
Afshin Beheshti
@afshinbeheshti
Prof and Director of Space Biomedicine at @PittTweet, President of @Covirt19 (cov-irt.org) & Kwaai (kwaai.ai). Also person who does stuff
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Just published Science Magazine On fixing the NIH 15% cap "The consequences of failing to do so—reduced research capacity, weakened scientific competitiveness, and increased financial strain on institutions—are simply too dire to ignore." science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…


I, along with Chris Mason, were interviewed in the latest Salon news article on the impact of prolonged space missions. Check out the full article here: salon.com/2025/03/15/nas… PittResearch #SpaceBiomedicine #AstronautHealth #Microgravity #Mitochondria


I had pleasure of participating with a roundtable discussion with a new New Aerospace Caucus in Pennsylvania being launched by Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis Here is the press release on this great event: pacast.com/m?p=27546 Looking forward to more great things to come.


This was a wonderful time with the amazing Chris Mason and thanks to the NASA GeneLab and OSDR team for featuring our work!!



From my recent time at the PA Capitol building discussing Space Research with Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis and others: pittwire.pitt.edu/accolades-hono…



🚀 Space Health Research Day – July 7 University of Pittsburgh! Join Kate Rubins, Chris Mason, Sara Seager, John Shoffner, Sylvain Costes & leaders in space health & longevity. Discover how space research transforms medicine for Earth & beyond. Pitt Space 🔗 pi.tt/space-biomedic…

🚀 Honored to be featured in this Pitt Med Magazine article on how our Space Biomedicine research is unlocking solutions for patients on Earth, radiation, mitochondria, bone loss, and even hibernation-inspired therapies. 🔗 Read more: pittmed.pitt.edu/news/space-bio…


BioAstra was thrilled to join University of Pittsburgh's Space Health Research Day, organized by our advisor Afshin Beheshti. Great insights shared by our Co-Founders @SaviGlowe & Chris Mason, and advisors LZ, astronaut Kate Rubins & astronaut John Shoffner . #SpaceHealth


It was my great pleasure to host a fantastic space symposium on Monday at Pitt which had amazing speakers attend including Chris Mason, Sylvain Costes, Sara Seager, Kate Rubins, John Shoffner, and .Danica Vallone. Recording can be found here: youtube.com/live/WMFFYw7Cg…
