BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) staff recruited 129 volunteers to participate in a phase 1, first-in-human, FDA clinical trial for a Staphylococcus aureus (Staph) treatment at the command’s Clinical Trials Center (CTC).
The trial, consisting of military and civilian volunteer participants, marks the CTC’s largest participant group to date.
This double blind, placebo-controlled trial is being conducted to evaluate a Staph vaccine, designed to reduce the risk of skin and soft tissue infections, as well as other illnesses that affect U.S. service member readiness.
“Staph aureus is a very common bacteria that many of us are already colonized with, meaning it’s living on us, but is not causing...
09.30.2025 | BETHESDA, MARYLAND, US |
Story by Aleece Williams
BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) staff recruited 129 volunteers to participate in a phase 1, first-in-human, FDA clinical trial for a Staphylococcus aureus (Staph) treatment at the command’s Clinical Trials Center (CTC).
The trial, consisting of military and civilian volunteer participants, marks the CTC’s largest participant group to date.
This double blind, placebo-controlled trial is being conducted to evaluate a Staph vaccine, designed to reduce the risk of skin and soft tissue infections, as well as other illnesses that affect U.S. service member readiness.
“Staph aureus is a very common bacteria that many of us are already colonized with, meaning it’s living on us, but is not causing...
09.30.2025 | BETHESDA, MARYLAND, US |
Story by Aleece Williams
NIANTIC, Conn. (Oct. 17, 2024) Navy Diver 1st Class Connor Houtchens supervises as the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) dive team prepares for a dive at Dodge Pond, where they worked for over five weeks assisting with a research protocol on underwater hearing. NSMRL, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development and based out of Groton, Connecticut, sustains the readiness and superiority of U.S. undersea warfighters through innovative health and performance research and works to lead the world in delivering science solutions to ensure undersea warrior dominance. For 250 years, Navy Medicine, represented by more than 44,000 highly-trained military and civilian healthcare professionals, has delivered quality healthcare and enduring expeditionary medical support to the warfighter on, below, and above the sea and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily Swedlund /Released)
