Consortium for Health and Military Performance

Here at USU, we advance research and technologies that ensure the uncompromised performance of our troops, on and off the field. We invite fellow researchers to participate and collaborate in our ongoing mission to optimize human performance of our warfighters. Located on the Bethesda Naval Medical Center Campus, we conduct interdisciplinary research using state-of-the-art facilities with a particular focus on the physiological challenges that pose a significant threat to our forces. Our laboratories are fully equipped to study thermal stress, exercise stress and adaptations, and the genetics associated with performance. Areas of research focus include:

Exertional rhabdomyolysis
Functional movement screening
Heat illness
Botulinum Toxin A and chronic lumbar pain relief
HPA,stress reactivity, and weight control
Dietary Supplements
Ethnicity and Health Disparities
Malignant Hyperthermia
Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention

In the spirit of collaboration and to facilitate effective knowledge transfer, we recently hosted workshops on Food Allergies and Warfighter Nutrition. This fall, we are gathering leading experts to address the issue of heat illness in a joint conference with DOD, and in partnership with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), entitled Heat Illness: Return to Play/Duty.

For further information regarding collaborative research and events, please contact: champ@usuhs.edu. If you are a reseacher in the field of human health and performance, we invite you to contact us.