Sheraden Nicholau, Regional Manager, Bay Area State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Education] [Show ID: 36963]

Prolonged exposure to microgravity experienced by astronauts in space is known to cause low back pain and a heightened risk of intervertebral disc herniations following space flight. Jeff Lotz, Professor, Vice Chair for Research, UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery, discusses what has been learned about back pain and spinal degeneration. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 37079]

Dr. Jonathan Clark explores enabling technologies and how they've been used in advancing humans in space while also having impacts on terrestrial applications. Clark worked at NASA from 1997 to 2005 and was a Space Shuttle Crew Surgeon on six shuttle missions and was Chief of the Medical Operations Branch. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 37005]

The environment of long-duration spaceflight causes major disruption to all aspects of human functioning, including the musculoskeletal system. But astronauts are not the only ones that worry about bone loss. All those who suffer from osteoporosis have issues with bone density and strength. Researchers hope that looking at the problem of bone loss in space will help the disease on Earth. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36867]

Dolores Tejada, Lead Organizer, East Bay Housing Organizations Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Education] [Show ID: 36962]

Christine Wu Nordahl, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UC Davis MIND Institute. Series: "Autism Awareness Programs" [Education] [Show ID: 36977]

Randi J. Hagerman, MD, FAAP. Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics; Director of the Fragile X Research and Treatment Center; UC Davis MIND Institute. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Education] [Show ID: 36978]

Clarissa C. Kripke, MD, FAAFP. Professor of Family and Community Medicine; Director, Office of Developmental Primary Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Education] [Show ID: 36967]

Louise Aronson, MD, MFA; Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine; University of California, San Francisco. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Education] [Show ID: 36972]

Alicia Bazzano, MD, PhD, MPH, Chief Health Officer, Special Olympics. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Education] [Show ID: 36970]