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

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

11.20.09

Experiment/Payload Overview

Brief Summary

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Principal Investigator

G.Y. Scherbakov, M.D.

Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

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Payload Developer

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Sponsoring Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (FSA)

Expeditions Assigned

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Previous ISS Missions

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Experiment/Payload Description

Research Summary

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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 Web Sites

Coordinating Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency [Russian]

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Publications

Results Publications

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