Early Fall 2009
New Member of the DSLS Team!
Dr. Virginia ‘Ginger’ Wotring recently joined the DSLS Team as Senior
Scientist. She now works under the leadership of Dr. Scott Smith.
Ginger received her PhD in Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences at
Saint Louis University after earning a BS in Chemistry at Florida State University. She has experiences studying drug mechanisms of action, drug receptor structure/function relationships, and gene and protein expression.
Ginger has her office in Building 37, Room 164, and can be reached at
(281) 483-6332 or at virginia.e.wotring@nasa.gov.
Please join us in welcoming Ginger to the team!
Ginger Wotring, PhD
DSLS Newsletter
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Congratulations to the Happy Couple!
In a ceremony at Friendswood Church of Christ,
Lori Jackson and John Michael Chappell were
united in marriage on May 23. All of us at DSLS
extend our very best wishes for a wonderful life together to Lori and John. We are very happy for you!
Honors and Awards
Jancy McPhee, PhD, was
elected to full membership in
the International Academy of
Astronautics.
Regina Buccello-Stout, PhD,
was named adjunct professor
of Psychology at the University of Houston Clear Lake.
Jean Sibonga,
PhD, was
named adjunct
professor of Health and Human Performance at the University of Houston.
Jancy McPhee, PhD
Regina BuccelloStout, PhD
Jean Sibonga, PhD
Lori Ploutz-Snyder, PhD,
was recently named adjunct
professor of Health and Human Performance at the
University of Houston.
Lori Ploutz-Snyder, PhD
Introducing: SMAR!
Have you heard about SMAR yet? Even if you missed the kick-off
meeting, you can still participate in DSLS’ new series of professional
development workshops on Statistical Methods and Applications
Review. In response to our recent survey, members and colleagues of
the JSC Biostatistics lab have started this new series for researchers who
want to gain a better understanding of some of the common (and not-socommon!) statistical techniques to obtain the most information possible from SLSD research data. The series will meet on the 2nd and 4th weeks of every month - watch your
email Inbox for the next event announcement! Then join us in lively discussions about statistics and a wide variety of statistical approaches to gain knowledge from data.
The DSLS Newsletter is published on a bi-monthly basis.
Dagmar Morgan—Editor
Division of Space Life Sciences
Universities Space Research Association, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058
Grant Proposals Submitted
Byerly D, Arndt D, Sognier MA: “Using focused microwave energy for sterilizing water systems”, for funding through
the NASA Innovation Fund.
Clement G, Clarke A, McIntyre J, Denise P, Cheron G, Wuyts F, Wood SJ: Letter of intent to propose “Multidimensional perception in microgravity - An integrated approach” in response to ILSRA-2009, International Life Sciences Research Announcement.
Huff JL, Rustgi AK, Patel ZS, Hada M: Step-2 proposal for “Impact of radiation quality on cancer development processes studied in a 3-D human esophageal cell model system” in response to NNJ09ZSA001N: Ground-Based Studies in
Radiobiology.
Smith SM, Zwart SR, Jessup JM: “Characterization of oxidative damage during a saturation dive”, to the HRP Science
Management Office.
Smith SM, Zwart SR, Perchonok M, Kloeris V, Lupton J, Heer M: “Multi-nutrition countermeasure”, to the NASA
2009 Innovation Fund call for proposals.
Sognier MA (co-investigator): “Southeast Regional T-STEM Center Teach and Student Professional Development”, to
Texas Education Agency.
Wood SJ, Denise P, Makishima T, Clement G: Letter of intent to propose “Effects of vestibular dysfunction on musculoskeletal alterations in mice following exposure to acute and chronic gravitational changes”, in response to NASA Research Announcement NNH09ZTT003N, Fundamental Space Biology - Animal Physiology.
Research Grant Awarded
Byerly D, Arndt D, Sognier MA: Seal and heal: Microwave-based emergency would treatment. Funded through the
NASA Innovation Fund.
What’s Going On With ….
Lealem Mulugeta worked with JSC,
Glenn Research Center, and University of Mississippi Medical Center
investigators to develop a user’s guide
and a verification and validation plan
for the Digital Astronaut computational model. He now serves as liaison
between the NASA team and the
UMMC development team to advance
several of the Digital Astronaut project processes.
