Our Vision and Research
Scientists are Innovators
The Center for COMBAT Research aims to facilitate the execution of combat and deployment-related research by navigating successful relationships with military scientists, clinical investigators, combat leaders, and field operators to produce successful innovations, material solutions, and knowledge products of high impact to the warfighter.
The Center for COMBAT Research is supported through the CU School of Medicine and interdisciplinary collaborations between:
Dean of the School of Medicine
Anesthesiology
Emergency Medicine
Surgery
How we Impact the Field
We focus on solving the high priority, combat related research gaps of military medicine.
How we Support our Investigators
- Translating research to meet military needs
- Providing combat casualty care expertise
- Identifying active duty collaborative partnerships and clinical research sites
Our Deployment/Operational Research Areas
New, effective therapies for acute traumatic brain injury
Reduce oxygen use in critically injured US Special Operations medics
Create high stress training for combat medic teams with hi-fi simulation
Reduce military suicide firearm deaths on Colorado bases
Novel programs to reduce opioid misuse in military service members
Development of new chemical antidotes for first responders