Center for Brain Injury Recovery & Discovery
Our team of researchers and partners are innovating discoveries, assessments, recovery approaches and systems that improve lives affected by neurotraumas.
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BIG NEWS - The Chronic Brain Injury Program has new name! We are now the Center for Brain Injury Recovery & Discovery!
Our website will be updated over the next month. Please bear with us as we get ready for this new phase, continuing our mission to solve the chronic challenges of life after brain injury.
CBIRD Research Day 2026
March 26-27 at the Blackwell Inn
Our annual scientific symposium features invited and local speakers, poster presentations, and updates on programming and projects. Register now by March 8th!
Key Initiatives
Statewide TBI Registry
CBIRD & partners are recruiting survivors of brain and spinal cord injury into research studies
Our Team
We are a collective of researchers, clinicians, trainees, and advocates who converge to advance new discoveries, tools, treatments, and systems that support living well after brain injury. Learn about our faculty researchers and partners who can serve as collaborators, mentors, or experts.
Areas of Impact
CBIRD supports research, education, outreach, and resources that enable interdisciplinary science and solutions. Our projects bridge multiple areas of expertise so that discoveries can make a difference in people's lives.
Discovery
Foundational science using translational models and molecular imaging
Assessment
Applied technologies and tools for screening, brain imaging, and biomonitoring
Recovery
Interventions for neural regrowth, drug delivery, and rehabilitation
Systems
Data and implementation science for services, policies, and populations
Programs
CBIRD offers a variety of grants and events that support research projects, teaming, training, and recruitment. Our programs serve to engage a variety of research stakeholders and create capacity for impactful initiatives.
