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Representatives of Japan’s National Defense Medical College revisit NAMRU San Antonio
January 15, 2026 — To enhance each other’s capabilities to counteract emerging threats, benefiting military health as well as global health security, representatives of Japan’s National Defense Medical College met with leadership and research scientists of Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Former NASA CHAPEA mission member promoted to lieutenant commander
September 19, 2024 — Navy Lt. Anca Selariu, a microbiologist assigned to the Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander during a promotion ceremony held at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute on Sept. 13... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio increases research prescence at 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium
August 29, 2024 — Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio hosts All Hands, recognizes personnel
July 1, 2024 — To keep the command informed on important topics, Capt. Jennifer Buechel (Nurse Corps), commanding officer of Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, held an All Hands meeting at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military and Family Readiness Center on June 27... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio leadership, research scientists attend Inaugural AIM Health R&D Summit
June 26, 2024 — Leadership and research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio participated in the inaugural AIM Health R&D Summit held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio from June 24-25... MORE