Dr. Anthony Cooper and Dr. Julian Sernik Receive Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation Awards
We are pleased to share that Dr. Anthony Cooper from the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Dr. Julian Sernik from the Division of Comprehensive Orthopaedics were amongst the recipients of the 2022 Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation (COF) Research Awards.
Dr. Anthony Cooper Receives 2022 POSNA Registry Grant for International Limb Differences Registry
We are thrilled to congratulate Dr. Anthony Cooper, Clinical Associate Professor at UBC Orthopaedics and Pediatric Orthopaedic surgeon at BC Children’s Hospital, on receiving the 2022 Pediatric Orthopaedic Society Of North America (POSNA) Registry Grant research award for the International Limb Differences Registry. The POSNA Registry Grant provides three years of funding for high-quality, multicenter clinical […]
SpiNepal Awarded International Development, Aid and Collaboration (IDAC) Grant
Spinal Cord Injury Collaboration – Nepal (SpiNepal) was awarded a three-year International Development, Aid and Collaboration (IDAC) Grant from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – RCPS(C) totalling CAD90,000 for its project: A Physical Medicine Residency by, in and for Nepal. SpiNepal works closely with the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre (SIRC) near Kathmandu, Nepal’s first […]
UBC Orthopaedics Researchers Attract CIHR Fall 2021 Funding to Develop Adult Spinal Deformity Surgical Planning and Failure Prediction Toolkit
Congratulations to UBC Department of Orthopaedics Professor and Principle Investigator Dr. Thomas Oxland and co-investigators, Associate Professor Dr. John Street and Professor Dr. David Wilson, on being awarded a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Fall 2021.
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)