US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Meet Staff Sgt. Michelle Ott, Ott has been with the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM)?team for just about two years. When she started working at USARIEM, she was exposed to the world of research and began supporting the Military Nutrition Division. During her time in MND, she has worked on prepping meals, processing human samples and operating research equipment. When Ott is not working in the lab with her team, she helps support the Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science program, a summer program for young students interested in #STEM. ?U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command?#nutritionresearch #teambehindthescience #beallyoucanbe #NutritionMonth2025?#makingadifference #gems US Army Soldier Systems Center Full profile: https://lnkd.in/e9sbmqEY

In alignment with Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5400.17 and recent Executive Orders issued by the President, the U.S. Army has reviewed and adjusted its social media content to ensure compliance with DoD policies and priorities. As a result, certain posts have been removed, are in a process of being removed, or modified to maintain consistency with federal guidance and uphold the integrity of our official communication channels. Content will be archived in accordance with DA PAM 25–403. ? The U.S. Army remains committed to transparency, professionalism, and adherence to DoD directives while continuing to engage with our community in a manner that reflects our core values. ? For any questions regarding social media policies, please refer to official DoD guidance available at?https://lnkd.in/e7w-ETMc. ? The Army is moving quickly to comply with the Presidential Executive Orders issues since January 20, 2025?https://lnkd.in/eDD5DheH.

Meet Kate Guerriere Aaron, Aaron has been with the USARIEM team for over 12 years. She started at USARIEM as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education fellow and has been a civilian research physiologist for nine years and is now an ORISE mentor to Research Fellow Vincent Castronuovo. Aaron found a home in the innovative bone research program where she investigates ways to optimize bone health for Soldiers for life. Currently, she is working on analyzing data from the ARIEM Reduction in Musculoskeletal Injury Study to investigate the relationship between adaptive bone formation and bone stress injuries during U.S. Army Basic Combat Training. When it comes to disease and injury prevention, Aaron has always had a passion for exercise medicine. ?#boneresearch #teambehindthescience #beallyoucanbe #makingadifference #orise #mentormonth https://lnkd.in/ebpSUfBv

Meet Dr. John Castellani, Castellani has been with the USARIEM team for 29 years. He is the Supervisory Research Physiologist and Deputy Division Chief, Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division. He is an expert in the field of cold research and human physiology in extreme environments, often sharing his expertise during conference, briefings and with the media. He began his career here as an Army Captain and has been working to optimize Warfighter health and performance ever since. #TeamBehindTheScience #BeAllYouCanBe #MakingADifference https://lnkd.in/ebpSUfBv

The US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) is hiring PROGRAM ADVISORY SPECIALIST (HUMAN RESOURCES). Check out the announcement before it closes on Dec. 9. https://lnkd.in/epCaxMZp

Meet Bill Tharion ?Tharion has been with the?U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine?team for over 40 years as a Research Physiologist and a Research Psychologist in the Military Performance Division. He came to USARIEM to work in exercise science which fit with his interest in?sports psychology and the importance of the mind and body working together for one's optimum health and athletic performance. Tharion is currently working on a project with MIT Lincoln Laboratory engineers in developing a headband that assesses blood oxygen measures continuously without interfering with Soldier performance. ? #TeamBehindTheScience?#BeAllYouCanBe?#MakingADifference https://lnkd.in/ebpSUfBv

#DYK @USARIEM is fortunate to have both a Veterinary Technician, Heather Sullivan, and two Army Animal Care Specialists, Staff Sgt. Vincent Smith and Sgt.Marielena Reyes, supporting the Animal Program.? ? Army Animal Care Specialists, or 68T, are the military equivalent to Veterinary Technicians and serve in multiple positions. From providing medical care to our Military Working Dogs to safeguarding the health and welfare of research animals, USARIEM’s 68Ts participate in ensuring the biosecurity of our vivarium is maintained, participate in quality control programs to maintain the integrity of the facility, train research personnel on proper handling and care of research animals, and provide medical care, management and treatment of research animals. ? Our Veterinary Technician and 68T team support the research efforts of the Animal Program which may translate into novel prevention, treatment and pre-conditioning protocols to optimize the performance of the Warfighter.

#PAWeek This National Physician Assistants/Physician Associates Week, we celebrate our PA team. Kristin Joltes has served as a PA for more than 29 years – first as a military PA and now, for the past eight and a half years, as a civilian PA for @USARIEM. Joltes is the PA and Alternate Public Health Emergency Officer for the Office of Medical Support & Oversight, where she provides in-house and field medical oversight and support for multiple studies, as well as urgent/primary medical care to our Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC) active-duty personnel and military research volunteers. Since being established in 1964, PAs practice anywhere from outpatient offices and clinics to hospitals and urgent care to deploying to field hospitals and with units supporting combat operations, disaster relief, medical emergencies and more. These champions bridge the gap in our medical system to help more people. Thank you, Kristin Joltes and our PAs, for your commitment to our Warfighters, their families and healthcare

#PAWeek It's National Physician Assistants/Physician Associates Week… Help us celebrate our PAs. For over 23 years, Col. Sharon L. Rosser has served as a PA in various clinical, educational and leadership roles. Currently, Rosser is calling upon her PA expertise and healthcare leadership experience as the Commander of @USARIEM where we research and deliver solutions to enhance Warfighter health, performance and lethality in all environments. Since being established in 1964, PAs practice anywhere from outpatient offices and clinics to hospitals and urgent care to deploying to field hospitals and with units supporting combat operations, disaster relief, medical emergencies and more. These champions bridge the gap in our medical system to help more people. Thank you, PAs, for your commitment to our Warfighters, their families and healthcare

A next-generation acute mountain sickness prevention tool that aims to help Soldiers and Civilians. Altitude sickness emerged as a human concern thousands of years ago, and not just out of thin air. Even with years of studying the symptoms and impact on the body, it still affects many people who ascend to altitudes above 8,000 feet. The U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine and the University of New Mexico are creating a predictive tool to transform the way altitude-related health illnesses are managed and prevented during military operational exercises. “Altitude can really knock a person off their feet,” says Beth Beidleman, Sc.D., the study’s Principal Investigator and Research Physiologist in the Military Performance Division at USARIEM. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/g_4QPf7e