Camille Shea worked
with DSLS staff to
plan and execute the
working group meeting of the Behavioral
Health and PerformCamille Shea, PhD ance element, and
assisted Dr. Christian
Otto with organizing the Antarctic
findings.
Megumi Hada completed the mFISH
analysis of control samples of a JapaE A R L Y F A L L 20 0 9
nese ISS experiment in collaboration
with Nara Medical University in Japan,
and is discussing future collaboration
plans with Drs. Takahashi and Ohnishi.
Frank Sulzman presented a lecture
at the NASA Space Radiation Summer School
and represented NASA
at the Radiobiology
Bioterrorism Research
and Training Group
(RABRAT) interagency teleconference. Frank Sulzman, PhD
Yvonne Roed completed training on processing CR-39 detectors.
Her training and her
written “Summary on
test etching of five CR39 detector plates” have
Yvonne Roed, MS
qualified her to process
CR-39 detectors independently.
Johnny
Conkin was
invited by Dr.
Tom Newman
to contribute
(as second author) a chapter on Johnny Conkin, PhD
Aerospace Decompression Sickness
to the 6th edition of Bennett and Elliott’s The Physiology and Medicine of
Diving.
Chris Westby
was certified as
a dorsal vein
operator and
will now be the
Chris Westby, PhD
primary person
overseeing all
dorsal hand and foot vein infusions
for the Gender Differences Bed Rest
Study.
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SPOTLIGHT ON: Ianik Plante, MD PhD!
lations of ionizing
radiations, notably
heavy ions tracks, to
calculate energy
deposition and creation of reactive oxygen species. These
Ianik Plante, MD PhD
simulations will help
our understanding of radiobiological
* Tell us briefly about yourself and
effects of space radiation and improve
your family.
models of radiation risk.
I was born in Sherbrooke, Québec,
which is the French speaking province * What is really important to you regarding your work at JSC?
of Canada. I lived in Québec and
Understanding the risk of ionizing
studied at the University of Sherradiation is a combrooke. I just completed my Ph.D. in
plicated problem
radiobiology. One year and half ago I
which has several
moved to Houston to work at JSC.
aspects. Therefore,
What a change of culture and
people from differweather! Most of my family is in Canent facilities
ada at this moment.
around the world
* What are you presently working on
working in differat JSC?
ent fields such as
Presently I am working in the NASA
biologists, bioSpace Radiation Project as a research
chemists, chemscientist. Our goal is to improve our
ists, computer prounderstanding of the radiation risk in
grammers, mathespace, mostly regarding heavy ions, to
maticians, physieventually develop effective and efficists and physicient countermeasures to protect
cians, are all inastronauts from the effects of radiavolved in this
of the Space Radiation
tion . For this project I conduct simu- Logo
Project (Courtesy of NASA) problem. So team
Ianik Plante, MD PhD, works for the
JSC Space Radiation Project, which
aims to achieve human exploration
and development of space without
exceeding an acceptable level of risk
from exposure to space radiation.
Recently, Ianik was interviewed for
this edition’s Spotlight Article.
work is very important to exchange
ideas of people from
different fields. The
collaboration between experimentalists
and modelers is also of crucial importance.
* What are your goals for this year?
I am working on several projects at this
moment. One of these projects is to
study the role of the molecule TGFβ in
the radiation response of cell culture or
tissue. TGFβ is very important because
it is activated by ionizing radiation and
interacts with cells to modify their responses. This project is also a great
opportunity to link results from previous work such as calculations of radiation tracks with the radiation response
of cells in tissue culture. I will also
work on some parts of the radiation
transport codes, notably on light ions.
Thank you so much for
being our Spotlight
Scientist for this edition
of the DSLS newsletter,
Ianik!
For the most recent issue of the Space
Radiation Newsletter, please go to
http://spaceradiation.usra.edu/
newsletter/archive/2009/spring/.
6th ISLSWG Working Group’s Microbiology Workshop
The International Space Life Sciences Working Group
(ISLSWG) is chartered with bringing agencies together to
provide coordination of international development and
use of spaceflight and special ground research facilities.
