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Congratulations to Dr. Paulina Scheuren on being awarded the American Spinal Injury Association's Apple Award for her paper, "Enhanced Clinical Trial Stratification in Spinal Cord Injury: the Value of Electrophysiology", published in Brain. academic.oup.com/brain/article/…

seed2STEM, ICORD's summer research program for Indigenous youth, has received the Leadership in Reconciliation Award from the City of Vancouver.

Huge congratulations to ICORD trainees Alanna Shwed and Daniele Ferrari, recipients of the 2025 Michael Smith @HlthResearchBC Trainee Awards! 🎉 They join 35 outstanding researchers across BC who received this year's award. healthresearchbc.ca/fundingprogram…

Read about how a new implantable tissue monitoring technology, developed by ICORD PI Dr. Babak Shadgan and colleague Dr. Donald Anderson, could transform surgical practices. vchri.ca/stories/2025/1…

ICORD's summer research program for Indigenous youth – seed2STEM – grew again this summer, hosting 104 students in Vancouver and Kelowna! Read about how seed2STEM puts Reconciliation into action: icord.org/news/2025/09/r…

Tomorrow, September 26th, will be the annual Ultimate Frisbee Tournament! This student-led tradition began in 1999. Each year, students in grades 4–6 gather at W.L. McLeod School to play and raise money for research at ICORD. Good luck to all the players—we’ll be cheering you on!

New study alert! #SCI #menopause icord.org/studies/2025/0…

What happens when a researcher teams up with a marathon runner with SCI? UBC-O PhD candidate Nate Adams (SCI Action Lab) partnered with Mike Shaw to collect real-time physiological data during marathon training. 📖 Read the story: news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/05/12/put… news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/05/12/put…

Did you know mountain biking is a significant cause of spinal cord injury in BC? ICORD researchers discuss how better data collection and trail safety could help prevent these injuries. Check out the article on page 24 of the latest UBC Alumni Magazine: magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/sites/default/…

Check out the feature of Orthopaedic and Injury Biomechanics Group (OIBG) in the President’s Highlight of the Spring 2025 UBC Magazine! magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2025/spring-20…

How accessible are national parks for everyone? Dr. Aguilar-Carrasco's PhD research compares accessibility in Canada and Spain for people living with disabilities. 📰 Read her interview for her personal insights on navigating nature and accessibility: atlasobscura.com/articles/acces…

👀 Get a sneak peek of @VCHResearch's upcoming Research Impact Series! Discover how health research changes lives from the leading scientists across @VCHhealthcare ealthcare and @UBC. Subscribe to VCHRI’s YouTube channel to see the video series first. youtu.be/SvQEA2kp5P0

Have you checked out Dr. K's video on the FashionABLE project? The video features members of the SCI community sharing their personal stories and adaptations when it comes to clothing that is both functional and fashionable. icord.org/news/2025/04/f… youtube.com/watch?v=UsGJCK…

🌱 Spring has sprung! Check out our Early Spring issue of the ICORDian, featuring the stories on SCI research (nerve regeneration + muscle strength measuring techniques + more!), awards, and community news from ICORD. Read the issue here: icord.org/the-icordian-e…

Our friends at @SCI_BC released the Spring edition of The Spin! Read stories about workers’ rights and disability in the workplace, breastfeeding after SCI, lessons from SCI clinical trials, a new ferry service, and more! sci-bc.ca/wp-content/upl…

We had a record number of applicants for our #seed2STEM summer program for Indigenous students! We're urgently looking for host labs, especially in: 🧬 Biology 🧠 Psyc & Neuroscience 🛠️ Engineering 🔭 Astrophysics 🩺 Clinical medicine Visit icord.org/seed2stem/proj… to learn more.

Lukas Linde, Mike Berger, and their colleagues (including former ICORDian Armin Curt) published "Ulnar compound muscle action potentials predict hand muscle strength 1 year after cervical spinal cord injury: A retrospective analysis" last week. Way to go! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40158362/

Congratulations to Corree and Cheryl on receiving a well-deserved 3-year NSERC PromoScience grant to support and expand the #seed2STEM summer research program for Indigenous youth! 🎉🔬 About PromoScience: nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Promoter-Promo… About seed2STEM: icord.org/seed2stem/

Congrats to Carlos Herrara and collaborators, including Dr. Miller, Dr. Mortenson, Dr. Townson, Dr. Eng, and the @SCIREProject research team on their new publication, "Treatments of fatigue after spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis." nature.com/articles/s4139…

Participants in Dr. Mortenson’s study used both gym-aROW machines and modified home-aROW machines. “Participants appreciated [achieving] good exercise intensity and positive physical outcomes with both the home- and gym-aROWs.” vchri.ca/stories/2025/0… #AdaptiveFitness