Naval Medical Research Command

Naval Medical Research Command
The seal of the Naval Medical Research Command shows an optical microscope juxtaposed with outlines of an airplane, aircraft carrier, and submarine.
Active1942–present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeResearch and Development
Size1600+
Part ofBureau of Medicine and Surgery
Commanders
Commanding OfficerCAPT 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. NMRC is under the United States Department of the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

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