Abstract

Neurodegenerative Disease Research on the International Space Station

Andres Bratt-Leal, Vice President, Research and Development, Aspen Neuroscience

The ability to create pluripotent stem cells from adult cells has created a new tool to study human diseases. We are studying neurons from Parkinson’s patients and neurons from patients with multiple sclerosis on the International Space Station using a 3D culture model to better understand mechanisms of neurodegeneration.