In late August, the group held a workshop focused on
Space Microbiology in Sonoma County, California. Organized by Dr. C. Mark Ott and Dr. Duane Pierson and
coordinated by DSLS’ very own Gail Pacetti, the workGail Pacetti
shop aimed to provide a fruitful discussion of current and
future research aboard the International Space Station. 34 researchers from
NASA Headquarters, Johnson Space Center, Ames Research Center and the
Jet Propulsion Lab, as well as from international partners such as Japan
The ISLSWG 2009 Microbiology Workshop Attendees
(JAXA), Canada (CSA), Russia (IBMP), and Belgium (SCK-CEN), participated in the three-day event. All workshop presentations and a final meeting report will soon be available on a passwordprotected section of the DSLS website. Congratulations on a very successful meeting!
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New Publications by DSLS Scientists
Kim M-HY, Hayat
MJ, Feiveson AH,
Cucinotta FA. 2009.
Prediction of frequency and exposure
level of solar particle
events. Health Physics
Myung Kim, PhD
Journal 97(1), 66-81.
http://
dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.HP.0000346799
.65001.9c
George KA, Hada M, Jackson L,
Elliott T, Kawata T, Pluth JM, Cucinotta FA. 2009. Dose response of γrays and iron nuclei induction of
chromosomal aberrations in normal
and repair deficient cell lines. Radiation Research 171, 752-763.
Baynard T, Carhart RL Jr, PloutzSnyder LL, Weinstock RS, Kanaley
JA. 2008. Short-term training effects
on diastolic function in obese persons
with the metabolic syndrome. Obesity
16(6): 1277-1283. http://
dx.doi.org/10.1083/oby.2008.212
Nounu HN, Kim
M-HY, Ponomarev AL,
Cucinotta FA.
2009. The use of
Pro/Engineer CAD
Hatem Nounu, PhD software and
fishbowl tool kit in
ray-tracing analysis. NASA Technical Publication NASA/TP-2009
214788.
Conkin J, Wessel JH III. 2009, July. A
model to predict acute mountain sickness in future spacecraft. NASA Technical Publication NASA/TP 2009214791.
Plante I, Cucinotta FA. 2009. Cross
sections for the interaction of 10 eV100MeV electrons in liquid water
and application to Monte-Carlo
simulation of HZE radiation tracks.
New Journal of Physics 11, 060347.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/13672630/11/6/063047.
Zwart SR, Wolf M,
Rogers A, Rodgers S,
Gillman PL, Hitchcox
K, Ericson KL, Smith
SM. 2009. Stability of
analytes related to
Sara Zwart, PhD
clinical chemistry and
bone metabolism in blood specimens
after delayed processing. Clin Biochem
42(9), 907-910. http://
dx.doi.org/10.1016/
j.clinbiochem.2009.02.010
Matthew G, Zwart SR, Smith SM.
2009. Stability of blood analytes after
storage in BD SST TM tubes for 12
mo. Clinical Biochem. Jul 22 2009
[Epub ahead of print]. http://
dx.doi.org/10.1016/
j.clinbiochem.2009.07.015
Education and Public Outreach
Roni Cromwell mentored graduate student
Ashley Purgason for a
lab rotation as part of
her UTMB doctoral
degree requirements.
Roni was also interRoni Cromwell, PhD
viewed by Wired.com
about the lunar head-up tilt studies.
Lori Ploutz-Snyder mentored Syracuse University’s graduate student
Kyle Hackney, resulting in a presentation for the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. She attended Syracuse University’s graduate student
Summer Cook’s dissertation defense;
and she mentored NSBRI intern and
UTMB graduate student Brandon
Marcias. She also presented “Exercise
Prescriptions for Spaceflight” for the
UTMB Space Physiology Course.
In addition, Lori facilitated the HHC
Element’s review of an unsolicited
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grant proposal; and met the dean,
assistant dean, and exercise science
faculty at Syracuse University to discuss possible NASA collaborations.
Professoriate Summer Research Student Lecture Series.
Jean Sibonga mentored HarvardMIT Health Sciences and Technology graduate students Rachel Ellman
and Jordan Spatz and facilitate meetings with researchers for both. She
also served as an ad hoc member of
the NIH Special Emphasis Panel
study section (ZRG1F10B-2(20)) in
Bethesda, Maryland.
Ramona Gaza mentored
summer intern Camille
Smith from Prairie View
University Research Center and led several SRAG
lab tours.
Patrice Yarbough mentored FAP
summer intern
Cheryl Goetz and
presented “Hepatitis
E Vaccine Discovery and Development” to University
of Houston and Rice
University students Patrice Yarbough, PhD
as part of the Alliances for Graduate Education and
Sara Zwart mentored DeBakey High
School student Sharon Mathew.
