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Current Team Projects

  • A Combinatorial Approach of Exercise and Myostatin Inhibition to Enhance Compromised Bone (Postdoctoral Fellowship)
    Stephanie M. Carleton, Ph.D.
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  • A Quantitative Test of On-Orbit Exercise Countermeasures for Bone
    Peter R. Cavanagh, Ph.D., D.Sc.
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  • An Integrated Low-Volume Nutritional Countermeasure to Maintain Muscle Mass and Function During Space Exploration
    Douglas Paddon-Jones, Ph.D.
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  • An Integrated Musculoskeletal Countermeasure Battery for Long-Duration Lunar Missions
    Thomas F. Lang, Ph.D.
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  • Bone Formation through Biomineralization and Bioengineering (Postdoctoral Fellowship)
    Ronke M. Olabisi, Ph.D.
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  • Effects of Abnormal Loading on Tibiofemoral Articular Cartilage Composition (Postdoctoral Fellowship)
    Richard B. Souza, Ph.D.
    Description   |   Technical Summary

  • Extent, Causes and Countermeasures of Impaired Fracture Healing in Hypogravity
    Ronald J. Midura, Ph.D.
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  • Integrated Endurance and Resistance Exercise Countermeasures Using a Gravity-Independent Training Device
    Gregory R. Adams, Ph.D.
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  • Maintaining Musculoskeletal Health in the Lunar Environment
    Susan A. Bloomfield, Ph.D.
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  • Monitoring Bone Health by Daily Load Stimulus Measurement During Lunar Missions
    Peter R. Cavanagh, Ph.D., D.Sc.
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  • Radiation Effects on Bone Tissue and Cells in Reduced Gravity (Postdoctoral Fellowship)
    Jeffrey S. Willey, Ph.D.
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  • Space Radiation and Bone Loss: Lunar Outpost Mission-Critical Scenarios and Countermeasures
    Ted A. Bateman, Ph.D.
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Investigators evaluate autoradiographs to determine if antioxidant compounds will be potential treatments for impaired muscle function.