22 November 2024 NAMRU EURAFCENT Corpsman Named 2024 NMR&D Sailor of the Year SIGONELLA, Italy - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kirk Ashley Young from Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT was announced as the Navy Medicine Research and Development (NMR&D) 2024 Sailor of the Year (SOY), in October.Young, the command’s leading petty officer was selected amongst the eight...
19 November 2024 NMRC Profile: Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Jenkins 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...
15 November 2024 NAMRU EURAFCENT XO Named 2024 Navy Optometrist of the Year SIGONELLA, Italy – Cmdr. Micah Kinney, executive officer, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT, was named the 2024 Navy Optometrist of the Year award during the Armed Forces Optometric Society (AFOS) ceremony held November 5th in Indianapolis, Indiana.The Armed Forces Optometric Society...
14 November 2024 NAMRU San Antonio talks NanoParticles at 10th Mission Possible JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Nov. 13, 2024) – Leadership, research scientists, and support staff of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio attended the 10th Edition of Mission Possible, an information-sharing event, held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory.The purpose of...
13 November 2024 Navy Medicine COVID-19 Findings Published in Lancet; Featured on Podcast SILVER SPRING, Md. – Long-term SARS-CoV-2 findings from Naval Medical Research Command’s (NMRC) COVID-19 Health Action for Marines (CHARM) 2.0 study were published in the Lancet Regional Health – Americas on October 24th.The CHARM 2.0 study was designed to follow Marines who were originally enrolled...
08 November 2024 Celebrate America's Military hosts annual Women in the Military Luncheon SAN ANTONIO – (Nov. 7, 2024) – In support of Celebrate America’s Military (CAM), the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, with support of its sponsors, hosted the annual Women in the Military Luncheon at SeaWorld.Attendees had the opportunity to hear from Navy Capt. Neva Fuentes, Nurse Corps,...