December 2, 2021
The Human Physiology Workshop (HPW) is targeted to young investigators with the aim to provide a forum where they can present and discuss ‘fresh’ topics and data. HPW meetings are meant to stimulate discussion, and to provide the opportunity to learn more about the different organ systems of human body, and how they interact with each other. The ultimate objective is to support a research network that can train and educate researchers in the field of human physiology.
Relevant topics include but are not limited to:
Background: Humans have evolved as a physically active species in the gravitational field of the Earth. As a consequence, our bodies require a relatively high amount of physical activity and mechanical loading, and these stimuli are essential for health. Humans have also demonstrated that they can adapt to a wide range of climates and habitats, ranging from polar conditions to the tropical zones, from sub-aquatic to high altitude environments and even to space. These adaptive responses generally affect the human body as an integrated system, and specific diseases, where a certain adaptive mechanism is disrupted can be provide a deepened insight into the systems physiology and systems biology of the human body.
On December 4, 2021, the 6th Human Physiology Workshop, conducted by the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine together with the DLR Space Agency, will take place.
Information/Registration (Deadline Registration: November 26, 2021): Human Physiology Workshop 2021
Program - Human Physiology Workshop 2021
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Jörn Rittweger, Sandra Schönenberg, Alexandra Noll, Friederike Wütscher (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne) Katrin Stang, Michaela Girgenrath, Christian Rogon (German Space Agency at DLR, Bonn)
humanphysiologie-ws@dlr.de
Markus Braun, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Space Agency, Research and Exploration/Life Sciences, Bonn, Germany
Tadeij Debevec, Faculty of Sports, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Peter zu Eulenburg, LMU Munich, Germany
Joachim Fandrey, University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of Physiology, Germany
Nandu Goswami, Medical University of Graz, Institute of Physiology, Gravitational Physiology and Medicine, Graz, Austria
Bruno Grassi, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Italy
Markus Gruber, University of Constance, Sensorimotor Performance Lab, Germany
Pete Hodkinson, King’s College London, Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences, UK
Ylva Hellsten, University of Copenhagen, Department of Nutrition Exercise and Sports, Denmark
Jens Jordan, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany
Justin Lawley, University of Innsbruck, Department of Sport Medicine, Austria
Grégoire Millet, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Anja Niehoff, German Sport University, Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, Cologne, Germany
Jörn Rittweger, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Space Physiology, Cologne, Germany
Michele Salanova, Charité Medical University Center for Space Medicine and Extreme Environments, Institute of Physiology, Berlin, Germany
Simon Schäfer, University Hospital Munich, Germany
Frank Weber, German Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Tobias Weber, ESA, Cologne, Germany
Saturday, December 4, 2021
9:00 Welcome (Markus Braun/Jörn Rittweger, German Aerospace Center (DLR))
Session 1:
Chairs: Andreas Patzak (Charité University Berlin), Vera Abeln (German Sport University Cologne)
09:15 John Kennet (Salford University, UK): HIFIm, High Frequency Impulse for Microgravity exposure
09:30 Lukas Spahn (Charité University Berlin, Germany): Influence of a fragrance on the quality of sleep
09:45 Sebastian Humbsch (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany): Quantitative analysis of endomysium and the effects of age and training state
10:00 Steffen Ringhof (University of Freiburg, Germany): Human postural control during stumbling stepping responses in partial gravity
10:15–10:30 Break
Session 2:
Chairs: Anja Niehoff (German Sport University Cologne), Joachim Fandrey (University of Duisburg-Essen)
10:30 Nadja Djalal (University Hospital Erlangen & Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Germany): Urine concentration of cartilage degradation marker CTX-II is increased after six months on the ISS
10:45 Constance Badali (German Sport University, Cologne, Germany): Shades of gravity: the influence of different gravity levels on brain cortical activity
11:00 Tina Schönberger (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany): Inflammatory hypoxia in human leukocytes
11:15 Anna Hawliczek (Medical University of Graz, Austria): Improving cardiopostural control with sinusoidal vibration to counteract orthostatic intolerance applications for geriatrics and returning astronauts
11:30 Carolin Möller (University Hospital Bonn, Germany): Metabolomics of young and old muscle: Impacts of ageing on muscle metabolism
11:45 Horacio Sanchez-Trigo (University of Seville, Spain): Differences in one-legged hopping biomechanics according to age and training status: Results from the MALICoT study
12:00–12:45 Break
Session 3:
Chairs: Bergita Ganse (Saarland University), Jens Jordan (German Aerospace Center (DLR))
12:45 Ge Tang (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany): Ocular, retroorbital and intracranial structural associations with long-duration spaceflight
13:00 Alessa Boschert (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany): Internal to external cranial perfusion shifts during head down tilt
13:15 Margot Issertine (Université́ Libre de Bruxelles, LPHYS, Belgium; Montpellier Université, Faculté des Sciences, France): Cardiovascular deconditioning during the Artificial Gravity Bed Rest European Space Agency (AGBRESA) study - Insights from 4D-Flow cardiac MRI
13:30 Moritz Eggelbusch (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands): Nutrient overload and insulin resistance precede mitochondrial dysfunction during bed rest in humans
13:45–14:30 Break
Session 4:
Chairs: Christoph Clemen (German Aerospace Center (DLR)), Gavin Travers (European Astronaut Center)
14:30 Petra Wollseiffen (German Sport University, Cologne, Germany): Shades of Gravity – and their influence on brain blood flow
14:45 Borbala Tölgyesi (ELKH Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary): NeuroGravity Effects of Head Down Tilt Bedrest and Artificial Gravity on Neurocognitive Performance
15:00 Jonas Böcker (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany): Between-subject and within-subject variation of spaceflight-induced muscle atrophy and bone loss
15:15 James Cowburn (University of Bath, UK): Estimating muscle forces and adaptations during plyometric hopping in emulated hypogravity
15:30 Maren Dreiner (German Sport University, Cologne, Germany): Response of serum concentration of cartilage biomarkers to 21-days of bed rest with exercise and nutrition countermeasures
15:45 Invited Talk: Prof. Dr. Metin Tolan (President of the University of Göttingen; until spring 2021: Professor for Experimental Physics at TU Dortmund; science cabaret artist): Shaken, not stirred! - James Bond in the Spotlight of Physics
17:00 Awards
17:15 Adjourn
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Email: humanphysiologie-ws@dlr.de