International Space Medicine Summit
2025 International Space Medicine Summit
November 19-21, 2025
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Summit Info
Intended for:
Astronauts, Flight Surgeons, Flight Controllers, Spaceflight Managers, Scientists, and Engineers
(By Invitation Only and limited to 125 attendees)
The 2025 International Space Medicine Summit (ISMS)
Houston Texas.
November 19-21, 2025
Texas A&M Houston Campus and
UT Health Molecular and Translational Biology Theater Hall.
Discussion Panels related to human spaceflight exploration, both civil and commercial.
Both Panelists and Attendees are expected to participate in interactive and spirited discussions.
Planned Panels
| Spaceflight Strategic Discussion involving NASA HQS, IPs- Commercial Spaceflight, and Educational Institutions: What Now? |
| Radiation Considerations for Mars and Lunar Exploration |
| Mars and Lunar Medicine Considerations |
| Education and STEM Advances |
| Human Spaceflight, Automation, and the Role of Artificial Intelligence/Robotics |
| International Cooperation in Low-Earth Orbit: Celebrating the First Shuttle/MIR Docking and the 25th Anniversary of ISS Increment 1. |
| New Frontiers in Space Medicine |
| Commercial Space Flight: What Lies Ahead? |
| New Spacefaring Nations: Shaping the Era of Exploration |
Steering Committee
| Bonnie J. Dunbar, PhD, NAE, FRSE, FRAeS Chair Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University |
| Richard Jennings, MD, MS Vice Chair and Program Chair
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| Jeffery Chancellor, PhD Associate Professor and Director, Aerospace Medicine, |
| Timothy B. Boone, M.D., Ph.D., DSc. (hon), FACS
Craig C. Brown and Suzanne H. Smith Centennial Chair in Medical Education Professor of Urology, Houston Methodist Clinical Professor, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Houston Campus |
| Mike Bungo, MD, FACC, FACP, CPE Professor, Department of Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Professor, Department of Radiology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine (Space Medicine), McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Director, MD-MBA Dual Degree Program, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth |
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Kris Lehnhardt, MD, FRCPC, FACEP, FAsMA Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Director of Space Medicine UT Health Houston, McGovern Medical School |
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Emmanuel Urquieta, M.D., M.S., FAsMA Vice Chair of Aerospace Medicine Department of Medicine University of Central Florida College of Medicine |
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Judith Hayes, PhD, MPH
Chief Scientist, Human Health and Performance Human Research Program, Johnson Space Center, NASA |
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David Baumann Director, Human Research Program (HRP) Johnson Space Center, NASA |
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Jeffrey P. Sutton, MD, PhD Friedkin Chair for Research in Sensory System Integration and Space Medicine Director and Professor, Center for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine |
Summit Sponsors
