The group was formed in 2011 to foster collaboration within the diverse research base of cerebral autoregulation. In February 2022 we changed our name and expanded our scope to cerebrovascular research. The network is led by a steering group elected from the membership, as described in our constitution, to help in driving the goals for the group forward. Current Committee Members are:
Download this as a pdf file: CARNet_Constitution_Version 2: February 2022.pdf
During the very successful 3rd meeting of our young research network, CARnet between May 24th to 27th this year participants have called for collaborative projects translating the knowledge and methods of cerebral autoregulation research into clinical applications.
Already 20 years have passed since methods for analyses of dynamic components of cerebral blood flow autoregulation were established. Despite obvious advantages in disease monitoring and patient care, most hospitals would not have tools available for the testing of dynamic cerebral autoregulation. CARnet members at the 3rd meeting of the ESNCH conference in Porto presented a broad spectrum of clinical and scientific applications for cerebral autoregulation testing and got an overwhelmingly positive feedback of the participants including from members of the European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (ESNCH). The CARnet meeting has shown that multiple conditions, reaching from stroke to neurotrauma, and neurodegenerative diseases may have impact on cerebral autoregulation. CARnet members hold expertise of linear as well as non-linear methods which can be used to capture trends during monitoring of spontaneous autoregulation as well as to quantify fast stimulus-related dynamics of cerebral autoregulation. Several parameters are ready and due to be tested prospectively. We feel that it is time now to gather in search for high standards in methods and for clinical applications which significantly improve patient care and life quality. Due to its multi-disciplinary structure and its web-based information exchange CARnet may serve as a unique catalyst for collaborative projects.
The network itself can provide support at each level of grant preparation and holds:
Please let us know whether you would like to link-up with CARnet members in an interest group in one of the following fields of interest:
Please consider this call as a first step towards translational research projects and take the lead in extending this selection of research topics by the one you would wish to join.
We are more than happy to invite CARnet members to contribute to one or more of the above named interest groups or to leverage their abilities by coordinating a collaborative research project, which will be much appreciated within our scientific community. Thank you!
Please just send an email to my address: chaubrichukaachen.de. An easy way in order to link up, to discuss project ideas, or to share papers would be www.researchgate.net about which I will be happy to inform you in detail.