Moscow Aviation Institute and Institute for Biomedical Problems - cooperation and education of students and post-graduates

Authors: Argunova A. M., Vasin Y. A, Kapustina H. A., Novikov D. B, Issaeva K. P.

Keywords: biomedical problems, life support systems, space technologies.

-- Throughout more than 70-year history of Moscow Aviation Institute existance it has prepared a great number of experts in the field of aerospace technologies;
-- Institute for Biomedical Problems is the largest center dealing with development of new methods of space investigations;
-- IBMP has a good educational basis for professional preparation of young experts - students and post-graduates in the field "Engineering in medico-biological practice". The leading IBMP experts read lections and conduct practical seminars for students and post-graduates. While learning, students of MAI complete the special courses om experimental bases and test-beds of IBMP (figure 1,2).
-- The profound and applied scientific investigations, design and technological works on biology and medicine are conducted in IBMP. Besides, the developed equipment, instrumentation and technologies are implmented in national enterprise and health care, in astronautical, hyperbaricial and ecological practice.
-- The students of MAI took part in presentation and conducting of many experiments, among which there is international experiment on long-time isolation (experiment "SFINCSS'99") (Figure 3).
-- Within the experiment "SFINCSS'99" numerous investigations were conducted, among which are:

-- the experiments on the psycological adaptation in simulated and space experiments, wiyhin which the important data on international team forming were obtained, the conclusions about the necessity of psycological compatibility of International Space Station crew;
-- medical control of biochemical parameters of human's biological fluids to determine the activity of diagnostically significant human's blood and urine parameters under the influence of long-time isolation factors. The given experience was used for methodical processing of biochemical investigations at International Space Station;
-- electrophysiological investigations of cardio-vascular system with the help of "network tools" methods, where the basic parameters like: heart rate, QRST complexes morphology, P, Q, R, S, T amplitude and duration as well as segments deviations and orientation of vectors in frontal flat (Figure 4).

-- The main field of the activity is the sientific grounding and practical development of means and methods of urgent medical and psycological aid at different stages of space flight and during the early period of readaptation.