STAR-2 (2021-2022) Course Participants

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Allaway, Heather. Ph.D
Louisiana State University.
Musculoskeletal and women’s health.

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Battistuzzi, Fabia Ursula. Ph.D.
Oakland University.
Evolutionary genomics of microbial diversity.

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Baxter, Katherine. Ph.D.
University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.
Structure and function of disease-associated multi-species biofilms.

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Cycil, Leena. Ph.D.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Algae utilization for bio-regenerative life support systems for space exploration.
Postdoctoral scholar.

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Da Silveira, Willian. Ph.D.
Staffordshire University, United Kingdom.
Using systems biology and -omics to develop countermeasures against aging and spaceflight.

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De Rivero Vaccari, Juan Pablo. Ph.D., M.S.B.A.
University of Miami.
Innate immune response after brain injury and disease.

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Ferreira de Vasconcelos, Jaira. Ph.D.
James Madison University.
Mechanisms of bone formation, fibrosis and wound healing.

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Henle, Andrea. Ph.D.
Carthage College.
Space biology education. Zebrafish models of carcinogenesis (uveal melanoma).

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Hood, Joshua. M.D., Ph.D.
University of Louisville.
Therapeutic nanomedicines and diagnostics based on extracellular vesicles.

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Hutson, M. Shane. Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University.
3D tissue models of organ development and wound healing.

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Khan, Faisal. D.Phil.
University of Engineering and Applied Sciences and CECOS-RMI Precision Medicine Lab, Pakistan.
Multi-omics and machine learning for cancer research, and synthetic biology for diagnostics development. Astrobiology education.

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Koppes, Abigail. Ph.D.
Northeastern University.
Gut-brain communication, neuromodulation, microfluidics.

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Marin de Evsikova, Caralina. Ph.D.
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.
Genomic and genetic adaptation to environmental exposures in health and disease.

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Mitra, Kunal. Ph.D.
Florida Institute of Technology.
Bioprinted tissues for vascular dysfunction in microgravity and space radiation.

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Nazarious, Miracle. Ph.D.
University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Robotic instruments for astrobiology research and planetary exploration

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Ortiz Morea, Fausto Andres. Ph.D.
Texas A&M University / University of the Amazon, Colombia.
Exogenous and endogenous signal recognition for plant growth, development and defense.
Postdoctoral scholar.

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Pandey, Siddharth. Ph.D.
Amity University Mumbai, India.
Technology development for non-recoverable biological experiments in space and sample collection on Mars surface.

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Phillips-Lander, Charity M. Ph.D.
Southwest Research Institute.
Microbial community shifts in response to exposure to space environments

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Porada, Christopher. Ph.D.
Wake Forest University.
Mouse and tissue models for carcinogenesis and other biological risks of space radiation.

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Rutter, Lindsay. Ph.D.
University of Tsukuba, Japan.
Cell-free DNA and RNA approaches in space ‘omics.
Postdoctoral scholar.

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Simpson, Anna. Ph.D.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Microbial ecology of built and natural environments.
Postdoctoral scholar.

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Thome, Christopher. M.Sc., Ph.D.
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada.
Biological response mechanisms to low dose ionizing radiation.

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Trapecar, Martin. Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Studying immunometabolic diseases via human multi-organ microphysiological systems.

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Wang, Karin. Ph.D.
Temple University.
Matrix mechanoregulation of wound repair and tumor development.

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Yadav, Marshleen. Ph.D.
Ohio State University.
Radiation effects and countermeasures.

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