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Congratulations to Kenny for winning the SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Kenny Noguchi on recently winning the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Award! This highly prestigious award provides fellows with $140,000 over two years.
Congratulations to Michelle for getting a manuscript accepted into the Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development
Michelle’s manuscript, ‘Experiences of health professional students delivering a community-outreach teleheAlth program for COVID education and Health promotion to older adults’ has been accepted into the Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development! Congratulations Michelle!
FAME for Stroke Vernon
Now available in Vernon is The Fitness and Mobility Group Exercise (FAME) program is designed for individuals living with stroke to enhance walking, balance, and strength! Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM, running April 22 – May 29, 2025, in the Creekside Conference Centre (Sunset Room). Registration can be done in person at the Vernon Recreation Centre or online at vernon.ca/parks-recreation!
strOKe Lab at Brain Awareness Week 2025!
Brain Awareness Week 2025, hosted by the NIMBL Lab at UBC Okanagan, was a great success! This event was a no-cost, community-engaged research event where UBC Okanagan researchers focused on anything ‘brain-related’ and opened their doors in an effort to bridge the gap between the ongoing academic research and the patient population or interested community members.
strOKe Lab attends Canadian Stroke Congress 2024 in Calgary, AB
Pictured: Dr. Brodie Sakakibara participating in a debate about The use of AI/Virtual Technology for Stroke Rehabilitation – Is the use of telerehabilitation in healthcare a helpful panacea or open pandora’s box?
Welcome Elise, Jacob & Kenny!
Welcome to our three new lab team members, Elise, Jacob, and Kenny! Elise and Kenny both join the lab as Post-Doctoral fellows and Jacob joins the lab as a PhD student! We are excited to work alongside you!
Congratulations to Dr. Elise Wiley for her recently received awards!
Congratulations to Dr. Elise Wiley, who received two prestigious postdoctoral fellowship awards from Michael Smith Health Research BC and StrokeCOG!
Welcome to our new Research Assistants!
Welcome to our two new Research Assistants, Dianne and Sarah! We are so excited to have them join the team!
Congratulations to Nicole!
Congratulations to Nicole Ketter who recently completed her Masters in Rehabilitation Science, focusing on the management and prevention of cardiometabolic multimorbidity in Canada!
Participate in TRAIL
Are you looking for rehabilitation services delivered online through a virtual format? If so, join our TRAIL study! This study aims to support stroke survivors as they transition from rehabilitation to living in the community.