Ramona Gaza, PhD
Scott Wood mentored
USRA College Career
Exploration Program participant
Krystin Ramos, Dr. T. Makishma of
UTMB Otolaryngology, and NSBRI
summer intern J. Kayanickupuram.
Scott also reviewed articles for Acta
Oto-Laryngologica and Acta astronautica.
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Recent Scientific Presentations
Batki S, Dimmock J, Ploutz-Snyder
R, Carey K, Maisto S, Cavallerano M,
Meszaros Z, Leontieva L, Canfield K,
DeRycke S. Dirctly monitored naltrexone reduces drinking in schizophrenia:
Preliminary analysis of a controlled
trial. 32nd Annual Research Society
on Alcoholism Conference, June 2024, 2009. San Diego, CA.
Conkin J, Wessel JH III. Alternative
to the equivalent air altitude model to
predict acute mountain sickness. 2009
Scientific Meeting of the Undersea and
Hyperbaric Medical Society, June 2428, 2009. Las Vegas, NV.
Conkin J. Environmental Physiology
at the NASA Johnson Space Center.
Lecture for the Introduction to Aerospace Medicine Course for the UTMB
Aerospace Medicine Residency Program. June 30, 2009. Galveston, TX.
Cromwell RL, Buccello-Stout R,
Yarbough P. Standardization of the
bed rest analog. 17th IAA Humans in
Space Symposium, June 7-11, 2009.
Moscow, Russia.
Ploutz-Snyder LL, Cook SB. Low
load resistance training with blood
flow restriction as a countermeasure to
disuse atrophy. 17th IAA Humans in
Space Symposium. June 7-11, 2009.
Moscow, Russia.
Gaza R. SRAG Operational Radiation
Measurements. Habitability and Environmental Factors Division Management Team Meeting, June 25, 2009.
NASA JSC.
Meszaros Z, Dimmock
J, Ploutz-Snyder R,
Batki S. Safety of
naltrexone directly administered 3 times per
week for alcohol dependence in schizoRob Ploutz-Snyder, PhD
phrenia. 32nd Annual Research Society on Alcoholism
Conference. June 20-24, 2009. San
Diego, CA.
Ploutz-Snyder R. Effect size, statistical power, and sample size calculations for proposing new studies at
NASA. DSLS Brown Bag Seminar
June 25, 2009. USRA Houston.
Stress Response Upregulation. Aerospace Medicine Grand Rounds, July
28, 2009. USRA Houston.
Hackney KJ, Keller AR, PloutzSnyder LL. Timing amino-acid carboPonomarev A. Energy deposition
hydrate with consecutive bouts of reand foci formation. Invited talk at the sistance training ELEVATES resting
NASA Space Radiation Summer
energy expenditure. National Strength
School, June 2, 2009. Brookhaven
and Conditioning Association 2009
National Lab, Upton, NY.
Annual Meeting, July 9-11, 2009. Las
Vegas, NV.
Shea C, Slack KJ, Keeton KE,
Palinkas LA, Leveton LB. Antarctica Hada M, George KA, Patel Z, Huff J,
Meta Analysis: Psychosocial factors Pluth JM, Cucinotta FA. DNA repair
related to long-duration isolation and defects and chromosomal aberrations:
confinement. 17th IAA Humans in
Comparisons after low and high dose
Space Symposium, June 7-11, 2009. irradiation. 9th International SympoMoscow, Russia.
sium on Chromosomal Aberrations
(ISCA), July 11-12, 2009. St. Goar,
Sibonga J. Bone health in space:
What do we need to know in order to Germany.
preserve it? Invited talk at the Space Hada M, Cucinotta FA,
Life Sciences Summer Institute, June Wu H. mBAND study of
25, 2009. NASA JSC.
radiation-induced chromosome aberrations in
Vanhavere F, Zhou D, Spurny F,
human epithelial cells.
Yukihara E, O’Sullivan D, Schoon9th International Sympojans W. Genicot J-L. Passive dosium on Chromosomal
simetry at the International Space
Megumi Hada, PhD
Station (ISS) in the framework of the Aberrations (ISCA),
July
11-12,
2009.
St.
