On Aug. 7, 2020 the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) presented a virtual workshop separating the science from fiction of suspended animation.
The workshop discussed the potential of using synthetic torpor for long-term human space exploration applications by exploring four research areas: natural torpor, synthetic torpor, torpor genetics, and metabolic control in space.
View recorded presentations below:
![Emmanuel](https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/media/images/urquieta-ordonez-emmanuel-110-110-20190403141459.jpg)
Welcome and TRISH Introduction
Dorit Donoviel, Ph.D.
Director, TRISH
Setting the Stage: Space Torpor
Emmanuel Urquieta, M.D., M.S.
Deputy Chief Scientist, TRISH
![Sandy](https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/2020-08/sandy-martin.jpg)
Evolutionary Genetics of Hibernation
Sandy Martin, Ph.D.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
![Matteo](https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/2020-08/Matteo-Cerri.png)
Hibernation Neuroprotection
Matteo Cerri, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Bologna, Italy
![Kenneth](https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/2020-08/Kenneth-Storey.png)
Hibernation: Metabolic Rate Regulation
Kenneth Storey, Ph.D.
Carleton University, Canada
![Matthew](https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/2020-08/Matthew-Regan.png)
Hibernation and Gut Microbiome
Matthew Regan, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin Madison
![Claire](https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/2020-08/Claire-Nordeen.png)
Terrestrial Uses and State Of The Art of Clinical Targeted Temperature Management
Claire Nordeen, M.D.
Bartlett Regional Hospital Juneau, Alaska
![Kelly](https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/2020-08/Kelly-Drew.jpg)
Hibernation Neuroprotection
Kelly Drew, Ph.D.
University of Alaska Fairbanks