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) ...

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 ...

U.S. Army Col. Matthew Scherer moderates a panel discussion on blast overpressure exposure and blast-induced traumatic brain injuries at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 6.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Desirae Pierce, Naval Hospital Guam, presents a poster at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 5. The poster was titled, “NeoStaT: A Critical Team Providing Neonatal Care for Military Families in Guam.”

Dr. Michael Roy gives a presentation on warfighter brain health, titled, “Heavy Weapons Training and the Brain: Lessons Learned about the Sub-concussive Blast from the INVestigating training AssoCiated blasT pAthology (INVICTA) study,” at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 6.

An attendee of the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4–7, views the poster presentation session at the conference.

U.S. Army Col. Jennifer Gurney, director of the joint trauma system, gives a panel presentation on the second day of the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 5. Her presentation was titled, “Case Records of the Joint Trauma System.”

U.S. Army Capt. (Dr.) Maya Alexandri, U.S. Army Medical Corps, discusses her research poster during a judging session at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 5. The poster was titled, “Contrast-enhanced Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Far Forward: Methods Testing of Field Portable and Handheld ...

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. MHSRS is a venue ...

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. MHSRS is a venue ...

U.S. Army Capt. Katelyn Culley, U.S. Army of Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, in Natick, Massachusetts, presents a poster on behalf of a larger team of researchers at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium, held in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 5. The poster was titled, “Relationship Between Pain Catastrophizing and Pain ...

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. MHSRS is a venue ...

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. MHSRS is a venue ...