Research Portfolio

Programs Turning Stroke Research Into Reach, Training, and Care

ZQSI supports journals, clinical registries, physician training, and international partnerships that help translate stroke science into stronger systems of care. This page highlights current initiatives and the broader research portfolio behind them.

Featured Direction

Building a connected stroke ecosystem across publication, training, and implementation

The strongest ZQSI initiatives do not operate in isolation. Journals accelerate knowledge sharing, fellowships build workforce capacity, registries create evidence, and partner organizations extend programs into local communities and hospitals.

10 Current initiatives spanning journals, training, outreach, registries, and education.
20+ Archived trials, grants, and translational studies across stroke and neurocritical care.
Global Programs extending across the United States, Pakistan, Turkey, and other partner settings.
Applied Focus on practical outcomes: training, prevention, evidence generation, and care delivery.
Current Initiatives

Active programs and strategic collaborations

Each card highlights a live initiative with a clearer role, shorter summary, and direct next step.

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Journal External Site

Healthcare Research Journal (HCRJ)

ZQSI's open-access journal supports interdisciplinary publication and peer review.

HCRJ creates a publishing platform for clinicians and researchers working across basic science, diagnosis, treatment, and evidence-based care.

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Journal External Site

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (JVIN)

A specialist publication advancing research on cerebral and spinal circulation.

JVIN reflects ZQSI's long-term investment in rigorous clinical and translational scholarship for vascular and interventional neurology.

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Clinical Tool External Site

JR-ZQSI-NICHE Hemorrhage Evaluation Program

A decision-support initiative centered on intracerebral hemorrhage evaluation.

The program adapts published management algorithms into practical clinical tools such as GCS and ICH volume support for bedside use.

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Care Delivery External Site

International Stroke Coordination Center (ISCC)

A stroke-system initiative focused on implementation, monitoring, and structured training.

Through APPNA and hospital collaboration, ISCC helps formalize evidence-based stroke workflows and raise care standards in Pakistan.

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Education External Site

ZQ Institute for Digital and Regional Arts and Culture

A wider educational initiative expanding creative opportunity through global-standard training.

ZQ-IDRAC broadens the ZQSI mission by investing in underrepresented communities through fine arts, digital production, and cultural learning.

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Training External Site

APPNA Fellowship in Stroke and Vascular Neurology

A blended physician fellowship designed to strengthen stroke services in lower-resource settings.

The program combines online teaching, mentorship, clinical faculty support, and optional in-person rotations to train future stroke leaders.

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Partnership External Site

Neurology Awareness & Research Foundation (NARF)

A clinical partnership supporting neurological care access through shared standards and oversight.

ZQSI's work with NARF strengthens operations at the Brain & Heart Clinic in Karachi and helps extend quality care to underserved communities.

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Prevention External Site

Pakistan Stroke Society (PSS)

A prevention and public-awareness partnership focused on earlier recognition and community education.

Programs include school-based FAST education, local outreach, and stroke-screening activities aimed at raising prevention awareness at scale.

Turkish National Thrombectomy Registry
Registry In Development

Turkish National Thrombectomy Registry

A multicenter registry designed to capture real-world thrombectomy outcomes across Turkey.

The effort supports protocol standardization, national evidence building, and future guideline development for acute ischemic stroke treatment.

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Academic Program In Development

Biomedical Engineering Program

A developing academic program aligned with US curriculum standards and healthcare innovation needs.

The initiative is intended to strengthen the biomedical engineering workforce and support long-term health-system capability building.

Research Archive

Selected trials, grants, and translational programs

The archive below highlights the range of studies, grant-supported projects, and outreach work that inform ZQSI's current direction.

Foundational Trials and Grants

  • Antihypertensive Treatment in Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage (ATACH) R01-NS44976-01A2. 2004-2010.
  • Antihypertensive Treatment in Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage (ATACH)-II. 1R01NS062091-01A2. 2010-2015.
  • Innovative Strategies for Treating Cerebral Hemorrhage. 2008-2012.
  • UH/NJMS Stroke Center Grant award, #06-1303-HPF-N-O. 2006.
  • Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stent Trial (CREST). 2001-2006.
  • Familial Intracranial Aneurysm (FIA) study. 2002-2007.
  • Specialized Program of Translational Research in Acute Stroke (SPOTRIAS). 2004.

Device, Registry, and Translational Work

  • Validation of an in-vivo porcine model of arterial blockage derived using homologous and autologous clots. 2003-2004.
  • Validation of an in-vivo porcine model of arterial blockage derived using homologous and autologous clots. May 2002. Boston Scientific.
  • Safety and efficacy of hypertonic saline resuscitation in acute spinal cord injury. 2003-2004.
  • Hypothermia device for spinal cord injury. Device development in conjunction with Diqur LLC. 2002.
  • Role of apoptosis in cell death following intracerebral hemorrhage. 2002-2004.
  • Endovascular Stroke Treatment Optimization (ESTO).
  • Chronic Subdural Hematoma Treatment with Embolization vs Surgery or Medical Management Study (CHESS).
  • Evaluation of NCCT head-based patient selection criteria for thrombectomy in large vessel occlusion. Qure.ai Technologies Inc.
  • Intravenous balanced chloride fluids in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Revive Pharma.

Population Health and Outreach

  • Stroke among Hispanic and African American Populations. 2003-2004. Health Care Foundation of New Jersey and UMDNJ Foundation.
  • Hypertension in Acute Stroke TrEatment (HASTE) study. 2003-2005. ESP Pharma.
  • Stimulation of lymphohematopoietic stem cells release from the bone marrow for treatment of ischemic stroke. 2003-2004. Kirby Foundation.
  • A pilot multicenter study of induced hypothermia in acute supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage. 2003-2004. Dent Foundation.
  • Buffalo Metropolitan Area and Erie County Stroke Study. AHA #0235465T. 2002-2005.
  • Post SARS-CoV-2 Infection Encephalitis. KabaFusion LLC.
  • Healthy Hearts, and Healthy Minds: reducing the burden of heart disease and stroke among African Americans. Newark, NJ, June 12, 2004.
  • Stroke Prevention annual Bloodless Surgery Program community outreach conference. Newark, NJ, May 15, 2004.
  • Stroke Benchmarking Data: Before and After. Chicago, Illinois, April 26, 2005.

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