Chelsea L. Bishop Administrative Assistant, Department of Nutrition & Food Science
Program Coordinator for the National Space Biomedical Research Institute sponsored Ph.D. Program in Space Life Sciences
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David Cunningham Fellows Class of 2009
Doctoral student in Exercise Physiology
Currently focusing on investigations that will develop countermeasures for bone loss attributable to microgravity and the lunar environment and projects to assess the protective effect of partial gravity on skeletal tissue, the combined detrimental effects of radiation & reduced gravity on bone, as well as exercise countermeasures to mitigate these effects.
Kevin Shimkus Fellows Class of 2009
Doctoral student in Exercise Physiology
Area of Research: Kevin is researching...
Bradley W. Cox Fellows Class of 2008
Doctoral student in Health Physics
Area of Research: Brad is researching proton dose to astronauts conducting extra vehicular activity during solar particle events. He is currently researching proton tracks and secondary radiation production in shielding materials.
Brandon R. Macias Fellows Class of 2008
Doctoral student in Exercise Physiology
Area of Research: Brandon will be working on projects seeking to reduce muscle atrophy during spaceflight and limit damage when re-adapting to a gravitational environment (e.g., Mars, Earth, moon). His research will focus on elucidating oxidative stress and impaired stress protein signaling pathways in muscle before, during, and after simulated spaceflight.
Amanda R. Davis Fellows Class of 2007
Doctoral student in Exercise Physiology
Area of Research: To study the presence of specific myokines that may be affected by microgravity and/or irradiation on systemic physiology.
Teak V. Lee Fellows Class of 2007
Doctoral student in Exercise Physiology
Area of Research: Investigate the role of dietary cholesterol and resistance exercise training as potential countermeasures to accelerated muscle loss.
Joshua M. Swift Fellows Class of 2006
Doctoral student in Exercise Physiology
Area of Research: Pharmacological and exercise countermeasures to long-duration simulated microgravity effects on adult rodent weightbearing bones. The role that osteoblast and osteocyte apoptosis during hindlimb unloading has on weightbearing bone loss. The role that reduced hindlimb blood flow during 28-day hindlimb unloading has on diminished bone mass. Voluntary resistance exercise effects on osteoblast function and activity in aged rodents.
R. Alex Redd Fellows Class of 2006
Doctoral student in Nuclear Engineering specializing in Health Physics & Space Radiation Biology
Area of Research: Uses GEANT4 to simulate HZE radiation transport in small sites and approximations of cells. He is interested in separating and comparing the effects of the primary particle to the secondary delta rays.
