TRISH Press Releases - 2024
NASA-Funded Research Institute Seeks Space Health Postdoctoral Fellows
Aug. 29 – TRISH announced it is seeking proposals for its 2025 class of postdoctoral fellows. Read the announcement.
NASA-Funded Research Institute Selects New Class of Space Health Fellows
Aug. 16 – TRISH announced its selections for the institute’s 2024 postdoctoral fellowship, a space health program intended to launch the careers of a new generation of researchers tackling various challenges involved with human space exploration. Read the release.
TRISH selects projects to advance the readiness of medication production in deep space
June 27 – TRISH announced two selected projects to analyze advanced engineering and synthetic biology solutions that can be used in long-duration, deep space human missions. Read the release.
TRISH shares new health data from first all-civilian orbital space mission
June 11 – In a new paper published in Nature, TRISH and its collaborators present spaceflight health data captured from the first all-civilian orbital spaceflight mission in history. Read the release.
TRISH announces selection for SHIP solicitation
May 9 – TRISH announced its first selection for the Space Health Ingress Program (SHIP) solicitation. Read the release.
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TRISH In the News - 2024
What the Polaris Dawn mission could reveal about human health in space / The Polaris Dawn astronauts have returned to Earth — but the real work has just begun
Sept. 16 – TRISH deputy director and chief engineer Jimmy Wu recently discussed with The Verge how SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is advancing critical research on human health in space.
‘Puffy-head bird-leg syndrome’: What space travel does to the body
Sept. 15 – The Sydney Morning Herald featured TRISH acting chief scientific officer Dr. Rihana Simone Bokhari alongside astronauts Chris Hadfield, Katherine Bennel-Pegg, and Emmanuel Urquieta, discussing the immense physical toll of space travel and its lasting impact on astronauts.
Polaris Dawn crew conducts space health research for Houston institute
Sept. 13 – TRISH deputy director and chief engineer Jimmy Wu spoke with the Houston Chronicle about the Polaris Dawn mission and TRISH’s critical role in advancing space health research.
First private spacewalk a success! What the SpaceX mission means for science
Sept. 12 – TRISH deputy director and chief engineer Jimmy Wu spoke with Nature about the Polaris Dawn mission and TRISH’s critical role in advancing space health research.
Antarctic research supports healthy space for astronauts
Sept. 11 – The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), in partnership with TRISH, is developing health monitoring technologies and strategies to support astronauts during long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, while also improving healthcare practices for remote communities on Earth.
Why space is the next frontier to accelerate medical research
Sept. 10 – In her SpaceNews op-ed, TRISH executive director Dr. Dorit Donoviel highlights the historic Polaris Dawn mission which enabled crucial health research to improve astronaut safety and advance medical innovations for Earth.
NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) features TRISH on NASA website
Sept. 9 – NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) collaborates with TRISH, featuring the institute on the NASA.gov website, to address health risks faced by astronauts on deep space missions.
How much radiation Starliner astronauts may have been exposed to while waiting to come home
Sept. 5 – In this article, ABC News talks with TRISH acting chief scientific officer Rihana Bokhari about the radiation dosage the Starliner astronauts will have received during their extended stay aboard the ISS, and how this exposure could impact their long-term health.
The science of Polaris Dawn and water under the surface of Mars
Aug. 27 – Ahead of the Polaris Dawn launch, NPR’s space exploration podcast Are We There Yet? talked with TRISH deputy director and chief engineer Jimmy Wu about the unique opportunities this mission provides for research in space health and beyond.
How Butch and Suni’s bodies might respond to spending a longer amount of time in space
Aug. 22 – In this episode of The Business Station’s podcast Top 5 at 5, hear from TRISH’s acting chief scientific officer Rihana Bokhari about how the body changes in space, and how Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are maintaining their health during their extended stay at the International Space Station.
Out of the lab and into orbit: new TRISH-selected Baylor space health research
July 22 – In this blog, TRISH communications fellow Sarah Kimmerly breaks down Baylor’s new funding opportunity for space health research, highlights past successful research projects and introduces the program’s recent selections.
Fit to fly? Penn researchers find some temporary cognitive decline among civilians who travel into space
June 13 – What does “fit for flight” mean for civilian astronauts? WHYY News dives into the health standards for private astronauts, and how TRISH’s research initiatives and EXPAND database are helping to inform them.
Motion sickness in space? A few days in Earth’s orbit doesn’t put health at serious risk, study finds
June 12 - Health data collected from the first all-commercial astronaut spaceflight suggests that short missions aren’t risky for civilian crews, according to a new study from TRISH researchers, from the Houston Chronicle.
Meet one of Baylor’s space medicine pioneers and rising stars
May 21 - Meet Dr. Mohammad Hirzallah, faculty with Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Space Medicine, who toggles between being a principal investigator and a co-investigator on various projects (including TRISH) and providing neurocritical care for patients in this blog by TRISH communications fellow Shivani Persaud.
Competing visions
April - What’s the safest way to travel through the dangers of deep space? Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta discusses the risks radiation poses to long-duration missions to Mars in this Aerospace America article.
Health In Space with Dr. Dorit Donoviel
March 19 - How is space research “tackling the ultimate challenge in problem-solving,” from physiological and psychological health considerations and impacts to health on Earth? TRISH Executive Director Dr. Dorit Donoviel explains in Episode 2 of Inter Astra Institute’s podcast, Your Business in Space.
What would happen to a dead body in space?
Feb. 17 - TRISH chief engineer Jimmy Wu tells Live Science all the details of what would happen to a body in space in the dangerous environment space provides.
Q&A: Solving astronauts’ health challenges in deep space could have payoffs on Earth
Feb. 16 - STAT asked and TRISH executive director Dr. Dorit Donoviel answered. In this Q&A session, explore the risks of deep space travel, the research aimed to address them, and the ways in which their findings can help humans on and off the planet.
The ‘Wild West’ of space research
Feb. 1 - How will the new wave of commercial spaceflight affect the rigor and quality of scientific research in space? In this article, TRISH Executive Director Dorit Donoviel talks with Aerospace America about the need for guidelines that ensure safe and ethical research in space health.
Space health advancement reaches beyond borders
Jan. 30 - TRISH communications fellow Esha Raut spotlights three of Baylor College of Space Medicine’s international partners in this blog about the importance of international collaboration in space health.
New effort seeks to study health issues for private astronauts
Jan. 26 - In this SpaceNews article discussing various studies on the health of private astronauts, TRISH Chief Scientific Officer Jennifer Fogarty emphasizes the importance of understanding the impact space travel has on women’s health.
Countdown continues for SpaceX mission headed to the International Space Station
Jan. 17 - Ahead of Axiom Space’s third mission to the International Space Station, TRISH Chief Medical Officer Emmanuel Urquieta sits down with NPR to discuss the changes astronauts experience before, during and after their time in space.
Space travel taxes astronauts’ brains. But microbes on the menu could help in unexpected ways
Jan. 16 - How do we level up astronaut food to better support humans on the long trip to Mars? TRISH Executive Director Dr. Dorit Donoviel co-authors this piece fo The Conversation on the challenges of getting to Mars, the relationship between diet and mental health, and the importance of microbes in maintaining the well-being of our astronauts.
