Tuberculosis is a growing threat to military personnel. The accepted method of preventing tuberculosis disease in military personnel is to screen for latent infection using the tuberculin skin test. In order to overcome the high false-positive and false-negative rates of the skin test, the Air Force… More

Tuberculosis is an ongoing threat to military personnel, and to public health generally. Screening for latent infection continues to be done by the tuberculin skin test; however, to overcome high false-positive and false-negative rates produced by the test,the Air Force is conducting a clinical… More

A continuing and growing threat to U.S. military personnel and civilians is exposure to toxic chemicals and pathogens. Useful detection systems exist, but it remains imperative to investigate next-generation technologies that have the potential to improve by an order of magnitude the cost,… More

A continuing and growing threat to U.S. military personnel and civilians is exposure to toxic chemicals and pathogens. Because of this, detection of exposure to chemical and biological agents is a priority for biodefense, combat readiness, and public health. One promising approach is to measure… More

A continuing and growing threat to US military personnel and civilians is exposure to toxic chemicals and pathogens. Useful detection systems exist, but it remains imperative to investigate new technologies that have the potential to significantly improve the cost, sensitivity, and size of sensor… More

A continuing threat to U.S. military personnel and civilians is exposure to toxic chemicals and pathogens. While there exist methods and systems for vaccine development, agent detection, and assessment of exposure and immune response, it remains imperative to investigate next-generation technologies… More

Infection with Acinetobacter baumanni, especially drug-resistant strains, is a serious threat to U.S. military personnel and to the U.S. population. Identification of wound pathogens and their drug susceptibility within minutes to hours, and administration of the appropriate drug, could… More