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The team at the Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory brings together a diverse range of expertise in order to take a truly interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of human adaptations to reduced gravity environments and the research and development of novel exercise-based countermeasures to help mitigate against these adaptations. With expertise not just in the human spaceflight area, but also in terrestrial health, the Laboratory has the skills to translate research findings from space to benefit people on Earth.
Academic Staff
PROFESSOR NICK CAPLAN
Professor or Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation
PROF CLAIRE BRUCE-MARTIN
Head of School
DR LUKE HUGHES
Associate Professor in Human and Applied Physiology
DR KIRSTY LINDSAY
Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Sciences
DR ADAM MCDONNELL
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Assistant Professor
DR PATRICK SWAIN
Research Fellow in Aerospace Physiology and Biomechanics
DR CHRIS BUCKLEY
Assistant Professor
DR SARAH ALLISON
Assistant Professor and DXA Lead
DR JUSTIN ANDRUSHKO
Vice-Chancellor Fellow and Assistant Professor
Doctoral Research Students
External Staff
DR ENRICO DE MARTINO
Research Fellow | Aalborg University
DR EWOUD JACOBS
Post-doctoral Research Fellow | European Space Agency
PROFESSOR TOBIAS WEBER
Visiting Professor, Northumbria University | Project Scientist, European Space Agency
Explore Our Work
RESEARCH FOCUS
Discover how we study human adaptation to altered gravity and develop next-generation exercise countermeasures
MAJOR RESEARCH CAMPAIGNS
Explore our contributions to international bedrest and parabolic flight campaigns, as well as our in-flight technology demonstrations
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS
Learn about our pioneering Blood Flow Restriction exercise device for spaceflight and its dual-use potential
VARIABLE GRAVITY SUSPENSION SYSTEM
See how our globally unique space analogue platform enables micro- and hypo-gravity simulation for research and commercial testing
PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION
Meet our global network of agency, academic, and industry partners shaping the future of space health
COMMERCIAL AND TRANSLATIONAL IMPACT
Discover how we’re bringing space-derived innovations to market and building industry collaborations
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