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Learn more about biomedical and health related funding from the DOD

Research Development
February 17, 2021

Are you completing research in biomedical or health related topics and interested in applying to DOD funding or learning more about DOD funding?

A wonderful way to experience what this sponsor is looking for is attending the 2021 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS). The MHSRS is the Department of Defense's premier scientific meeting.  It provides a collaborative environment for military medical care providers with deployment experience, DoD scientists, academia, and industry to meet and exchange information on the unique medical needs of the Warfighter.

You can simply attend and/or submit an abstract to present.

The call for abstracts opens 17 February 2021 and closes 31 Mar 2021.

The theme of the 2021 MHSRS is "Channeling the Challenge - The Agility of Military Medical Research". The meeting will have four presentation focus areas:

  • Warfighter Medical Readiness,
  • Expeditionary Medicine,
  • Warfighter Performance, and
  • Return to Duty.  

In addition, there will be breakout sessions dedicated to DoD-sponsored SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) related research.

To submit an abstract, visit the MHSRS website: https://mhsrs.amedd.army.mil/SitePages/Home.aspx.

The MHSRS website is a password enabled site.

You must have a username and password to access the site and to submit an abstract.  If you have forgotten your previously issued username and password, email: usarmy.detrick.medcom-usamrmc.list.usamrmc-web-team@mail.mil for assistance.  DO NOT re-register.  If you have never registered on the MHSRS website (new abstract submitter), register as a new member account and receive a username and password.

From the site:

As of this time, we are projecting the 2021 MHSRS to be an in-person meeting.   Meeting Approval is pending.   The date and location are pending.   This information will be posted on the MHSRS website and communicated via a mass e-mail to those registered on the MHSRS website when it is available.

Manuscripts prepared from MHSRS presentations are published as Supplements to the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and Military Medicine.   The links to the latest editions of these supplements can be found on the MHSRS homepage.