05-31am_0800_KrisKimel_AtTheCrossroadPursuingTheUnexpected

an emerging frontier in biomedical solutions

"....if you really want to do something new, then by its very nature future technology cannot be imagined…“

‐‐‐‐ Anton Zeilinger, professor of physics, University of Vienna and winner of the Newton Medal

Copyright Exomedicine Institute May 2012

Exomedicine... the study and exploration of medical solutions in the microgravity environment of space.


Exomedicine Institute’s goals are to acquire a b tt d t di f th i fl fbetter understanding of the influences of microgravity on the dynamics of living systems, and to rigorously apply these insights to theand to rigorously apply these insights to the advancement of current medical solutions.


By acquiring a deeper understanding of the fl f h d finfluences of microgravity on the dynamics of

living systems, we may be able to solve some of today’s important medical challengestoday s important medical challenges.


Microgravity represents a largely unexplored, t d d iti f iuntapped and exciting resource for pursuing new

discoveries and potentially transformational benefits to human life on Earthbenefits to human life on Earth.


Disease Challenge Teams

Exomedicine Institute is forming international h t t d hit i k

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research teams to produce white papers in key areas of medical research.


Disease Challenge Teams

Teams will be formed around the areas of:

• oncology, • Alzheimer’s, • diabetes

• tissue regeneration, • cardiology, • hematology• diabetes,

• infectious diseases, • immunology/autoimmune,

• hematology, • stem cell, • aging, gy/ ,

• neurology, g g,

• and other areas


Exomedicine Institute is an affiliate organization

Unique Access to Space Engineering & Research Assets

Exomedicine Institute is an affiliate organization to Kentucky Space. The leading facilities in this effort are the University of Kentucky (UK) Space e o a e e U e s ty o e tuc y (U ) SpaceSystems Lab located within the Department of Engineering (UK) and Morehead State University (MSU) Space Science Center.


Unique Access to Space Engineering & Research AssetsUnique Access to Space Engineering & Research Assets

The facilities at both MSU and UK are state of theThe facilities at both MSU and UK are state of the art and have a VHF/UHF Earth station for communications.co u ca o s



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MSU has a 21‐Meter Space Tracking Antenna and Telescope (21‐M) designed for the dual purpose of observing astronomical objects such as quasarsobserving astronomical objects such as quasars and supernova remnants and supporting satellite missions by tracking, telemetry, and y g ytelecommand.



• UK has a fully certified ISS Operations Center where astronaut interaction with space hardware is monitored


astronaut interaction with space hardware is monitored and controlled.

UK h Cl 10000 Cl R hi h i it bl f• UK has a Class 10000 Clean Room which is suitable for construction of hardware to be used for experiments; and a Vibration Test Facility and a Depressurization/Vacuum Environment Test Facility which can be used for testing that must be done to some payloads before they can be integrated in the ISS.


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