Medical Program-Wide Activities
Abstract
Continental United States (CONUS) Laboratory Infrastructure Support funding provides infrastructure and management support for selected laboratories and research sites and enables basic to late stage clinical investigations on medical products as well as collaborative efforts with the Military Health System's (MHS) Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs). MTFs provide access to the patient populations who will benefit the most from the medical products and capabilities being developed. The funds support the retention of technical subject matter expertise, independent of the number of assigned projects. Administration and infrastructure support efforts include resource management, logistics, safety, information technology activities, salaries, utilities, maintenance, transportation, shipping, vehicle maintenance and generator fuel. The infrastructure funds also support Institutional Review Board functions, research technical support, statistical support, grant writing assistance, and other essential functions for maintaining research in MTFs. The Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS) Laboratory Infrastructure Support provides management support for research infrastructure at selected overseas laboratories and research sites that conduct bio surveillance and basic to late-stage clinical research and evaluation of investigational products, such as biologics, drugs, protectants, technologies, and knowledge products to treat/prevent infectious diseases for the purpose of protecting the Warfighter; this is accomplished through collaborative efforts with the respective host nation governments. These sites are the US Army Medical Research Directorate-Kenya (USAMRD-K) in Nairobi, Kenya, the US Army Medical Research Directorate-Georgia (USAMRD-G) in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the US Army Medical Directorate-Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (USAMD-AFRIMS) in Bangkok, Thailand. USAMRD-G is the newest laboratory, and provides support in the Caucasus region, similar to that provided by the laboratories in Kenya and Thailand to East Africa and Southeast Asia regions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- CD7_0606105A_6_2040_PB_2023
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