R&D Commands

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES

NMR&D laboratories are globally positioned to enhance Force Health Protection by identifying and mitigating disease threats to warfighters. They conduct research and surveillance in emerging infectious diseases, tropical medicine, global health, antimicrobial resistance, wound infections, biodefense, and product development and validation. They maintain surveillance networks and archived materials for pathogen characterization, disease discovery, diagnostic development, and clinical trials.

WARFIGHTER HEALTH, PERFORMANCE AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

NMR&D laboratories conduct studies on physical and cognitive human performance in military operational and expeditionary environments spanning aerospace, submarine, diving, maritime, and land domains, with a focus on those unique to the Navy and Marine Corps. They conduct testing and evaluation of technologies, concepts, and practices that optimize physical and mental performance and resiliency, and rehabilitate and return injured warfighters to duty. NMR&D scientists perform studies to evaluate the selection, training and performance of recruits and various military specialties. They perform medical modeling, simulation, and engage in mission support for operational commanders, medical logisticians, and field medical personnel.

COMBAT CASUALTY CARE

NMR&D laboratories develop new technologies and treatments to protect, resuscitate, and care for combat casualties. They also develop materials, diagnostic tools and biometrics to enhance the health of Navy and Marine Corps personnel. NMR&D laboratories conduct epidemiologic, short term, and long-term studies on combat deployment injuries and casualties, risk factors, impacts, and outcomes.

BIOEFFECTS RISK MITIGATION & COUNTERMEASURES

NMR&D laboratories determine the bioeffects of, exposure limits for, and countermeasures for military relevant exposures including directed energy, blast, motion, acceleration, spatial disorientation, altitude, heat, cold, noise, environmental/atmospheric stressors and toxicity, and fatigue. NMR&D laboratories also develop detection, prophylactic, and therapeutic countermeasures against biological agents.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

NMR&D laboratories address the physical, mental and cognitive health of our warfighters through conducting investigations in epidemiology, health outcomes, behavioral interventions, musculoskeletal injuries, environmental/endogenous stressors, and lifestyle factors that affect the health, readiness, and performance of our warfighters and their families.

RESEARCH SUPPORT AND EXECUTION

Administratively, NMR&D laboratories are equipped and staffed to support and execute the research mission. Capabilities include grant writing and protocol development, as well as Institutional Review Board (IRB), Human Research Protections Program (HRPP), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, and Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) accreditation. Also supported are research administration and contracting, fiscal management, the execution of agreements, scientific editing and publishing, digital media, and technology transfers.

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