Dorit Donoviel is executive director of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine. TRISH is a NASA-funded innovation research program that finds and funds disruptive human health and performance solutions for astronauts exploring deep space. Under Donoviel’s leadership, TRISH established the only commercial spaceflight human research program and database, collecting biomedical data and samples from private individuals exploring space into a shared repository for research use. Donoviel has received NASA service awards and the Pioneer Award from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute. She was selected as a Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) Woman of Excellence and Scholar of the BCM Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. Donoviel serves on the Brain Trust of the XPrize Foundation and on the Inter-Astra advisory board.
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