Spinal Cord/Nerve Injury & Pain

Spinal cord and nerve injuries are often a consequence of accident or illness and therefore difficult to predict or prevent. The Spinal Cord/Nerve Injury & Pain (SCNIP) team is focused on managing chronic pain, accelerating rehabilitation and translating discoveries into treatments. The team is led by Drs. Tuan Trang and Shalina Ousman. Recent team successes include: being the first in Canada to examine the effectiveness of the early introduction of exoskeletons in rehabilitation; and hosting an annual community engagement event that brings together basic researchers, clinicians, patients, caregivers and other stakeholders to dialogue about the future of nerve injury and pain research.

SCNIP team leaders:
Primary Lead – Dr. Tuan Trang
Co-Lead – Dr. Shalina Ousman 

SCNIP team members^*: 
Drs. Stefanie Anderson, Christophe Altier, Jeff Biernaskie, Katie Birnie, Veronica Bruno, David Cadotte, Steven Casha, Rebecca Charbonneau, Elizabeth Condliffe, Colin Dalton, Darren Derksen, Brent Edwards, Carolyn Emery, Bradley Goodyear, Ashley Harris, Morley Hollenberg, Bradley Jacobs, John Jarrell, Colleen Geary Joo, Michael Kallos, Zelma Kiss, Yuta Koro, Art Kuo, John Matyas, Sarah McFarlane, Rajiv Midha, Jillian Vinall Miller, Guillaume Millet, Aleksandra Mineyko, Lori Montgomery, Kartik Murari, Yasmin Nasser, Amir Nezhad, Melanie Noel, Vanessa Oliver, Serena Orr, Shalina Ousman, Daniel Pang, Gerald Pfeffer, Aaron Phillips, Nivez Rasic, Tiffany Rice, Ian Rigby, Janet Ronsky, Paul Salo, Keith Sharkey, Boguslaw Tomanek, Tuan Trang, Patrick Whelan, Richard Wilson, Gerald Zamponi

SCNIP team contact: Tuan Trang trangt@ucalgary.ca 

SCNIP trainee contact: Luana Lopes  luana.tenoriolopes@ucalgary.ca

_{^*Names in bold are HBI Members}