Featured Projects
For 90 years, the Veterans Affairs Research and Development program has been improving Veterans’ lives. VA Research is unique in that it is the only program in the United States focused entirely on conducting research to address the full spectrum of Veterans’ health needs.
FAVER is actively engaged in the Veteran community, administering groundbreaking research aimed to improve overall healthcare. To read more about the types of research projects being conducted at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, click the information below.
Understanding how tumor cells evade the immune system
Dr. Brian Pollack is a Staff Dermatologist at the Atlanta VA. In addition to his medical degree, he has a doctoral degree in Molecular Genetics....
Novel approaches to improve treatment of osteoarthritis
Each year over $60 billion is spent managing arthritis in nearly 27 million Americans. Osteoarthritis is more common in military service personnel...
Investigating convenient methods for identifying individuals at high risk for diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem – the main cause of kidney failure, blindness, and nontraumatic leg amputations in adults in the...
Improving Language Function in Veterans after Stroke
Every year approximately 15,000 Veterans are hospitalized for stroke, and up to 40% will experience the devastating impacts of language impairment...
Improving Function Through Primary Care Treatment of PTSD
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) heavily impacts the health and well-being of millions of Veterans and their families and imposes huge costs on...