Our Mission:

Advancing science to

DiagnoseTreatPrevent

Traumatic brain injuries among special operations forces

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Our Purpose:

We exist to safeguard the brain
health of our most elite warriors.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the

Signature Wound of the Global War on Terror

2x

Special Operations are more than two times as likely to sustain a TBI as conventional forces.

5yrs.

The average wait time for SOF personnel to receive TBI rehabilitation: 1,746 days from injury.

$3B

Amount allocated to military TBI research, yet still no objective diagnostic tool exists for TBI.

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We are

Science-forward

We are

Science-forward

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We are

collaborative

We are

collaborative

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We are a

Catalyst

We are a

Catalyst

Centering science and collaboration, we aim to catalyze change in addressing TBI within our Special Operations Forces, shifting the focus toward innovation and prevention. SOF members face disproportionately high exposure to blast-related brain injuries, and breakthroughs in their care will have a ripple effect throughout the broader military community.

The Time to Advance Research is Now

From the frontlines

To The
Headlines

Defense Bill Orders Military to Take New Action on Brain Injury

Congress passed a sweeping new set of mandates on brain safety in the military.

Military-Related Blasts May Harm the Brain Through Blood Vessels

Imaging studies reveal that blood flow is affected in people who have a career history with blast exposure.

Pentagon Examines Causes of Troops' Brain Injuries

Researchers don’t know why some exposed to blast waves are impacted while others aren’t.

Defense Bill Orders Military to Take New Action on Brain Injury

Congress passed a sweeping new set of mandates on brain safety in the military.

Read Full Article

Military-Related Blasts May Harm the Brain Through Blood Vessels

Imaging studies reveal that blood flow is affected in people who have a career history with blast exposure.

Read Full Article

Pentagon Examines Causes of Troops' Brain Injuries

Researchers don’t know why some exposed to blast waves are impacted while others aren’t.

Read Full Article

Pentagon Examines Causes of Troops’ Brain Injuries

Researchers don’t know why some exposed to blast waves are impacted while others aren’t.

Read Full Article

Military-Related Blasts May Harm the Brain Through Blood Vessels

Imaging studies reveal that blood flow is affected in people who have a career history with blast exposure.

Read Full Article

Defense Bill Orders Military to Take New Action on Brain Injury

Congress passed a sweeping new set of mandates on brain safety in the military.

Read Full Article

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We envision a future where

No service member suffers from the invisible wounds of traumatic brain injury