NNJ11ZSA002N: NSBRI Awards


Cardiovascular Alterations Team
  • Benjamin Levine, M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,
    Effects of Microgravity on Intracranial Pressure
  • Mohan Natarajan, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio,
    Targeting NO/IKK Signaling to Counteract Hemodynamic Flow-Dependent Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Damage after Space Radiation

Human Factors and Performance Team
  • Ann Barrett, Ph.D., U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center,
    Stabilized Foods for Use in Extended Spaceflight: Preservation of Shelf-Life, Nutrient Content and Acceptability
  • Elizabeth Klerman, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School - Brigham and Women's Hospital,
    Ultra-Short Light Pulses as Efficient Countermeasures for Circadian Misalignment and Objective Performance and Subjective Alertness Decrements
  • Steven Lockley, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School - Brigham and Women's Hospital,
    The ISS Dynamic Lighting Schedule: An in-flight lighting countermeasure to facilitate circadian adaptation, improve sleep and enhance alertness and performance on the International Space Station
  • Debra Schreckenghost, TRACLabs,
    Automation in Procedures: Guidelines for Allocating Tasks for Performance

Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
  • Henry Donahue, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University,
    Integrated Regulation of Bone and Muscle Metabolism by Simulated Microgravity
  • Lori Ploutz-Snyder, Ph.D., Universities Space Research Association,
    Integrated Resistance and Aerobic Exercise Training with Small Compact Exercise Equipment

Neurobehavioral and Psychosocial Factors
  • David Dinges, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania,
    Markers of Susceptibility to Neurobehavioral Decrements in Space Flight
  • Robert Hienz, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University,
    Detection and Prevention of Neurobehavioral Vulnerability to Space Radiation
Sensorimotor Adaptation Team
  • Jacob Bloomberg, Ph.D., NASA Johnson Space Center,
    Developing Predictive Measures of Sensorimotor Adaptability to Produce Customized Countermeasure Prescriptions
  • Rachael Seidler, Ph.D., University of Michigan,
    Bed Rest as a Spaceflight Analog to Study Neurocognitive Changes: Extent, Longevity, and Neural Bases
Smart Medical Systems and Technology Team

  • Aaron Dentinger, Ph.D., General Electric,
    Non-Invasive Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure (ICP) with Volumetric Ophthalmic Ultrasound
  • Gary Strangman, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts General Hospital,
    Multi-Use Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System for Spaceflight Health Applications
  • Michael Williams, M.D., Sinai Hospital of Baltimore,
    Comparison of Continuous Non-Invasive and Invasive Intracranial Pressure Measurement