The Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP, also IBMP; russian: Институт медико-биологических проблем РАН) is an institution of the
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across ...
. The IMBP is the leading organization in Russia for conducting fundamental research in the field of
space biology
Astrobiology, and the related field of exobiology, is an interdisciplinary scientific field that studies the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. Astrobiology is the multidisciplinary field that investig ...
and medicine; medical and biological support of
crewed space flights; development of methods and means of ensuring safety and life, preserving health and maintaining human performance in extreme conditions. Founded in 1963, it is based at 76a, Khoroshevskoe Shosse in Moscow.
, its director is Oleg Igorevich Orlov.
It is known in the West particularly for the
MARS-500
The MARS-500 mission was a psychosocial isolation experiment conducted between 2007 and 2011 by Russia, the European Space Agency, and China, in preparation for an unspecified future crewed spaceflight to the planet Mars. The experiment's f ...
experiment simulating crewed flight to Mars.
See also
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RAS Department of Physiological Sciences
Ras or RAS may refer to:
Arts and media
* RAS Records Real Authentic Sound, a reggae record label
* Rundfunk Anstalt Südtirol, a south Tyrolese public broadcasting service
* Rás 1, an Icelandic radio station
* Rás 2, an Icelandic radio stati ...
References
External links
* http://www.imbp.ru/
Institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1963 establishments in the Soviet Union
Space medicine
Medical research institutes in the Soviet Union
Soviet and Russian space institutions
Space technology research institutes
Research institutes established in 1963
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