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Experimental Treatments for SCI:
What you should know if you are considering participation in a clinical trial.
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SCIRE
Now available online:
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The Blusson Pavilion: ICORD's future home now under construction

Exterior view of the Blusson Pavilion's northeast corner as of February 2008. (photo: Lowell McPhail)

ICORD website notice

ICORD Please note, we are currently upgrading our web server. During this time, some features of the ICORD website may not be fully functional. We hope to have the system fully restored shortly. We thank you for your patience during this time. If you are having trouble finding a specific item, please call our administrative office (1.604.822.2673).

Welcome to ICORD

ICORD (International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries) is an interdisciplinary research centre for the development of effective strategies to promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury. This unique initiative brings together spinal cord injury researchers from the Sciences, Medicine, Surgery, Rehabilitation, Engineering, Education, and community-based Humanities research. ICORD is working to facilitate the discovery and implementation of relevant solutions to improve functional recovery, mobility, community integration and quality of life for people with spinal cord injury.

ICORD at a glance, 2006/7

  • Number of Principal Investigators (PIs): 51
  • Number of Trainees: 273
  • Number of Publications, April 2006 to March 2007: 386
  • Total research grants held by ICORD PIs: more than $12.1 million
  • Total research endowments: $18.4 million

    thumbnail of ICORD's annual report coverICORD's 2006/7 Annual Report is now available online: Click here to download the pdf.
    Please contact the ICORD office to request a print version of the report.


from cells to community... solutions for spinal cord injury

  News 

Hot off the presses! The latest edition of the ICORDian is now online
The latest edition of ICORD's newsletter, the ICORDian, is now available online.
Click here to read the latest, exciting ICORD news and stories.

Spanish and German translations of the Guidelines for Experimental Treatments for SCI now available online.

SCIRE: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence - available online.

  Announcements 

Job posting: Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Associate position in Autonomic Research and Cardiovascular Physiology
A two-year, full-time Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Associate position in Autonomic Research and Cardiovascular Physiology is available with International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries (ICORD) at the University of British Columbia. The successful candidate will be expected to perform research in the area of human cardiovascular autonomic control following spinal cord injury (SCI).
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Call for Abstracts:
The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is pleased to announce the 3rd National Spinal Cord Injury Conference and the 16th Interurban Spinal Cord Injury Conference to be held as one national event on Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: Innovation, Impact and Future Directions at the Hilton Toronto Hotel on November 6, 7, 8, 2008.
Click here to learn more from the TRI website.

Job posting: Research Associate Position at ICORD in the area of functional genomics and proteomics of severe spinal cord injury models
A two-year, full or part time Research Associate position is available with ICORD (International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries) at the University of British Columbia. The Research Associate will join a research group working on the functional genomics and proteomics of severe spinal cord injury models.
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Founding Partners Supported by the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation Supported by the University of British Columbia Supported by the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute