Naval Medical Research Unit One

Naval Laboratory Research Unit 1 was founded in 1934 at the University of California Berkeley by scientist Albert P. Krueger. He campaigned to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to have a laboratory to study and prevent influenza and respiratory infections in naval forces. It was mobilized as an active duty naval unit in 1941 to study the epidemiological impact of diseases such as influenza, meningitis, and catarrhal fever, as well as tropical diseases such as malaria on the US Navy during World War II. In 1943, Naval Laboratory Research Unit-1 was renamed Naval Medical Research Unit No. 1 (NAMRU-1) to reflect its broader mission of field-based and not just lab-based research. ==Commanding officers==

• Albert P Krueger 1941-6 == References ==