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  • 2017 - NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

Overview

Alan R. Hargens is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Physiology and Genetics as subfields of study. Additional areas of interest include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Aerospace Engineering, and Neurology.

Their scientific work centers on several key topics:

  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • High Altitude and Hypoxia
  • Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Alan R. Hargens has contributed extensively to peer-reviewed journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • JAMA Ophthalmology
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Life

Selected recent papers by the researcher illustrate a focus on physiological responses and adaptations related to spaceflight and fluid dynamics:

  • Ground-Based Analogs for Human Spaceflight, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Intraocular pressure and choroidal thickness respond differently to lower body negative pressure during spaceflight, 2021, Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Mechanical countermeasures to headward fluid shifts, 2021, Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Changes in Optic Nerve Head and Retinal Morphology During Spaceflight and Acute Fluid Shift Reversal, 2022, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Changes in the Optic Nerve Head and Choroid Over 1 Year of Spaceflight, 2021, JAMA Ophthalmology

Frequent collaborators include Brandon R. Macias, Steven S. Laurie, Michael B. Stenger, Stuart M. C. Lee, and Scott A. Dulchavsky, with whom Alan R. Hargens has published multiple works.

Their research contributions have been recognized with awards such as the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal awarded in 2017.

Best Publications

  • The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight.

    Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman;Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman;Manjula Darshi;Stefan J. Green;Ruben C. Gur

  • The carpal tunnel syndrome. A study of carpal canal pressures.

    Richard Gelberman;P. T. Hergenroeder;A. R. Hargens;G. N. Lundborg

  • Acute compartment syndromes: diagnosis and treatment with the aid of the wick catheter.

    S J Mubarak;C A Owen;A R Hargens;L P Garetto

  • Modified criteria for the objective diagnosis of chronic compartment syndrome of the leg

    Robert A. Pedowitz;Alan R. Hargens;Scott J. Mubarak;David H. Gershuni

  • The wick catheter technique for measurement of intramuscular pressure. A new research and clinical tool.

    SJ Mubarak;AR Hargens;CA Owen;LP Garetto

  • Intramuscular fluid pressure during isometric contraction of human skeletal muscle.

    O. M. Sejersted;A. R. Hargens;K. R. Kardel;P. Blom

  • Median nerve compression in the carpal tunnel--functional response to experimentally induced controlled pressure.

    Goran Lundborg;Richard H. Gelberman;Martha Minteer-Convery;Yu Fon Lee

  • The Cardiovascular System in Microgravity

    Donald E. Watenpaugh;Alan R. Hargens

  • Long-duration bed rest as an analog to microgravity

    Alan R. Hargens;Laurence Vico

  • Acute Compartment Syndromes

    Scott J. Mubarak;Alan R. Hargens

  • The Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome A Cause of Shin Splints

    Scott J. Mubarak;Robert N. Gould;Yu Fon Lee;Donald A. Schmidt

  • Negative Pressure in the Interstitial Fluid of Animals

    P. F. Scholander;Alan R. Hargens;Stanley L. Miller

  • Muscle soreness and intramuscular fluid pressure: comparison between eccentric and concentric load.

    J. Friden;P. N. Sfakianos;A. R. Hargens

  • Cardiovascular adaptations, fluid shifts, and countermeasures related to space flight.

    Alan R. Hargens;Sara Richardson

  • Spaceflight-Induced Intracranial Hypertension and Visual Impairment: Pathophysiology and Countermeasures.

    Li-Fan Zhang;Li-Fan Zhang;Alan R. Hargens;Alan R. Hargens

  • Peripheral nerve-conduction block by high muscle-compartment pressure.

    A R Hargens;J S Romine;J C Sipe;K L Evans

  • Tissue Pressure Threshold for Peripheral Nerve Viability

    Richard H. Gelberman;Robert M. Szabo;Richard V. Williamson;Alan R. Hargens

  • Quantitation of skeletal-muscle necrosis in a model compartment syndrome.

    A R Hargens;D A Schmidt;K L Evans;M R Gonsalves

  • Cardiac atrophy in women following bed rest

    Todd Andrew Dorfman;Benjamin D. Levine;Tommy Tillery;Ronald M. Peshock

  • Fluid balance within the canine anterolateral compartment and its relationship to compartment syndromes.

    A R Hargens;W H Akeson;S J Mubarak;C A Owen

Frequent Co-Authors

Wayne H. Akeson
Wayne H. Akeson University of California, San Diego
Steven R. Garfin
Steven R. Garfin University of California, San Diego
Richard L. Lieber
Richard L. Lieber Northwestern University
Jeffrey C. Lotz
Jeffrey C. Lotz University of California, San Francisco
Richard L. Hughson
Richard L. Hughson University of Waterloo
Harvey B. Lillywhite
Harvey B. Lillywhite University of Florida
Richard H. Gelberman
Richard H. Gelberman Washington University in St. Louis
Benjamin D. Levine
Benjamin D. Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kumar Sharma
Kumar Sharma The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Robert R. Myers
Robert R. Myers University of California, San Diego

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