Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation

视觉和神经认知康复中心的使命是改善健康 视觉和认知障碍退伍军人的生活质量 研究人员和临床医生推动循证康复。在过去的35年里，CVNR 随着新兴科学的兴起，研究动态地向前发展，主要关注衰老(1986- 1998年)、视力/老龄化(1998-2012年)以及视觉和认知(2012年至今)。年CVNR容量几乎翻了一番 这个资金周期。我们的目标是扩大退伍军人管理局科学和退伍军人管理局研究投资的影响(目前，更多 与退伍军人管理局和其他收到的赠款相比，中心美元的回报超过18倍)。超过30%的CVNR 科学家是一级学院的全职教授。此外，CVNR正在迅速建设研究能力 25%的CVNR成员获得职业发展奖(CDA)。2018年前CDA研究人员- 目前继续担任学术职位，90%在退伍军人管理局。CVNR有三个战略研究主题： 恢复眼睛和大脑功能，锻炼以改善功能，以及个性化的神经生物标志物 康复。视觉和认知康复科学在战略研究主题中的协同作用 揭示在神经康复中使用的共同核心原则，并支持CVNR调查人员快速 定义建立个性化退伍军人康复所必需的元素。与退伍军人事务部研究保持一致 使命，CVNR的三个战略研究主题跨越了从临床前、临床 研究和临床实践研究。在这个周期中，通过有目的的活动来促进 在所有职业发展水平的调查人员的战略研究主题下，CVNR将分析 退伍军人管理局科研项目进展及如何将研究成果转化为实际应用 诊所。通过在翻译和实施中设定目标和里程碑，并将自我评估和 质量控制，CVNR将在过去成功的基础上，不断增加对退伍军人的影响 临床服务，以及对退伍军人和护理者需求的直接反应。CVNR执行董事 M.Barrett医学博士，她将她实验室开发的研究疗法带到了弗吉尼亚州目前的使用中 医疗保健，与执行副主任马歇尔·帕杜博士共同负责领导 战略规划和运营决策。科学项目主任，乔·诺切拉博士，拥有 扩大在本周期中的作用，领导三个战略研究主题的科学项目发展 通过会议、务虚会和自我评估。五个核心为调查人员和管家提供服务 资料来源：神经成像(主任，Bruce Crosson，博士)；分子生物学(主任，Jeff Boatright，博士)； 体育锻炼(主任，Joe Nocera，博士)；行政核心，(主任兼CVNR管理员) 警官丽莎·卡拉斯)。连接核心(董事，艾米·罗德里格斯博士)已在此周期中添加到 促进退伍军人和退伍军人临床医生的参与，将CVNR与退伍军人临床服务线联系起来，提供广泛的 为资深研究人员的参与铺平道路，并将外联和 教育委员会(马德琳·哈克尼博士和托德·怀特博士联席主席)。CVNR有很强的联系 与当地附属机构，包括埃默里大学、佐治亚理工学院、莫尔豪斯学院 医学院和佐治亚州立大学。通过与亚特兰大的合作加强能力建设 弗吉尼亚州/莫尔豪斯医学院历史黑人学院和大学研究科学家培训 计划，整合我们亚特兰大顾问委员会和国家顾问委员会的反馈和建议，以及 与退伍军人事务部RRD中心、退伍军人事务部伯明翰-亚特兰大GRECC、 退伍军人事务部HSRD创新中心(南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿)和退伍军人事务部技术转移办公室(ATL) 技术转移官，Brandy Wade博士)，以及退伍军人，其他消费者团体和 社区。CVNR准备继续进行有影响力的研究，以改善退伍军人的健康。

The mission of the Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation (CVNR) is to improve health and quality of life in Veterans with visual and cognitive disorders by engaging an alliance of researchers and clinicians to advance evidence-based rehabilitation. For the past 35 years, CVNR research has dynamically advanced, following emerging science through a primary focus on aging (1986 – 1998), vision/aging (1998-2012), and visual and cognition (2012-present). CVNR capacity nearly doubled in this funding cycle. We aim to expand the impact of VA science and VA research investment (currently, more than 18-fold return on Center dollars compared to VA and other grants received). Over 30% of CVNR scientists are full Professors at Tier 1 institutions. In addition, the CVNR is rapidly building research capacity with 25% of CVNR members career development awardees (CDAs). Former CDA researchers from 2018- present continued in academic positions, >90% in the VA. The CVNR has three strategic research themes: Restoring eye and brain function, Exercise to improve function, and Neuro-biomarkers for personalized rehabilitation. The synergy of visual and cognitive rehabilitation science across the strategic research themes reveals common core principles for use across neurorehabilitation and supports CVNR investigators to rapidly define elements that are necessary to build personalized Veteran rehabilitation. Aligned with the VA Research Mission, the three CVNR strategic research themes span the translational continuum from preclinical, clinical research, and clinical practice research. In this cycle, through intentional activities that promote the investigators at all career development levels within the strategic research themes, the CVNR will analyze the progress of scientific projects and plan how to advance the research findings to real-life utilization in VA clinics. By setting goals and milestones in translation and implementation, and integrating self-evaluation and quality control, the CVNR will build upon past success and continuously increase the impact on Veteran clinical services, as well as the direct response to Veteran and caregiver needs. CVNR Executive Director A.M. Barrett, MD, who brought research treatments developed in her laboratory to current use in VA healthcare, takes responsibility with Executive Associate Director, Machelle Pardue, PhD to lead alignment of strategic planning and operational decision-making. Director of Scientific Programs, Joe Nocera, PhD, has an expanded role in this cycle to lead scientific project development in the three strategic research themes through meetings, retreats and self-evaluation. Five Cores provide services to investigators and steward resources: Neuroimaging (Director, Bruce Crosson, PhD); Molecular Biology (Director, Jeff Boatright, PhD); Physical Exercise (Director, Joe Nocera, PhD); and an Administrative Core, (Director and CVNR Administrator Officer, Lisa Calas). The Connectivity Core (Director, Amy Rodriguez, PhD) has been added in this cycle to advance Veteran and VA clinician engagement, link the CVNR to VA clinical service lines, provide a broad path for Veteran research participation, and integrate the continued, impactful work of the Outreach and Education Committee (Co-Chairs, Madeleine Hackney, PhD and Todd White, PhD). The CVNR has strong ties with local affiliates, including Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Georgia State University. Capacity building is strengthened by collaborating with the Atlanta VA /Morehouse School of Medicine Historic Black Colleges and Universities Research Scientist Training Program, integrating feedback and advice of our Atlanta Advisory Board and National Advisory Board, and aligning with the network of specialized scientists at VA RRD Centers, the VA Birmingham-Atlanta GRECC, the VA HEROIC HSRD Center for Innovation (Charleston, SC), and the VA Technology Transfer Office (ATL Technology Transfer Officer, Brandy Wade, PhD), as well as Veterans, other consumer groups, and the community. The CVNR is poised to continue impactful research to improve Veteran health.