C.W. Bill Young Marrow Donor Recruitment and Research Program

Abstract

On behalf of the Department of Defense, the Navy operates and manages the Marrow Donor Center for the Department of Defense (MDCDD) located at Nicholson Lane in Kensington, MD. The donor center is commonly referred to as the C. W. Bill Young Marrow Donor Recruitment and Research Program (BYMDC). The mission of BYMDC is to "recruit and enroll eligible Department of Defense (DoD) members, active duty personnel and their dependents, reservist, Coast Guard, National Guard and DoD civilian employees into the National Marrow Donor Program% Registry; support the DoD contingency requirement for unrelated stem cell donations and tissue typed matched blood platelets; support and contribute to ongoing research in tissue typing techniques and unrelated marrow transplantation efficacy (especially as it relates to donors; and to provide outstanding management services to those members who are selected as potential marrow donors.".

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA418009

Entities

People

  • R. D. Brown

Organizations

  • National Marrow Donor Program

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Blood
  • Blood Donors
  • Coast Guard
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Stem Cells
  • Warfare

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Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology