The University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research has been awarded a $310,339.35 federal grant (Contract ID: 80NSSC18K1465) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study the impact of microgravity on bacteria-induced apoptosis in animal tissues. The research aims to elucidate the signaling pathways associated with bacteria-induced cell death and how they are altered under simulated microgravity conditions. This work is expected to provide insights into the...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $198,354.38 grant for research to the Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants Division. This university-led project aims to systematically characterize changes in microbial cell growth dynamics, aggregation, drug resistance, and virulence across simulated micro-, lunar (1/6 g), and Martian (1/3 g) gravity environments. The research will utilize spaceflight...
The University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research was awarded a $420,800.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research on the capacity of microbes to survive in extreme environments, such as the Earth's stratosphere. The grant supports UF's work to study viable bacteria isolated from the stratosphere, where conditions include hypobaric pressure, low temperature, and ultraviolet radiation. This research aligns with NASA's mission to advance our...
This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research for research on how microbial cells respond to the human spaceflight environment. The $159,395.08 grant will fund a project to analyze transcriptomic data from the NASA GeneLab database to identify common molecular mechanisms used by bacteria to cope with the stresses of spaceflight, such as microgravity and ionizing radiation. The goal is to...
This is a $299,555 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research to conduct research on the response of the oral bacteria Streptococcus mutans to simulated microgravity conditions. The research aims to characterize physiological and genetic changes in S. mutans, particularly related to biofilm development, stress resistance, and identifying key genes that favor its survival in microgravity. The work is...
The University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research has been awarded a $749,056.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on the "Alteration of Bacillus subtilis DNA Architecture in Space: Global Effects on DNA Supercoiling, Methylation, and the Transcriptome." This grant, awarded on December 3, 2020, is a research contract without a set-aside designation, reflecting UF's extensive research capabilities across various...
This is a $99,567.45 grant award to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research on plant-microbial interactions in space. The award is part of NASA's scientific research programs and does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Florida is a major research institution with extensive federal research and development capabilities, particularly in areas like advanced materials, defense technologies,...
This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Arizona State University, with a potential value of $145,530.00. The grant is for research related to the cumulative impact of microgravity and radiation on host-pathogen interactions and infectious disease risks in the spaceflight environment. The award does not have a set-aside designation. Arizona State University is the prime contractor, and the award is being administered through...
This is a $704,483.80 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research to conduct research on characterizing the limits of life under Martian conditions. The research aims to identify culturable and non-culturable spacecraft-associated microorganisms that can grow under low-pressure, low-temperature, and high-salt conditions similar to the Martian environment. This information will help model the risks of...
The University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research has been awarded a $150,000.00 training grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a project titled "DYNAMICS OF THE ANIMAL INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE ACROSS A GRAVITY CONTINUUM". The contract, which has no set-aside designation, will support research to examine the effects of different gravity environments on the animal immune system. As a major research institution, UF has extensive capabilities in...