Andrew has led development of space medicine systematic review methods for over 8 years.  He has a medical background in physiotherapy and a PhD in astronaut rehabilitation that included one of our first space medicine systematic reviews.  He has a wealth of experience of working in crew medical support at the European Astronaut Centre, academia and national space organisations such as UKSpaceLABS.  It was Andrew who originally concieved the idea of creating a systematic review group for the global space medicine sector.  Andrew was directly involved in all of the publications listed on this page either as lead reviewer or lead consultant.  Andrew has recieved international awards for his work including "First prize in the ESA Space Medicine Workshop for Students 2011", "ISS symposium Scholarship 2012" "The Outstanding Student of Space Medicine 2013", "Aerospace Medicine Student & Resident Organisation Scholarship 2015", and "Outstanding Contribution to UK Space Life and Biomedical Sciences Award 2015".

Jonathan is the co-lead for the Space Biomedicine Systematic Review Methods group and specialises in mixed-methods and qualitative data synthesis. Jonathan’s background is based in psychology and space medicine, and he takes an integrative, multi-disciplinary approach to research. Jonathan had collaborated and consulted on a number of European Space Agency and National Aeronautics and Space Administration projects, and has been involved in the development of numerous systematic review methods.

Rochelle is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow (ACF) in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine affiliated to the University of Warwick. While she was at Birmingham medical school, her research into optimisation of emergency medical countermeasures on Earth and space led to a presentation at the 2011 European Space Agency space medical workshop and a space medical elective that resulted in the AsMA Stanley Mohler scholarship.  In addition to her research, her roles on numerous space life science committees reflect an insatiable passion for furthering aerospace medical research and development.  Rochelle has been a medical consult on many of our publications and has experience as lead reviewer and review consultant.

Simon led a multi-disciplinary team tasked with supporting the health of European Asstronauts for 8 years. His interests and experiences lie in the fields of space biomedical sciences and human applied physiology. The research programmes he has been involved in cover life support and blood sampling in microgravity, spine and core health during and after space travel and exercise adherence.    He is widely published including the Bioastronautics chapter of the MIT textbook Safety Design For Space Systems, has been an invited or Keynote speaker at 14 national or international events and until recently represented the field of space biomedicine on the UK Space Agency’s ‘Space Environments’ Sub-committee. 

Virginia is an expert in space medicine and physiology based at the International Space University and previously worked at the NASA Johnson Space Centre.  Current research interests include examining changes in physiology and pharmacology that occur in the confined, closed, microgravity, elevated radiation environment of a space mission.  Virginia's expertise ranges from the molecular level to the whole human.  Virginia often acts as an consultant topic area expert on reviews as well as bringing global space medicine operational insights.

Tobias Weber works in the Space Medicine Team (ESA HRE-OM) at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. Based at the EAC, ESA’s Space Medicine Team comprises of medical doctors, biomedical engineers, exercise physiologists, psychologists, IT specialists, education coordinators, administrators and project managers ensuring the health and well-being of astronauts during all stages of a mission.  Tobias obtained a PhD degree in Space Physiology in 2013 in collaboration with the German Sport University and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR).  He has been a lead supervisor on all the EAC based systematic reviews and was an original author on several of the methods guides.  

Edward is an environmental physiologist and has worked to improve human performance in hot, high altitude, hyperbaric and spaceflight environments. He has a multidisciplinary background with a Master’s degree in Engineering, and a PhD in integrative human physiology. Previously he completed an internship with ESA and currently is involved with the Auckland Space Institute and New Zealand Space Medicine. He is also a fellow of extreme and wilderness medicine.

Sylwia Kaduk works in the Space Medicine Team (ESA HRE-OM) at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. She supports operations with research and development projects related to human physiology, human factors, and medical technologies. She is also human factors engineer at the Austrian Space Forum and a deputy coordinator of the human factors team. At Austrian Space Forum she supports in-mission human factors care and research related to emotional regulation during extreme expeditions. In 2021 she obtained a PhD in human factors engineering from the University of Southampton. Her research focused on applications of psychophysiology in vehicle automation and circadian rhythms. She has a master’s degree in cognitive and clinical neuroscience from the University of Maastricht, a postgraduate diploma in statistics from the Polish Academy of Science, and a master’s degree in psychology from Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw.