ICORD

10/22/2025

Congratulations to ICORD's newest Canada Research Chair!

Dr. Heather Gainforth has a singular principle that drives her research and her career. “At the end of the day, everything I do is in service to the communities that benefit from my work.” That wor…

10/16/2025

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

ICORD’s seed2STEM summer research program for high school youth has been awarded the City of Vancouver’s Leadership in Reconciliation Award for 2025. seed2STEM transforms reconciliation principles …

10/15/2025

Huge congratulations to ICORD trainees Alanna Shwed and Daniele Ferrari on receiving the 2025 Michael Smith Research Trainee Awards! They are among this year’s cohort of 35 outstanding awardees.

The Research Trainee Program is one of Health Research BC’s flagship funding opportunities. It supports emerging health researchers during the training phase of their careers to foster professional growth and strengthen BC’s health research talent.

🔗 Learn more about the program

Research Trainee Program

09/29/2025

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:

seed2STEM, the summer research program that offers paid research internships to Indigenous high school students, grew again this summer. The program, which started at ICORD with one student in 2018…

09/25/2025

W.L. McLeod Elementary School in Vanderhoof, BC, will be holding their annual Ultimate Frisbee Tournament tomorrow! Since 1999, this student-led tradition has raised funds for ICORD. Students in grades 4-6 will gather to play, compete, and raise money for spinal cord injury research at ICORD.

The Four Rivers Co-op has generously sponsored the concession supplies every year since the very first tournament.

Good luck to all the players—we’ll be cheering you on!

09/18/2025

08/18/2025

Our friends at the BC Brain Wellness program are having a research event!

Join us for an exciting presentation with Dr. Deanna Gibson on the gut microbiome and its role in health. Come to learn how the gut microbiome influences inflammation and brain health, and the impact of diet and live biotherapeutics like probiotics, to support a healthier gut!

RSVP: https://www.bcbrainwellness.ca/events/research-seminar-series-mind-body-together-when-the-mind-speaks-through-the-body-crynr

We hope to see you there!

07/18/2025

New study alert!

https://icord.org/studies/2025/07/menopause-and-spinal-cord-injury/

07/16/2025

New paper alert!

How do soft tissues protect us in a fall? Dr. Fatemeh Khorami investigates the mechanics behind s*x differences and injury risk A recent PhD grad just published a paper looking at s*x differences i…

06/18/2025

UBC researchers have been awarded more than $6.5 million from Brain Canada. https://bit.ly/3HMp2RH

Congratulations to Dr. Brian Kwon and Dr. Mark Cembrowski, who will lead two innovative neuroscience research platforms.

Explore how the projects will help accelerate discovery and foster open science, positioning Canada at the forefront of global brain and spine health research.

06/15/2025

Congratulations to Dr Brian Kwon and the ISCIB on this new grant from Brain Canada !

Brain Canada announced its support for two pioneering neuroscience research platforms at UBC through its Platform Support Grants (PSG) program, including an expansion of the International SCI Bioba…

06/13/2025

What happens when a researcher teams up with a marathon runner with SCI? UBC-O PhD candidate Nate Adams from the SCI Action Lab partnered with Mike Shaw to collect real-time physiological data during marathon training - outside the lab, on the track, and in the community.

📖 Read the full story on their one-of-a-kind case study: https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/05/12/putting-community-students-and-research-on-the-same-track/ https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/05/12/putting-community-students-and-research-on-the-same-track/

UBC Okanagan research with first-time marathoner Mike Shaw explores new insights into spinal cord injury recovery and performance