Burn and Blast Medical Countermeasures Program The Federal Perspective

The mission of ASPR’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is to develop medical countermeasures (MCM) that address the public health and medical consequences of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) accidents, incidents and attacks, pandemic influenza, and emerging infectious diseases. In this article from Issue 20 of the ASPR TRACIE Exchange, Dr. Narayan Iyer, BARDA’s CBRN Burn and Blast Medical Countermeasures Program Director, shares more about BARDA’s research and development into treatments for injuries sustained in a mass casualty burn incident (MCBI).