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BCM Center for Space Medicine
Date, Time: Location: |
Tuesday, 04/05/2016 12:10p – 1:00 p.m. Kleberg Auditorium Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
Speaker: |
Associate Professor Vice President, Chief Scientist & Institute Associate Director National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) |
Lecture.Title: |
Astro-Omics as a First Step to Deploying Precision Medicine in Space |
Learning Objectives: |
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Describe NSBRI / BCM / NASA driven Astro-Omics projects, with particular emphasis on the NSBRI/NASA funded Twins Study.
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Discuss the pernicious space radiation environment, from the perspective of individual vulnerabilities – including sex-based differences between male and female astronauts.
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Anchor the use of personalized medicine, including mitigating the health effects of space radiation, to the future exploration of deep space such as a Mars Flyby mission. |
Please contact me if you need additional information about this elective.
Nancy Gibbins
Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
713-798-7639