Congratulations to Ali, who was awarded a President’s Award for Enhancing the UBC Experience! Ali was recognized for the incredible level and depth of support, community-building, and all-around excellence she brings to her work. We are so proud of you!
Read more about Ali’s award here.
Congratulations to Alison Williams – a recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Rising Star Award!
http://www.vchri.ca/feature-stories/articles/2017/05/28/supporting-and-coming-researchers-trainee-awards-2017#williams
Congratulations to our Lab Coordinator and MSc student Alison Williams for her successful application in the 2017 Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s competition. Alison has been chosen as one of the few students at UBC to be funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR).
The objective of the CGS M Program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.
Congratulations to our very own lab assistant, Mustafa Hasan, for being named a Rick Hansen Difference Maker! Mustafa was presented the award by the Countess of Wessex during her visit to ICORD today.
We had the pleasure today of welcoming the Countess of Wessex to our lab today. Here are Amanda, Raza, and Mustafa demonstrating the Ekso to our visitors. 
Get the full article here.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.1664093
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9D8QcgISAk[/youtube]
A peek at some behind the scenes action here.
We are very proud to share the news that Alvin Ip is the winner of the 2013 CAPM&R Medical Student Research Contest for his work “Applying Resistance Against the Stronger Leg to Improve Walking Symmetry in People with Stroke: A Pilot Study”. Well done, Alvin!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjMlj1ySIwM[/youtube]
and see an English language version here
Congratulations to Matt Crombeen, who will be awarded a Governor General’s Medal of Bravery today at Rideau Hall. You can find out more about his story here.