BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE
Abstract
The Basic Operational Medical Science Program Element will explore and develop basic research in medical-related information and technology leading to fundamental discoveries, tools, and applications critical to solving DoD challenges. Programs in this project address the Department's identified medical gaps in warfighter care related to blast-induced traumatic brain injury as well as health monitoring and the prevention of the spread of infectious disease. Efforts will draw upon the information, computational modeling and physical sciences to discover properties of biological systems that cross multiple scales of biological architecture and function, from the molecular and genetic level through cellular, tissue, organ, and whole organism levels. For traumatic brain injury, this project will establish a fundamental understanding of brain function, short-term memory and the mechanism(s) of injury induced by exposure to blast. To enable in-theater, continuous analysis and treatment of warfighters, this project will also explore diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, such as the use of bacterial predators as therapeutics against infections caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Advances in this area may be used as a preventative measure to mitigate widespread disease.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- MED-01_0601117E_1_0400_PB_2016
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