CERSE’s consortium focused on veterans’ health and wellness promotes applied research on the general health of veterans, neurodegeneration and prevention efforts.

With more than $110 million in funding from Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense, this research collaboration leads the national Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma/Long-term Impact of Military Relevant Brain Injury Consortium.

Future goals include developing a national network of clinical trials for veterans to fast-track effective treatments into practice.

Cifu awarded $50 million grant to study military brain injuries.

Cifu awarded $50 million grant to study military brain injuries

David X. Cifu, M.D., has been awarded a $50M grant co-funded by the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs for the study, Long-term Impact of Military-relevant Brain Injury Consortium (LIMBIC). Dr. Cifu and his team will oversee a national research consortium of universities, hospitals and clinics that studies the long-term impacts of mild traumatic brain injuries on service members and veterans.
Researchers honored for noninvasive eye-tracking system .

Researchers honored for noninvasive eye-tracking system

George Gitchel, Ph.D., Paul Wetzel, Ph.D. and Mark Baron, M.D., received a Billy R. Martin Award for Innovation. They have developed a noninvasive eye-tracking system that can screen for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, traumatic brain injury and several other neurological conditions.

Perrin and Klyce awarded $6M to support caregivers of Veterans with TBI.

Perrin and Klyce awarded $6M to support caregivers of Veterans with TBI

Paul Perrin, Ph.D., has been awarded $6M from the Department of Defense to support a four-year randomized clinical trial to evaluate an intervention for caregivers of veterans with traumatic brain injury. Dr. Daniel Klyce will lead the VCU site, which includes intervention delivery.