinic for 2010 Paralympic Athletes
Paralympian athletes are exposed to tremendous physical and emotional stress during training and competition, and athletes with spinal cord injury (SCI) have unique disadvantages during competition. One of these disadvantages is unstable blood pressure control. On a daily basis, individuals Read More…
Dr. Andrei Krassioukov wins inaugural Alan T. Brown Foundation Award
Dr. Andrei Krassioukov has won the 2009 Alan T. Brown Foundation Award for research in Spinal Cord Injury, presented by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA). This is the first year the Alan T. Brown Foundation SCI Research Award has Read More…
Spinal Chord gala gets rave reviews
“The choir was amazing – sublime, exquisite – a great treat for our ears!” “We loved how the choir members mingled and chatted with the audience.” “Your show last night was magnificent. I have seldom enjoyed myself that much.” “Who Read More…
Grant for ICORD Researchers to study improved mobilty in older power-wheelchair users
Dr. Bill Miller, an ICORD investigator and faculty member in the UBC Dept of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Sciences and GF Strong Rehab Centre, along with Drs. Gary Birch, Bonnie Sawatzky and several others, received $1,485,447 over 6 years through Read More…
Dr. Janice Eng wins 2009 Jonas Salk Award
Dr. Janice Eng, a GF Strong and ICORD researcher and professor in the Dept. of Physical Therapy, has received the prestigious 2009 Jonas Salk Award from March of Dimes Canada. Earlier this year Dr. Eng, developed a rehabilitation program that Read More…
ICORD Researchers in the news
Drs. Wolfram Tetzlaff and Femke Streiger’s study on the effects of high-fat, low-carb (or ketogenic) diet on recovery after SCI was featured in Science Daily and PhysOrg.com. Dr. Tetzlaff presented the research project at a press conference at this year’s Read More…
Spinal Chord: a benefit supporting research & the arts
Don your cocktail attire and join ICORD and the Vancouver Cantata Singers for a unique interdisciplinary gala featuring live Classical & Jazz music in the architecturally-inspired atrium of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, with libations, tasty hors d’oeuvres, and a Read More…
Students win scholarships
Congratulations to ICORD trainees who have recently been awarded scholarships: Peggy Assinck, (Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff, ICORD) and Brodie Sakakibara, (Dr. Bill Miller, ICORD and GF Strong Centre) won Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Awards. Ada Read More…
World-renowned perception and movement expert to visit ICORD
Professor Alain Berthoz will visit ICORD on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Prof. Berthoz will be in Vancouver for the month of September as a Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Distinguished Visiting Professor. Prof. Berthoz will present a seminar, and Read More…
