Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) hosted 14 midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy on April 24, for a tour of NMRC’s facilities and capabilities.NMRC staff and leadership briefed the midshipmen, all recently accepted into medical school, on the command’s labs, operations and opportunities to...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) participated in Weller Road Elementary School’s annual STEM Career Day, on April 4, to share information on and opportunities in the U.S. Navy and military research.3rd, 4th and 5th grade students had the opportunity to speak with...

BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC)’s Clinical Trials Center (CTC) is seeking volunteers for a phase 1 clinical vaccine trial to evaluate the LTB-SA7 vaccine for Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.LTB-SA7 is intended to reduce frequency and severity of infections caused by S. aureus, a...

Waterford, Conn. – Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) divers were invited back to assist with the 2025 Connecticut Technology and Engineering Education Association (CTEEA) SeaPerch Regional Championship.SeaPerch is a STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] program...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) hosted Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) leadership for their 2025 Strategic Planning Meeting on Mar. 10-11.Commanding officers, executive officers, senior enlisted leaders and science and technical directors attended the meeting...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) participated in Sargent Shriver Elementary School’s annual Career Day, held on Feb. 26, to engage with third, fourth and fifth graders on U.S. Navy career opportunities in STEM.NMRC, along with other representatives from different career...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Sailors with the Bureau of Navy Medicine and Surgery joined the Navy Office of Community Outreach and 11 other commands for Navy Week Kansas City, Nov. 11-15.Throughout the week, BUMED representatives met with directors and students from local universities, spoke at local high...

GROTON, Conn.—Navy Diver 1st Class John Ahnen of Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) was selected as November’s Serviceperson of the Month by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut.The community-sponsored Serviceperson of the Month program recognizes outstanding active-duty...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) attended the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting from November 13th to 17th, held in New Orleans. This year’s theme was Advancing Science, Building Community Together.NMR&D participants included...

When Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Jenkins graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center in 2013, she had every intention of working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Those plans went awry when one of her mentors forgot to forward a letter of recommendation with her...