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…
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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…
Dr. Peter Cripton answers questions about bike helmets
Do you wear a helmet when you cycle? ICORD Principal Investigator Dr. Peter Cripton was recently featured in Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute’s Ask an Expert series. In the article published on October 26, 2015, Dr. Cripton answers questions about the Read More…
ICORD researcher wins international science communication award
ICORD Principal Investigator E. Paul Zehr has won the Society for Neuroscience’s Science Educator Award, a recognition given to two neuroscientists each year for a devotion to outreach and public education in neuroscience. “To have your efforts acknowledged by your Read More…
Spinal Chord Gala funds equipment grants
With funds raised by the annual Spinal Chord Gala, ICORD recently awarded four new equipment grants to Principal Investigators. Drs. Tom Oxland and Peter Cripton: $3,300 for a 3D printer: 3D printing allows us to create objects that are impossible Read More…
ICORD researchers cited as experts in recent news stories
ICORD Principal Investigators Drs. Andrei Krassioukov and Carolyn Sparrey were consulted recently as experts for stories in The Province and Maclean’s Magazine. In an article printed in The Province on September 17, Dr. Krassioukov speaks about the direction he hopes Read More…
Aziz Ghahary and Ryan Hartwell test promising anti-scarring drug
ICORD PI Dr. Aziz Ghahary and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Ryan Hartwell have developed a drug that they hope will prevent scarring and autoimmune disease. The drug, called Fibrostop, is currently in clinical trials. Read about the invention here, or watch Read More…
Funding available for international initiatives (Fall 2015)
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 8, 2015 Funding for these Read More…
