Current Fellows


The current Fellows and their projects are listed below with their institution, mentor and NSBRI research team. Each project title is linked to the technical summary for that project.

2011-2013 Fellows

Catherine Davis, Ph.D.
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Mitigating Neurobehavioral Vulnerabilities to Space Radiation
NSBRI Neurobehavioral and Psychosocial Factors Team
Mentor: Robert Hienz, Ph.D.

Liliana Mellor, Ph.D.
Boise State University
Induction of Early Stages of Osteoarthritis After Exposure to Microgravity
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Julia Oxford, Ph.D.

Guillaume Vignaux, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Contribution of the Vestibular and Sympathetic Nervous Systems
to Space-Induced Bone Loss

NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Florent Elefteriou, Ph.D.

2010-2012 Fellows

Devendra Bajaj, Ph.D.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Pharmaceutical Countermeasure Effects on Tissue-Level Quality of Immobilized Bone
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: J. Christopher Fritton, Ph.D.

Christopher J. Morris, Ph.D.
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Consequences of Circadian Misalignment
NSBRI Cardiovascular Alterations Team
Mentor: Frank A.J.L. Scheer, Ph.D.

Third-Year Awardees (2011-2012)

Andrew J.K. Phillips, Ph.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Physiologically-Based Modeling of Sleep-Wake Scheduling and the Effects of Pharmaceuticals
NSBRI Human Factors and Performance Team
Mentor: Elizabeth B. Klerman, M.D., Ph.D.

Rui Carlos Sá, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Variability in Flow Distribution within the Lung and its Effects on Deposition and Clearance of Inhaled Particles in Normal and Reduced
NSBRI Human Factors and Performance Team
Mentor: G. Kim Prisk, Ph.D., D.Sc.