Join us as we will have Dr. Frauke Tillmans, from DAN who will be speaking about the latest in diving research topics

• 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
• Room 2: Merion

Bubble Variability in Individual Divers – This is based on the new bubble study being conducted by DAN.
General CCR Safety – Updates from the mouthpiece retaining straps survey and other related safety developments.
Post-COVID Medical Updates – As a member-at-large for UHMS, Dr. Tillmans can provide insights on global approaches to post-COVID medical evaluations.

Dr. Tillmans holds a degree in Neuroscience, and a PhD in Human Biology from the University of Ulm, Germany. She oversees research initiatives in diving injury and fatality monitoring, population health, and diving physiology including acute diving injuries as well as long-term health effects of extreme exposures. She is an avid diver, dive safety officer, and dive instructor. Her experience spans recreational, technical, rebreather, scientific, and public safety diving. Throughout her scientific career she has participated in numerous projects covering a variety of medical aspects in recreational, professional, and military diving. Since leaving a position at the German Naval Medical Institute in 2019 to relocate to the United States, she has become DAN’s point of contact for global scientific collaborations and oversees DAN’s research grant program and STEM-focused internship program, inspiring young scientists and prospective physicians to pursue a career in diving and hyperbaric medicine. Dr. Tillmans is also an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and a visiting scientist at the University of California, San Diego.

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