TIER 09

Extraterrestrial Healthcare

Medical systems, biotech, human factors research.

Directory

COMPANIES

Protein-based artificial retina manufactured via ISS microgravity bioprocessing

USA

Life sciences payload deployment; ISS biomedical experiments

Japan

Miniaturized ISS experiments; drug discovery in microgravity

Israel

3D bioprinting of human tissue and cardiac structures on ISS

USA

RESEARCHERS

NASA Ames Research Center

Space omics, genomics & molecular effects of spaceflight; NASA GeneLab lead

Harvard Medical School

Sleep, circadian rhythms, and astronaut cognitive performance

Baylor College / TRISH

Space health research translation; extreme environment medicine

Johns Hopkins Univ.

Sensorimotor adaptation, human spaceflight resilience, former NASA HRP Chief Scientist

Univ. of Michigan

Neuroplasticity and brain structural changes in microgravity

NASA Ames

Bone and muscle loss countermeasures; long-duration health

NASA JSC

Nutritional biochemistry and bone metabolism in spaceflight

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