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Sept 6, 2018: the "back to the grind (and we don't mean coffee)" edition
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 The ICORD Seminar Series presents
Dr. Juan Aguilar
Experimental Neurology Group
Research Hospital for Paraplegics
Toledo, Spain
Characterizing neural activity in the somatosensory cortex to re-define cortical reorganization after SCI.
 Tue 11 Sept
12-1 in the Lecture Hall
A light lunch will be provided.
For more information, please contact Dr. Catherine Jutzeler.
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 Meet ICORD's new Finance Assistant
Chandelle Coleman started last week as our new Finance Assistant. She's very friendly: drop by and introduce yourself (you might even score some fresh veggies from her garden).
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 Our 2017-18 Annual Report is ready
You can download a copy here, or pick up a hard copy in the Admin Office any time after next week.
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Have fun working out with your BSCC colleagues:
sign up for Fall Lunchtime Fitness Classes!
Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:10 to 1:00
September 4 to December 14
These classes are a combination of mat pilates and core strengthening, with a variety of exercises targeting all parts of the body (every class is different!). Very reasonable rates ($90 - $240 for 10-30 classes). Zoe Green will continue teaching both Tough Tuesdays and Therapeutic Thursdays. She offers hands-on adjustments (with permission of participants), challenge and difficulty (with modifications for different ability levels), a quickly-paced class, and a fun and playful atmosphere. For more information or to sign up, please contact Cheryl.
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Your 2018-19 ICORD Trainee Committee Executive:
Co-Chairs: Brian Hayes (West Lab) & Martin Keung (Kwon Lab)
Symposium Coordinators: Sohrab Manesh & Kathleen Kolehmainen (Tetzlaff Lab)
Seminar Series Coordinator: Cameron Gee (West Lab)
Social Coordinator: Mary Fossey (West Lab)
Workshops Coordinator: Loay Al-Salehi (OIBL)
Community Outreach Lead: Ana-Maria Oproescu (Ramer Lab / Resource Centre)
Secretary/Communications: Brittney Smaila (Ramer Lab)
Congratulations, and thanks, to this enthusiastic group of students who are sharing their time and energy to help make ICORD a better place for trainees.
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. . . returns next week. Who do you want to know more about? Nominate them!
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2019 ARM: mark your calendar
We know, school hasn't even started yet, but it's time to think about next year's Annual Research Meeting! It's taking place on March 6 and 7, 2019.
Put this in your calendar now!
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Do you recruit participants for research studies?
Come to this important Lunch & Learn at noon on September 18 in the BSCC Lecture Hall
The BC Health Research Connection Project will improve how patients and the public can find and connect to health researchers and research opportunities. The project will develop:
- a website for patients and the public to learn about health research in BC,
- a listing of active health research studies and other types of research engagement opportunities in BC, and
- an online research registry for patient and public volunteers to self-enroll in order to be matched to appropriate research opportunities for which they may be eligible.
At the Lunch + Learn on September 18, you can
- learn about what the project is about and how it can help your research
- find out how the project is being planned, and about upcoming project activities
Who should attend? PIs, research staff and trainees who recruit participants for health research studies. Click below to RSVP. The password is "REACH"
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Health Evaluation Lunch + Learn series
RHI is developing a monthly Lunch + Learn series about Health Evaluation. Please note that registration is required, and that there is a fee for registering. These are the first two sessions:
At the intersection of knowledge translation, evaluation and implementation science: Navigating a role for evaluation
BSCC Lecture Hall
September 13, 12-1pm
Presenter: Sarah Farina, President of the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES), past President of the BC & Yukon chapter of CES and Co-Chair of the 2017 CES conference
Register here
How To know if it’s working: Developing an organizational KT evaluation framework
BSCC Lecture Hall
October 11, 12-1pm
Presenters: Penny Cooper is a professional evaluator with over twenty years’ experience in evaluation and applied research. She is the former Director of Evaluation & Impact Analysis for the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR), and currently works as an independent consultant. Penny is deeply engaged in evaluation of KT initiatives through her ongoing relationship with MSFHR and other BC-based clients. Gayle Scarrow is the Director, Knowledge Translation at MSFHR. She leads the development, implementation, evaluation and ongoing management of MSFHR's knowledge translation plan for the purpose of fostering and accelerating the impact of health research in BC and beyond.
