@M2BLab

The M2B lab @URIHealthSci focuses on the relationship between muscle plasticity and metabolism using spaceflight analogs. PI @DrMarieMtx Views our own

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Marie Mortreux (Brown), PhD@DrMarieMtxOct 5
Great feature on @TheodorosP_ in Rhody Today! Nutritional countermeasures to spaceflight studied at URI uri.edu/news/2026/10/nutriti…

Nutritional countermeasures to spaceflight studied at URI

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 5, 2026 – As humans spend longer periods of time in outer space and venture further from Earth, it’s increasingly important for scientists to learn how varied gravity levels...

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Marie Mortreux (Brown), PhD@DrMarieMtxSep 8
Fantastic episode about our #ColdSleep study with Pitt to explain why hibernation may be a great asset for spaceflight! youtu.be/Cm00TFrmQRs?si=vCac…

Triggering hibernation in humans

Visit https://hensonshaving.com/howtown or use code 'howtown' to re...

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ASN @nutritionorg did not disappoint! Thrilled to make new connections, listen to nutrition science, and cheer on our masters student Em’s first oral presentation discussing our #coldsleep @NASA study! #NUTRITION2026
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This spring, 4 lab members graduated with their BS at @universityofri , Biological Sciences, Kinesiology and Dietetics. Wishing you guys the absolute best for the future, thank you for this journey together ! 🧑🏻‍🎓🧑🏻‍💻🧑🏼‍🔬🔬
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There are not enough words to show how proud I am of this lab, with a good number of us being able to gather to celebrate the end of the year! Thank you for making great research, being wonderful cheerleaders for each other, and for sharing your mind with me! #AdAstra
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Another amazing student's achievement! @TheodorosP_
Marie Mortreux (Brown), PhD@DrMarieMtxApr 10
I am so beyond proud of @TheodorosP_ for his systematic review on Nutrition-Based Interventions to mitigate the impact of space radiation! Hoping to go much deeper into this topic in the future! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Marie Mortreux (Brown), PhD@DrMarieMtxApr 6
The @M2BLab showed up IN STYLE to the @URIHealthSci Research Night !!!
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Marie Mortreux (Brown), PhD@DrMarieMtxApr 1
GOSPEED #ArtemisII ! I never felt this before, today is making History and I’ve never been prouder to study Space Biology and be a very lucky NASA investigator! What a time to be alive! #AdAstra
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So proud of @TheodorosP_ for being a finalist of the 3MT Competition!!!! And thanks to lab members (even non pictured) who came to support him! #AstroFuel
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Featuring Mateus, @angelaahannaa and @Cameronops1
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Marie Mortreux (Brown), PhD@DrMarieMtxMar 25
So excited to celebrate David's first first-author paper using our simulated lunar gravity model to better understand how nutraceuticals may be working to preserve muscle! mdpi.com/3805862

Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ERα) Is Involved in Resveratrol-Mediated Muscle Preservation During...

NASA intends to return humans to the Moon, where partial gravity will put them at risk of musculoskeletal deconditioning. Resveratrol (RSV) is a promising nutritional countermeasure that may protect...

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Metabolism and Muscle Biology Lab retweeted
Marie Mortreux (Brown), PhD@DrMarieMtxMar 13
So proud and happy for the MHU-8 paper to come out today in Science Advances! @NASA @JAXA_en combined efforts! science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…

0.33g mitigates muscle atrophy while 0.67g preserves muscle function and myofiber type composition...

Spaceflight tests reveal that 0.33g mitigates muscle loss, but 0.67g is needed to keep function, impacting future Mars missions.

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Marie Mortreux (Brown), PhD@DrMarieMtxJan 30
As humans return to the Moon, scientists confront the dangers of deep-space radiation | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/… So grateful to work with the AMAZING team at Pitt trying to understand how "hibernation-like" status impacts our bodies!

As humans return to the Moon, scientists confront the dangers of deep-space radiation

Shields and biological countermeasures could help protect astronauts during prolonged missions beyond Earth's magnetic bubble

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Metabolism and Muscle Biology Lab retweeted
Ryan T. Scott@RyanTScottJan 22
An outstanding & important collaboration for human spaceflight to the Moon&Mars - it’s also microbes! 💯 Enabled by @NASA @esa and data sharing, open science, and the OSDataRepo-Analysis Working Groups. As Astra! @mason_lab @NASAAmes @NASAScience_ @NASAAdmin @GeorgeAlderman_ @NASASpox @rodcoutalmeida
Nicholas Brereton@NJBBreretonJan 22
Delighted to see this Perspective Biofilms: from the cradle of life to life support published in @Nature_NPJ: lnkd.in/d89c_cqm A genuinely collaborative #OpenScience NASA GeneLab/OSDR - Microbes AWG With support from @ucddublin @NASAGeneLab @esa ucd.ie/research/news/2026/th…
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#StudentSpotlight Jared is a post bac pre med student, unraveling what happens to skeletal muscles following cardiac arrest. We are trying to use novel biomarkers that may inform standard of care in ICU settings.
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#StudentSpotlight Jacob is a URI alumnus who graduated with a bachelor in cell and molecular bio. He studies metabolic cart data for our cold sleep participants, looking at energy expenditure and respiratory quotient. We hope to unlock how the body fuels itself during cold sleep
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#StudentSpotlight Mateus is a biology / pre health senior working on our AstroFuel project, working with rats and using nutrition to prevent space induced muscle deconditioning.
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#StudentSpotlight Roman is a junior in Pharmacy/Nutrition who worked on our cold sleep project, examining changes in electrical impedance myography during prolonged metabolic manipulation. We hope to identify the acute impact of this countermeasure on muscle health.
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#StudentSpotlight I am so incredibly grateful for our students this semester. Matt is a senior (KIN, pre med). He has been working tirelessly on our cold sleep project and how glucose levels are impacted by hibernation-like state in humans. He will soon join BIDMC Orthopaedics!
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David being featured in the newsletter makes my heart soooooo happy! Thanks @TalkSpaceMed !
Let's Talk Space Medicine@TalkSpaceMed12 Nov 2025
September newsletter! PDF w/ hyperlinks -> talkspacemed.com @GaTech_Space @bioastra @uaustinorg @seraspaceage @blueorigin @boryung_corp @uc3m_aero @TAMUAero @TAMU_BHP @AEspacialEsp @NASAScience_ @csa_asc @space_health @technavance @UTHealthHouston @NASAGeneLab @M2BLab
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