Positions

Instructor

Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Senior Biomedical Engineer

Translational Research Institute for Space Health
Houston, Texas United States

Education

BS from Rice University

Houston, Texas United States

Honors & Awards

Professional Awards

NASA Human Research Program Peer Award, Houston, TX, 2021 | NASA JSC Group Achievement Award, Houston, TX, 2021 | NASA Group Achievement Award, Houston, TX, 2013 | Bioastronautics Contract BRAVO Award Recipient, Houston, TX, 2013 | NASA Group Achievement Award, Houston, TX, 2011 | NASA Ames Honor Award, Mountain View, CA, 2011 | Wyle Laboratories Team of the Year Award, Houston, TX, 2009 | NASA Space Life Sciences Directorate Special Professional Achievement Award, Houston, TX, 2005 | NASA Space and Life Sciences Directorate Special Professional Achievement Award, Houston, TX, 2004 | NASA Space and Life Sciences Directorate Special Space Flight Achievement Award, Houston, TX, 2002

Selected Publications

• Urquieta E, Wu J, Hury J, Donoviel D "Establishment of an open biomedical database for commercial spaceflight." Nat Med. 2022 Mar 22; Pubmed PMID: 35318465
• "Deep-space applications for point-of-care technologies." Curr Op Biomed Eng.. 2019 Sep;11
• Rosahl S, Covarrubias C, Wu J, Urquieta E "Staying Cool in Space: A Review of Therapeutic Hypothermia and Potential Application for Space Medicine." Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag. 2021 Feb 22; Pubmed PMID: 33617356
• Navarro S, Shaikh H, Klop-Packel N, Jethwani H, Wu J, Sutton J "The Impact of Additive Manufacturing for Medical Care Delivery in Space: A Systematic Review." 2021 Oct;