Palo Alto Veterans Institute For Research
Palo Alto Veterans Institute For Research
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About this organization
Mission
The mission of PAVIR is to facilitate and support research activities centered on conditions prevalent among veterans and to translate findings into clinical practice. This is achieved through the administration of sponsored research and education awards by knowledgeable professional staff and the provision of funding in direct support of investigator initiated activities and core facilities providing state of the art scientific technology.
About
DEFENSE AND VETERANS BRAIN INJURY CENTER (DVBIC). PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: ODETTE HARRIS, M.D., M.P.H. THE DEFENSE AND VETERANS BRAIN INJURY CENTER (DVBIC) OPERATES IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AT THE VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (VAPAHCS) WHICH IS AN INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE VA TO ADEQUATELY PROVIDE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND REHABILITATION CARE FOR RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS. WE PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART CARE FOR OUR VETERAN AND ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL THROUGH THIS INTEGRATION AND OFFER EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR THEM TO REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. WE ACCESS LONGITUDINAL AND CONTINUOUS EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA AS PRIMARY TOOLS TO FOCUS ON RELEVANT FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES THAT HELP VETERANS, MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AFTER ACUTE INJURY. OUR CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE BEING A SITE FOR NATIONAL VA AND DOD LONGITUDINAL STUDIES SUCH AS TBI MODEL SYSTEMS AND CLINICAL TRACKING FORM STUDY. USING VARIOUS INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS NEUROMODULATION, COMPLIMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND COGNITIVE REHABILITATION, DVBIC DEVELOPS TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH PROBLEMS FREQUENTLY REPORTED IN THE BRAIN INJURED POPULATIONS. THROUGH OUR LOCAL AND NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS WITHIN THE DVBIC NETWORK AS WELL AS WITH UNIVERSITIES AND HOSPITALS ACROSS THE NATION, WE ARE AMONG THE LEADERS IN ADVANCED NEUROIMAGING, BIOMARKER AND COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF BRAIN INJURIES AND THEIR RELATED SYMPTOMS. CURRENT PROJECTS IN SUCH POPULATIONS INCLUDE LARGE MULTI-SITE LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT AND NEUROIMAGING AND NEUROMODULATION STUDIES FUNDED BY DOD, VA AND NIH. OUR LEADERSHIP PROVIDES MENTORSHIP TO POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS FROM THE VA OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND RESIDENTS IN PSYCHIATRY, NEUROLOGY AND PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION DEPARTMENTS AT STANFORD. OUR REGIONAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR ALONG WITH OUR NATIONAL DVBIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDES LOCAL AND REGIONAL TBI AWARENESS AND WE HOST AN ANNUAL TBI FORUM TO PROVIDE UPDATED CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INFORMATION TO PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS, PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. WE UTILIZE OUR ACTIVE CLINICAL PRACTICE AT THE VA PALO ALTO AND STANFORD NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMENT AND OUR DVBIC EDUCATION NETWORK TO TRANSLATE OUR NEUROSCIENCE-DRIVEN RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES INTO THESE CLINICAL SETTINGS FOR TARGETED AND ACCURATE MEDICAL CARE.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “See schedule opavir's mission is advancing veterans and public health through innovative research. pavir works with more than 100 researchers and 215 staff to support basic science and clinical research to realize its mission. pavir's research spans the investigation of diseases in the laboratory to testing new drug treatments and developing improved models of health care delivery. in addition to a focus on basic science and clinical research, pavir's research addresses health challenges that have been faced especially by veterans, including post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, geriatric medicine, rehabilitation, sleep and other veterans and public health diseases. pavir's researchers have appointments at the va palo alto health care system, and most hold dual appointments at the stanford university school of medicine.”.
When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “Advance veteran and public health through innovative research.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is CA.
- The address of the non-profit for 2019 according to the filing is 3801 MIRANDA AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA, 94304.
- The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2019 is 309.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$309,809.
- The organization has 2 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1988.
- The organization pays $17,110,839 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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