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 overcoming DoD challenges. Programs in this Program Element address the Department's identified medical gaps in warfighter care related to restorative function of the body, blood loss, sleep restriction, and prevention and treatment of infectious disease. Efforts will draw upon computational modeling and experimental data 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. To enable in-theater continuous monitoring, protection, and treatment of warfighters, this Program Element will explore multiple diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, including developing techniques to protect against emerging pathogens; exploring methods to prevent pathological infection; increasing the longevity of effective therapeutics against pathogenic threats; and leveraging fundamental and engineered biological mechanisms to enhance tolerance to insults such as pain, altitude, and chronic loss of sleep. This Program Element also supports innovation and robust transition planning in the technology cycle by working with entrepreneurs to increase the likelihood that DARPA-funded technologies take root in the U.S. and provide new capabilities for national defense.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: MED-01_0601117E_1_0400_PB_2023

Tags

Readers

• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Biotechnology