The Geneva Foundation

Are you attending this month and looking for a new career opportunity? Stop by booth 1002 to talk to us about these positions plus many more!

👉 Research associate II
👉 Research Veterinarian
👉 Executive Director, 4DBio3
👉 Grants manager

🔗 Apply for jobs or submit your resume for a future opportunity. https://bit.ly/4fOhnij

We are proud to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to accelerate research, development, and education to deliver deployable solutions that enhance the readiness and capabilities of service members, veterans, and their families.

Happy 75th Birthday to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)!

Happy Birthday, DOD! The Defense Department marks its birthday on Aug. 10. Celebrate along by testing your knowledge of the department, its history and the people who make it work.

Are you making plans to attend this year? If so, we would love for you to visit us in the exhibit hall. Make a plan to visit us at booth 1002. We are excited to see some old friends and make some new ones too!

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The countdown has begun! is just four weeks away! We are gearing up for a great symposium and looking forward to connecting with the military medical community.

Come find us in the exhibit hall at booth 1002. See you in Florida!

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Two-thirds of US Service Members do not get enough sleep every night. This is twice as high as the civilian population. Sleep is crucial to performance and lack of sleep can lead to errors, injury, and possibly loss of life.

Researchers at the U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command's Walter Reed Army Institute of Research are currently investigating ways to help Service Members get the most out of their sleep.

Read more about this research here 👉 https://bit.ly/4fc0XQC

Army researchers investigate how to improve alertness in sleep-deprived warfighters FORT DETRICK, Md. — A good night’s sleep is something that most people take for granted, but for warfighters, chronic and acute sleep deprivation is an...

Since research is still emerging on the full impact of low-level blast exposure on brain health and performance outcomes, the TBICoE (Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence) has designed an infographic to help illustrate some of this research to better understand how low-level blast influences warfighter brain health.

Check it out! 👇

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TBICoE's Low-Level Blast Research Infographic This infographic illustrates TBICoE's research activity on understanding how low-level blast influences warfighter brain health. This work directly supports Line of Effort 2 of the Warfighter Brain Health Initiative. Learn more about low-level blast exposure and TBI at health.mil/LLB.

we have an office at the Frederick Innovation Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI) in Frederick, MD? This office serves as our Frederick-based research management office to help us deliver medical research solutions to the DoD.

The FITCI is excited to announce the opening of their brand new space Maryland’s EDGE at 321. We are excited to help them with the opening of this new space during their Launch Celebration this Thursday.

Maryland’s EDGE at 321 Launch Celebration – FITCI Join to embark on a journey into the future of innovation in Frederick as we unveil our brand-new space designed to inspire innovation, collaboration, and breakthrough discoveries.

Do you have a passion for sports psychology or human performance?

We're currently accepting resumes for cognitive performance specialists for a potential future research opportunity supporting U.S. Army Fort Drum & 10th Mountain Division in New York state. This project offers a holistic approach to helping servicemen and women to take charge of their wellbeing to optimize readiness and resiliency.

Qualified candidates will have a master's degree and at least three years of experience as a mental performance coach or sport psychology practitioner.

Submit your resume today!

https://bit.ly/3Y3wU7L

Please help us congratulate Dr. Andriy Batchinsky, Dr. Teryn Roberts, and the Autonomous Reanimation and Evacuation (AREVA) Research Institute and Innovation Center team for their recent manuscript publication in the ASAIO Journal. The journal selected their article as the Editor's Choice and featured Batchinsky and Roberts in their "Meet the Author's" section of the journal.

Read their article, "First 24-Hour-Long Intensive Care Unit Testing of a Clinical-Scale Microfluidic Oxygenator in Swine: A Safety and Feasibility Study" here. https://bit.ly/4eOhz0q

In this 'Researcher to Watch' series, meet Geneva Research Scientist Thomas Beltran. His background in mathematics, psychology, and biology enables him to bridge the gap between providers’ inquiries and the data science necessary to tackle pressing issues in military medicine.

Read more about Thomas's extensive expertise and its impact on military medicine. 👇

https://bit.ly/3VUvwSa

Decoding Data to Drive Military Medical Advances - Geneva USA Thomas Beltran is a research scientist at The Geneva Foundation and a seasoned statistician with more than 15 years of experience.

Past JONAS scholarship winner supported by Geneva, Melissa Troncoso, recently co-wrote this newly published article titled, "US Navy Sailors Modify Their Eating Behaviors to Pass Cyclic Physical Readiness Tests."

Nutrition is a critical research effort that aims to advance service member readiness, health, and performance.

https://bit.ly/4cGNrm0

US Navy Sailors Modify Their Eating Behaviors to Pass Cyclic Physical Readiness Tests Investigate the influence of physical readiness tests (PRTs) on eating behaviors among US Navy Sailors.Focused ethnography using interviews and milita…

Geneva’s extensive collaborations have allowed for clinical innovations in TBI research. Our research is exploring new ways to optimize brain performance and recovery for the warfighter.

Identifying and treating Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a critical priority for the DOD. The TBI Center of Excellence is a congressionally mandated collaboration of the DOD and Veterans Affairs to promote state-of-the-science care from point-of-injury to reintegration for service members, veterans, and their families to prevent and mitigate consequences of mild to severe traumatic brain injury.

