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.


2012-2014 Fellows

Brandon Macias
University of California, San Diego
Altered Ocular Structure/Function and Mitigation of Peri-Optic Nerve Edema During Simulated Microgravity
NSBRI Team: Cardiovascular Alterations Team
Mentor: Alan Hargens, Ph.D.

Frances Meredith, Ph.D.
University of Colorado Denver
Signaling at the Vestibular Calyx Synapse
NSBRI Team: Sensorimotor Adaptation Team
Mentor: Katherine Rennie, Ph.D. 

Anthony Lau, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Whole Joint Health: Investigating Modeled Spaceflight Changes in Mice
NSBRI Team: Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Ted Bateman, Ph.D.

Michael Lee, Ph.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School
Assessing the Impact of Chronic Sleep Restriction on Sleep and Performance-Associated Regional Brain Activation Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
NSBRI Team: Human Factors and Performance Team
Mentor: Elizabeth Klerman, M.D., Ph.D.

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.

Third-Year Awardee (2012-2013)

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.