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
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 [...]
Alberta Children’s Hospital
November 14 we visited the Alberta Children’s Hospital and are very excited to announce that we are getting the chance to support some of their Burn treatment and rehabilitation programs going forward. We were [...]
CFBTS renews $1 million Chair to Skin Regeneration & Wound Healing held by Dr. Jeff Biernaskie
CFBTS has renewed our Chair to Dr. Jeff Biernaskie for Skin Regeneration & Wound Healing research. Check out the announcement from the University of Calgary in the link below. https://wcm.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2019-03-14/calgary-firefighters-renew-1m-funding-skin-regeneration-research-ucalgary
New Burn research published in Burns Journal
Researchers Sarthak Sinha, Rebecca Hartley & Grace Yoon alongside our amazing team of Dr. Jeff Biernaskie, Dr. Duncan Nickerson & Dr. Vincent Gabriel have recently been published in Burns Journal. Their study; Epidemiological analysis of pediatric [...]
CFBTS and UofC Vet Med Partnership
CFBTS would like to announce that we are continuing our partnership with the UofC Vet Med research program for the next 5 years and are excited to be a part of the studies and research [...]
2018 Sips & Science
A most ‘scientific’ evening. The CFBTS hosted the annual Research Funding Update. The evening is a social event to highlight where the funding dollars are allocated and the direction of research. A graceful evening with [...]
New wound healing research out of Harvard
check out the full article here
Reindeer Antlers’ amazing skin regeneration may someday help heal human injuries
Researchers are studying the regenerative properties of reindeer antlers with the hope of one day being able to mimic that tissue regeneration in human medicine. Read full Story and watch Video here
Burn survivor credits medical teamwork, leading-edge technology for his life
Thanks to Don for always giving back & for the amazing team of the Calgary firefighters burn treatment Centre for everything and everyone they help in so many ways. They are such an amazing team! [...]
CFBTS presented Canada’s Volunteer Award
The Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society was presented Canada's Volunteer Award Dec 5 2017 in Ottawa. We would like to thank the Calgary Heath Trust for the nomination and all their support throughout our time [...]