Dr. Janice Eng, a professor in Physical Therapy, won the Jonas Salk Award for 2009.
Dr. Eng is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia. Her research has made significant advances in the knowledge and treatment of individuals who have survived a stroke or have a spinal cord injury. Much of her research is community-focused aimed at improving the lives of stroke and spinal cord injury survivors by developing innovative therapies. Dr. Eng has developed exercise programs for stroke survivors that reduced the risk of fractures; improve walking ability and hand use, cardiovascular fitness, and walking for people with an incomplete spinal cord injury. Her treatments have been rolled out internationally, and are now being used in over 75 different countries.