San Antonio facility wins $17 million military contract to study traumatic brain injury
A consortium based at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) at San Antonio has landed a $17 million Defense Department contract to launch eight new research projects dealing with traumatic brain injury and psychological health, according to officials with the school. The STRONG STAR consortium — the name is an acronym for the South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience — brings together researchers with military, civilian and veteran-serving institutions to improve military psychological health. Its clinical trials are funded by the Defense Department, Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies.
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