Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio

Director, U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps?visits NAMRU San Antonio #NavyMedicine #DHA

Chat with the CSD is a series of short video interviews conducted by Dr. Darrin Frye, Chief Science Director of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio located on Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (Produced by 502d Public Affairs) #NavyMedicine #NASA #MilitaryHealth https://lnkd.in/gnxjC-eR

Dr. Darrin Frye, the Chief Science Director of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks on a quarterly video series dubbed "Chat with the CSD". The first episode will be released on YouTube on Feb. 7, 2025. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Video by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released) https://lnkd.in/gbsByaYB #NavyMedicine #MilitaryCityUSA #MilitaryHealth #JointBaseSanAntonio

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON - (Jan. 14, 2025) – Portfolio managers assigned to the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine (PEO-OPMED) (Provisional) visited Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio and U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. The team from PEO-OPMED (Provisional) visited the commands to speak on recent DHA alignments and reorganization, and to establish relationships and understanding of research currently being conducted at the Army and Navy laboratories in San Antonio. NAMRU San Antonio's mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released) #NavyMedicine #DefenseHealthAgency

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Jan. 8, 2025) – Dr. Clifford Morgan, of Washington D.C., a research cell biologist assigned to the Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was presented with the Fiscal Year 2024 “Science Staff” Civilian of the Year Award by Commanding Officer Capt. Jennifer Buechel, Nurse Corps, at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory. Morgan, who earned the honors in 2021, additionally received FY 2024 “Science Staff” Civilian of the Half Year honors. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md.?Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (Photos by Cody Siegert, NAMRU San Antonio) #NavyMedicine #NavyResearch #NavyCivilian

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Dec. 30, 2024) – Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio welcomes Michael Arnold who was sworn in as the command’s executive assistant at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute by NAMRU San Antonio’s Executive Officer Cmdr. Nicholas Hamlin. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (Photo by Darrell Mercer, NAMRU San Antonio) #NavyMedicine #NavyCivilian

SAN ANTONO - (Dec. 11, 2024) – Research Scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio attended the San Antonio Biomedical Technology Advocacy Consortium (SABTAC) at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to discuss Department of Defense (DoD)-relevant capabilities and current projects at SwRI. Pictured (L-R) are Dr. Travis Eliason, SwRI senior research engineer; Darrel Johnston, SwRI director, Pharmaceuticals and Bioengineering Department; Dr. Darrin Frye, NAMRU San Antonio’s chief science director; and Andres Martinez Murillo, a biomedical engineer assigned to NAMRU San Antonio’s Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate. NAMRU San Antonio's mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs) #NavyMedicine #militaryhealth

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Dec. 13, 2024) – Dr. Clifford Morgan, of Washington D.C., a research cell biologist assigned to the Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was recognized by Commanding Officer Capt. Jennifer Buechel, Nurse Corps, as the command’s Fiscal Year 2024 “Science Staff” Civilian of the Year during an All Hands/Holiday Social held at the Fort Sam Houston Community Center. Morgan, who earned the honors in 2021, additionally received FY 2024 “Science Staff” Civilian of the Half Year honors. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md.?Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs) #NavyMedicine #NavyCivilianCorps #JointBaseSanAntonio

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Dec. 13, 2024) – Burrell Parmer, of Monroe, La., the command public affairs officer assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was recognized by Commanding Officer Capt. Jennifer Buechel, Nurse Corps, as the command’s Fiscal Year 2024 “Support Staff” Civilian of the Year during an All Hands/Holiday Social held at the Fort Sam Houston Community Center. Additionally, Parmer received FY 2024 “Support Staff” Civilian of the Half Year honors. Parmer, a retired U.S. Marine and commander of Fred Brock American Legion Post No. 828, has served as a Navy civilian for three years. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md.?Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs) #NavyMedicine #NavyCivilianCorps #JointBaseSanAntonio

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON - (Dec. 10, 2024) - Dr. Sean Biggerstaff, principal deputy director, Research and Engineering Directorate, Defense Health Agency (DHA), joined by Deputy Director Matt Gray, visited with leadership and staff of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute to discussed prioritization of research priorities and the importance of building relationships in reference to funding of core capabilities and fiscal responsibilities. NAMRU San Antonio's mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs) #NavyMedicine #DHA