CNRM Collaborations
Collaboration is one of our core values. Conducting cutting-edge research that improves the lives of service members with traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a team effort that requires external support. No one organization has every capability and expertise; by working together, we can make an even greater difference!
We engage in a variety of impactful partnerships that advance solutions for service members with TBI. We collaborate with mission-driven organizations and subject matter experts whose work complements ours.
Below is a brief description of our current partnerships. If you are interested in working with us, we encourage you to complete and submit this Contact Form.
Department of Defense Collaborations
- Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence: Formerly known as the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) this organization will work with us on our upcoming “Adaptive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression” clinical trial.
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research: Is working with us on two initiatives within our Operational Research Division (e.g., Prolonged Field Care and the “Investigating Training Associated Blast Pathology” study).
Military Treatment Facilities
- Brooke Army Medical Center: Is a proposed participation site for two clinical trials that will soon begin in spring 2021: 1). “Calcitonin gene-related peptide Antagonist for Acute Post-Traumatic Headache”; and 2). “Adaptive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression”.
- Fort Belvoir Community Hospital: Is a proposed participation site for our upcoming “Adaptive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression” clinical trial.
- Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton: Is a proposed participation site for our upcoming “Adaptive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression” trial.
- Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune: Is a proposed participation site for our upcoming “Calcitonin gene-related peptide Antagonist for Acute Post-Traumatic Headache" trial.
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center: Is a participating site for our “Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories to Resolve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” study. Is also a proposed participation site for our upcoming “Adaptive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression” trial.
- The National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE): The NICoE is a part of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. It is a participating site for one of our clinical studies: 1). “Imaging [18F] AV1451 and [18F] AV45 in Military Service Members with Blast-related Mild TBI”
- William Beaumont Army Medical Center: Is a recruitment site for several of our studies and is a potential site for our upcoming “Calcitonin gene-related peptide Antagonist for Acute Post-Traumatic Headache” clinical trial.
- Womack Army Medical Center: Is a participation site for our "Closed-loop Allostatic Neurotechnology for Sensory Function and Pain Management After mTBI” study. Is also a proposed site for our upcoming “Calcitonin gene-related peptide Antagonist for Acute Post-Traumatic Headache” clinical trial. Dr. Leidybeth Rodriguez provides subject matter expertise for our upcoming “Mobile Application for Managing Post-Traumatic Headaches after Concussion” trial. Dr. Alan Finkle provides subject matter expertise for our “Calcitonin gene-related peptide Antagonist for Acute Post-Traumatic Headache” clinical trial.
Uniformed Services University
- Center for Rehabilitation Sciences Research: Utilizes our Biospecimen Repository for several of their studies.
- Defense & Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management: Utilizes our Biospecimen Repository for their Pain Registry Biobank study.
- The Uniformed Services University Brain Tissue Repository: Works closely with our Neuropathology-Neuroradiology Integration Core.
- Preclinical Studies Core: Works closely with efforts in our Translational Research Division.
- Translational Imaging Facility: Works closely with efforts in our Translational Research Division.
National Institutes of Health Collaborations
- Clinical Center: Dr. Leighton Chan, Chief of Rehabilitation Medicine, is also CNRM’s Co-Director.
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Our Neuropathology-Neuroradiology Integration Core involves effort from Dr. Peter Basser’s Lab: Section on Quantitative Imaging and Tissue Sciences.
- Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research (FITBIR): Our Informatics Core facilitates the submission of de-identified data from our studies to FITBIR.
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Dr. Alexander Chesler, a Senior Investigator, is the principal investigator of a CNRM-funded project entitled “The Neural Basis for Post-traumatic Headache and its Link to Anxiety and Depression.”
- National Institute of Mental Health: Dr. Sarah “Holly” Lisanby, Director of the Division of Translational Research, advises us on transcranial magnetic stimulation. Dr. Lindsay Oberman also advises and trains our staff on transcranial magnetic stimulation.
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Dr. Yang Fann, Director of the Intramural IT and Bioinformatics Program, is the co-principal investigator of our Informatics Core. Dr. David Brody, CNRM’s Director, is also a NINDS Clinical Collaborator and principal investigator of a study in the Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging.
Non-federal Collaborations
- Dr. Dawn Buse provides subject matter expertise for our “Mobile Application for Managing Post-Traumatic Headaches after Concussion” trial.
- Dr. Shan Siddiqi provides subject matter expertise for our “Adaptive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression” trial.
- Epic Rehab: Dr. Leonard Matheson provides subject matter expertise for our “Mobile Application to Counteract Depression and Concussion” trial.
- Mayo Clinic Arizona: Dr. David Dodick and Dr. Todd Schwedt provide subject matter expertise for our upcoming “Calcitonin gene-related peptide Antagonist for Acute Post-Traumatic Headache” trial.
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory: Works closely with our Operational Research Division on Prolonged Field Care efforts.
- University of Maryland Medical Center, Shock Trauma: A collaborating site for our Military Traumatic Brain Injury Fellowship Training Program. Dr. Mihika Gangolli, one of our current fellows, is working with this site on her “Noninvasive Detection and Localization of Cortical Spreading Depolarizations” study.
Non-profits
- Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF): Since 1983, HJF has worked with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) to support military medical research. Through this partnership, we have access to HJF’s research support capabilities such as regulatory affairs and research compliance; staffing and human resources; award management; agreement execution; procurement; and technology transfer activities. The majority of our staff members are HJF contractors.
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Centers
- VA Portland Health Care System: Is the lead site for our “Improving Sleep Using Bright Light Therapy” clinical trial.