Human Health Countermeasures
The Human Health Countermeasures (HHC) element of NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) seeks to understand the physiological effects of spaceflight and develop strategies to mitigate those with detrimental effects on human health and performance.
Meet the HHC Team
Element leaders integrate and coordinate science, as well as handle project costs, schedules, technical work, and resources. Across HRP, all leadership teams work hand-in-hand to ensure that research proposed by the other HRP elements is implemented using the best method possible while maintaining the health of crew members.
Meet the leadership team for HRP’s HHC element.
HHC Leadership
Laura Bollweg, Element Manager
Laura Bollweg’s job focuses on estimating, planning, and programming resources and ensuring facilities are available for future research.
Michael Stenger, Element Scientist
Michael Stenger began his career in the Johnson Space Center Cardiovascular Laboratory developing countermeasures to spaceflight deconditioning.
Maneesh Arya, Deputy Element Manager
Maneesh Arya began his career at Johnson Space Center as an experiment operations specialist supporting NASA’s Artificial Gravity Project at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Rebecca Brocato, Deputy Element Scientist
Rebecca Brocato previously worked at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, developing medical strategies to counter the effects of highly infectious viruses.
Stuart Lee, Associate Element Scientist
Stuart Lee supports research and medical operations directed toward the human health and performance of astronauts throughout all stages of flight.
