Space Medicine & Life Sciences Faculty

Mohamed A. Bayorh, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Cardiovascular, neurochemical, and signal transduction pathways in the action of polyunsaturated fatty acids, vasoactive substances, and drugs of abuse.
Email: mbayorh@msm.edu

Brenda J. Klement, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Endochondral bone formation and skeletal tissue changes occurring in microgravity conditions such as during spaceflight.
Email: bklement@msm.edu

Sandra Harris-Hooker, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Loss of endothelial cells and intimal proliferation of smooth muscle in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
Email: sharris-hooker@msm.edu

Rigobert Lapu-Bula, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interest: Echocardiography.
Email: rlapu@msm.edu

Elizabeth Ofili, M.D., M.P.H.
Research Interest: Ethnic disparities in cardiovascular health. Clinical research.
Email: eofili@msm.edu

Douglas F. Paulsen, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Skeletal pattern formation during embryonic development; Microgravity effects on the musculoskeletal system.
Email: dpaulsen@msm.edu

Gary L. Sanford, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Cellular and molecular adaptation of endothelial cells to modeled microgravity; Mechanisms of vasculogenesis during early lung development; Role of nitric oxide, COX-2, and galectin-3 in breast cancer metastasis.
Email: gsanford@msm.edu

Rajagopala Sridaran, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Reproductive endocrinology, gravity during pregnancy, molecular and cellular antifertility action of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH); role of luteal GnRH in corpus luteum demise and parturition.
Email: rsridaran@msm.edu

Myrtle Thierry-Palmer, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Vitamin D metabolism and function; calcium endocrine system, salt sensitivity, space biology.
Email: mthierry-palmer@msm.edu

Gianluca Tosini, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Interactions between retinal and hypothalamic circadian clocks.
Email: gtosini@msm.edu

Lawrence E. Wineski, Ph.D.
Research Interest: Neural organization of craniofacial musculature.
Email: lwineski@msm.edu