Adrian D. LeBlanc
DSLS Director
leblanc@dsls.usra.edu

Adrian D. LeBlanc, Ph.D. is the Director of the Division of Space Life Sciences (DSLS) at the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) since February 28, 2002. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Iowa State University, and the University of Kansas. In addition to his DSLS directorship, he is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and adjunct professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UTMB. Dr. LeBlanc brings to the DSLS considerable experience with both ground-based and space flight experiments. His primary research interests relate to the investigation of the loss and recovery of bone and muscle tissue in weightlessness and the development of countermeasures.