Mend The Gap

Where scientists, engineers, clinicians, and translation specialists come together to address the grand challenge of repairing the spinal cord after injury.

[Neuroethics Canada @NeuroethicsUBC]

💡🗣️ Join us for a virtual event with the UBC-led "Mend the Gap" team on spinal cord injury (SCI) research! Hear from Drs. Madden, Tetzlaff & Barretto as they share innovative approaches & engage with your questions. Register now: https://t.co/EpWPSy4wbW
@mend_gap #SCI #UBC

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

Join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss new approaches being developed for SCI in Nov 6, 2024 from 12pm-1pm PDT!

[UBC Engineering @ubcengineering]

“I want my work to be part of a larger narrative and to have a positive impact in the world,” says @eceubc's Dr. John Madden. He currently serves as the director of Mend the Gap (@mend_gap) a global interdisciplinary team working on spinal cord repair.

https://t.co/Ofq3IdEWjq

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

It was a pleasure to host our global Mend the Gap team in Vancouver, BC from June 7-8 for our very first symposium! We look forward to expanding on our discussions & working together on the grand challenge of repairing the spinal cord after injury! #sci #nfrf

[Dr. Willerth @DrWillerth]

Excited for day two of ⁦@mend_gap⁩ conference! ⁦@ICORD_SCI⁩

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

Dr. Judy Illes and @NeuroethicsUBC with an important new article in @nature’s Spinal Cord Journal—the official journal of @ISCoSmeetings! https://t.co/jLhLpb8MKL

[Dr. Willerth @DrWillerth]

Congratulations to ⁦@SBME_UBC⁩ ‘s Fabio Rossi on his induction to ⁦@RSCTheAcademies⁩ today! ⁦@BCRegMed⁩

[Neuroethics Canada @NeuroethicsUBC]

At #Neuroethics2022? Drop by our poster on "Strengths and Gaps in the Ethics Landscape of Spinal Cord Injury Research", and say hi to our Project Lead, Anna Nuechterlein! Kudos also to our @mend_gap team members, Lydia Feng, Alaa Yehia, and Vyshu Manohara! 🙌🏻

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

A beautiful fall day at Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (@sbqmi_at_ubc)—one of the many locations for our Mend the Gap researchers at the @universityofbc.

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

🔁 @sbme_ubc: Congratulations to Dena Shahriari on being one of the recipients for the 2022 Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Awards!

Read the full story through @sbme_ubc !

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

The connections between different disciplines with the same vision—advancing spinal cord injury research! #spinalcordinjury #sci

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

Approaching spinal cord injury at the intersect of biology & engineering!

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

Comparison of neurite orientation and growth in Anisogels containing aligned microgels of different stiffness from Mend the Gap member, Dr. Laura De Laporte’s research group (@DeLaporte_Lab, @susanbabu8, @RWTH)!

https://t.co/FiVr9kLukO

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

@mend_gap & @ICORD_SCI at the 61st @ISCoSmeetings —which took place right here, in Vancouver. An amazing few days with a global community dedicated to learning more about spinal cord injury from one another. �� #iscos2022

See you in Edinburgh, Scotland next year! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

Approaching spinal cord injury & axonal regeneration from an interdisciplinary & global lens! 👁🌎 #SciArt #neurotwitter #sci #mendthegap

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

Once thought to be impossible, effective regeneration of axons needs an interdisciplinary team that can: (1) create a physical track for the axons to follow (2) create the right biochemical and cellular environment and (3) test in the lab and in tissue!

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

Congratulations @GrishmiR! We are excited to have you as a part of our team! #mendthegap

[Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) @IPRI_UOW]

📰 We caught up with IPRI and @UOW's PhD candidate @GrishmiR after recently submitting her research project on developing wireless antennas for cochlear implants. Since finishing, Grishmi is now working on the @mend_gap project.

Full interview here: https://t.co/tYf8e49zV2

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

The diversity of expertise within our team allows us to simultaneously address the many challenges of spinal cord injury (SCI)!

[Spinal Cord Injury BC @SCI_BC]

.@mend_gap is about integrating recent scientific advances and accelerating efforts towards a regenerative treatment for spinal cord injury. Check out the international team and partners (it includes SCI BC!) and learn more about their approach: https://t.co/bflFtmRsIp

[Mend The Gap @mend_gap]

Mend the Gap Profiles: Meet Dr. @ChristianGoritz from the @karolinskainst in Sweden!