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Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, Inc.
www.atlaref.org
1902 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA
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Primary Contact |
Ms. Leslie Henry |
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Acting Executive Director |
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Phone: 404/321-6111 x2535 | Fax:
404/235-3061 |
leslie@atlaref.org |
www.atlaref.org
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Year Founded |
1989 |
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Voter Signatory |
Ms. Leslie Henry |
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Affiliated VAMC 1 |
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA |
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Unique Patients |
70,400 |
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Total Facility
Research Space
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62000 |
Total Number of PIs
at all Facilities |
135 |
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Research |
Education |
Administration |
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Number of NPC Employees
(Full Time) |
140 |
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13 |
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Number of NPC Employees
(Part Time) |
36 |
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1 |
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NPC Employees
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176 |
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14 |
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Brief Description |
The Atlanta Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center conducts a highly active research program which is near the top ten in the nation and is largely conducted by VA physician-scientists who are also faculty members at Emory University School of Medicine or Morehouse School of Medicine. The program is fortunate to include one of the national VA Rehabilitation Research Centers of Excellence, a growing HSR&D research program , and research programs focused on medical and clinical problems, rehabilitation medicine and engineering, as well as health services and outcomes research.
The research program involves over 400 projects conducted by 140 principal research investigators with more than 300 research associates and staff. These research projects cover a broad range of subjects, including bacterial infection; diabetes; development of new anti-HIV and |
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Major Areas of Research Interest |
Cardiology / Vascular Disease, Neurology, Endocrinology, Oncology, Gastroenterology, Ophthalmology, Geriatrics, Hematology, Pharmacology / Toxicology, Immunology / Infectious Diseases, Psychiatry / Psychology, Musculoskeletal, Nephrology/ Urology |
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Additional Areas of Interest |
Rehab Medicine / Optometry / Memory disorder / Traumatic Brain Injury / Vision Loss |
| Does your NPC receive federal grants in its own name (Yes/No)? |
Yes |
| Does your NPC receive federal subawards (yes/No)? |
Yes |
| With what medical school is your VAMC affiliated? |
Emory University
Morehouse School of Medicine |
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