NAMRU-Dayton scientists participate in Shoresh Conference

Photo By Megan Mudersbach | April 7-12, 2019. Six scientists from the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-Dayton) attended and presented at the Shoresh Conference April 7-12 in Tel Aviv, Israel as invited members of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Aerospace Medicine and Naval and Undersea Medicine Working Groups. NAMRU-Dayton scientists at the Shoresh Conference Gala. From left to right - Dr. Eric Robinson, research psychologist for Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL); Dr. Richard Arnold, Director of NAMRL; Commander Tatana Olson, Deputy Director of NAMRL and aerospace experimental psychologist; Lieutenant Commander Matthew Doubrava, Department Head of NAMRL’s Biomedical Sciences Department and senior flight surgeon; Dr. Karen Mumy, Director of the Environmental Health Effects Laboratory (EHEL); and Lieutenant Commander Matthew Shipman, Department Head of EHEL’s Technical Research Support Department and aerospace physiologist.  

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH, UNITED STATES

04.18.2019

Story by Megan Mudersbach 

Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Six scientists from the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-Dayton) attended and presented at the Shoresh Conference April 7-12 in Tel Aviv, Israel as invited members of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Aerospace Medicine and Naval and Undersea Medicine Working Groups. Attendees included the Surgeons General of the Navy, Air Force, and National Guard Bureau, senior leaders from the Defense Health Agency and U.S. Army Medical Research & Material Command, scientists from NAMRU-Dayton and the 711th Human Performance Wing, as well as other Service organizations.

The NAMRU-Dayton contingent included Dr. Richard Arnold, Director of the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL); Dr. Karen Mumy, Director of the Environmental Health Effects Laboratory (EHEL); Commander Tatana Olson, Deputy Director of NAMRL and aerospace experimental psychologist; Lieutenant Commander Matthew Doubrava, Department Head of NAMRL’s Biomedical Sciences Department and senior flight surgeon; Lieutenant Commander Matthew Shipman, Department Head of EHEL’s Technical Research Support Department and aerospace physiologist; and Dr. Eric Robinson, research psychologist for NAMRL.

The Aerospace Medicine Working Group discussed aeromedical research priorities that specifically address the challenges of operating in extreme aerospace environments. This year, NAMRU-D and IDF scientists shared research addressing aircrew back and neck pain, spatial disorientation, the use of EEG in the early detection of hypoxia and fatigue, and personnel selection for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).

The Naval and Undersea Medicine Working Group discussed extreme environment challenges, including those of confined spaces such as the submarine environment, as well as ways to improve the safety, comfort and survivability of the warfighter. NAMRU-Dayton briefings focused on prolonging survival in closed atmospheres, particularly with regard to continuous and emergency exposure guideline limits for operational and disabled submarines, countermeasures for motion sickness, and an overview of EHEL’s unique capabilities and scientific expertise for studying the health effects of environmental hazards and stressors in support of the Submarine Atmosphere Health Assessment Program

NAMRU-Dayton’s attendance symbolizes an ongoing collaborative relationship with the Aerospace Medicine and Naval and Undersea Medicine research entities in Israel and significantly builds upon the foundations of prior joint work.

• Date Taken: 04.18.2019
• Date Posted: 04.18.2019 17:30
• Story ID: 318735
• Location: WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH, US