U.S. Army Maj. Thomas Musich, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, receives an honorable mention for his poster, “Antimicrobial Resistance in Ukraine Combat Wound Infections Originating Near Zaporizhahia,” at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 7. Dr. Terry Rauch presented the poster awards.

Dr. Cory Smith, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, receives an honorable mention award for his poster, “Impact of Cold Air and Cold-Water Immersion on Neural Activation Over the Prefrontal Cortex During Marksmanship Assessments,” at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 7. Dr. Terry Rauch presented the poster awards.

Maj. David Zeidler, German Federal Armed Forces Central Hospital, Koblenz, Germany, receives an honorable mention for his poster, “Treat as You Fight Effects of an Interdisciplinary Antibiotic Stewardship Team in a Tertiary Military Hospital,” at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 7. Dr. Terry Rauch ...

The “Best in Show” winner is given to Capt. Ziv Talmi Yaakov of the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps, Tel Hashomer, and Ramat Gan for their poster, “Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia in Military Training During a Heat Wave,” at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 7. Dr. Terry Rauch presented the poster ...

Maj. Johan Schmitt, Toulon, France, receives an honorable mention award for his poster, “Injury Survivability and Death Preventability during Recent Conflicts in French Combat Fatalities: a Retrospective Study,” at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 7. Dr. Terry Rauch presented the poster awards.

The best military research teams and future leaders of military health were honored during the 2025 MHSRS Awards, which included the Young Investigator Award and the best poster presentations, on the closing day of the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on August 7. The annual weeklong symposium was attended by ...

Dr. Elliot Dirr, Naval Medical Research Unit, Dayton, Ohio, wins third place for his work, “Partial Pressure of Oxygen and Nitrogen Impacts the Development of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss,” in the Young Investigators oral presentation competition at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 7. Dr. Michael Morris ...

Dr. Julian Dilley, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, receives second place for his presentation, “Inhibition of Ca2+/Calmoduilin-Dependent Protein Kinase Kinase2(CAMKK2) with STO-609 Reduces Osteoarthritis in a Rabbit Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Model,” in the Young Investigators oral presentation competition at the ...

Charles Elder, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, wins first place for his work, “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Mitigate Membrane Damage in Freeze-Dried Red Blood Cells,” in the Young Investigators oral presentation competition at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 7. Dr. Michael ...

Dr. Diane Bolton, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, receives a third-place award for her poster, ”Defining the Window of Opportunity for HIV Peri-exposure Immunoprophylaxis with Biospecific Monoclonal Antibody 10E8.4/iMAB against High-dose Intravenous SHIV Challenge in Rhesus Macaques,” at the ...

Dr. Mylea Cristner, 59th Medical Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio Texas, wins first place for her entry in the Young Investigators competition at the Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 7. Dr. Michael Morris (left), U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam M. Willis (second from left) and Dr. Terry Rauch (far right) ...

Around the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium includes remarks from the Pentagon’s top doctor on how innovative research saves lives, recognizing those dedicated to advancing warfighter health, and poster awards showcasing the latest developments in military medicine.

The 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4–7, focused on the theme, “Supporting the Deployed Warfighter through Military Medical Research.” Over 3,000 military and industry health researchers, scientists, and healthcare professionals shared their work through plenary and breakout sessions.

U.S. Army Lt. Col Bridgett Owens, U.S. Army of Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts, presents a poster at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 5. The poster was titled, “Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Active-Duty Soldiers: An Analysis of Data from the ...

Alfreda Brown, a phlebotomist with the Armed Services Blood Program at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, assists a donor during a blood drive at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 6. Working behind Brown is U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Whittaker, combat medic specialist at Fort ...