Serena Perilli

Serena Perilli is the head of the Human Orbital and Suborbital Flight Department at the Italian Space Agency (ASI), where she leads initiatives focused on human experimentation in space. Her work emphasizes the importance of understanding how the human body adapts to the conditions of microgravity, particularly through studies like the ongoing Bed Rest study, which simulates the effects of long-term weightlessness on physiological responses. Perilli's research aims to develop effective countermeasures to protect astronauts' health during extended space missions.