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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.

NTRIPS: Paco Herson, PhD

Upcoming Events

NTRIPS: Paco Herson, PhD

"New therapeutic approach to enhance recovery following acute ischemic stroke"

Join us for a special guest speaker NTRIPS to hear from Paco Herson, PhD. Hear from the University of Colorado Anschutz Professor and Neuroscientific Lead for the Center for COMBAT Research discuss ischemic stroke recovery.

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Key Initiatives

Statewide TBI Registry

CBIRD & partners are recruiting survivors of brain and spinal cord injury into research studies

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Spotlight

Lisa A. Frazier, PhD, MPH | Assistant Director for Research, Battelle Center for Science, Engineering and Public Policy

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Areas of Impact

CBIRD supports initiatives, resources, and programs that enable interdisciplinary science. Our projects bridge multiple areas of expertise so that discoveries can translate into solutions, and make a difference in people's lives. 

These 3D images of mouse brain vasculature show normal conditions, top, and after an ischemic stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel clot blocks blood flow in the brain.

Discovery

Foundational science using translational models and molecular imaging
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Assessment

Applied technologies and tools for screening, brain imaging, and biomonitoring
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in central Ohio works with Ohio State to provide health resources for deputies, including this dry float pool for concussion recovery.

Recovery

New interventions for neural regrowth, drug delivery, and rehabilitation
CBI Member Jan Schwab speaks with a spinal cord injury survivor

Systems

Implementation and evaluation of treatments, policies, and screenings

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. 

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Resourcing

News

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Li receives $1.9M NIH MIRA award to improve biomarker sensing

Dr. Jinghua Li, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and CBIRD Faculty Member, received a five-year, $1.9 million Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a flexible, light-based biosensing technology that can detect chemical changes in living tissues with high resolution.
October 7, 2026
FAME award presentation by 3 members to winner, Dr. Ceren Yarar-Fisher

2025-2026 Outstanding Mentor Award Winners

The Outstanding Mentor Award honors faculty in The Ohio State University College of Medicine (OSUCOM) who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and career commitment to faculty mentoring. The 2025-2026 Outstanding Mentor Award for Associate Professors was recently awarded to CBIRD Faculty Member, Ceren Yarar-Fisher, PT, PhD.
October 6, 2026
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2025-2026 FAME Award Winners

The Center for Faculty Advancement, Mentoring, and Engagement (FAME) annually grants on a competitive basis, up to four awards for faculty members who demonstrate significant achievements that are attributable to participating in faculty development programming, directly put on by, or sponsored by, the Center for FAME. The FAME Early Career Achievement Award honors up to two Assistant Professors in the College of Medicine and Dr. Sabhya Rana, a Faculty Member of CBIRD, was awarded in the 2025-2026 cohort.
October 5, 2026