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About Telomeres

• Differential Effects on Telomeres and Telomerase in Twin Astronauts Associated with Spaceflight (Twins Study – Bailey) 

Principal Investigator

• Susan Bailey, Ph.D., Colorado State University

Visit (outside NASA.gov)

• http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/academics/erhs/Pages/susan-bailey.aspx

Team Members Names, Credentials, Affiliation

• Kerry George, KBRwyle, Houston
• Lynn Taylor, Colorado State University
• Miles McKenna, Ph.D., Colorado State University

More about the Principal Investigator

• What is your area of Expertise?
  • Professor and Radiation Cancer Biologist in the Department of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences. Particular interests and expertise in telomeres and radiation cytogenetics
• What interested you in getting involved with the Twins Study?
  • Our investigation represents the first time telomere dynamics have been evaluated as biomarkers of potential aging and health effects of long-duration space flight. 
• What did you enjoy about the study?
  • Working with the Twins Study investigator teams – and with the twins themselves – put faces to their telomeres!