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  • In the News! UBC leading the way in spinal cord injury research

    Dr. Dena Shahriari, Assistant Professor at UBC's Department of Orthopedics and the School of Biomedical Engineering, discussed a new project developing treatments for spinal cord injury on CKNW Mornings with Simi. Read More

  • In the News! UBC researchers look at ‘gel’ biomaterials to help treat spinal cord injuries

    UBC's Mend the Gap team is leading an international effort to develop a new way to treat spinal cord injuries, which they hope will lead to increased motor function and a better quality of life for patients. (CTV, Vancouver Sun, The Province) Read More

  • UBC researchers lead $24 million project to treat spinal cord injury

    A new multidisciplinary team—named Mend the Gap—is working on a novel approach that may someday help people with spinal cord injury. The Mend the Gap team recently received $24 million from Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund ​2020 Transformation stream to investigate using biomaterials—and soft gels in particular—to heal the injury. Read More

  • Faculty Spotlight – Shal Arneja

    Meet Dr. Shal Arneja! He is a clinical instructor with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and an orthopedic surgeon at Cowichan District Hospital on Vancouver Island. As a child, Dr. Arneja knew that he wanted to pursue orthopaedics. He fell in love with the west coast and the UBC Orthopaedic Program, so when the opportunity arose, he and his family moved to Cowichan Valley where he started an arthroscopy and athletic injuries program. Read More

  • International Spinal Cord Injury Biobank launches a new website

    The International Spinal Cord Injury Biobank (ISCIB) has launched a new website! The ISCIB is an initiative led by Dr. Brian Kwon and a multi-disciplinary team of experts based out of ICORD at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre. It's mission is to advance the understanding of the biology of SCI and share these findings with the global SCI community. Researchers from anywhere in the world can submit requests for ISCIB biospecimens.  Read More

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  • In the News! UBC leading the way in spinal cord injury researchJanuary 14, 2022
  • In the News! UBC researchers look at ‘gel’ biomaterials to help treat spinal cord injuriesJanuary 13, 2022
  • UBC researchers lead $24 million project to treat spinal cord injuryJanuary 12, 2022

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