Checkout a new podcast I had the pleasure of participating with: www.bioinformaticscro.com/podcast/afsh...

Just co-authored a new Nature study led by James DeGregori showing that SARS-CoV-2 can awaken dormant cancer cells, triggering aggressive metastasis via IL-6-driven inflammation. COVID-19 may spark a wave of cancer relapses. Vaccines & IL-6 blockers could help. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚀 Space Health Research Day – July 7 University of Pittsburgh Join Kate Rubins, Chris Mason @saraseager.bsky.social, John Shoffner & leaders in space health & longevity. Discover how space research transforms medicine for Earth & beyond. 🔗 pi.tt/space-biomed... #SpaceHealth #SpaceBiomedicine

From my recent time at the PA Capitol building discussing Space Research with @lgaustindavis.bsky.social and others: www.pittwire.pitt.edu/accolades-ho...

This was a wonderful time with the amazing Chris Mason and thanks to the NASA’s OSDR team for featuring our work!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIzu...

I had the pleasure of participating with a roundtable discussion with a new New Aerospace Caucus in Pennsylvania being launched by Lt. Governor Austin Davis Here is the press release on this great event: pacast.com/m?p=27546 Looking forward to more great things to come.

New paper I was a co-author on led by Mathieu Vinken on reducing animal testing in life & space sciences 🧬🚀 We highlight ethical, human-relevant alternatives like organ-on-chip & AI. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I, along with Chris Mason, were interviewed in the latest Salon news article on the impact of prolonged space missions. Check out the full article here: www.salon.com/2025/03/15/n... #SpaceBiomedicine #AstronautHealth #Microgravity #Mitochondria

A new story from @reuters.com quoting me on spaceflight health risks: www.reuters.com/science/how-...

If you happen to be in Mars or surrounding area on the morning of February 26th, attend this event: Countdown Breakfast (www.marsnewyear.com/count-down-b...) Let's start getting the next generation of young people involved in Space Biomedicine research! (ok this is Mars, PA 😀)

Nice article in the 100th anniversary edition of the New Yorker talking about space featuring me, Christopher Mason, and Robert Schwartz! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Here is a nice press release including quotes from me on work that will be started on a new NASA grant I have with my good collaborator Gerlinde Metz from University of Lethbridge: www.ulethbridge.ca/unews/articl...

🧠🚀Could space exploration increase the risk of Parkinson's Disease (PD)? Dr. Nilufar Ali led our perspective in npj Microgravity exploring parallels between spaceflight stressors and PD-like changes, from mitochondrial dysfunction to altered dopamine pathways. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In case you were wondering what I listen to while I do my science, here are my top 50 albums of 2024:

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Here is an interview in @ASCO with me discussing the potential risk of cancer development due to SARS-CoV-2 infection: ascopost.com/issues/decem...

Take a look at a nice article from the University of Minnesota Alumni magazine on my work: www.minnesotaalumni.org/stories/the-...

The Center for Space Biomedicine at Pitt Space, led by me, is thrilled to host Dr. Christopher Mason, PhD, from Weill Cornell Medicine, for an extraordinary talk on Genetic & Epigenetic Responses to Spaceflight & Plans for the Moon, Venus, and Mars. Join us!!

See below article at UPMC news discussing our new paper on COVID-19 and implications with #LongCovid COVID!! inside.upmc.com/study-untang...

Check out a our new paper redefining the "cytokine storm" in lethal COVID-19, linking it to mitochondrial dysfunction and over activation of the RAAS pathway, causing multi-organ damage. Long COVID implications are discussed! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @RobSchwartzLab @mason_lab

Here is a short chat on one of my papers on miRNAs in space with NASA OSDR: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVj7...

Here is another nice publication I was part of on studying how spaceflight exposure triggers epigenetic changes, promoting genomic plasticity in murine skin. www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Checkout a new book chapter which I led on "Methodologies for Mitochondrial Omic Profiling During Spaceflight" link.springer.com/protocol/10....

If you happen to be in Rome this week… Come on by to Sapienza University to hear me talk...

Trying this out! Seems like it might be a good alternative to the to other social sites..