Naval Medical Research Command | |
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Active | 1942–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Research and Development |
Size | 1600+ |
Part of | Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | CAPT William M. Deniston |
The Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) is an agency that performs basic and applied biomedical research to meet the needs of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. Its areas of focus include study of infectious diseases, biodefense, military medicine, battlefield medicine, and bone marrow research.[1] NMRC is under the United States Department of the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.[2]