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Soldiers are the most valuable resource

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for the US Army , and since 1893 , the

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Walter Reed Army Institute of Research ,

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or RARR , has been dedicated to

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supporting them at home and abroad as

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the premier medical research facility

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and the oldest research institution in

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the army . RAR's mission is to discover ,

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design , develop and deliver globally

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impactful solutions for military

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relevant infectious diseases , brain

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health . And performance optimization

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through innovative research to meet

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these objectives , Rare works

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extensively with national and

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international collaborators from

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industry , pharma , academia ,

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government agencies , and nonprofits .

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Leveraging these partnerships has

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enhanced soldier performance and

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resilience.ARE's global research

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network includes the Center for

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Infectious Disease Research , the

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Center for Military Psychiatry and

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Neuroscience , the Center for .

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Enabling capabilities and 4

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expeditionary medical research

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directorates executing missions in the

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US and in countries in Africa ,

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Southeast Asia , Europe , and the

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Middle East . The Center for Infectious

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Disease Research , or CITER , combines

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scientific expertise with product

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development capabilities to address

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infectious diseases of national

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security importance and focuses on the

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prevention , diagnosis , and treatment

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of military relevant infectious

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diseases to maintain . readiness and

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deployed forces . RARE's global network

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works with Citter to prevent threats

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such as COVID-19 , Zika , Ebola ,

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multi-drug resistant organisms , HIV

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AIDS , malaria , dengue , and diarrheal

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diseases . Through forward labs such as

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Rare Africa , RARRE has aligned

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research priorities with Africom to

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identify and detect priority pathogens

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across the region . The Wall Street

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Army Institute of Research has been in

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Africa . Um , and it's finishing up its

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6th decade , so we're nearing 60 years ,

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and some of the milestones that we've

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approached and , uh , gone past . Have

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been our diplomatic relationships in

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Kenya , Uganda , Tanzania , and Nigeria .

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These are the crux locations in Africa

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to where we support Africom's efforts ,

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and it's enabled us to do work in , uh ,

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for health protection in terms of

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disease surveillance , particularly

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infectious disease surveillance

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relating to febrile illnesses ,

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respiratory illnesses . As well as

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vector surveillance and the recent

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COVID outbreak in Europe , rare Europe ,

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Middle East is pursuing a next

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generation sequencing bioinformatics

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capability to expand the unit's tools

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for pathogen identification and

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characterization in the forward

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environment . Researchers are advancing

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bacterial phages as novel treatment

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strategies against multi-drug resistant

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bacteria . In Thailand , Rare Armed

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Forces Research Institute of Medical

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Sciences maintains a phase 1 through 3

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clinical trial network across 4

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countries and provides robust

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surveillance across all of Indo Paycom .

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At Joint Base Lewis-McChord , Rare West

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executes research to enhance service

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members' health and performance by

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developing solutions to mitigate

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operational stress . Researchers are

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working closely with operational units

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to identify risk and protective factors

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and develop interventions to enhance

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readiness , maximize performance by

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validating novel brain physical

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training , and work with Madigan Army

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Medical Center to conduct diagnostic

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and clinical trials . Sustaining the

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lethality of US Defense Forces requires

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developing behavioral health strategies

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to increase mental readiness , increase

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cognitive flexibility , and maximize

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human potential . Between 20 and 40% of

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soldiers returning from deployment are

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referred for behavioral health problems

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such as post-traumatic stress ,

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depression , and interpersonal conflict .

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Additionally , 10 to 20% of the group

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suffers from stress symptoms strongly

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associated with concussions . The

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Center for Military Psychiatry and

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Neuroscience focuses on protecting .

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Brain health , optimizing psychological

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health , and ensuring peak readiness

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and performance before , during , and

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after deployment . CMPN scientists have

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developed , validated , and implemented

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numerous training initiatives which

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have been shown to improve combat

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effectiveness , strengthen unit

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cohesion , promote team adaptability ,

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and enhanced leadership . In addition

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to longitudinal research , CMPN also

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develops quick guides for rapid

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dissemination , such as those used by

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first responders during the COVID-19

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pandemic . CMPN scientists also provide

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comprehensive blunt and blast induced

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traumatic brain injury solutions to

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inform personal protective equipment

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design , develop safety algorithms ,

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improve point of injury and role one

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care , and ultimately improve

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survivability and return to duty for

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all service members . From the earliest

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stages of research to evaluating

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efficacy and partnering in the final

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stages of product development , Rare is

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the fully integrated research institute

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committed to preparing forces for the

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battlefield of tomorrow . Research that

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delivers highly reliable drugs ,

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therapeutics , vaccines , knowledge

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products , therapeutic interventions ,

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and diagnostics not only keeps our war

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fighters ready to heed the nation's

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call , but it makes lasting

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contributions to civilian medicine .

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Rare defense health , global health .