ICORD

03/25/2026

ICORD researchers Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff and Dr. Cheryl Wellington are featured speakers at this upcoming free event at UBC Robson Square

April 20, 2026 | Join UBC Connects at Robson Square in partnership with the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health as we welcome leading UBC researchers to discover how simple blood tests, personalized care, and innovative technologies are transforming the detection and treatment of brain injuri...

03/23/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Paulina Scheuren, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. John Kramer's lab, 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. The Apple Award is for excellence in publishing in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation literature, and is named in honour of David F. Apple, Jr., MD, founding member and Past-President of ASIA.
https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/149/3/908/8263041?login=false

03/15/2026

Menopause has the potential to worsen health issues that women with spinal cord injury/dysfunction (SCI/D) already experience. But too often, their voices are missing from the conversation.

That's why SCI BC, GF Strong, ICORD, Women’s Health Research Institute at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Science Centre, and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute came together to ask women with SCI and care providers: What matters most when it comes to menopause?

Here are the top 10 research priorities they identified:
1. The difference between menopause symptoms and SCI/D related symptoms
2. Bladder and bowel health
3. Bone health
4. Heart health and metabolic disease
5. Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) symptoms
6. Impact of the level and severity of SCI/D
7. Sexual health
8. Sleep problems and associated fatigue
9. Pressure injuries
10. Tone and spasticity

Your experiences helped shape this list and future research.

Read the report:https://scireproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Menopause-and-SCI-Project-Report-28Feb2026.pdf

01/23/2026

ICORD's annual fun and interactive outreach event is coming up on Wednesday, February 11, from 3:30 to 5:30pm at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre. Current and future scientists of all ages and genders (and their parents / caregivers) are invited to celebrate women and girls in science, enjoy light refreshments, and have fun with STEM-related demonstrations and displays! With special guests
Science World UBC Geering Up EthosLab and more!

Current and future scientists of all ages and genders (and their parents / caregivers) are invited to celebrate women and girls in science, enjoy light refreshments, and have fun with science, technology, engineering, and math-related demonstrations and displays!

01/22/2026

seed2STEM, ICORD's summer research program for Indigenous youth in grades 9-12, is accepting applications for Summer 2026! Apply by Feb 20. Join an info session on Feb 2 or Feb 9 – see link for details.

Applications for Summer 2026 are now open! Apply by February 20, 2026. Click here to access the application Click here to download the additional required forms Have questions? Come to one of these…

01/10/2026

01/03/2026

Maybe not evidence-based advice, but still very cute, Vancouver Public Library

12/22/2025

Happy holidays!

12/12/2025

A pleasure to host this great event!

12/08/2025

12/08/2025

Happy holidays, Fuse Wheelchair Dance!

11/04/2025

Thanks to everyone who turned out to Community Research Night, co-hosted by ICORD and Spinal Cord Injury BC. What was your favourite part of the event?