NASA's Human Research Program Awards Space Radiobiology Research Grants
NASA's Human Research Program Awards Space Radiobiology Research Grants
NASA is funding nine proposals from eight states to investigate questions about the effects of space radiation on human explorers. The selected proposals from researchers in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Texas have a total value of approximately $12 million.
| PI Name | Organization | Proposal | Address | Congressional
District | Budget Potential Value |
|---|
| Kronenberg, Amy |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Comparative Analysis of Charged Particle-Induced Autosomal Mutagenesis in Murine Tissue and Cells |
Life Sciences Division
1 Cyclotron Rd
Bldg. 977-180
Berkeley, CA 94720 |
CA-9 |
$1,350,000 |
| Weil, Michael |
Colorado State University |
Characterization of the Tumor Spectrum Arising in HZE Ion Irradiated Outbred Mice |
ERHS
1618 Campus Delivery, ERHS
Fort Collins, CO 80523 |
CO-4 |
$1,851,601 |
| McNiece, Ian |
University of Miami |
The Effects Of Space Radiation On Stem Cells And Vascular And Cardiac Disease |
Stem Cell Institute
University of Miami
1501 NW 10th Ave, BRB Room 908
Miami, FL 33136 |
FL-18 |
$1,350,000 |
| Deng, Xingming |
Emory University |
Synergistic Effects of Bcl2, Cigarette Smoking and Space Radiation on Carcinogenesis |
Radiation Oncology
1365C Clifton Rd NE
Rm C3092
Atlanta, GA 30322 |
GA-5 |
$1,200,000 |
| Goldstein, Lee |
Boston University - BUMC |
Effects of Space Radiation on Hippocampal-Dependent Learning and Neuropathology in Wild-Type and Alzheimer's Disease Transgenic Mice |
Molecular Aging and Development Laboratory
670 Albany St, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02118 |
MA-8 |
$1,350,000 |
| Baulch, Janet |
University of Maryland |
High LET Radiation Induced Carcinogenesis: Epigenetic Mechanisms in Mouse Models of Human Cancers |
Radiation Oncology
655 W Baltimore St
BRB 7-002
Baltimore, MD 21201 |
MD-7 |
$800,000 |
| Grabham, Peter |
Columbia University |
Effects of Space Radiation on the Function of Human Brain Capillaries and the Blood-brain-barrier: Implications for Neurodegenerative Disorders |
Center for Radiological Research
630W W 168th St, VC 11-243
New York, NY 10032 |
NY-15 |
$1,067,499 |
| O'Banion, M. Kerry |
University of Rochester |
Impact of Space Radiation Induced Neuroinflammation on Alzheimer and Parkinson Disease Pathology |
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue
Box 603
Rochester, NY 14642 |
NY-28 |
$1,724,000 |
| Eisch, Amelia |
UT Southwestern |
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Space Radiation-Induced Changes in Hippocampal-Dependent Behavior |
Psychiatry
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390 |
TX-30 |
$1,350,000 |
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