Summary of HPAI testing in human labs in the USA - no commercially available test does H5 subtyping. Antigen tests only about 60% sensitive. 👉sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Model for within human spread of HPAI. Fitted based on human pharangeal swab. Probability of 3 mutations required for human droplet spread to occur within humans: 10−3. Includes consideration of both lower and upper resp tract. 👉medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

BioIntelliSense is advancing our understanding of health here on Earth–and now in #space. Polaris's Polaris Dawn crew is wearing the BioButton® on this historic mission to help researchers expand knowledge about human health in space, in collaboration w/ Translational Research Institute for Space Health.

Polaris Dawn and Dragon at 1,400 km above Earth – the farthest humans have traveled since the Apollo program over 50 years ago

Wishing research success in space Polaris, replicated in Antarctica >>>> translation on Earth to improve remote healthcare! Translational Research Institute for Space Health antarctica.gov.au University of Hawaii Cancer Center CARMM Australian Space Agency UTasHREE John Cherry

This is how SpaceX prepared Polaris Dawn crew for the first commercial EVA. #EVA #pressuresuits #LEO

Exciting to partner with Translational Research Institute for Space Health #TRISH #EXPaND collaborate with research and technology demonstrations Polaris with opportunity to further validate in remote and extreme environment antarctica.gov.au - #Antarctica as a #SpaceAnalog Australian Space Agency #spacemedicine

Soyuz MS-26 has docked with ISS, there are 19 people in space—a new record for orbital spaceflight. ISS: 7-🇺🇸 | 5-🇷🇺 Polaris Dawn: 4-🇺🇸 CSS: 3-🇨🇳 Learn more at whoisinspace.com

We've been sequencing wastewater for 2.5 years. In 2024, H5N1 started showing up. Our findings are published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Sequencing-Based Detection of Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Wastewater in Ten Cities w/ Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute (TEPHI) nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

As part of #TRISH’s EXPAND research, the Polaris’s Polaris Dawn crew members will complete a set of standardized research questionnaires to give contextual and qualitative data points is crucial to understanding the full range of effects spaceflight has on humans.

Reaching an apogee of ~1400 kilometers during the Polaris Polaris Dawn mission today, Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis — both SpaceX engineers — have traveled farther into space than any women in the history of humankind! They are amazing people. I am so proud of them.

Commander Jared Isaacman conducting suit mobility tests while Dragon flies between Australia and Antarctica

Great to see our partner Translational Research Institute for Space Health research with #ButterflyIQultrasound conducted in space Polaris whilst we test the same protocols antarctica.gov.au research stations! Lessons from space Informing remote healthcare on earth & vice versa #spaceanalog Australian Space Agency

Looking forward to outcomes of tempus pro technology demonstration Polaris Lessons from space for earth antarctica.gov.au Translational Research Institute for Space Health

Congratulations to the Polaris and Polaris Dawn crew for their all-around successful mission! The research data gathered on this mission will be carefully parsed by #TRISH scientists and we look forward to uncovering new insights into #SpaceHealth in the coming months.

Key statement in reference: we expect that a degree of pre-existing immunity is present in the general human population that could blunt the severity of human H5N1 infections.

Important updates clinical guidelines World Health Organization (WHO) - inform planning for remote and extreme environments CARMM antarctica.gov.au

For everyone interested in COVID transmission, my report to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry can be found here covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/inq0… #COVIDー19 #COVID_19 #CovidIsAirborne #SARSCoV2

Antarctica is probably the best place to study humans’ health in space. 2 recent AAP studies have provided insights into astronaut health & future space missions to the Moon+Mars: space.gov.au/news-and-media… 📸: Photo by Dr San Clarke, courtesy of Australian Antarctic Program

So great to exchange with antarctica.gov.au ❄️ winter expeditioners at Casey last week on human exploration & remote healthcare. In so many ways, they’re a key part of the global human spaceflight effort. (Touched to learn they watched my 👩‍🚀 grad live too!)