Today is the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, and to celebrate, we’re honoured to profile a few amazing ICORD women who offer a variety of perspectives on what it’s like to be a woman in science. Please meet: Read More…
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Peter Cripton elected to IRCOBI council
ICORD PI Dr. Peter Cripton has been elected to the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI) for a five year term. The IRCOBI mission is to educate and provide an academic forum for the dissemination of best practices Read More…
Myelin water atlas published
ICORD PhD student Kevin Liu has created an MRI-based in vivo normative atlas of myelin content in the spinal cord. This large collection of spinal cord MRIs from healthy living people can be used as a reference for researchers investigating demyelination Read More…
Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff reappointed as ICORD Director
On August 6, 2019, Dr. Rob McMaster, Executive Associate Dean, Research, UBC Faculty of Medicine and Executive Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, released the following announcement: I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff, as Director, Read More…
Apply now: Indigenous summer student program
ICORD is pleased to offer two paid summer positions for indigenous high school students (finishing grade 10 or 11) to learn about SCI research. Students will have the opportunity to do small projects in a variety of labs at ICORD, Read More…
ICORD postdoc wins prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO award
On February 11, 2019, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO announced the 21st International Award For Women in Science, which honours outstanding women scientists from all over the world. These exceptional women Read More…
ICORD researchers investigate cognitive impairment in people with SCI
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…
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…
