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Funding & partners

Supported by those who share the mission.

We gratefully acknowledge the sponsors, foundations and partner organizations whose support makes this research possible. Each award links to the people and sites it supports.

8Active awards
5Sponsors
16Partner organizations
2/8Sites with awards
Active awards

Current funding

SponsorAwardTeamPeriodSite
FederalU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsCartilage Regeneration using Advanced Technologies to Enable Motion (CReATE Motion) CenterAward I50RX004845Gregory D. MyerJed A. DiekfussTaylor M. ZulegerAndrew C. Hagen2024–2028Atlanta VA
FederalU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · CReATE Motion Pilot GrantA multi-modal structure-function investigation to identify integrated biomarkers of PTOA and long-term knee health in U.S. VeteransJed A. DiekfussTaylor M. Zuleger2026–2028Atlanta VA
FederalU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · T-TERM Fellowship (CReATE Motion)Enhanced discrimination of post-traumatic osteoarthritis in U.S. veterans using neuroimaging and biomechanical assessmentsTaylor M. Zuleger2024–2026Atlanta VA
FederalU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · T-TERM Fellowship (CReATE Motion)An MRI-compatible instrumented leg press device to investigate load-dependent brain activity in veterans with post-traumatic osteoarthritisAndrew C. Hagen2026–2027Atlanta VA
FederalGeorgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance (NIH NCATS)Development and feasibility of a pneumatic leg press device for use during brain functional magnetic resonance imagingAward UL1TR002378Jed A. DiekfussTaylor M. Zuleger—SPARC
IndustryGE HealthCareAdvanced muscle imaging to characterize recovery and predict secondary injury in female athletes with anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionJed A. DiekfussTaylor M. Zuleger—SPARC
IndustryArthrex · Investigator-Initiated ResearchLongitudinal effects of suture tape augmentation on quadriceps tendon autograft maturation following ACL reconstructionJed A. DiekfussTaylor M. Zuleger—SPARC
IndustryAREAS SAS · Sponsored Research AgreementUnited States of America – France MRI data validation dataset for 510(k) qualification of a knee digital twinTaylor M. Zuleger—SPARC
Partners & collaborators

Working together

Atlanta Falcons
Site partner · SPARC
Atlanta Hawks
Site partner · Sports Medicine Complex
Georgia Tech Athletics
Site partner · GT Performance Lab
U.S. Soccer
Site partner · National Training Center
Nike
Biomechanics lab partner · U.S. Soccer NTC
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Research partner · CReATE Motion Center
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Wu Tsai Human Performance AllianceNational alliance · Innovation Hub
Flowery Branch Police Department
Partner · COBRA
University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics
Collaborator · COBRA
Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Collaborator · COBRA
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Collaborator · COBRA
Q30 Innovations
Collaborator · COBRA
GE HealthCare
Research sponsor
Arthrex
Research sponsor
Georgia CTSA
Research sponsor (NIH NCATS)
AREAS SAS
Research sponsor
Sponsor acknowledgments

Funding from the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UL1TR002378. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

The CReATE Motion Center is supported by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under award I50RX004845.

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