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Ergonomics at SFU
If you're interested in learning about our Occupational Ergonomics Certificate, check out our newly launched website! learn more →
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SFU studies causes behind sudden infant death
From left to right, SFU researchers Eric Lin, Glen Tibbits, Sanam Shafaattalab, Alison Li were part of a team that found a newly identified genetic variant can cause sudden cardiac arrest in infants. learn more →
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Funding to advance research on disease vaccines, river systems and brain mapping
Dylan Cooke received the John R. Evans Leaders Fund awards from the Canada Foundation for Innovation learn more →
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Miriam Rosin meets the Instagram generation
Miriam Rosin wondered how her students would respond to a visually based course design. Extremely well, it turned out. learn more →
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For this prof, teaching students to read scientific papers meant letting them take the lead
Dylan Cooke is an assistant professor in biomedical physiology and kinesiology. He designed a course with the aim of teaching students how to read and interpret scientific papers. learn more →
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SFU celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Dawn Mackey is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology. Her aging and population health lab focuses on discovering ways to help older adults stay active, mobile and independent. learn more →
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Muscles know best
Researcher Adrian Lai, along with his advisor, James Wakeling from the Neuromuscular Mechanics Lab have discovered that muscles appear to know which fibres to recruit depending on demands of the task learn more →
BIOMEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND KINESIOLOGY
We build on the basic sciences to advance the understanding of physiology, anatomy, movement and human health through fundamental and applied research, education, and service. We provide opportunities for outstanding learning, world-class research, and active engagement with the community, in order to improve human health.
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October 25, 2017
BPK Award Recipients -
March 02, 2017
Dr. Andy Hoffer: Lungpacer Medical Seeks to Fill Unique Niche in Diaphragm Pacing Market -
December 07, 2016
Dr. Sam Doesburg: High-resolution brain scans could improve concussion detection -
October 25, 2016
Dr. Andy Hoffer: A new partnership with Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation is helping people breathe easier. -
September 19, 2016
Breathing Fresh Air Into Innovation
Events
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April 12, 2019
BPK Research Day 2019 Recap & Gallery -
April 03, 2019
BPK Year End Party 2019 -
March 29, 2019
Kin Cup 2019 -
March 08, 2019
BPK Trivia Night 2019 -
April 05, 2019
BPK Research Day 2019
Seminars
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April 18, 2019
Dr. R. John Solaro - Magic Bullets, Precision Medicine, and Therapies for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy -
November 13, 2018
BPK Ph.D Exit Seminar -Yu-Patrick-Shi-The-Mechanism-of-Action-of-External-Protons-on-hERG-Potassium-Channels -
October 19, 2018
BPK Ph.D Exit Seminar - Avleen Randhawa-"Transverse expansion of muscle fascicles during dynamic tasks: experimental and modelling approaches to study human gastrocnemii "