US Army Medical Research and Development Command
Fort Detrick, MD
Kimberly Odam, MS, CIP
Ms. Kimberly Odam is Director of the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) Office of Human and Animal Research Oversight (OHARO). Her office is responsible for the oversight of research involving humans and animals conducted or supported by the USAMRMC. She leads a team of teams, including an IRB office, an animal care and use review office, and an office of human research oversight. Her office provides regulatory oversight for research conducted by numerous Army and DOD organizations as well as for extramural research conducted in 52 countries and over 1600 institutions.
Ms. Odam has served the OHARO as an Army civilian for thirtheen years, including senior approval authority for USAMRMC supported research and human subjects protection regulatory liaison to the DoD’s Joint Program Manager- Medical Counter Measures Systems (JPM-MCS). Ms. Odam provides Human Research Protection Official training for Army and DoD customers and provides coordination of study event reports for USAMRMC supported research. Ms. Odam previously served as research program coordinator and research compliance officer at Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland, respectively.
Ms. Odam received a Master of Science in Population and Family Health Sciences from the University of Maryland in 1999 and Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 1997. Ms. Odam completed advanced graduate coursework in Public Health and Advanced Research Methods in 2002. Ms. Odam is certified in the human subjects protection field as an Institutional Review Board professional. Ms. Odam received the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service in April 2013 and a Superior Civilian Service Award in 2019, and a Civilian Service Award in 2020 for effectively continuing ORP’s imperative mission requirements and meeting new challenges to respond to the COVID19 pandemic.
D09 - [IN-PERSON ONLY] A Dialogue With the Department of Defense (DOD)
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET