20 January 2026 NAMRU San Antonio enters Partnership Intermediary Agreement VelocityTX JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Jan. 16, 2026) – Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D), has entered into a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) with VelocityTX, a San Antonio-based bioscience innovation hub and economic...
14 January 2026 Representatives of Japan’s National Defense Medical College revisit NAMRU San Antonio JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Jan. 13, 2026) – To enhance each other’s capabilities to counteract emerging threats, benefiting military health as well as global health security, representatives of Japan’s National Defense Medical College (NDMC) met with leadership and research...
11 December 2025 DARPA’s FSHARP Program Manager visits NAMRU San Antonio, tours Research Laboratories JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – Dr. Jeremy Pamplin, program manager, Biological Technologies Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), visited with leadership and research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Battlefield Health &...
15 September 2025 NAMRU, Performer Teams meet to discuss support of DARPA’s RBC Factory Program JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON - (Sept. 9, 2025) - Representatives of DesiCorp, Inc., met with leadership and research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute.The representatives traveled from Louisville,...
26 August 2025 Get Real Get Better: NAMRU San Antonio goes Digital with Safety Data Sheets JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Aug. 26, 2025) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication standard 1910.1200 requires Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) to be readily accessible during each work shift for all hazardous chemicals in the workplace.Naval Medical...
20 August 2025 Thai Royal Air Force Nurses introduced to PINC at NAMRU San Antonio JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Aug. 14, 2025) – During a visit to the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute, flight nurses from the Royal Thai Air Force received an education on the Preparatory Iraqi Nursing Course (PINC) by Dr. Darrin Frye, chief science director, Naval...
06 August 2025 NREIP, ORISE interns present Research at NAMRU San Antonio JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (July 31, 2025) – Eight student interns enrolled in the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) presented their research to mentors, scientists and staff...
03 July 2025 NREIP/SEAP Program Management visits NAMRU San Antonio JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (July 2, 2025) – Program management of the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) and Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) visited with leadership and student interns assigned to Naval Medical...
17 June 2025 NAMRU San Antonio Leadership, Research Scientists participate in Annual AIM Health R&D Summit SAN ANTONIO – (June 16, 2025) – Leadership and research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, joined by the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), and U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing (MDW), participated in the annual AIM Health R&D Summit held at the...
10 June 2025 NAMRU San Antonio Researchers continue Studies on a Portable Ozone Sterilizer JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (June 10, 2025) – Research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio are conducting ongoing research on a portable device with the capability of sterilizing medical instruments on the battlefield or in austere environments which...