Towards human exploration of space: the THESEUS review series on cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal research priorities

André E. Aubert (1) , Irina André E. Larina (2) , Iman Momken (3, 4) , Stéphane Blanc (3) , Olivier White (5) , Kim Prisk (6) , Dag Linnarsson (7)

1 KU Leuven - Catholic University of Leuven = Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
2 Institute for Biomedical Problems
3 DEPE-IPHC - Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie
4 UBIAE - Unité de biologie intégrative des adaptations à l'exercice
5 UB - Université de Bourgogne
6 UC San Diego - University of California [San Diego]
7 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

The THESEUS project (Towards Human Exploration of Space: a EUropean Strategy) was initiated within the seventh Framework Programme by the European Commission. This project aimed to provide a cross-cutting, life science-based roadmap for Europe’s strategy towards human exploration of space, especially for deep space missions and its relevance to applications on Earth. To address these challenges, relevance of space research on the cardiovascular system, the lungs and kidneys, was discussed in an expert group and its principal conclusions will be presented in this article.

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement

André E. Aubert, Irina André E. Larina, Iman Momken, Stéphane Blanc, Olivier White, et al.. Towards human exploration of space: the THESEUS review series on cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal research priorities. NPJ Microgravity, 2016, 2, pp.16031. ⟨10.1038/npjmgrav.2016.31⟩. ⟨hal-01488420⟩