Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit
| Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Medical R&D Command |
| Role | Military medical research and development |
| Part of | U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command |
| Garrison/HQ | US Army Garrison Forest Glen |
| Mottos | "Know the Vector, Know the Threat" |
The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) was a United States Army organization that conducted laboratory and field research on the systematics of medically important arthropods in support of epidemiological investigations and disease prevention and control strategies of importance to the military. Research was carried out worldwide, within geographic or faunistic restrictions of the material available and military requirements. Research efforts focused on the development of accurate and reliable means of identifying vectors of arbopathogens of humans.
The WRBU also performed arthropod collections management for the Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) mosquito collection and maintains a molecular entomology laboratory within the Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center for joint use of WRBU and NMNH personnel.