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.
Masoud Malakoutian Received the Dean’s Graduate Thesis Award
Congratulates to Dr. Masoud Malakoutian on receiving the Dean’s Graduate Thesis Award for his PhD thesis that examines the biomechanical properties of the paraspinal muscles (the muscles that move the spine) in adults with spinal deformities to identify which biomechanical properties might lead to week back muscles and spinal deformities in older adults.
Joshua Giles
AFFILIATE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Division:Orthopaedic Research Hospital Site:University of Victoria Dr. Joshua Giles is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Victoria, an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the UBC Department of Orthopaedics, and an Investigator in the ICORD Research Centre at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He is also a […]
Faculty Spotlight – Dena Shahriari
Meet Dr. Dena Shahriari, an Assistant Professor with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and UBC School of Biomedical Engineering. She leads the BioAugmentative Interfaces Laboratory at the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her research lives at the intersection of materials science, electrical engineering, and medicine.
Dr. David Wilson Receives UBC Faculty of Medicine Strategic Investment Funding
We are proud to share that UBC Orthopaedics Professor, Dr. David Wilson, is one of nine UBC faculty members receiving funding from the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Fall 2020 Strategic Investment Fund! His project, entitled Creating a New Shared Research Platform for Upright Open MR Imaging at UBC, will increase the amount, quality, and impact […]