Career
Canada Women"s National Sled Hockey Team
Competing 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. Born with Spina Bifida, a birth defect that affects spinal cord formation, Assinck is a Doctor of Philosophy student at the University of British Columbia, conducting research in their International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) spinal cord injury research centre. Working in the laboratory of Doctor Wolfram Tetzlaff, she studies the use of Schwann cells as potential cell treatment.
Of note, she helped to organize a stem cell outreach initiative called Stem Cell Talks-Vancouver.
On Sunday, September 14th 2014, The 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.
