This message is being sent to you courtesy of BCM Center for Space Medicine Date: Time & Location: Thursday, 3/29/2108 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. KIeberg Auditorium Speaker: Scott M. Smith, Ph.D. Nutritionist, Manager for Nutritional Biochemistry NASA Johnson Space Center Lecture Title: Learning Objectives: Date: "Space Nutritional Biochemistry" * Review nutritional concerns for astronauts on ISS and space exploration missions * Review changes in bone metabolism during space flight and the role of nutrition in counteracting these changes * Review ophthalmologic issues in astronauts and relation to nutrition findings Thursday, 3/29/2108 Time & Location: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Cullen - 201A Speaker: Brian Crucian, Ph.D., MT(ASCP) Immunology Lead Element Scientist, Human Research Program NASA Johnson Space Center Lecture Title: Learning Objectives: "Immune System Dysregulation during Spaceflight - Clinical Risk for Deep Space Exploration Missions" * To gain an understanding of the effect of spaceflight on human immunity, the clinical relevance of the phenomenon for pending deep space missions, and the nature of potential countermeasures to mitigate the health risk. 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. Thank you, Nancy Gibbins Center for Space Medicine Baylor College of Medicine BioScience Research Collaborative 6500 Main Street, Suite 910 Houston, TX 77030-1402 713-798-4510