Researchers with the Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation Research for Operational Readiness (MIRROR) program at Madigan Army Medical Center (Madigan) are developing a biorepository, with the potential to be the most comprehensive musculoskeletal biobank within the Department of Defense (DoD). The MIRROR program is administered by The Geneva Foundation (Geneva), a nonprofit that advances military medicine through research, development, and education.
The biorepository will enhance understanding of the biomolecular changes that occur at the synovial joints and ultimately improve musculoskeletal injury pathophysiology understanding. Leading the project is Principal Investigator Army Lt. Col. Joseph Galvin, DO, FAAOS, MC, an orthopedic surgeon and assistant professor of surgery with Uniformed Services University, associate program director of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, and director of research at Madigan.
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