Center for rehabilitation sciences research (CRSR) FY21 core

This $2,058,003 cooperative agreement from the Department of Defense Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences will support research projects under the Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects program (CFDA 12.750). The Henry M. Jackson Foundation For The Advancement Of Military Medicine, Inc. will serve as the awardee and will utilize three sub-awardees to deliver products and services.

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Llc will receive funding to evaluate and improve the functionality of advanced prosthetics control using textile-based electromyography sensors. The University of Utah will support development of an antimicrobial pouch to locally deliver antibiotics near implanted devices through testing, analysis and animal studies. Warrior Canine Connection, Inc. will utilize their Service Dog Training Program to examine the biopsychosocial effects on individuals with PTSD, with or without traumatic brain injury history, and their immediate families. Results are intended to evaluate efficacy of the non-pharmacological intervention. The award period is from March 15, 2021 through September 14, 2023.