ICORDian Dr. Jacquelyn Cragg has won the Society in Science – Branco Weiss Fellowship for postdoctoral studies. She joins physicists, biologists, social scientists, and other researchers from around the world in accepting the prestigious award given by ETH Zurich (Swiss Read More…
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ICORDian wins prestigious Killam Doctoral Scholarship
Jordan Squair wins Killam Doctoral Scholarship A big congratulations to Jordan Squair, an MD/PhD student supervised by ICORD PIs Dr. Andrei Krassioukov and Dr. Christopher West. He just won the Killam Doctoral Scholarship! Jordan is working on new methods to improve the control of Read More…
ICORD Director interviewed by CBC’s The National
CBC’s The National interviews Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff ICORD’s Director, Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff, was interviewed by CBC’s The National to comment on a recent paper published in Nature. Researchers at Ohio State University in Columbus used a surgically implanted device to record Read More…
ICORD researchers show spared neurons can take over motor function following spinal cord injury
Neuroscientists have shown that uninjured nerve cells take over the function of injured nerve cells following spinal cord injury (SCI), in a study done here at ICORD. The study, published today in the prestigious Journal of Neuroscience, clearly demonstrates that Read More…
ICORD study on cover of Journal of Physiology
Congratulations to ICORD Postdoc Dr. Aaron Phillips, whose study on cerebral blood flow regulation and spinal cord injury is the Editor’s Choice and cover article of the March 15, 2016 issue of The Journal of Physiology! Dr. Phillips, who is a Read More…
ICORDians win MS Society grant and awards!
ICORDians win funding from the MS Society! Three ICORD Trainees won Studentship Awards from the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, as part of the organization’s Annual Research Competition. Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff’s students Gregory Duncan (PhD candidate) and Sohrab Manesh (MSc candidate), along with Fraser Muir Read More…
Dr. Peter Cripton tests helmet on Global News
Global News visits ICORD to test helmet safety Last night, ICORD Principal Investigator Dr. Peter Cripton was featured in a Global News segment on bicycle helmet safety. Consumer reporter Anne Drewa visited ICORD last week for Dr. Cripton’s expertise in helmet Read More…
Funding available for international initiatives (Spring 2016)
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 April 7, 2016 Funding for these Read More…
Dr. Stephanie Willerth featured in Innovation
Innovation magazine features ICORD Principal Investigator ICORD Principal Investigator Dr. Stephanie Willerth has been recognized as a biomedical innovator in the latest issue of Innovation magazine. She and her team at the University of Victoria are bioengineering neural tissue designed Read More…
2015 Holiday Hours
Happy Holidays! Please note the following holiday hours at ICORD: PARC will be closed from December 20 until January 4. The ICORD Administrative Office will be closed from December 24 until January 4. The Blusson Spinal Cord Centre will be Read More…
