Tulane Environmental Astrobiology Center

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The Tulane Environmental Astrobiology Center is located in the J. Bennett Johnston Building on the Tulane University School of Medicine campus in the heart of downtown New Orleans.

What is astrobiology? Astrobiology is the study of life in the universe. One aspect of this includes the effects of space travel upon the human body as well as the use of microgravity to study basic biological phenomena.


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envelope imageContact Tim Hammond (thammond@tulane.edu) with administrative questions. Or you can reach us by U.S. Postal Service at Tulane University Medical Center; 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL-45; New Orleans, LA 70112.


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