DOBIES Project. 17th IAA Humans
Goar, Germany.
in Space Symposium, June 7-11,
2009. Moscow, Russia.
Wood SJ. Sensorimotor adaptation
during g-transitions. Invited talk at
the Space Life Sciences Summer
Institute, June 4, 2009. NASA JSC.
Zhou D, O’Sullivan D, Semones E,
Gaza R, Roed Y, Johnson S, Zapp
N, Lee K. Radiation measured during ISS-Expedition 15 space mission
with different dosimeters. 17th IAA
Humans in Space Symposium, June
7-11, 2009. Moscow, Russia.
Buccello-Stout R. Flight Analogs
Project. Lecture at the Space Life
Sciences Summer Institute, July 23,
2009, NASA JSC.
Gillis DB, Zanello SB. Potential
Transformational Mission Health
and Performance Benefits of Cell
Kim MY, Cucinotta FA. Probabilistic
assessment of cancer risk for astronauts on lunar missions. Heavy Ions in
Therapy and Space Symposium 2009 /
20th Annual NASA Space Radiation
Investigators’ Workshop (SRIHW),
July 6-10, 2009.
Cologne, Germany.
Mulugeta L,
Bodkin D,
Chasseigne R,
Lealem Mulugeta, M.Sc.
Demel M,
Jagula D, Turnock M. Proposed standards and tools for risk analysis and
allocation of robotic systems to enhance crew safety during surface exploration missions. 39th International
Conference on Environmental Systems, July 12-16, 2009. Savannah, GA.
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Recent Presentations (cont.)
Mulugeta L, Chappell S, Skytland
N. The effect of center of gravity and
anthropometrics on human performance in simulated lunar gravity. 39th
International Conference on Environmental Systems, July 12-16, 2009.
Savannah, GA.
Sibonga J. Evaluations of Hip Morphology by QCT in Long-Duration
Crewmembers. Medical Operations
Board Special Topics Lecture, July
15, 2009, NASA JSC.
Patel ZS, Grugan KD,
Rustgi AK, Cucinotta
FA, Huff JL. Esophageal epithelial cells exhibit increased migration and invasion in
two- and threeZarana Patel, PhD
dimensional cell culture models as triggered by irradiated
fibroblasts. Heavy Ions in Therapy
and Space Symposium / 20th Annual
NASA Space Radiation Investigators’
Workshop, July 6-10, 2009. Cologne,
Germany. Poster received first place
in the Student Poster Contest!
Ploutz-Snyder L. Blood Flow Restricted Exercise: Fact or Fiction? National Strength and Conditioning Association 2009 Annual Meeting, July 9-11,
2009. Las Vegas, NV.
Tian L, Huff JL, Patel Z,
Wang M, Cucinotta FA,
Wang H. Effect of epidermal
growth factor and its receptor
on DNA damage response.
Heavy Ions in Therapy and
Janice Huff, PhD Space Symposium / 20th
Annual NASA Space Radiation Investigators’ Workshop, July 6-10,
2009. Cologne, Germany.
Zhou D, O’Sullivan D, Semones E,
Gaza R, Roed Y, Zapp N. Radiation
measured in low Earth orbit for GCR
heavy ions near solar minimum. Heavy
Ions in Therapy and Space Symposium / 20th Annual NASA Space Radiation Investigators’ Workshop, July
6-10, 2009. Cologne, Germany.
Zhou D, O’Sullivan D, Semones E,
Johnson S, Lee K, Zapp N. Radiation
of cosmic rays measured in low Earth
orbit with active and passive detectors. 31st International Cosmic Ray
Conference, July 7-15, 2009. Lodz,
Poland.
Cucinotta FA, Ponomarev AL, Plante
I, Carra C, Kim MY.
Development of a
GCR event-based risk
model. Heavy Ions in
Therapy and Space
Artem Ponomarev, PhD
Symposium 2009 /
20th Annual NASA Space Radiation
Investigators’ Workshop (SRIHW),
July 6-10, 2009. Cologne, Germany.
Save the Date for the DSLS Halloween Picnic!
When: October 28, 2009
Where: USRA Great Room and Backyard
Who: All DSLS employees and their families
How: Let’s ‘fall’ into the Halloween spirit together!
Stay tuned for more info!
Education & Public Outreach (cont.)
