Photo By Megan Mudersbach | Lt. Cmdr. Matt Shipman, Naval Aerospace and Operational Physiologist and Naval Medical...... read more read more
A product of a military family himself, Lieutenant Commander Matt Shipman’s Navy journey began when he made a change from academic research and identified a desire to fly - the U.S. Navy offered an opportunity for wings and research.
With an undergraduate degree in biology and a doctorate in biochemistry, Shipman was commissioned in the Navy and earned his wings as a Naval Aerospace and Operational Physiologist (AOP), joining a small group of aviation physiologists supporting the operational readiness of the Navy and Marine Corps warfighters.
During his first assignment Shipman operated with an attitude of “mission first” and that continues in his current role in support of the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-Dayton) today. As an AOP, Shipman works to bridge knowledge gaps between the aeromedical researchers and the line by participating in working groups focused on the research and development of techniques and tools for mitigating risk in the tactical aviation environment.
“I’m a flight physiologist by trade. I’m actually a biochemist by training; it’s the reason I’m here,” said Shipman.
As NAMRU-Dayton’s Technical Research Support Department Head in the Environmental Health Effects Laboratory (EHEL) Shipman oversees aspects of research support for over 25 research studies that investigate health, performance and safety. For Shipman, his own research focus is primarily on investigations of microbiomics, small molecule physiology and systems biology related to questions of environmental toxicology and stressors.
“When it comes to environmental exposures and how the environment impacts our joint warfighters, I see NAMRU-Dayton as having a very big role in pushing the Navy’s efforts forward,” remarked Shipman.
Building and expanding these capabilities and capacities in his role as department head is a source of great pride for Shipman.
“We recently have taken delivery of several major pieces of capital equipment, including a quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-TOF) mass spectrometer,” said Shipman, “which is pretty much the state-of-the-field to analyze small molecules these days. It is going to be a major benefit to us as we move forward. We’ve currently completed installation of the Q-TOF and are finishing initial method development.”
Environmental Health Effects Lab is charged with assessing potential health effects associated with unique operational environments such as nuclear submarines and shipboard environments, and Shipman’s department will be shaped by the emergence of new scientific approaches, instrumentation and warfighter environments.
“Our demand signal comes from what’s happening on the fleet. Our umbrella covers anything that relates to environmental health effects” explained Shipman.
In midst of all his work with the technical research support department, Shipman remains focused on the unique contributions made by EHEL as a whole and the legacy he’s been helping to expand and uphold.
To learn more about NAMRU-Dayton’s mission and the Environmental Health Effects Laboratory mission, visit our website (https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmrc/Dayton) and connect with us!
Facebook @navalmedicalresearchunitdayton
Twitter @NAMRUDayton
| Date Taken: | 08.05.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.05.2019 12:32 |
| Story ID: | 334576 |
| Location: | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO, US |
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