# San Diego StrokeNet Regional Coordinating Center

> **NIH NIH U24** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · 2023 · $117,467

## Abstract

Project Summary
The San Diego RCC is dedicated to the StrokeNet aims of delivering “Efficiency”, “Enrollments”, and “Training”
by creating an optimized network, increasing trial enrollments, and enhancing career development. The results
of this application will impact the stroke research field by enabling the discovery of acute, preventative,
rehabilitation, recovery, neural regeneration, and imaging and biomarker techniques for stroke. UCSD is poised
to continue to contribute to StrokeNet and support the NINDS’ mission to seek knowledge about the brain and
nervous system to reduce the burden of neurological disease.
Program: UCSD has participated in SPOTRIAS, StrokeNet, NIH, and industry trials in various areas of stroke
with leadership and participation in over 50 stroke trials. The network has developed out of a local network,
expanded over time and now includes 30 centers spanning three states. All sites have active Master Trial
Agreements and Reliance Agreements in place. The UCSD Stroke Center has again engaged the support of the
Dean, Chair, IRB, Contracting Office, CTRI, ED, EMS, and network investigators for this proposal.
Research: The next cycle will focus on conducting trials and enrolling participants in the 30 RCC centers. The
RCC-12 has a strong pool of potential network investigators who have set up their infrastructure and are awaiting
to participate in a network trial. We also have the proven capacity to perform trials in pediatrics and rehab. UCSD
has submitted trial ideas and as has others in development for proposal into the network.
Leadership: UCSD has designated a PI (Meyer) and substitute PI (Hemmen), each with qualifications to serve
effectively. UCSD serves on the Acute Stroke Working Group and the Neuro-Interventional Advisory Committee.
In the multidisciplinary clinical trials’ team, experts from various disciplines are available to collaborate on trials
in diverse arenas of stroke management. Trials particularly suited to areas of expertise of research faculty are
assigned by the RCC-PI based on area of expertise.
Career Enhancement: The Stroke Center has had full commitment to career guidance for trainees since 1987.
The StrokeNet Career Enhancement Director (Hemmen) also serves as the fellow mentor for independent
research activities. The training program focuses on research for the entire spectrum of stroke care. Didactic
lectures and seminars are offered in diffuse topics.
Administration: UCSD has had great success in producing high quality research, publications, and NIH trial
enrollments due training on and following standard operating procedures (SOPs). The UCSD Stroke Center
prioritizes StrokeNet and NIH funded trials as possible. Allocations grids mitigate against bias by guiding trial
offerings fairly. Over the past 30 years, the UCSD Stroke Center has successfully performed trials in the full
spectrum of stroke care, and is an ideal choice to continue leading a StrokeNet RCC.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10837573
- **Project number:** 3U24NS107225-05S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
- **Principal Investigator:** BRETT C MEYER
- **Activity code:** U24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $117,467
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2023-08-01 → 2023-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10837573

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10837573, San Diego StrokeNet Regional Coordinating Center (3U24NS107225-05S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10837573. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*