Finding Aid for the Helen Lane Papers, 1972-2014 (#2018-0004)

Dr. Helen W. Lane is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center (JSC) Chief Nutritionist and Manager of the NASA JSC University Research and Affairs Office. Her research career started with the relationship of selenium, zinc, and copper nutritional status during the life cycle, and with diseases including breast and head neck cancers. She also studied energy-exercise relationships in rodent mammary tumor genesis. At NASA, she focused on energy metabolism as well as food quality, body composition and general nutritional needs. Dr. Lane has held various management positions at NASA including branch chief, division chief-scientist, Program Manager for Advanced Human Support Technology, Assistant to the Director for Intramural Research and Assistant to the Director for Advance Programs. This collection includes NASA and non-NASA documents and publications as well as work papers for Helen Lane from 1972 to 2014.