MEND THE GAP - Key Persons


Alyson Fournier

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Neurology, McGill University

Andrea Townson

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UBC

Anita Kaiser

Job Titles:
  • Director of Research, Canadian Spinal Research Organization

Anne Steinø

Job Titles:
  • Senior Manager of Operations, Academy of Translational Medicine, UBC

Babak Shadgan

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, UBC

Barry Munro

Job Titles:
  • Chief Development Officer, Canadian Spinal Research Organization

Brian Kwon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Steering Committee
  • Professor of Orthopaedics, UBC

Chris McBride

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Spinal Cord Injury BC

Christian Göritz

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute

Corree Laule

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Doramy Ehling

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer, Rick Hansen Foundation

Dr. Dena Shahriari

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Steering Committee
  • Co - Investigator

Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Steering Committee
  • Co - Investigator

Edmond Cretu

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UBC

Elicia Maine

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice - President, Knowledge Mobilization & Innovation, Simon Fraser University

Fabio Rossi

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UBC

Frank Ko

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Materials Engineering, UBC

Gordon Wallace

Job Titles:
  • Director, ACES, University of Wollongong

Heather Gainforth

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Health and Exercise Sciences, UBC

James Tour

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Chemistry, Rice University

Jerry Silver

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University
Website: https://case.edu/medicine/neurosciences/people-research/faculty-name/jerry-silver

Jody Swift

Job Titles:
  • Director of Strategic Projects, UBC

John Madden

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Steering Committee
  • Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UBC

Judy Illes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Steering Committee
  • Professor of Neurology, UBC Director, Neuroethics Canada

Karen Cheung

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Steering Committee
  • Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering, UBC

Karim Fouad

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Steering Committee
  • Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta

Kristine Chapman

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, UBC

Laura De Laporte

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Steering Committee
  • Associate Professor of Chemistry, DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials

Mark MacLachlan

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Chemistry, UBC

Mike Berger

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UBC

Mike Wolf

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Chemistry, UBC

Molly Shoichet

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto

Poul Sorensen

Job Titles:
  • Director, Academy of Translational Medicine, UBC
Website: https://mednet.med.ubc.ca/ProfileSpotlight/Pages/One-on-one-with-Dr-Poul-Sorensen.aspx

Rick Hansen

Job Titles:
  • Founder, Rick Hansen Foundation

Rob Rohling

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UBC

Stephanie Willerth

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Victoria
Website: https://www.uvic.ca/ecs/mechanical/faculty-and-staff/faculty/profiles/willerth-stephanie.php

Vanessa Noonan

Job Titles:
  • Director, Research & Best Practice Implementation, Praxis Spinal Cord Institute
Website: https://praxisinstitute.org/why-we-exist/meet-the-team/senior-management/vanessa-noonan/

Victor Yang

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Steering Committee

Wei Zhang

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Population and Public Health, UBC