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 Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological and Nuclear Threats Program

This is a program of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures, and the National Institutes of Health. The program is coordinated by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with the involvement of the National Cancer Institute.

Program Highlights

  • Introduction
  • Scientific Background
  • Strategic Planning
  • Basic and Translational Goals
  • Focused Research and Product Development Goals
  • Infrastructure Goals
  • Radiation Biodosimetry Goals
  • NIH Strategic Plan
    (PDF, 3.39 MB)
  • Research Areas

  • Radiation Biodosimetry Research and Development
  • Countermeasures Research and Development
  • Resources for Researchers

  • Resources and Links
  • FDA Corner
  • Project Bioshield
  • Funding

  • Awardees—Updated June 8, 2009
  • Centers for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiation (CMCR)
  • Current Opportunities—Updated June 8, 2009
  • Expired Opportunities
  • Summaries, Publications, and Testimony

  • Meeting Summaries and Publications
  • Meeting/Workshop Slides
  • Congressional Testimony
  • News Releases

  • NIAID Announces 25 New Awards to Develop Radiation Countermeasures—October 7, 2008
  • Calendar of Events

  • International Meetings and Training—Updated August 12, 2009
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    Highlights

    PA-09-093: Radiological/Nuclear Medical Countermeasure Product Development Program (SBIR[R43/R44]).  Standard SBIR receipt dates.

    Solicitation: BAA-BARDA-09-34: BARDA Broad Agency Announcement for the Advanced Research and Development of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical Countermeasures

    Radiological Science in the Context of Radiological Terrorism—September 30, 2009, Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, MD.  Registration required.

    See Also

  • Radiological and Nuclear Threats News Releases
  • Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT)
  • Biodefense—The NIAID Biodefense Web site includes biodefense-related information for biomedical researchers, the public, and the media.

  • Highlights

    PA-09-093: Radiological/Nuclear Medical Countermeasure Product Development Program (SBIR[R43/R44]).  Standard SBIR receipt dates.

    Solicitation: BAA-BARDA-09-34: BARDA Broad Agency Announcement for the Advanced Research and Development of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical Countermeasures

    Radiological Science in the Context of Radiological Terrorism—September 30, 2009, Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, MD.  Registration required.

    See Also

  • Radiological and Nuclear Threats News Releases
  • Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT)
  • Biodefense—The NIAID Biodefense Web site includes biodefense-related information for biomedical researchers, the public, and the media.