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Name: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

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Organization  
  A. Description:

"USAMRIID, (Fort Detrick, Maryland) conducts basic and applied research on biological threats resulting in medical solutions to protect military service members.

USAMRIID, an organization of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, is the lead medical research laboratory for the U.S. Biological Defense Research Program. The Institute plays a key role as the only laboratory in the Department of Defense (DoD) equipped to safely study highly hazardous infectious agents requiring maximum containment at biosafety level (BSL)-4.

As the center of excellence for DoD medical biological defense research, USAMRIID’s challenge is to maintain its world-class scientific and technology base while being responsive to its primary customer—the warfighter."

  B. Mission:

"To conduct basic and applied research on biological threats resulting in medical solutions to protect the warfighter."

  C. Structure:

Organization of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

  D. Members/Staff:

"USAMRIID’s military and civilian staff of 650 includes microbiologists, physicians, veterinarians, pathologists, chemists, molecular biologists, virologists, nurses, and regulatory scientists, and the technical and administrative staff necessary to support the research. Over one-third of the USAMRIID staff has advanced degrees."

  E. Annual Budget:

none listed

  F. Sr. Executive: none listed
  G. Title: none listed
  H. Contact Info:
Phone:  none listed   Fax:  none listed
E-Mail:  USAMRIIDweb@amedd.army.mil
Web Site: http://www.usamriid.army.mil/index.htm

  I: # of offices: 1

Relevant Affiliations:

"USAMRIID is a reference laboratory for and collaborates with the WHO [World Health Organization] in Geneva and the CDC [Center for Disease Control] in Atlanta, helping to diagnose and treat unusual diseases wherever they occur. The Institute also serves as the DoD [Department of Defense] reference laboratory for biological warfare agents and endemic infectious diseases."

"All research at USAMRIID is performed in full compliance with federal guidelines and regula- tions, including those of the following agencies:

  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Occupational personnel charged with establishing diagnostic laboratories in theaters of combat operations."

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