biology

Peggy Assinck

Peggy Assinck is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Peggy Assinck rather than just read about it. In short: Peggy Assinck (born May 8, 1983) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey athlete and neuroscientist. She competed in the inaugural IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup in 2014.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Peggy Assinck (born May 8, 1983) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey athlete and neuroscientist. She competed in the inaugural IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup in 2014.

Early life and education Assinck was born with spina bifida and became paralyzed at the age of 11, following a non-traumatic spinal injury. Prior to this, she was involved in various sports. Assinck completed her PhD in neuroscience at the University of British Columbia in 2017. Her doctoral research was conducted at the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) spinal cord injury Research Centre.

Research areas and interests Assinck's main interest is in spinal cord injuries (SCI), with a focus on how the central nervous system functions and the biological changes that may occur after a spinal cord injury. Her two areas of focus are to determine how the host cells contribute to repair after the injury, and the use of cell transplantation as a potential therapy for spinal cord injury. Her passion for this area of research stemmed from her time spent in the hospital during her first diagnosis.

Sledge hockey

Canada women's national sledge hockey team Assinck has played sledge hockey for 19 years, her first experience with the sport came during her recreational therapy following her injury. Her passion for sledge hockey progressed over time, and she has been on the Canadian Women's National Sledge Hockey Team for 11 years. Assinck joined the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team in 2007, and has been an advocate for this sport ever since. She competed at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup from November 7–9, 2014 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Assinck was part of the Canadian squad that earned a silver medal. Assinik travelled to Sochi Russia to compete in the 2014 Winter Paralympic games. During this time, she accompanied a team of researchers from ICORD to the games to research autonomic functions in Paralympic athletes who have spinal cord injuries.

SportAbility sledge hockey program Assinck won a City of Vancouver Accessible City Award for her involvement in the Learn to Play Sledge Hockey Program. Assinck's role as Learn: Play Coordinator for sledge hockey at SportAbility combines her passion for the sport with her research in spinal cord injury rehabilitation to help youth get involved in accessible sport. Her work aims to encourage individuals both with and without disability to play sledge hockey to increase the reach of adaptable sports. Within this position, Assinck has been involved in the development of sledge hockey programs around Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia.

Community Involvement Within the community, Peggy helps facilitate local sledge hockey team development to help expose people with a wide range of abilities to this sport. Stemming from her childhood involvement in a variety of sports, Assinck quickly took up the sport of sledge hockey during her recovery. She then began advocating for more individuals to get involved in sledge hockey for rehabilitative purposes.

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions 2016 Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award 2016 City of Vancouver Accessible City Award, individual category 2015 Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Rising Star Award 2014 Rick Hansen Difference Maker Award: On Sunday, September 14, 2014, Sophie, Countess of Wessex visited the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre. During the visit, Assinck was among two recipients of the Difference Maker awards, presented by Rick Hansen.

Selected publications Assinck, Peggy Lee (2017). Myelinating Cells in Repair of Spinal Cord Injury (PhD). University of British Columbia. doi:10.14288/1.0354576. Assinck, Peggy; Duncan, Greg J.; Hilton, Brett J.; Plemel, Jason R.; Tetzlaff, Wolfram (2017). "Cell transplantation therapy for spinal cord injury". Nature Neuroscience. 20 (5): 637–647. doi:10.1038/nn.4541. PMID 28440805. S2CID 6721104.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Peggy Assinck

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Peggy Assinck claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Peggy Assinck before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Peggy Assinck ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Peggy Assinck

In research: Peggy Assinck appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Peggy Assinck in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Peggy Assinck is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1983 births, 21st-century Canadian biologists, 21st-century Canadian women scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Peggy Assinck outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Peggy Assinck in simple terms?

Peggy Assinck (born May 8, 1983) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey athlete and neuroscientist. She competed in the inaugural IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup in 2014.

Why does Peggy Assinck matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Peggy Assinck?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Peggy Assinck.