May 29, 2025

WRAIR-Africa’s Kombewa Clinical Research Center celebrates 27 years of protecting force health

The Kombewa Clinical Research Center celebrated its 27th anniversary on 10 March, 2025 in Kombewa, Kenya. During the event, staff recognized the Center’s 27 years of contributions to protecting the warfighter and the public from medical threats.

May 28, 2025

WRAIR-AFRIMS protects force health at No Sick Soljia 2025

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research – Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences conducted disease surveillance in support of exercise No Sick Soljia from 28 March to 14 April in Wewak, Papua New Guinea.

May 27, 2025

WRAIR’s Pilot Bioproduction Facility presents at the World Vaccine Congress 2025

Dr. Jennifer Grossman, business development manager of the Pilot Bioproduction Facility at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, presented on the capabilities of the PBF at the annual World Vaccine Congress conference held in Washington D.C., April 2025.

April 17, 2025

WRAIR pursues opportunity to support malaria vaccine development

On March 14, 2025, researchers from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research met with Dr. Irene Soares, an associate professor at the University of São Paulo, to discuss a possible collaboration on “Vivaxin”, a candidate vaccine against Plasmodium vivax malaria. “Vivaxin” targets the malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax, a vaccine WRAIR is uniquely positioned to support in preclinical animal studies using P. vivax-infected mosquitos.

April 14, 2025

WRAIR – Europe-Middle East provides vector surveillance training to the Polish Armed Forces

In Tbilisi, Georgia, from February 17–21, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research – Europe–Middle East conducted its first-ever disease surveillance training for the Polish Armed Forces Epidemiological Response Center. The training covered the entire process of vector surveillance from the field collection of mosquitos and ticks to genetic testing and data analysis.

April 11, 2025

WRAIR-Africa provides wastewater surveillance training to boost early outbreak detection

From 17-21 March 2025, the Naval Medical Research Unit EURAFCENT visited the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research – Africa at their Western Field Station in Kenya for training on wastewater-based disease surveillance techniques.