My research topics range from musculoskeletal physiology in microgravity to smart implants and wearables, as well as immobilisation and fracture healing to clinical research. The main current research projects are:
Smart Implants for Life Enrichment (SmILE) is a EU Horizon project with 25 partners from 12 countries across Europe and a total volume of 20.7 million Euros. Find details HERE.
MACIA is an Antarctic research project that we successfully proposed to the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2021. Together with colleagues from the UK, Italy and Germany, I will study muscle and joint cartilage physiology in over-winterers on Antarctic station Concordia. The project, that I am the PI of, will start in 2026.
‘Smart Implants’ is an 8 million Euro research project funded by the Werner Siemens Foundation. Find DETAILS HERE.
The ISS experiment ‘Muscle Stimulation’ is a research project running with the astronauts flying to the International Space Station. As a co-PI, I am responsible to measure muscle perfusion pre- and post-flight. Find a film HERE.
The AGBRESA study was a 60-day bed rest study funded by ESA and NASA. Together with several international partners, I conducted multiple experiments on neuromuscular interaction. To do so, the German Research Foundation and DLR granted funding. See the papers-section for the results.