The Committee on Medical Research of the U.S. Government's Office of Scientific Research and Development was established on 28 June 1941. It was charged with organizing civilian personnel for research on medical problems of military importance during World War II, particularly problems concerning aviation medicine, antimalarial drugs, and penicillin. Specifically, the committee allotted and supervised government research contracts with universities, hospitals, and other organizations. The chairman of the committee was Alfred N. Richards.
The committee was first convened on 31 July 1941 and met generally on a weekly basis until the end of the war. It then met infrequently until its final adjournment on 20 Jan. 1947. At the end of the war, many of the committee's contracts were transferred to the Public Health Service, appropriate divisions of the armed forces, or private research groups.
From the description of Minutes, 1944-1946. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122540275
