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Thursday, 4/13/2017   12:00 – 2:00 p.m.  

Cullen Auditorium, Baylor College of Medicine

 

 

Virginia Wotring, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and

Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

Chief Scientist, Translational Research Institute

Science and Integration Manager

National Space Biomedical Research Institute

 

“Pharmacology in Spaceflight Missions”

 

·        To understand how pharmaceuticals could be used to help astronauts

function best in the unusual environment of a spaceflight mission.

·        To understand the unique requirements of a long duration mission on a medication kit.  

 

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Eric Bershad, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Space Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

 

“Brain Physiology Monitoring for Space and Earth”

 

·        Understand normal intracranial physiology on Earth

·        Discuss the known and unknown effects of space-flight on brain physiology

·        Review several non-invasive methods for studying brain physiology on Earth and Space

We encourage BCM students, faculty and staff to attend the CSM elective lecture series “Introduction to Human Space Exploration and Medicine.”   Please contact me if you need additional information about this presentation.

 

Thank you,

 

Nancy Gibbins

Center for Space Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

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