Check out their 2023 Annual Report to see how their research helps improve warfighter brain health. Download here. 👉

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Congrats to Geneva PI Dr. Teryn Roberts for recently receiving the Paul S. Malchesky ASAIOfyi - for Young Innovators Fellowship Award! Dr. Roberts received this award for the abstract titled "Safe Utilization of a Nitric Oxide-Eluting ECLS System During 72 hours of Veno-Venous ECCO2R."

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We were honored to support and attend the inaugural AIM R&D Health Summit in San Antonio this week! We're proud to be part of such an innovative event, driving education, research and advancements in military medicine. Thank you to everyone we met and looking forward to connecting in the future.

As part of Geneva’s extensive research in enhancing female service member health and readiness, one investigation explores the effects of ketamine on combat-wounded women. This research explores how ketamine, commonly used as a battlefield analgesic, impacts fear memory and brain glucose metabolism differently in females compared to males.

Utilizing advanced models and non-invasive brain imaging, this study sheds light on potential sex-related differences, aiming to tailor future treatment strategies more effectively.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3yQF8FC

Ketamine Side Effects on Males Versus Females - Geneva USA Ketamine is a potent analgesic, available to a broad patient age range, and a wide safety profile which makes it the preferred medication for various conditions such as acute pain and treatment-resistant depression.

MIRROR had a tremendous presence at the National Capital Consortium's Annual Orthobiologics Symposium in Bethesda, MD, earlier this month.

The symposium connected leaders and specialists in neuromusculoskeletal care across the Military Health System and civilian/academic sectors to discuss the rapidly evolving field of orthobiologics. Five MIRROR-affiliated researchers participated in the didactic and interactive panel sessions, which were approved to provide CME credit through the American Academy of Family Physicians.

MIRROR continues to lead the way in MSKI research and education for our servicemembers!

MIRROR-affiliated researchers who presented at the symposium
Dr. Jenny Yuan
COL Min Ho Chang, MD
LTC Jeremy Schroeder, DO
Dr. Teonette Velasco
LCDR Sean Lacey, DO

A new study in Military Medicine led by LTC (Ret) Pedro N. Oblea, PhD, examines the role of hydrocolloid dressing and dimethicone cream in preventing skin damage among healthcare workers using N95 masks extensively. "Impact of Hydrocolloid Dressing and Moisturizing Cream as Facial Skin Protectants Among Health Care Workers" provides valuable information for enhancing worker safety and comfort.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3x3xirN

Congratulations to Geneva Principal Investigator Teryn Roberts, PhD who recently was selected as one of the ASAIO Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Grants winners! She was awarded this grant for the "Point-of-Care Complete Blood Count for Prehospital Coagulation Screening in Polytrauma and ECLS" research.

Dr. Roberts is a principal investigator for the Autonomous Reanimation and Evacuation (AREVA) Research Institute & Innovation Center, a Program of The Geneva Foundation. AREVA and Dr. Roberts will be collaborating with Hilab a Brazilian biotech specializing in diagnostic technology and digital health.

Read more about AREVA. 👉 https://bit.ly/45Bgd5a

AREVA - Geneva USA AREVA prioritizes translational research focusing on combat-relevant trauma and novel critical care interventions during care at ground level and high altitude, using a multi-disciplinary physician-led research team.

The countdown is on. We are just 2 days away from the AIM Health R&D Summit 2024, held in San Antonio, TX, June 24-25. We are proud to sponsor this event and have two esteemed presenters taking the stage on Monday 24 June!

Associate Director of Corporate Strategy, Ernesto Tusa, will be speaking in a session titled, "Research and Development Enablers/Partners."

Geneva PI, Andriy Batchinsky, MD, a renowned expert in his field, will be presenting in a subsession titled, "Immediate Post-injury Extracorporeal CO2 Removal Reduces Ventilator Requirements and Mitigates or Prevents Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Swine."

Please stop by our booth for more information! We look forward to seeing you there.

Check out the link below for more information on this event.

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Congratulations to Robert Rossi, a Clinical Research Coordinator at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA, for receiving the 2024 Q1 Wave the Flag Award. The Wave the Flag award is presented quarterly to an employee who exceeds expectations and exhibits Geneva’s core values.

Read more about the Wave the Flag Award and Robert's accomplishments.

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Robert Rossi Awarded for Extraordinary Quality and Exceptional Teamwork - Geneva USA Congratulations to Robert Rossi who has one the wave the flag award for Q1 2024. Robert is recognized for teamwork and exceptional quality.

We are dedicated to researching the impact of PTSD on female service members. One example of this research is dedicated to identifying early biomarkers that are critical in diagnosing and managing PTSD effectively. Our work reveals how PTSD manifests differently in women, particularly those with combat exposure, enabling more personalized and effective interventions.

Through a comprehensive systems biology approach, this initiative advances the medical community’s ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat PTSD in a way that supports readiness and resilience among our female warriors.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3RfTupq

Omics Characterization of Combat-Related PTSD: Early Onset and Female Studies - Geneva USA Throughout the military’s history, people have recognized that exposure to traumatic warzone events is often associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The illness is marked by clear symptoms such as intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, and changes in p...