Expedition Launch: September 2027
Advisory Board
ISHARE is supported by an international board of leading scientists, mountaineers, and researchers — including Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, FRS, FMedSci, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how the body's cells sense and adapt to oxygen, the biology at the very center of ISHARE's research. The full board, listed alphabetically, is below.
Phil Ainslie, Ph.D
University of British Columbia
One of the world's leading researchers on cerebral blood flow and high-altitude physiology.
Rita Christen
Ben Levine, MD, FACC
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Renowned cardiologist and exercise physiologist, known for his research on how the heart adapts to extreme physical conditions.
Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe
FRS, FMedSci
Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 2019, for discovering how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels.
Buddha Basnyat, MD
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Nepal
Max Gassmann, DVM, Ph.D
University of Zurich
Leading expert in hypoxia research and erythropoietin at the University of Zurich.
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Lorna Moore, Ph.D.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Rob Roach, Ph.D
High-altitude physiologist and researcher with decades of experience studying human performance at altitude.
Peter Hackett, MD
Pioneer in high-altitude medicine and founder of the Institute for Altitude Medicine in Telluride, Colorado.
Nicole Niquille
Legendary Swiss mountain guide and the first woman to lead the Guides Association of the Canton of Fribourg.
Billi Bierling
Susi Kriemler, MD
University of Zurich
Prativa Pandey, MD
Medical Director of the Canadian International Water and Energy Consultants (CIWEC) Hospital and Travel Medicine Center in Nepal.
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