NOW OPEN!!!! The 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) Call for Abstracts opens today, January 8, 2024, and closes on February 21, 2024. See details below and make sure you get yours in! The meeting WILL NOT accept abstract submissions after February 21, 2024, so please plan accordingly.
Nature magazine has published a new paper that features military and University of Pittsburgh researchers. The title of the paper is "Adopting and expanding ethical principles for generative artificial intelligence from military to healthcare." The underlying purpose of this paper is to study the ethical dilemmas and challenges posed by the integration of generative AI into the healthcare practice.
You can find the paper on NPJ online.
Authors of the paper are:
Center for Military Medicine Research Director, Dr. Ron Poropatich, presented to members of the Pitt McGowan community about how they can get involved with Department of Defense (DoD) medical research opportunities. The title of his talk was "DoD Sponsored Medical Research: Funding Sources and Tips for Success." It was a nice crowd gathered to hear from Dr. Poropatich about the tips, strategies and things to know when engaging in medical research for the DoD. Thank you to Dr. Chandan Sen and the Pitt McGowan team for inviting us!
Center for Military Medicine Research Commercialization Manager, Jan Berkow, visiting the U.S. Air Force's 911th Airlift Wing in Pittsburgh, PA on Tuesday, November 14th. The purpose of the meeting orchestrated between the facility and Pittsburgh Technology Council was an introduction to resources at this Air Force Reserve Aeromedical facility and desire to work with the community. Examples of collaboration efforts orchestrated via their “SparkCell” innovation organization was mentioned.
Check out the October 2023 Funding Announcements courtesy of the Henry Jackson Foundation.
Congratulations to Dr. Chandan Sen, who as been appointed as the new Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, effective September 1, 2023! The team at the Center for Military Medicine Research and McGowan have been close partners at the University of Pittsburgh to move Pitt medical research forward in addressing needs for the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
The University of Pittsburgh's Center for Military Medicine Research and collaborators at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and School of Pharmacy's Program and Evaluation Research Unit attended the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee FL from August 14-17, 2023. The booth was packed with meetings throughout the week to share how the University of Pittsburgh is addressing key military medicine research needs for the Department of Defense.
The full University of Pittsburgh team included:
Check out the United States Senate's Committee on Armed Services FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act Executive Summary. This is an opportunity to get a peek into the budget priorities for the United States Department of Defense in the next fiscal year. This is a worthwhile read for the University of Pittsburgh research community that engages or wants to engage the United States Department of Defense for research dollars.
The University of Pittsburgh's Center for Military Medicine Research hosted COL James Jones & Scientific Leaders from the US Army Medical Capability Development & Integration Directorate (MED CDID), Army Futures Command, San Antonio, TX. The group spent the week of January 16th at the University of Pittsburgh for a comprehensive review of the university's scientific and medical capabilities.
Members from MED CDID that attended are:
COL James Jones, PhD, PA-C, Director, MED CDID
The University of Pittsburgh's Trauma and Transfusion Medical Research Center hosted their first annual HEmostatic REsuscitation and Trauma Induced Coagulopathy (HERETIC) Symposium at the Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center on October 11-12, 2022. The Center for Military Medicine Research was a co-host of the event and our Director, Dr. Ron Poropatich presented on Trauma Care in a Rucksack and was a moderator for the Department of the Defense session focused on DoD needs in the trauma care space. Drs.
