Jay C. Buckey Jr.

Research Interests

Bubble detection and sizing; smart medical systems; hearing assessment; aerospace medicine; undersea and hyperbaric medicine; technology and energy policy; motion sickness

Education

• BSEE, Cornell University 1977
• MD, Cornell University 1981

Research Projects

• How sound processing in the ear and brain relates to educational outcomes, mental health, and quality of life in adolescents living with HIV

  How sound processing in the ear and brain relates to educational outcomes, mental health, and quality of life in adolescents living with HIV

  The focus is determining if tests of central auditory function (i.e., tests of the brain’s ability to process sound) are associated with, or predict, the development of literacy and neurocognitive abilities.

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• Testing and delivery of hyperbaric chamber for MRI

  Testing and delivery of hyperbaric chamber for MRI

  The goal of this project is to develop a hyperbaric chamber suitable for use in an MRI machine to assess the effects of hyperbaric gases such as oxygen on various functions.

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• Physiological monitoring to accelerate safe decomposition

  Physiological monitoring to accelerate safe decomposition

  This project is examining the use of a novel bubble detector, along with a suite of other physiological monitors, to increase the safety of dives.

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• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for ulcerative colitis patients hospitalized for moderate to severe flares: a phase 3 multi-center, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial

  Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for ulcerative colitis patients hospitalized for moderate to severe flares: a phase 3 multi-center, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial

  The goal of this project is to investigate in a multicenter, randomized trial whether hyperbaric oxygen can improve outcomes for patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis who are admitted for treatment of a flare of their disease.

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• ExMC: Ultra-compact urinary calcium measurement device HHC inscop and sensory augmentation

  ExMC: Ultra-compact urinary calcium measurement device HHC inscop and sensory augmentation

  This is an augmentation request to evaluate intranasal scopolamine (INSCOP) for motion sickness prevention and treatment.

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• Ultra-compact urinary calcium measurement device: refinement and application

  Ultra-compact urinary calcium measurement device: refinement and application

  To develop small, low power, operationally acceptable technology that could be used to monitor the risk of kidney stone formation and rate of bone loss. This would allow for targeted countermeasures to those who need them the most.

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• Advancing and applying peripheral and central auditory findings in HIV/AIDS

  Advancing and applying peripheral and central auditory findings in HIV/AIDS

  To determine whether worsening of central auditory test performance precedes the development of cognitive deficits in PLWH.

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• Altered auditory networks in HIV-induced central nervous system dysfunction

  Altered auditory networks in HIV-induced central nervous system dysfunction

  To evaluate central nervous system auditory networks using MR imaging and determine how changes in these networks are affected by HIV infection and treatment.

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• Quantification of response to virtual reality-based sensory stimulation for relaxation and therapeutic release in ICE

  Quantification of response to virtual reality-based sensory stimulation for relaxation and therapeutic release in ICE

  The major goal of this project is to develop a virtual reality system including haptic
  cues that can be used to provide relaxation and attention restoration in isolated and confined
  environments. We are collaborating with the Australian Antarctic Project (under the
  Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment with head
  offices located in Kingston, Tasmania) on this award; we are using data collected.

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Selected Publications

• Bollinger, B.R., Wilbur J.C., Donoghue T.G., Phillips S.D., Knaus D.A., Magari P.J., Alvarenga D.L., Buckey J.C. Dual-frequency ultrasound detection of stationary microbubbles in tissue. Undersea Hyperbaric Medicine, 36(2), 127-36, 2009.
• Buckey J.C., Alvarenga D.L., MacKenzie T.A. Chlorpheniramine and ephedrine in combination for motion sickness. J. Vestib Res. 17(5-6): 301-11, 2007.
• Carter, J.A., Buckey, J.C., Greenhalgh, L., Holland, A.W., Hegel, M.T. An interactive media program for managing psychosocial problems on long-duration spaceflights. Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine (Medline Abstract)
• Buckey, J.C., Knaus, D.A., Alvarenga, D.L., Kenton, M.A., Magari, P.J. Dual-frequency ultrasound for detecting and sizing bubbles. Acta Astronautica (Medline Abstract)
• Buckey, J.C., Alvarenga, D.L., Cole, B., Rigas, J.R. Chlorpheniramine for motion sickness. Journal of Vestibular Research (Medline Abstract)

Books

Space Physiology

Oxford University Press, 2006

The Neurolab Spacelab Mission: Neuroscience Research in Space

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 2003

Videos

News

Polaris Dawn Project Aims to Prevent Bone Loss in Space
Sep 10, 2024

Former Astronaut Jay Buckey Talks About Dealing With Isolation
Apr 07, 2020

Dartmouth's Astronaut-Physician Remembers John Glenn
Dec 14, 2016

To Sustain Astronauts' Mental Health, Dartmouth-Led Team Testing New Virtual Reality Tech in Arctic
Jan 06, 2016

Liliana Ma '14: On Research and Thinking Outside the Box
May 27, 2014

Astronaut and Professor Jay Buckey on the Future of NASA and its Human Spaceflight Program
Jul 29, 2011

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