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Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
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FORT DETRICK, MD – The Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) United States Army Medical Research and Development Command’s (USAMRDC) Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Jaques Reifman has been recognized once again with the Presidential Rank Award. Reifman, the Director of the Biotechnology High-Performance Computing Software Applications Institute (BHSAI), is perhaps the only Army Senior Executive to receive this distinguished honor three times in his career.
The Presidential Rank Award is awarded by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 established the Presidential Rank Awards Program to recognize a select group of career members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) for exceptional performance over an extended period of time. Later, the Rank Award statute was amended to extend eligibility to senior career employees with a sustained record of exceptional professional, technical, and/or scientific achievement recognized on a national or international level.
“It is a tremendous honor to receive this award for a third time,” says Reifman. “I am gratified that the dedication and the work that I put in every day to accomplish our mission is recognized at the highest levels. It is a source of external validation that what I have been able to do here has had an impact to the health and well-being of our Service Members.”
This prestigious award highlights Dr. Reifman’s exceptional research efforts and his dedication to supporting our Service Members both at home and abroad. This recognition encompasses not one specific project, but highlights the countless innovative technological advancements that Dr. Reifman and his team have been at the forefront of for nearly 25 years.
To learn more about his body of research and details on this latest Presidential Rank Award, please visit: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/487841/reifman-receives-third-presidential-rank-award.
About BHSAI:
The Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute develops computational solutions to accelerate research in the broader Department of Defense biotechnology and medical community. The Institute has a multidisciplinary staff with previous working experience in industry, government, and academia and expertise in artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, computer science, modeling and control, physical chemistry, physics, mathematics, biophysics, biomedical engineering, biochemistry, systems biology, cellular biology, physiology, and medicine. Our broad scientific expertise and biological problem-solving skills, coupled with the computational power of the DOD supercomputing assets, provide a unique environment for cutting-edge, computational-experimental interdisciplinary research. For more information on BHSAI, please visit: https://bhsai.org.
About TATRC:
U.S. Army's Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center's (TATRC) is engaged in essential medical research focused on advanced medical technologies and is dedicated to bringing innovative telehealth solutions to the Warfighter and the Military Health System. TATRC fosters research on health informatics, telemedicine / m‐Health, medical training systems and computational biology to address gaps in DoD medical research programs and military healthcare.
For more information on TATRC, please visit: https://www.tatrc.org.