The International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) is a world-leading health research centre focused on the interdisciplinary study of spinal cord injury to realize better health outcomes and improved quality of life for people living with spinal cord injury.
The Centre’s mission is to conduct research and training towards the development and translation of more effective strategies promoting prevention of spinal cord injury, functional recovery and improved quality of life after injury. ICORD research spans the continuum from lab-based cellular levels of understanding injury to rehabilitation, recovery and community integration.
Leadership
Dr. Brian Kwon, Director
Research areas
Spinal cord injury, rehabilitation, engineering, traumatic brain injury
Contact
818 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
icord.org
