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Dr. David Granville
Principal Investigator

B.Sc., Biological Sciences (Simon Fraser University)
Ph.D., Experimental Pathology (University of British Columbia)
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Molecular and Experimental Medicine (Scripps Research Institute)
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC

Executive Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI)
Associate Dean, Research – VCHRI, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Associate Director, BC Professional Firefighters’ Burn and Wound Healing Research Laboratory, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, UBC
Principal Investigator, UBC ICORD
Principal Investigator, UBC Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul’s Hospital
Associate Member, Department of Surgery, UBC
Affiliated Member, CIHR Skin Research Training Centre, UBC
Adjunct Professor, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, viDA Therapeutics Inc.

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Dr. Catherine Pallen
Emeritus Principal Investigator

Ph.D. [Medical Biochemistry] (University of Calgary)
Associate Member, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia

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Dr. John Kramer
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. [Kinesiology] (University of Calgary)
M.Sc. [Neuroscience] (University of Western Ontario)
Ph.D. [Neuroscience] (University of British Columbia)
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia

ICORD Associate Director, Operations

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Dr. Ipek Oruc
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. (Boğaziçi University) [Computer Science], M.Sc. (Boğaziçi University) [Computer Science), Ph.D. (New York University) [Psychology, Cognition, and Perception]
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

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Dr. Cornelia Laule
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. [Physics (major), German (minor)] (University of British Columbia),
M.Sc. [Physics] (University of British Columbia),
Ph.D. [Physics] (University of British Columbia),
Professor, Department of Radiology and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia,
Associate Member, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia
Vice Chair, Research | Radiology
Associate Director, Education & Training | ICORD
Director, UBC MRI Research Centre

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Dr. Cheryl Wellington
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. [Microbiology] (University of Alberta), Ph.D. [Microbiology] (University of British Columbia)
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia

 

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Dr. David Whitehurst
Associate Member

LL.B. [Law and Economics] (Keele University, UK)
M.Sc. [Health Economics] (University of York, UK)
Ph.D. [Primary Care Sciences (specialization in health economics)] (Keele University, UK)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship (University of British Columbia; funded by the Rick Hansen Institute)
Associate Professor (Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University)

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Dr. Miriam Spering
Associate Member

Ph.D. [Psychology and Neuroscience] (University of Giessen)
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

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Dr. Ben Mortenson
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. [Occupational Therapy] (University of Alberta), M.Sc. [Rehabilitation Sciences] (University of British Columbia), Ph.D. [Rehabilitation Sciences] (University of British Columbia), Post-Doctoral Fellowships (University of Montreal & Simon Fraser University)
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Adjunct Professor, Simon Fraser University
New Investigator, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2016-2021)
2021 recipient of the Award for Innovative Practice from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy.

 

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Dr. Christopher West
Principal Investigator

B.Sc. (Sport & Exercise Science) [University of Essex]
M.Sc. (Sport & Exercise Science – Human Performance) [Brunel University]
Ph.D. (Sport & Exercise Science – Spinal Cord Injury) [Brunel University]
Associate Professor, Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Medicine, University of British Columbia

ICORD Associate Director, Translational Research

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