Marguerite Sognier reviewed
NIH challenge
grants, presented
Marguerite Sognier, PhD an all-day “Make
It, Take It” and a
“Science Share-a-thon” teacher
workshop, and trained Galveston
County teachers to use the NSTA
online learning center. Further, she
presented “Star Trekkies”, a variety
of hands-on space-related educaE A R L Y F A L L 20 0 9
tional activities, at the 15th Annual
Texas Regional Collaboratives Conference in Austin, and an invited talk entitled “Successful pipeline programs for
health careers” at the Health Science
Technology Conference in Houston.
Susi Zanello wrote a
letter of support for the
GenMAPP team of the
J. David Gladstone
Institutes, University of
Susi Zanello, PhD
California San Francisco, for their
pursuit of grant funding from NIH for
further enhancement of GenMAPP, a
publicly available tool.
Larry Kuznetz advised University of
South Alabama graduate student Tom
Miller on a progress report for the
new human body thermal model.
Chris Westby volunteered as a test
subject for three ongoing studies in
the Cardiovascular Lab.
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What’s Going On With ... (cont.)
Larry Kuznetz responded to a call from
the Mission Management Team during
STS-127 to determine
possible causes of high
Larry Kuznetz, PhD
Larry Kuznetz, PhD CO2 levels in the
EVA suits. Using
LEGACI data compiled on one of the
STS-127 astronauts during the Integrated Suit Test Program last year, he
was able to trace the problem to liquid cooled garment overcooling (low
inlet temperatures).
The overcooling caused a low sweat
rate that impacted the lithium hydroxide canister, which in turn resulted in
the high CO2 levels and in early termination of the EVAs.
Dazhuang Zhou submitted a draft of the
chapter “Methods Using
CR-39 Plastic Nuclear
Track Detectors in Radiation Research” for the
book Nuclear Track
Dazhuang Zhou, PhD
Detectors: Design,
Methods and Application to Nova Science Publishers.
ScottDazhuang
WoodZhou,
re-PhD
cently hosted a
public affairs outreach for the ESA
experiments ZAG
and Otolith with
Swedish astroScott Wood, PhD, on the
Swedish National TV news naut and STS-128
crew member
Swedish Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, PhD, in
the ISS Harmony node together with ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, Exp 20 Flight Engineer
(left). (Photo Courtesy of NASA)
Christer Fuglesang. Over 20 media representatives from all over Europe were
in attendance.
Jean Sibonga recruited postdoctoral
candidates for a three-month internship
in the Bone and Mineral Lab this fall.
She worked with graduate student Rachel Ellman on pQCT modes for evaluating cross-sectional area of bone marrow canal and whole bone of tibia, and
initiated communications between Rachel and DLR investigators in the Berlin
bed rest study.
DSLS Scientists to Participate in First
Suborbital Space Scientist Training Course
In a press release
dated July 14, 2009,
Environmental Tectonics Corporate
(ETC) announced that its National
AeroSpace Training and Research
(NASTAR) Center will host its inaugural Suborbital Space Scientist
Training Course in conjunction with
Southwest Research Institute in January 2010.
ing Course will be taught to a select
group of a dozen scientists, graduate
students and educators from U.S. research and educational institutions
and is designed to acquaint individuals with the physiological rigors of
suborbital human spaceflight.
Institutions sending participants to the
inaugural program include Southwest
Research Institute, Boston University,
the Denver Museum of Natural SciThe NASTAR Center offers training
ences (DMNS), the Johns Hopkins
and research capabilities to governUniversity Applied Physics Laborament, private and international space
tory (APL), the Massachusetts Instiindustries. Through academic instruc- tute of Technology (MIT), the Unition and leading-edge simulation tech- versity of Central Florida, and the
nology, individuals can explore susUniversity Space Retained elevated G exposure, altitude
search Association
exposure, spatial disorientation, and
(USRA).
other physiological effects of entering
Chosen from among the
the space environment.
USRA scientists were
The Suborbital Space Scientist Train- DSLS team members
Scott Wood and
Scott Wood, PhD
Ramona Gaza, PhD
Ramona Gaza. Their
class will include space
flight training and altitude physiology, as well
as classroom work, centrifuge flights, altitude
chamber runs and other
training elements.
Congratulations, Ramona and Scott!
We can’t wait to hear about your experience at a Brown Bag Luncheon
Seminar early next year!
For more information about the NASTAR Center and for the press release
in its entirety, please visit http://
www.nastarcenter.com/index.php.
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