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CBDAIF Board Meeting
DTRA Update
Mr. John Connell
29 January 2009
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DTRA RD-CB Organization
JPEO JSTO
TMTI Executive Office)
COS
Yoho
Special
Fin Syst SBO
Assistant Simmons-Brown
Connell Beatty
Strategic
Fiscal
Planning
Management
& Program
Medical Physical Operations Kless
Integration
S&T Div S&T Div Div Walker
Churilla Crowson Huff
Acquisition External
Support Collaboration
Vacant Howerton (A)
TMTI Basic & Info Systems
Program Office Supporting Capabilities Directorate Strategic
Hough
Science Div Dev Div Support Comm &
Bosco Kane Wellman Outreach
Brown
(A) - Acting
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Systems Biology
Foundational
Biological
Analytic Framework Genomics Data
Modeling and
Bioinformatics
Simulation
Proteomics
Analysis
Metabolomics
Data to Mature
S&T Sentinel Products
3
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Current systems biology
landscape
Industry looks to DoD to innovate in biodefense systems biology
4
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DTRA “Innovation” BAA
• Topics
• Molecular recognition and catalysis
• Nano-structured porous materials
• New concepts in nano-scale sensing
• Interactions of toxic chemicals or BWA with biological membranes
and fluids
• Interactions of toxic chemicals or BWA with environmental
substrates
• Understanding cognitive and physiological effects of heightened
sensory input
• Projected Date – 31 March 2009
• Web Site – http://www.grants.gov for DTRA, or
www.fbo.gov for DTRA
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DTRA RD-CB: A Strong Future
• Workforce Revitalization
• 4 interns in 2008; 2 in 2009
• Recruited 2 SMART* interns
• Science management and acquisition immersion
• Internal and external developmental assignments
• Programmatic Rigor
• Data integrity
• Project base lining
• Portfolio Management
• Business process improvements
• BRAC Initiative
*Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation
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