NCIRE

Our Mission: Advancing Veterans Health Through Research

NCIRE – The Veterans Health Research Institute is the leading nonprofit research institute in the United States devoted to advancing Veterans health research.
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	How War Changes Women, How Women Change War Thursday, May 10, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Presidio Officers' Club Join featured speaker CPT Rebecca Murga and panelists Sabra Inslicht, Ph.D. and Shira Maguen, Ph.D. from the Northern California Institute for Research and Education at this special event spotlighting the impact of the increasing role of women in the military. The discussion will focus on the unique experiences of female veterans, the common threads between ‘women warriors’ and civilians, and aims to educate, inspire, and facilitate ongoing dialogue between civilian and veterans.

	HIV Begins to Yield Secrets of How It Hides in Cells Understanding 'Latency' Is a Step Toward More Effective Therapies UCSF scientists have uncovered new mechanisms by which HIV hides in infected cells, resting in a latent state that evades the body's immune system and prevents antiviral drugs from flushing it out. The findings, published online February 28, in Science Translational Medicine, could help scientists design and test new therapies aimed at curing a virus that still affects more than 1 million Americans. The study was led by Steven Yukl, MD, associate professor of medicine at UCSF and a staff physician at the SFVAHCS.

	Traumatic Brain Injury A Devastating Fall, A Climb Back to Health UCSF Magazine features live-saving care and research of UCSF neurosurgeon Geoffrey Manley, MD, PhD, leader of the most robust TBI research initiative in the world, TRACK-TBI. Pratik Mukherjee, MD, PhD, co-leader of the initiative and director of the Center for the Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases at the SFVAHCS, also discusses this essential, foundational study for TBI. The article also mentions the research of UCSF and SFVAHCS scientists Caroline Tanner, MD, PhD, who has observed a link between TBI and Parkinson's disease, and Kristine Yaffe, MD, who has found that older Veterans with brain injury exhibit depression, anxiety, PTSD and other problems.

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Mar 19, 2018
In the first study of its kind in the VA health system, researchers seek to gain knowledge of their patients’ genomic composition to shape more precise treatment plans for depression. Principal investigators Kewchang Lee and Steven Batki discuss the study, funded by $12 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs. It seeks to enroll 2,000 pairs of doctors and veterans who have not responded well to previous treatment for depression. Read more.

Dec 13, 2017
Vietnam War Veterans, an estimated 30 percent of whom have had PTSD, present challenges to VA end-of-life care teams. In an California Healthline article, Eric Widera, Director of hospice and palliative care at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF professor in the Division of Geriatrics, comments on treating these Veterans with mental and physical health complications. NCIRE Researchers are currently conducting research related to PTSD as well as other related Mental Health areas. Read more.

Publications

The second edition of NCIRE’s DNA Newsletter focuses on an innovative multidisciplinary research collaborative that is garnering national awards and fostering new collaborations. The Kidney Health Research Collaborative is providing world-class mentorship and training for the next generation of kidney scientists in an environment that embodies the energy and feel of a startup. Also, meet some of the NCIRE staff who support the dedicated physician-researchers and check out the scope and variety of recently funded awards.
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Past Events

The Brain at War

The annual meeting of the leading national conference on the neurological and psychological wounds of war.