Doctors, nurses, technicians and other professionals made up a diversified group. The physicians were enlisted draftees, rarely serving more than a total of 2 years. Others on the team included biochemists, toxicologists, physiocologists, pharmacolgists and psychologists. Although the Vietnam situation had not yet become a major issue, these doctors, usually fresh from residency training in various specialties, had serious research interests and were pleased to be assigned to Edgewood Arsenal. The nurses were civilians, most of them wives of officers assigned to the Post.
The Medical Research Laboratory consisted of several divisions, of which Clinical Research was the most well-staffed. It gradually expanded into separate branches: Clinical Investigation, Psychopharmacology, Biochemistry, Toxicology and Admin, under a single Clinical Research Division Chief, who reported to the Director of the Medical Laboratories, During its most active years Clinical Research had more than 70 members.
The Medical Research Laboratory consisted of several divisions, of which Clinical Research was the most well-staffed. It gradually expanded into separate branches: Clinical Investigation, Psychopharmacology, Biochemistry, Toxicology and Admin, under a single Clinical Research Division Chief, who reported to the Director of the Medical Laboratories, During its most active years Clinical Research had more than 70 members.
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Nurse and technician observe and record speech and behavior of volunteer in padded room through two-way mirror
Biochemist Bob Ellin explains methodology to be used in his “people sniffer” cabinet designed to detect minute quantities of chemicals given off by volunteer subjects
Nurse Helen Hudson records observations of a neurological exam via closed circuit television
Doctors Arthur Hayes and Fred Sidell review data from recent experiment
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J.S. Ketchum
J.S. Ketchum
Documenting a Lost Decade of Clinical Research
Chemical Warfare Secrets Almost Forgotten
The Clinical Team
