Dir, Space Life Sciences
NASA
Jeffrey R. Davis, MD, MS currently serves as Director, Space Life Sciences, as the Chief Medical Officer for the NASA Johnson Space Center, and as the Director of the NASA Human Health and Performance Center (NHHPC). The Space Life Sciences Directorate (SLSD) provides the research and technology development required for exploration, as well as all human health and performance support to space flight operations of the International Space Station. The SLSD is also responsible for human health and performance requirements for new programs such as commercial space flight, Advanced Exploration Technologies, and applicable roadmaps of the Office of the Chief Technologist. The NHHPC is as an 110 member organization dedicated to collaboration, innovation and education across its membership for human health and performance projects. The core capabilities in the SLSD include space medicine; biomedical research and countermeasures for the physiological changes induced by human exposure to reduced gravity; environmental monitoring for closed environments (air/water) and the external radiation environment; habitability and human factors; strategic planning, benchmarking, and communication; and open innovation/collaboration. The SLSD also provides occupational health and EAP services to the Johnson Space Center employees.