Welcome to the Center for Veterans Research and Education (CVRE) CVRE was established in 1988 to conduct, promote and support the medical research and education activities of the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System and to advance the well being of veterans and the general public by these endeavors. CVRE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt institute. Collaborative endeavors may be established with universities, for profit companies, hospitals, charitable foundations, professional societies, the NIH, Department of Defense, or other governmental agencies, and other non-profit entities. CVRE supports research in the following key areas: • Psychology • Cardiovascular Health • Metabolism/Diabetes • Respiratory Disease/Pulmonology • Neuroscience •Infectious Diseases • Ophthalmology • Oncology/Cancer • Outcomes Research & Informatics • Orthopedics and Physical Medicine Specific areas of interest include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Behavioral Neurosciences, Addictions, the origins of the Gulf War Syndrome, the Neurophysiology of Mental Illness, Traumatic Brain Injury and leading edge research and innovations in Prosthetics and Artificial Limbs.