Dec. 19, 2024

WRAIR-West strengthens partnership with the Brazilian Army to optimize training for service members

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-West hosted collaborators from the Brazilian Army Research Institute of Physical Fitness in September at Joint Base Lewis-McChord as part of a Coalition Warfare Program project.

Dec. 19, 2024

WRAIR and Smithsonian scientists discuss the big picture of medical research at the 3rd annual One Heath Symposium

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the Smithsonian hosted the 3rd annual One Health Research Symposium on November 22nd at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. More than more than 90 scientists from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), the Smithsonian, and nine other organizations came together to discuss the largest challenges in medical research.

Nov. 26, 2024

WRAIR-West hosts training in new project to identify prevalent tendon injuries before they occur

On October 3, 2024, WRAIR-West co-hosted an ultrasound training session with Dr. Dan Cushman, a professor in the University of Utah’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The training, held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), introduced advanced techniques for using ultrasound technology to identify microscopic structural abnormalities in tendons.

Nov. 25, 2024

WRAIR advances neurostimulation research in new partnership with NATO Committee

On October 16, 2024, the NATO Neurostimulation Committee visited the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research’s (WRAIR) Sleep Research Center (SRC). Hosted by Dr. Tracy Jill Doty, Chief of the SRC, the visit focused on learning about ongoing fatigue mitigation research using neurostimulation.

Nov. 6, 2024

WRAIR shares behavioral health trainings with allied forces

The 65th Medical Brigade in the Republic of Korea invited Dr. Amy Adler, Senior Scientist with the Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), and Capt. George Mesias, Clinical Social Work Researcher at WRAIR, to give talks on behavioral health at the 38th Parallel Healthcare Training Symposium in October 2024.

Nov. 5, 2024

WRAIR-West and MEDCoE present student sleep policy research at ICMM 2024

Dr. Nathan Kearns, research psychologist at WRAIR-West, and Lt. Col. David Boland, program director and associate professor for the Army-Baylor Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), presented the results of comprehensive sleep policy changes at the 45th International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) in September.