Science in Space: Does Space Travel Accelerate Aging?, Thursday, June 29, 2023 6:00PM

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Thursday, June 29, 2023 6:00PM

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Science in Space: Does Space Travel Accelerate Aging?

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While most Virginians will never escape the confines of Earth’s gravitational pull, research being conducted in the Commonwealth and in outer space is currently informing the health ramifications of space travel as crewed missions return to the Moon and prepare for humankind’s first steps on Mars. 

Join Henry Donahue, Ph.D., the Alice T. and William H. Goodwin Jr. Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering, for a fascinating lecture about recent advancements in the science of space travel, and the experiments he created to study the impacts of space radiation and microgravity on bone and muscle on board the International Space Station.

Dr. Donahue received his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He has over 30 years of experience studying musculoskeletal biology. His research has been continually funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 30 years and he has also had funding from the Department of Defense, NASA/National Space Biology Research Institute, private foundations, and industry. In 2017 he received the Orthopaedic Research Society Outstanding Achievement in Mentoring Award. Dr. Donahue is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, and the Orthopaedic Research Society.

The content and opinions expressed in this presentation are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

This lecture is presented by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and the MCV Foundation, and is made possible by a generous grant from the Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation.

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