Gavin Travers
@Gav_physiol
Dad and husband. Post-doc @esa validating methods of monitoring haemodynamics during space exploration. PhD CV responses to heat acclimation and hydration.
Blade runner 🦿🏃♂️ For the first time, @esa has tested the performance of a lower limb prosthesis in microgravity. Watch astronaut reserve John McFall pushing boundaries during the latest parabolic flight campaign on the @AirZeroG aircraft. Inclusive space exploration with…
This is a really notable first for human space flight. John McFall; paralympian, surgeon and British @esa astronaut is the first person with a disability to be cleared to work on the @Space_Station Congratulations to John and the team at ESA for all your hard work over the past…
🚴♂️💫 Cycling into the future of spaceflight! As part of ESA’s #Fly! initiative, member of the @esa astronaut reserve John McFall put his prosthesis to the test—cycling 🚲 in a -6° head-down position 🔄 to study how fluid shifts in microgravity might affect the fit. 🌍🚀 Find…
Our new paper is out in @SportsMedicineJ: The Training Intensity Distribution of Marathon Runners Across Performance Levels. Another big-data study from the Strava dataset link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Short QT intervals in African lions in captivity compared to both conscious and anaesthetised wild lions. physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP…
Today we welcomed a delegation of Belgian Olympic and Paralympic support staff and athletes to discuss skill acquisition, performance monitoring, and preparing for peak performance in both sport and space!
🌕✨ LUNA opens its doors today! Europe’s very own #MoonOnEarth is bringing the lunar surface to Earth, preparing astronauts and advancing space technology. Ready to explore? 🚀 #LUNA 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
Space radiation measurements during the Artemis I lunar mission nature.com/articles/s4158….
In light of our recent @nih_nhlbi R01 award, we (@ieemphd) have a position for a #postdoc available to investigate limitations to exercise in various populations (see advertisement). Contact myself or Dr. Babb for more info. Please RT! @APSEEPSection @ACSMcareers @JobsinSportSci
Please share: Additional Internal Research Fellowship available here at EAC within the Human Exploration Science Office!! Post dedicated to blood coagulation, hemodynamics and thromboembolic disorders in microgravity. Link: jobs.esa.int/job/Porz-Wahn-…
From Paralympic athlete to astronaut. There are no limitations. ESA Astronaut Reserve John McFall delivered the flag at the Opening Ceremony of the #Paralympics in Paris last night, jointly with French sailor and Paralympic champion Damien Seguin. Always go the extra mile!
Internal Research Fellow (Post-Doc) position currently available under the directorate of Human and Robotic Exploration at ESA. More information here: jobs.esa.int/job/Noordwijk-…
ESA Announcement of Opportunity for Lunar gravity parabolic flight. Particular focus on human research and applied sciences. Apply here: tinyurl.com/ESA-Lunar-PFC
@UBC_HES @GlynHowatson very pleased to see this one out. Amazing effort from @ApeHearts @BryonyCurry many years in the making. Thanks to all. nature.com/articles/s4200…
🔊 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 🔊 Are you a PhD student interested in Integrative Human Cardiovascular Control? Then join us for five inspiring days of lectures and workshops on theoretical and practical aspects within this field. ✍️ Sign up here: bitly.ws/3asJ7
2 x research associate roles available with me and @UoB_EEL on "Improving females health and performance by mitigating heat strain" jobs.worcester.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?i… Closing date 16th Feb. Spread the word!
#ArticlesInPress, #Exercise microdosing for skeletal #muscle health applications to spaceflight Adam C. Voss, et al. 🖱️ow.ly/x3cO50Qqs4B #JAPPL @HPLBallState
Reflections on physiology and modelling. physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…