See below for past events held by the BFRC
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June 23 - June 26, 2025Wearables and Biomechanics 2025 Summer School
The Wearables and Biomechanics 2025 Summer School (in collaboration with the University of British Columbia's School of Biomedical Engineering)When: June 23 to 26, 2025Where: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC40 trainees (20 from the MSK Network, 20 from UBC) will be…
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May 27, 2025Workshop: Data Management Plans for Balance and Falls Research
Speakers: Eugene Barsky (School of Information), Scott Baker (ARC), Wendy Traas (Education Library)Date & Time: Tuesday, May 27th 1:00 PM - 2:30 PMLocation: Chan Gunn Pavilion, Room 200Description: The workshop will feature presentations and a hands-on workshop to…
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March 6, 2025Seminar – Dr. Amundsen-Huffmaster, University of Minnesota
Presenter: Dr. Sommer Amundsen-Huffmaster, PhD.Assistant Professor of Research, Neurology DepartmentAffiliate faculty member, Rehabilitation Science Graduate ProgramMovement Disorders Laboratory, University of MinnesotaTitle: Trouble in Transitions: The Neurophysiology of Freezing of Gait in…
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December 9, 2022UBC & UBCO Trainee Meeting
Thanks to everyone that came out to the UBC Vancouver campus for our first-ever UBC/UBCO Trainee Meeting. The OBDAF Cluster coordinators and the Trainee workshop coordinators hosted a trainee meeting on Friday Dec 9th. The meeting brought together Cluster trainees and faculty members from UBC…
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September 28 - September 29, 2022Visiting Professor Talk: Spatial Self-Motion Perception: Reliability to Adaptability
Visiting Professor Dr. Eric Anson will be giving a presentation on "Spatial Self-Motion Perception: Reliability to Adaptability" Dr. Eric Anson is a researcher and professor visiting UBC from the University of Rochester. Dr. Anson will be giving a presentation about his research, entitled …
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September 23, 2022Trainee Lab Tour
An Opportunity to Tour Some OBDAF Cluster Labs! OBDAF Trainees at UBC had the opportunity to tour some of the labs involved in the Cluster, and network with other Cluster trainees. This was a trainee-led event, offering a look into some neuromechanics labs with informal demonstrations of…
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July 23, 2022OBDAF CLUSTER HEADS TO ISPGR!
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…
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June 23, 2022Trainee Workshop - ISPGR Practice Presentation Session
OBDAF is heading to ISPGR! Students from across labs within the OBDAF Cluster are heading to the International Society for Posture and Gait Research (ISPGR) World Congress! The Congress is taking place in Montreal, QB, from July 3-7, and will give OBDAF students and researchers an opportunity to…
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May 30, 2022Summer 2022 Workshop Series - Wearable Sensors
Thank you to cluster trainee Liam Foulger for hosting a workshop on Wearable Sensors! On May 30, 2022, the OBDAF Cluster workshop coordinators kicked off the Summer 2022 Workshop Series! We welcomed cluster student Liam Foulger to host a workshop on Wearable Sensors. Liam provided background…
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March 11, 2022Trainee Workshop - Systematic, Scoping, & Other Reviews: An Introduction to the Methodology
Thank you to Vanessa Kitchin and Wendy Traas for hosting a workshop on systematic reviews! On March 11th the OBDAF Cluster Workshop Coordinators welcomed Vanessa Kitchin, Southern Medical Program Librarian, and Wendy Traas, Education Librarian, to host a workshop on "Systematic, Scoping, &…
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