URMC Sports Concussion Research

02/06/2026

TBI Biomarkers!

January 2026—Michigan Medicine implemented two biomarkers, GFAP and UCH-L1, to evaluate traumatic brain injury in the emergency department, aiming to reduce unnecessary CT scans. A retrospective study showed high sensitivity for the markers, but limitations were identified, such as their ineffecti...

01/08/2026

Hear about our current TBI work!!!

09/12/2025

From the sidelines to the front lines, University of Rochester research is redefining how concussions are detected, treated, and prevented.

05/23/2025

Our PI, Jeff Bazarian, a professor of emergency medicine with an active concussion clinic and research program, breaks down what happens when the head takes a hit during sports—from the differences between concussions and less obvious impacts to the latest tools for diagnosis, prevention strategies, and the current state of treatment

Sports head injuries can be serious. URMC expert Dr. Jeff Bazarian explains signs of concussions and hidden hits, safer play measures, treatments, and research.

01/28/2025

Dr. Jeff Bazarian was recently awarded $6.3 million from the Department of Defense to lead a multi-site study of repetitive head trauma!

Study explores how repetitive blows to the head may lead to lasting brain injuries and how potential treatments and limits could change the course.

05/13/2024

Our URMC research team helped provide research data to the FDA for this approval!

The manufacturer expects the device to be available for emergency rooms and urgent care centers by summer.

01/04/2024

Interested in working in concussion research?! We are hiring!!! We are looking to add a full-time study coordinator to the team.

Please contact Kian Merchant-Borna at Kian_Merchant-Borna@URMC.Rochester.edu and Dr. Jeff Bazarian at Jeff_Bazarian@URMC.Rochester.edu with your resume if you are interested.

07/24/2023

The URMC Concussion Research Team welcomes new Research Coordinator, Rebecca Greenberg, to the team!!!! Rebecca has taken over the nation-wide pediatric concussion study Care4Kids. Learn more here: https://twitter.com/C4k_consortium?s=20

07/12/2023

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jeff Bazarian who was selected by the Board of Directors of New York ACEP as the 2023 recipient of the Lifetime Researcher Award!

Dr. Bazarian has been the backbone of the department's research division for over 2 decades. His impact on the evaluation and care of patients with traumatic brain injury has been massive. Many may recall that in 2021, in a peer-reviewed assessment of the scientific impact of researchers working in the TBI arena, Jeff was listed among the top 10 in the world!

Congratulations Jeff! We are so proud of you!

03/10/2023

Abbott Receives FDA Clearance For First Commercially Available Lab-Based Blood Test To Help Evaluate Concussion

New test will run on Abbott's Alinity® i laboratory instrument, complementing Abbott's rapid i-STAT TBI Plasma test, cleared by the FDA in 2021 Given the significant number of Alinity i...

02/16/2023

Boston University study finds link between repetitive head injuries, CTE

CTE is a form of neurodegeneration.

02/09/2023

Hmmm; thoughts?

Protecting young brains: Ban on tackle football for kids under 12 regains attention New York State