OBDAF CLUSTER HEADS TO ISPGR!

July 23, 2022, 5:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Hotel Bonaventure

OBDAF Cluster Researchers and Trainees Head to Montreal!

Cluster researchers and trainees from around the world headed off to Montreal, QB, for the International Society of Posture and Gait Research (ISPGR) World Congress. The ISPGR World Congress brings together posture and gait researchers and clinicians from around the world for discussion and exchange of the most cutting-edge knowledge, insights, issues, and ideas.

The OBDAF Cluster was well-represented at the Congress, with researchers from Canadian Universities such as UBC and UBC-O, York University, University of Waterloo, Université de Montréal, Laval University, and University of Manitoba. International Cluster researchers were also present, from Universitätsspital Basel, KU Leuven, Oregon Health & Science University, Université de Poitiers, and more.

See below for some cluster member highlights from the Congress:

Award Winners:

Best Poster Award for Postdoctoral Fellow, Basic Science

- Dr. Martin Zaback, Temple University, Cluster Researcher

3-Minute Thesis:

- Jeff Kelly, UBC, Cluster Trainee (Dr. Mark Carpenter)

Keynote Speakers:

- Dr. Mark Carpenter, University of British Columbia, Cluster Researcher

- Dr. Kathryn Sibley, University of Manitoba, Cluster Researcher

Session Speakers:

- Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin, University of British Columbia, Cluster Researcher

- Dr. Martin Simoneau, Laval University, Cluster Researcher