PhD from @NeuroscienceUBC working on spinal cord injury & NIRS @ICORD_SCI! she/her
Toronto → Vancouver
Joined June 2020
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Thank you @VCHResearch! Incredibly grateful 🥹
Congrats to this year’s recipients of the VCHRI Top Graduating Doctoral Student & Rising Star Awards! Learn how these up-and-coming research leaders are contributing to the community: vchri.ca/announcement/2022/0… @VCHhealthcare @UBCmedicine
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Our paper from the Kwon Lab describing some of the real-life challenges faced by ICU staff in meeting the hemodynamic guidelines for the management of acute SCI. Supported by @praxis_sci @ubcorthopaedics @VCHResearch
nature.com/articles/s41393-0…
Thank you @VCHResearch! Looking forward to the finals 🤩
Congrats to VCHRI trainee @NeurosciAmanda on becoming a Three Minute Thesis finalist! Register to watch Amanda’s presentation on monitoring oxygen levels in the injured spinal cord at the UBC finals on Mar 30: ow.ly/brlx50IgrT8 @ICORD_SCI @NeuroscienceUBC
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ICORD researchers are part of the #MendTheGap team which received a $24 million New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Transformation stream grant to investigate using biomaterials to treat spinal cord injury.
icord.org/news/2022/01/mindt…
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Vancouver spinal surgeon Dr. Brian Kwon has donated $1M to establish a new “Living Lab” for spinal cord injury research and care, challenging the centuries-old story that permanent paralysis is permanent after a spinal cord injury.
#WorldSpineDay2021
bit.ly/3lJoRJC
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Today at 16:00 Pacific Time, catch Adam Velenosi's presentation on the International SCI Biobank at @ISCoSmeetings.
Don't forget to also visit our recently launched website at sci-biobank.org!
Today at @ISCoSmeetings Day 2, look out for the poster on "Establishing the World's First International, Poly-User Spinal Cord Injury Biobank." Learn more about the @SCI_Biobank at the #ISCoS2021 & check out ISCIB’s newly launched website at sci-biobank.org.
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A special issue of the Journal of Neurogenetics celebrates the career and pioneering research of behavioural geneticist Marla Sokolowski.
Learn more: bit.ly/2XC9wB2
ALT Marla Sokolowski
Amanda Cheung retweeted
Excited to share a special issue of the Journal of Neurogenetics (tandfonline.com/toc/ineg20/3…) that celebrates the career of Marla Sokolowski (@msokolow1) that Chun-Fang Wu, @inanreiter and I co-edited. The issue includes articles from past trainees, friends and colleagues of Marla.
Thank you @VCHResearch! Congrats to all 🌟
Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s VCHRI Top Doctoral Student & Rising Star awards! These trainees have demonstrated excellence in research & academics: vchri.ca/announcement/2021/0… @ICORD_SCI @Mobility_Health @DMCBrainHealth @VanProstateCtr
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It is Federal Election Day. The polls are now open in British Columbia. They will be open until 7pm. GO VOTE. #Elxn44
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It’s finally starting to feel real! Happy to announce that I am also a CIHR CGS-D recipient ☺️ #sciencerules #ScienceTwitter
Huge kudos to 3 of our students who received #KillamTrusts Doctoral Scholarships:
⭐Andy An (@medicurio), @thehancocklab
⭐Calem Kenward, #StrynadkaLab
⭐Marie-Soleil Smith (@MarieSunSmith), #CôtéLab
👏 Congrats to all on this award! Learn more: ow.ly/Mkyw50Fmero
ALT Three rectangular bio photos of the award recipients on the right, with names: Andy An, Calem Kenward, and Marie-Soleil Smith. On the left: "Celebrating our Killam Doctoral Scholarship recipients for 2021/22!" and the Killam Laureates logo.
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Go check out the newest edition of Neuropsyched! Jam packed with many great articles by some fab trainees 😍
✨IT HAS ARRIVED!✨🥳🎉
The latest issue of Neuropsyched is ready for your reading pleasure 📖
This issue is full of excellent articles written by talented neuroscientists, and we can't wait for you to read them all! 🧠
neuropsyched.ca/summer-2021
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There is a huge amount of collective trauma and grief today across the country due to this discovery.
May the families, their nations and all survivors of residential schools be surrounded by love and support. #AllOurRelations
An "unthinkable loss." Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia.
thestar.com/politics/2021/05…
Feeling hopeful!!!
BREAKING - Here is BC's restart plan. There are a lot of details. BC wide travel encouraged by June 15 and no restrictions on social gatherings in your home by July 1. All based on keeping cases down and vaccines up. #bcpoli
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Ramer Lab PhD student Seth Holland is a finalist in the @NSERC_CRSNG Science Exposed competition for 2021. Click the link to learn more about this great image (and vote for Seth!)
nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ScienceExp…
