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David Elder Lecture - Dr Christina Mackaill
Cosmic Health - Medicine on the Final Frontier
Dr. Christina Mackaill, NHS/Space Medicine
Space Medicine is a fascinating field that many people have never heard of, but spaceflight gives us an opportunity to understand the human body in this unique environment. In this lecture, Christina will explore some of the surprising ways the body changes in space - from what happens to your bones and muscles, to how astronauts adapt to weightlessness.
She will also discuss the challenges we face as we travel deeper into space, such as living on the Moon or eventually setting foot on Mars. How will radiation, reduced gravity, isolation and the sheer distance from Earth affect human health - and what will we need to do to keep astronauts healthy when help from home is no longer an option?
Join us for a journey from the human body in orbit to the future of human exploration beyond Earth, and discover why medicine may be just as important as rockets in determining how far we can go.
About the speaker
Christina is an Emergency Medicine registrar in Glasgow with a passion for Space Medicine. Christina has been active in Space Medicine since university, founding Scotland's first Space Medicine society and completing the ESA Space Medicine Physician's training course. With a special focus on emergency astronaut care, Christina has presented research internationally and published papers in this field. She was awarded the Space Medicine Association's Medical Resident and Post-Doctorate Scholarship Award in 2024, and is currently working on a paper with NASA about emergency astronaut care. She is very passionate about promoting Space Medicine in Scotland, regularly mentoring students and doctors in the field and delivering talks on the subject.
About the David Elder Lectures
Glasgow Science Centre is proud to host the David Elder Lectures in partnership with the University of Strathclyde's Department of Physics. This lecture is open to adults and interested young adults. Please ensure you arrive at least 10 minutes before the event begins. After the start the doors will be closed and access will not be permitted.
When is this on?
| Thursday 18th February | 19:00 |
This event is available as a standalone event. The tickets can be purchased below
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