February 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Join us for Dunlop BioSci’s quarterly Donuts with the Dean!
Please join us on Monday, February 9 from 4 to 5 p.m. on the 5th Floor of Natural Sciences II.
Join Dean Frank LaFerla and hear from our guest speaker, Dr. Jonathan Steller. Afterwards, enjoy a donut and fruit, while talking to Dunlop School faculty, students and our speaker.
About the Speaker:
Jonathan Steller, MD
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Jonathan Steller as our guest speaker for this quarter’s Donuts with the Dean.
Dr. Steller is a physician scientist specializing in maternal-fetal medicine, a proud triple UCI alum, and an emerging leader in the field of space medicine. He currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCI School of Medicine and Director of Outpatient Perinatal Services at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange. He is also the Co-Director of UCI’s new Space MED Program, a mission-driven initiative preparing students to explore the future of human spaceflight and healthcare.
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Jonathan Steller as our guest speaker for this quarter’s Donuts with the Dean.
Dr. Steller is a physician scientist specializing in maternal-fetal medicine, a proud triple UCI alum, and an emerging leader in the field of space medicine. He currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCI School of Medicine and Director of Outpatient Perinatal Services at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange. He is also the Co-Director of UCI’s new Space MED Program, a mission-driven initiative preparing students to explore the future of human spaceflight and healthcare.
Dr. Steller has held leadership roles at NASA and currently serves on the VAST Space medicine team, where he leads efforts in systems medicine, exercise physiology, and women’s health. His research and professional work are redefining what’s possible in reproductive health both on Earth and beyond.
After completing his undergraduate degrees, medical degree, and OBGYN residency all at UCI, he completed his fellowship training at the University of Colorado, where his graduating thesis was the first ever study investigating the effects of a space radiation analog on pregnancy outcomes in mice. Presently, he continues to perform research pushing the boundaries of space gynecology and reproductive health. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, systematic reviews, textbook chapters, and is an international authority in this space.
Dr. Steller previously served for six years at NASA within the Exploration Medical Capabilities Element and the Human Standards Team in the Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO). In these roles, he developed extensive expertise in systems engineering, medical modeling, probabilistic risk assessment, tradespace analysis, and the development of medical selection, recertification, and mission evaluation standards.
He currently serves as Deputy Chair of Programming for the Organization of Space Medicine, Engineering, and Design (OSMED) and as Co-Director of the UCI Space MED Program—a brand new four-year mission-based program at the UCI School of Medicine enabling nascent students to explore the field of space medicine, gain foundational space medicine knowledge, and empowering them to identify unmet needs, ideate novel ideas, and innovate systems to promote human space exploration. Dr. Steller is also a member of the Vast Space Medicine team, where he provides domain leadership in systems medicine, exercise countermeasures, and women’s health and spends the rest of his time as one of UCI’s clinical MFMs at the School of Medicine, the Director of Outpatient Perinatal Services at St. Joseph, and one of UCI’s Deans Scholars.