Our Mission
Veterans Health Research Institute of Central New York, Inc. exists to provide effective state-of-the-art health care to our Veterans through access to the finest medical research projects.
Research
Our research initiatives include: Post-traumatic stress disorder; suicide prevention; substance abuse; oncology; gastrointestinal and infectious disease.
Who We Serve
Our work first benefits Veterans served at the Syracuse VA Medical Center and eventually all Veterans and Americans.
Latest News
Million Veteran Program Looking For Participants
The Million Veteran Program (MVP) is a national, voluntary research program, open to any Veteran enrolled for care in the VA healthcare system, that collects genetic and health information to help lead to new ways of preventing and treating illness. The goal is to improve health care for Veterans.
Read more ...National Institutes of Health to Fund PTSD Study
Researchers at Syracuse VA Medical Center and SU to Collaborate
Syracuse, NY- The National Institutes of Health recently announced that it will fund Dr. Kyle Possemato at the Center for Integrated Healthcare at the Syracuse VA Medical Center to conduct a study that will adapt and test the effectiveness of a brief mindfulness training for Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This study is a collaborative effort with Dr. Dessa Bergen-Cico at Syracuse University and Dr. Wil Pigeon at the VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention. The study begins in January 2018 and will be complete in December 2020.
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