Effects of Hypergravity and Microgravity on Biomedical Experiments, The / Synthesis Lectures on Biomedical Engineering (PDF)

Thais Russomano graduated with a degree in medicine from the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil, in 1985, a masters degree in aerospace medicine from Wright State University, United States, in 1991, and a doctor of philosophy degree in space physiology from King's College London, United Kingdom, in 1998. She is the founder and coordinator of the internationally recognized Centre of Microgravity at PUCRS University Brazil (a unique reference center of Latin America in the study of human space physiology and space biomedical engineering), an associate professor of PUCRS University, a guest scientist at the German Space Agency, and a visiting professor/senior research fellow at King's College London. She has more than 15 years experience in the fields of aerospace medicine, aerospace bio[1]medicine, aerospace biomedical engineering and telemedicine, including participation in numerous scientific events and publication of more than 200 scientific articles. Research areas and professional experience include microgravity, hypogravity and hypergravity simulations, parabolic flights with the European Space Agency, hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers studies, tests in human centrifuges, rotator (Barany) chair, flight simulators, and lower body negative pressure boxes. She won several national and international awards in the area of space life science research. Gustavo Dalmarco is a biomedical engineer and international researcher in aerospace biomedical engineering. He developed projects with research and teaching institutions, such as the German Space Agency and King's College London and has five years experience working with aerospace medicine research including one European Space Agency parabolic flight campaign. He is involved in the development of hypergravity and micro[1]gravity simulation devices, lower body negative pressure box, human centrifuge, rotator (Barany) chairs, biofeed[1]back systems, and clinostats . Felipe Prehn Falcão is an automation and control