The Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)  is part of a joint collaborative MIRECC with the West Los Angeles (LA) VA, as a single MIRECC over VA VISN 22. Our  mission is to improve the long-term functional outcome of patients with chronic psychotic mental disorders, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and psychotic mood disorders.  The combined research programs are internationally recognized in a broad range of research areas including cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging electrophysiology, neuropsychology, animal models, geriatric psychiatry, psychosocial interventions, cognitive remediation, clinical psychopharmacology, health services, and implementation science. We have a strong commitment to translational research linking basic science to clinical research and clinical research to services research.  Faculty include: Barton  W. Palmer, Ph.D. (fellowship co-director), Lisa T. Eyler, Ph.D., (neuroimaging, geriatrics), Mark Geyer, Ph.D. (animal models, behavioral psychopharmacology), David Braff, M.D. (psychophysiology, genetics), Gregory Light, Ph.D. (psychophysiology), Jared Young, Ph.D. (animal models, translational research, behavioral psychopharmacology), and others (see VA-affiliated faculty at http:\\psychiatry.ucsd.edu\facultyDirectory.html)