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Structural Study of Protein Candidats in a Vaccine for AIDS on Earth and in Space (Vaktsina-K)
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Experiment Overview

This content was provided by G. Y. Scherbakov, M.D., and is maintained in a database by the ISS Program Science Office.

Brief Summary

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Principal Investigator(s)

  • G. Y. Scherbakov, M.D., Russia

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    Developer(s)
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    Sponsoring Space Agency

    Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)

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    Research Benefits

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    ISS Expedition Duration:

    October 2003 - April 2009

    Expeditions Assigned

    8,9,10,11,13,14,15,16,18

    Previous ISS Missions

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    Experiment Description

    Research Overview

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    Description

    Creation of new vaccines against dangerous virous diseases, development of the national vaccine against AIDS.

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    Applications

    Space Applications

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    Earth Applications

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    Operations

    Operational Requirements

    Luch-2 equipment accommodating multipurpose crystallization cassettes, Thermal insulating container Biokont-T for transportation of the Luch-2 equipment, Temperature-stable container "AQUA 01".

    Operational Protocols

    Development tests of the crystallization procedure and production of the crystals of protein-candidate for vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) under microgravity conditions.

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    Results/More Information

    Creation of a new generation of vaccines against virus infections based upon synthetic proteins with a predetermined antigenicity and immunogenicity.

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    Related Websites
  • Coordinating Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency [Russian]
  • Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment

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    Imagery

    image Luch-2 equipment accommodating multipurpose crystallization cassettes.
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    image Thermal insulating container Biokont-T for transportation of the Luch-2 equipment.
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    image Temperature-stable container "AQUA 01".
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