Radiation Countermeasures (USUHS)
Abstract
For the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (USUHS/AFRRI), the Radiation Countermeasures program supports developmental, mission directed research to investigate new concepts and approaches that will lead to advancements in biomedical strategies for preventing and treating the health effects of human exposure to ionizing radiation as well as radiation combined with injuries (burns, wounds, hemorrhage, microbiome, gastrointestinal damage, neurobehavioral deficits, bone marrow damage), termed radiation combined injury. Research findings are focused to advance the understanding and to produce the following: (1) To identify new therapeutic candidates that show promising advancement for further development; (2) To develop novel technologies to minimize the use of animal models in the study of radiation countermeasure effects; (3) To investigate the overall radiation effect by countermeasures in the microbiome and anatomical tissue; (4) To find novel biomarkers, late effects and immunosuppression of radiation injury that can quantitate effects on combat performance decrements; (5) To identify novel therapeutic strategies that will support military operations within a nuclear or radiological environment minimizing ground troops short and long term adverse risk.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- ce002ba64c79eca9fc729ac0044ef4d4