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 3, 2022, the 7th Human Physiology Workshop, conducted by the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine together with the DLR Space Agency, took place.
Venue: Hybrid event
Information/Registration (Deadline Registration: November 25, 2022):
Program - Human Physiology Workshop 2022
Proceedings - Human Physiology Workshop 2022
Jörn Rittweger, Claudia Kaiser-Stolz, 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
Peter 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
Tobias Kammerer, University Hospital 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
Stefan Sammito, Oberfeldarzt, Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin der Luftwaffe, Cologne, Germany
Tobias Weber, ESA, Cologne, Germany
Rob Wüst, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, the Netherlands
9:00 Welcome (Markus Braun/Jörn Rittweger, German Aerospace Center (DLR))
Session 1:
Chairs: Anja Niehoff (German Sport University Cologne), Markus Braun (German Aerospace Center (DLR))
09:15 Renana Bruckstein (Charité University Berlin, Germany): COOLFLY – cooling as a countermeasure for cardiovascular instability
09:30 Amir Fathi (King’s College London, United Kingdom): Successful ageing: A longitudinal study on the cardiorespiratory function of master cyclists
09:45 Thalia Zamora-Gómez (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands): Hindlimb suspension induces skeletal muscle-specific atrophy in mice
10:00 Anna Hawliczek (Medical University of Graz, Austria): Investigating altered hemodynamic responses to stand test following sinusoidal vibration - varying frequency and bed tilt compilation
10:15 Jule Heieis (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany): Curvature of gastrocnemius muscle fascicles as a function of MuscleTendonComplex length and contraction level in humans
10:30–10:45 Break
Session 2:
Chairs: Rob Wüst (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Edwin Mulder (German Aerospace Center (DLR))
10:45 Carolin Möller (University Hospital Bonn, Germany): Metabolomics of young and old muscle: Impacts of aging and exercise on muscle metabolism
11:00 Moritz Eggelbusch (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands): Estimating vastus lateralis muscle volume from a single anatomical cross-section
11:15 Isabella Wiedmann (German Sport University, Cologne, Germany): The ESA Parastronaut feasibility project – Investigating need and contents of physical performance tests for parastronaut candidates
11:30 Elie-Tino Godonou (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg & University Hospital Erlangen, Germany): Bone microarchitecture and volumetric bone mineral density after three campaigns of 21-days of 6° head-down-tilt bed rest (HDT-BR)
11:45 Basak Su Tashan (Charité University Berlin, Germany): Spatial updating deficits in response to altered gravity conditions
12:00–12:45 Break
Session 3:
Chairs: Peter zu Eulenburg (LMU Munich), Jörn Rittweger (German Aerospace Center (DLR))
12:45 Anne Hermann (Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heinrich Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany): An in-silico study of fascicle curvature during isometric musclecontractions
13:00 Leonard Braunsmann (German Sport University Cologne, Germany): Brain hemodynamics during cognitive processing is altered with60-days of bedrest
13:15 Jochen Zange (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany): The effects of elite sports at high age on volume and fat fraction of hip and leg muscles
13:30 Cyril Tordeur (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium): Effects of acute normobaric hypoxic exposure and capnia control on myocardial inotropism assessed by kinocardiography
13:45 Maren Dreiner (German Sport University, Cologne, Germany): Five days of immobilization leads to changes in cartilage biomarker concentrations – first data from the Vivaldi study
14:00–14:45 Break
Session 4:
Chairs: Jens Jordan (German Aerospace Center (DLR)), Justin Lawley (University of Innsbruck)
14:45 Ann Charlotte Ewald (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany): Resting energy expenditure in bed rest: Accuracy of predictive equations
15:00 Fabian Möller (German Sport University, Cologne, Germany): The role of inter-subject variability for the effects of countermeasure exercise training on cardiorespiratory fitness in analog and spaceflight studies
15:15 Lisanne van Osch (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands): Cellular cardiac alterations in size and mitochondrial density after hindlimb suspension in mice
15:30 Invited Talk: Dr. Thomas Berger (Team Leader of the Biophysics-Group, Radiation Biology, DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine): The journey of Helga and Zohar – to the Moon and (hopefully) back home – during the NASA Artemis 1 mission
17:00 Awards
17:15 Adjourn
Email: humanphysiologie-ws@dlr.de
Prof. Dr. Jörn Rittweger Leiter Muskel- und Knochenstoffwechsel Professor für Weltraumphysiologie, Universität zu Köln Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin Muskel- und Knochenstoffwechsel Köln Tel.: +49 2203 601-3080
Claudia Kaiser-Stolz Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin Muskel- und Knochenstoffwechsel Köln Tel.: +49 2203 601-1275
Dr. Katrin Maria Stang Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Deutsche Raumfahrtagentur Bonn-Oberkassel Tel.: +49 228 447-270 Fax: +49 228 447-735
Dr. Michaela Girgenrath Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Deutsche Raumfahrtagentur Bonn-Oberkassel Tel.: +49 228 447-328 Fax: +49 228 447-735
Dr. Christian Rogon Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Deutsche Raumfahrtagentur Bonn-Oberkassel Tel.: +49 228 447-224 Fax: +49 228 447-735
Friederike Wütscher Öffentlichkeitsarbeit/ Institutskommunikation Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin Institutsleitung Köln Tel.: +49 2203 601-3328