An interview with Geneva Scientific Advisory Board member COL, U.S. Army (Ret.) Dallas C. Hack, MD Although the 1990s were considered the Decade of the Brain, there was less of a focus on translational research as it pertained to the brain and health in both civilian and military populations. In 2007, preempted by new concussion
More than 60 Geneva abstracts were accepted for oral and poster presentations for the Department of Defense hosted Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS). This premier scientific meeting is designed for military, government, academia, and industry experts to collaborate and discuss scientific medical advancements specific to the Warfighter. This year’s meeting was canceled as a result
Dr. Frank Alexander, Jr is piloting a promising potential additive manufacturing technique used in tissue engineering under the USU-4DBio3 Center for Biotechnology research program. As the number of patients waiting for an organ donor has multiplied five-fold since 1991, three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting could be the response to worldwide organ shortages. Frank Alexander, PhD, a research scientist
Exploring LGBTQ military service members stressors and lived experience In the nine years since the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) in 2011, medical research for lesbians, gay men and women, bisexual men and women, transgender men and women, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals has largely been focused on members of the civilian population. Principal
Thank you Research Coordinator Samantha Walker at David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center for your outstanding service and dedication to Geneva’s core values and mission! Excerpts from her Nomination States: “Samantha is a natural leader and it shows in the way she takes charge, without hesitation…” “Samantha always completes tasks flawlessly, and ahead of schedule. Leadership has
Andriy Batchinsky, MD is pioneering advancements in extracorporeal life support, focusing on combat and civilian trauma and novel critical care interventions, to save lives both on and off the battlefield. “Do with what you have – that’s where battlefield medicine is going today. Medical preparedness cannot assume unlimited supplies are available, which is extremely relevant
With research from filoviruses and hantaviruses underway, Dr. Andrew Herbert hopes to chart a similar path for SARS-CoV-2. Andrew Herbert, PhD, a senior research scientist for The Geneva Foundation, is part of an international consortium of over 20 investigators from across the globe who recognized the immediate need to address the COVID-19 pandemic early this
The 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) was launched in mid-2019 and marks the first-ever 3D printer capable of manufacturing human tissue (including, someday, organs) in microgravity. The Geneva Foundation (Geneva), in partnership with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), commercial space company TechShot, Inc, and 3D printer manufacturer nScrypt, Inc., have successfully
Q1 Wave the Flag Recipient Dan Wendorff Thank you Laboratory Manager Dan Wendorff at Brooks City-Base for your outstanding service and dedication to Geneva’s core values and mission! Excerpts from his nomination state: “Dan regularly goes above and beyond the nature of the work to ensure that things are not only accomplished but are also
Geneva proudly helps military researchers find new treatments for some of the world’s deadliest and most difficult to treat infectious diseases. Malaria infects approximately 228 million people with approximately 405,000 deaths annually. Approximately 67% of those deaths were children under the age of five in 2018. According to the World Health Organization’s 2019 World Malaria