Register here
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Consumer-driven SCI conference comes to Vancouver
Sheraton Vancouver Airport
October 19-20, 2018
Interested in hearing about the latest scientific findings in cure-related research? Join researchers, clinicians, people with SCI and community advocates at Working 2 Walk, a popular, consumer-driven spinal cord injury research conference. The agenda boasts a diverse and world-class speaker lineup, including many BSCC researchers and clinicians and featured speaker, Rick Hansen. October 19-20, Sheraton Vancouver Airport. Click here for more details and to register.
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ICORD Journal Club: Updates coming soon!
ICORD Seminar Series Lecture: September 11
REACH Lunch & Learn (details above): September 18
UBC Full Faculty Meeting: November 26
Motherhood after SCI: Autonomic Symposium: February 13, 2019
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Volunteer to be profiled! Or nominate someone. You don't even have to know them (that's the whole point of this column!) Send ideas to Cheryl.
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 Applying for funding? Assistance is available with signatures, ICORD boilerplate, infographics and illustrations. Contact Cheryl Niamath by email or call 604-675-8844.
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Need help with a grant application?
SPARC is here to help!
UBC's Support Programs to Advance Research Capacity (SPARC) offers comprehensive reviews for competitive funding applications, as well as workshops and tutorials to streamline the application process. Learn about the different services they offer, get to know their team, or contact them with any questions that you have about research support at UBC.
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UBC VP Research and Innovation:
Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters
Targeted at catalyzing research initiatives at UBC. Funding is to be used strategically by recipients to attract further opportunities for cluster development. Click here for full details.
Amount: $100,000 to 200,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: Sep 17 (NOI)
Other Opportunities:
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Read this article, then amaze your friends with your esoteric knowledge of UBC!
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Attention: Speaker suggestions needed!
We want YOUR suggestions for speakers to come to ICORD to speak on SCI-related research in our monthly seminar series in Fall 2018 and Spring 2019. These speakers are invited to promote scientific exchange and collaboration. Students and trainees, please suggest names to your supervisors. Supervisors please send suggestions to Dr. McPhail: mcphail@icord.org
Who do you want to bring to ICORD?
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Do you recruit participants for research studies?
If you do, and you want your studies to be posted on the ICORD website, you might be happy to know that you can submit your study information online.
Just log into the members section of the site (scroll down to the bottom of any page and click on ICORD user: login (contact Matt if you need a reminder of the login ID and password). Complete the form, and the ICORD communications team will create a new study page using the information you've provided.
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ICORD wants to recognize your achievements!
Have you or one of your trainees published a paper, won an award, a scholarship, a chili cook-off? Seriously, don't keep this to yourself. Send us your good news, so we can bask in your glory with you. If you’ve received an award and are missing from this list, please let us know, so we can add you. Send Cheryl an email to share any achievement!
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What is the BICP?
You've likely seen the badge in our newsletter and the posters around the atrium, telling people about the Blusson Integrated Cures Partnership, but do you know about all of the different kinds of research and activities being supported by the BICP? ICORD and the Rick Hansen Institute have created a webpage to inform you about the work that we're doing together with the Rick Hansen Foundation through this unique collaboration.
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Don't get locked out!
Are access cards in your lab expiring soon? With up to six-week delays in processing renewal requests at VCHPhotoID, it's good to be aware of when your BSCC access is expiring. If you know your building access is going to expire soon, and you need it to continue, have your PI or lab manager email Matt with your pass number, name, and the new expiry date at least four weeks before your card expires to make sure you're not locked out.
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Maintenance issue in the BSCC? Let us know!
Is a faucet in one of the washrooms not functioning properly? Does a light in your lab need to be changed? Email bscc-maintenance@icord.org so we can get the VCH maintenance team to fix it. We're happy to help!
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Need logos?
We can help you with that!
Click the images to download full-size .png versions. Other logos and other file types are also available by contacting Cheryl at the ICORD Admin Office.
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Blusson Spinal Cord Centre contact list
• ICORD bookings (meeting rooms, AV, temporary parking requests): bookings@icord.org
• Building-related work requests + reports: bscc-maintenance@icord.org
• Email problems? Computer issues? Contact MedIT at 1-877-266-0666 or medit.servicedesk@ubc.ca.
• Lost items? Contact Paladin Security for lost and found items in BSCC: 604-677-3734
• For media inquiries, please contact Cheryl Niamath (niamath@icord.org)
• After-Hours *emergency only* maintenance for BSCC: 604-875-4111 x62601
• After-Hours emergency cleaning needs? Call Crothall at 1-844-372-1959
• Paladin Security Urgent: 604-677-3672 (from an inside line: 88)
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