Biography

Jennifer Fogarty, Ph.D., is an aerospace and extreme environments human health and performance expert. She is currently the Chief Scientific Officer for the University of Central Florida College of Medicine’s Center for Aerospace and Extreme Environments Medicine (CASEEM). Dr. Fogarty leads the science and technology strategic planning and research implementation for CASEEM that will have the capability to simulate extreme operational environments with virtual and augmented reality to facilitate human testing and training. The research and development that Dr. Fogarty focuses on includes comprehensive analysis of health and performance outcomes and the biological underpinnings such as genomics, lifestyle, and environmental factors to understand human health and performance with precision and at a personalized level.

Dr. Fogarty’s approach has been developed over two decades of experience as a translational scientist and Chief Scientific Officer. Her previous roles include Program Translational Scientist for the Biological and Physical Sciences Division at NASA Headquarters, the Chief Scientific Officer for the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine, and Chief Scientist for the NASA Human Research Program. Dr. Fogarty has more than twenty years of operational, science strategy, and research experience in medical physiology and human health and performance in extreme environments. Her mission is to improve health, performance, and quality of life by increasing access to preventive healthcare in space and on Earth, and empowering astronauts, patients, and medical providers with evidence-based precision medicine and technologies.

Dr. Fogarty received her Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from Texas A&M University College of Medicine. Other industry activities include Editor of the Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine textbook, 4^th and 5^th editions, Nature partner journal (npj) Microgravity Editorial Board Member and guest editor for Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Journal special issue, Space Medicine and Health Systems. She also serves on the board of several non-profit organizations and as a mentor and advisor for small healthcare-related startups.