- National Space Biomedical Research Institute
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The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) is a NASA-funded consortium of institutions studying the health risks related to long-duration spaceflight and developing solutions to reduce those risks. Currently, NSBRI has seven teams conducting research at more than 60 institutions around the United States.
Currently, NSBRI the only U.S. organization participating in the Mars 500 Project's 520-day mission simulations with an experiment that is monitoring the six crew members' rest-activity cycles, performance and psychological responses to determine the extent to which sleep loss, fatigue, stress, mood changes and conflicts occur during the mission.
NSBRI also has a robust education and outreach program. The NSBRI Education and Outreach team won a Stellar Award from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2007 for "performance as a nationally recognized, top-tier program that is pioneering new models for exemplary teaching, training and public outreach in support of the Vision for Space Exploration."
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Consortium Members
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Harvard Medical School
- Johns Hopkins University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Morehouse School of Medicine
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Rice University
- Texas A&M University
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- University of Pennsylvania Health System
- University of Washington
NSBRI Research Teams
- Cardiovascular Alterations
- Human Factors and Performance
- Musculoskeletal Alterations
- Neurobehavioral and Psychosocial Factors
- Radiation Effects
- Sensorimotor Adaptation
- Smart Medical Systems and Technology
History
The Institute, which is headquartered in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1997.
References
- http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/oct/HQ_C07049_Cooperative_Agreement.html
- http://humanresearch.jsc.nasa.gov/centers/nsbri.asp
- http://mars500.imbp.ru/en/partners.html
- http://www.bcm.edu/news/item.cfm?newsID=865
External links
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