Research & Tech
The vision of the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society (CFBTS) is to support initiatives that will improve outcomes and quality of life for burn survivors and individuals affected by other severe skin injuries. Recently, the CFBTS recognized that creating opportunities in research to develop innovative treatments to regenerate the skin would be necessary to realize our ultimate objective. To this end, we invested $2 million dollars over 10 years (2013-2023) in order to develop the CFBTS Chair in Skin Regeneration and Wound Healing, which is currently held by Dr. Jeff Biernaskie.
Dr. Biernaskie’s work looks at unlocking ways to encourage the body to heal itself using stem cells, overcoming some of the challenges associated with skin grafts and the complexities of the dermis layer of skin. The research will focus on better understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of animals that can quickly heal wounds, and applying that knowledge to advance treatments for both human and animal patients.
What’s Happening in Research & Tech
UofC Lab Brings New Understanding on Skin Cancer Linked to Burn Scars
This amazing team is always in front of the curve and making new connections! Check out the article that just keeps getting picked up by more Medical journals. https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/highly-specialized-ucalgary-lab-brings-new-understanding-skin-cancer-linked-burn-scars https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1062877 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-genomic-technology-aggressive-skin-cancer.html [...]
Biernaskie Lab Published in Cell Press: Why does reindeer antler velvet regenerate without scar?
Huge Congratulations to the team at the Biernaskie Lab at University of Calgary, their article has been published in Cell Press! They have been continuously working on these questions and forwarding advancements in Skin [...]
Easing the Fire in Burn Care
A Huge Congratulations to Alex Chisholm BSc.PT, PgCpain, F-CFCH Alex Chisholm, one of the physiotherapists we work closely with at the Burn Unit, was asked to contribute an article to “Physiotherapy Practice’ the academic [...]
New research published by our amazing team at UofC
https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/research-delivers-new-insight-how-skin-can-regenerate-after-severe-burns-or-injuries
UCVM Researchers find aging stem cells have a key role in hair loss
Amazing work once again from our UofC Vet Med team! They are on the forefront of so many studies that are leading us to find better ways to grow, age and heal. [...]
CFBTS wants to thank the researchers from the U of C Vet Med program for their help researching COVID-19
The Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society has been asked to help in the fight against COVID-19. The research team at University of Calgary Vet Medicine, that we support with a research chair, has asked [...]
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