{"id":10922,"date":"2004-06-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-06-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/2010\/11\/thirteen-students-selected-for-space-research-internship\/"},"modified":"2015-11-20T07:26:34","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T07:26:34","slug":"thirteen-students-selected-for-space-research-internship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/2004\/06\/thirteen-students-selected-for-space-research-internship\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirteen students selected for space research internship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteen students are spending the summer working alongside space life scientists and space medicine researchers as part of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute&#8217;s Summer Internship Program. <\/p>\n<p>As the nation looks to longer space missions, these future physicians and scientists are getting a taste of health and medical research related to sending humans on exploration missions. The 10-to-12 week program provides the opportunity for undergraduate, graduate, medical or dental students to join ongoing research activities at NASA Johnson Space Center. The 2004 NSBRI Summer Interns and their home institutions are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andrew Abercromby, University of Houston<\/li>\n<li>Danielle Blauw, University of Rochester<\/li>\n<li>F. J. Haran, University of Houston<\/li>\n<li>Jason Hoggan, United States Air Force Academy<\/li>\n<li>Jismi Jose, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute<\/li>\n<li>Julie Litzenberger, Stanford University<\/li>\n<li>Damien Mockus, University of Texas at Tyler<\/li>\n<li>Felicity Pino, University of Missouri &#8211; Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Mae Sattam, University of Texas at Austin<\/li>\n<li>Justin Seret, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute<\/li>\n<li>Scott Sheehan, George Washington University School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Tamm, University of Texas Dental Branch<\/li>\n<li>Leah Zidon, Truman State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;The summer program is an excellent opportunity for students to gain exposure to space biomedical research and have mentors who are space life scientists,&quot; said Dr. Jeffrey Sutton, NSBRI director. &quot;The program allows us to inspire the next generation of scientists.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>NSBRI interns work on research activities under the supervision of NASA scientists and physicians. The students are assigned to projects addressing bone and mineral loss, behavioral health, cardiovascular regulation, balance and mobility after spaceflight, and exercise techniques and devices for use in space.<\/p>\n<p>The NSBRI, funded by NASA, studies the health risks related to long-duration space flight with peer-reviewed research and education projects at more than 70 institutions across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The research program addresses bone and muscle loss, cardiovascular changes, sleep disturbances, balance and orientation, radiation exposure, immunology and infection, neurobehavioral and psychosocial factors, remote medical care and related technology, nutrition, physical fitness, and rehabilitation. Research findings will also impact the understanding and treatment of similar medical conditions experienced on Earth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteen students are spending the summer working alongside space life scientists and space medicine researchers as part of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute&#8217;s Summer Internship Program. As the nation looks to longer space missions, these future physicians and scientists are getting a taste of health and medical research related to sending humans on exploration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[106,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10922"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10922"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14906,"href":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10922\/revisions\/14906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nsbri.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}