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 $1 million dollars over 5 years (2015-2020) 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
2021 Spring Update
Thank you for your support! Hello friend, Today, we wanted to share an incredible story of how you, a supporter of the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society, are the true hero for burn survivors. [...]
New multi-faculty Centre for Cell Therapy Translation gives UCalgary skin in the game for regenerative medicine research
We are so excited to be able to see the amazing things that this team has been doing. Please give this story a read! https://vet.ucalgary.ca/news/new-multi-faculty-centre-cell-therapy-translation-gives-ucalgary-skin-game-regenerative-medicine?fbclid=IwAR36h1qjE-u9ZbOf_LRcO2SDDad_TSU5mAeTpBz4D_UfYdLp9vUz-hk2x6U
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 [...]
University of Calgary Vet Med in the Globe & Mail for their amazing research
The amazing University of Calgary Veterinarian Medicine research team is in the news again! They have been working with Reindeer to figure out how to lessen human scaring. Check out this amazing story [...]
Stem cell study aims to improve function of skin grafts and reduce scarring and chronic itch
Some more amazing ground breaking news coming from our partnership between University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine and Calgary Firefighters Burn Centre, we are so proud to be working with a team of this caliber. [...]
Dr. Jeff Biernaskie & University of Calgary Vet Med Team
Here’s a quick look into what this amazing research team has been up to. Keep an eye on more posts about their outstanding work coming soon.
2020 Allocation meetings
Each year we get to sit down with this amazing team, as well as our Burn Treatment Centre team, and see where their research is headed and what their asks are. Our minds are [...]
What we really do
Here’s a glimpse into what CFBTS really does. if you’re thinking of supporting local for this giving Tuesday or holiday season consider donating to Burn care and research in Calgary head to our [...]