DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Vision – Improve the health, care, and well-being of all military Service Members, Veterans, and their families


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The Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP), established in fiscal year 1999 (FY99), has supported research across the full range of science and medicine, with an underlying goal of enhancing the health, care, and well-being of military Service members, Veterans, retirees, and their family members. Program oversight is provided by a programmatic panel with joint military service and interagency representation. Congressional appropriations for the PRMRP totaled $2.35 billion through FY19 and have supported over 1600 awards in over 155 different topic areas. Congress appropriated $360 million for the FY20 program to solicit proposals in 44 topic areas.

Throughout history, military medical research has pioneered breakthroughs in reconstructive surgery, the use of antibiotics, intensive care, burn care, and kidney dialysis in response to war time needs, benefitting Service members and civilians alike. Medical research supported by the PRMRP to address near-term military needs including military and personal readiness, continues this tradition. The PRMRP is committed to supporting research that has the potential to profoundly impact the development and implementation of medical devices, drugs, and clinical guidance that will enhance the precision and efficacy of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment across a wide range of disciplines including autoimmune diseases and immunology, cardiovascular health, endocrine health and metabolism, environmental health, infectious diseases, internal medicine, neurological and psychological health, orthopedic and regenerative medicine, and respiratory health and injury.


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Maj Emily Fletcher, PharmD

US Air Force
Research with a Comprehensive Impact


Dr. Timothy Niewold

New York University School of Medicine
Taking Ideas From Discovery to the Clinic


CAPT David Bacon, PhD

Military Infectious Diseases Research Program, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Improving Medical Care for Service Members and Their Families

Dr. Peter Kao

Stanford University
Lineage Analysis in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension


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Vision

Improve the health, care, and well-being of all military Service Members, Veterans, and their families

Mission

Encourage, identify, select, and manage medical research projects of clear scientific merit that lead to impactful advances in military health care

Last updated Tuesday, January 23, 2024