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US Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense

Open Projects (Updated 10/29/2009)

Full-time one-year appointments are renewable up to three years; postdoc appointments are renewable up to four years. Students can participate fulltime or parttime as long as they meet eligibility requirements. Appointments for students can be during the summer or winter breaks, or during the academicic year.

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Please scroll down to see open projects. If you don't see a project that interest you, send a resume/cv to recruiter@orau.org

S = Summer full-time appointment
APG = Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

US Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense (USAMRICD)

The Research Participation Program for the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) provides opportunities to participate in USAMRICD on-going applied research and development projects.  USAMRICD is the Department of Defense’s lead laboratory for the execution of medical chemical defense research.  As a subordinate element of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC), the institute conducts research involving the development, testing, and evaluation of medical counter-measures to the effects of various chemical warfare agents.  Project areas include chemical, biochemical, pharmacology, molecular biology, neuroscience, toxicology, and immunology. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.
Project Title Location Educational Requirements Project Number # of Openings
Biochemistry Research APG, MD Bachelor's degree MRICD-LC-2009-40
5
Biological Research APG, MD Bachelor's degree MRICD-FY-2008-11
1
Cellular Biochemistry APG, MD Bachelor's degree MRICD FY2008-14
1
Chemical Research APG, MD bachelor's degree MRICD-LC-2009-41
2
Molecular Toxicology Research Project APG, MD Bachelor's degree MRICD 09-07
1
Neuroscience/Pharmacology APG, MD Bachelor's degree MRICD-FY-2009-60
4

Neuroscience Research Projects (Ongoing Research-This project remains open and continuous)

 APG, MD Bachelor's degree MRICD 19-07
5