Grant For Research 80NSSC21K0316
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- NASA awarded a $744,428.59 research grant to Weill Medical College of Cornell University on January 25, 2022, to support the Space Biology Program's investigation into how spaceflight and microgravity affect biological organisms. The project utilizes advanced molecular analysis technologies including spatial transcriptomics, single-nucleus RNA-sequencing, and multi-omic spatial mapping to examine gene expression changes and cell signaling pathways in microorganisms, plants, and animals exposed...
- This federal grant award to Weill Medical College of Cornell University, valued at $100,000.00, is for a project titled "An Integrated Framework for Characterization of the Noncoding Genome and Epigenome in Astronauts". The grant is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and aims to expand and integrate bioinformatics tools to examine the regulatory changes to DNA and RNA in human cells, particularly in the context of space travel. The project will utilize...
- This is a $60,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, a prestigious academic medical institution, for a research project titled "SPACEFLIGHT AND REGOLITH INDUCED MITOCHONDRIAL STRESS MITIGATED BY MIRNA-BASED COUNTERMEASURES". The grant is intended to support research focused on understanding and mitigating the effects of spaceflight and lunar regolith exposure on mitochondrial stress, using...
- This is a $488,896.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Weill Medical College of Cornell University to study the impact of spaceflight and radiation on clonal hematopoiesis. The grant, titled "The Impact of Spaceflight and Radiation on Clonal Hematopoiesis," runs from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2026. Weill Medical College of Cornell University is a prestigious private research university and academic medical center that has a strong track...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $299,996.00 grant to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct research aimed at using transcriptomic analyses to determine the gravity-sensitive molecular pathways important for organogenesis. This research aligns with NASA's Space Biology Plan to investigate the effect of the space environment on life and addresses how microgravity impacts tissue morphogenesis and stem cell differentiation....
- This is a $300,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, a private academic institution, for research on leveraging microbes from extreme environments to support sustainable plant growth in lunar regolith. The grant is for a research project with a completion date of February 15, 2027. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Weill Medical College of Cornell University is a prominent research...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $149,575.99 grant to the University of Arizona for a ground-based New Space Biology research project. The project will investigate the epigenetic effects of ionizing radiation and microgravity on gene expression related to DNA damage response and cell cycle control in human mammary epithelial cells. The research aims to better understand how the space environment can alter endocrine regulation of these cellular processes. This...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $298,974.04 grant to the University of Wisconsin - Madison, operating as Research and Sponsored Programs under the University of Wisconsin System, to conduct research on the effects of altered gravity on nuclear morphology and cytoskeletal organization in fibroblasts during parabolic flight. The research will involve culturing cells in specialized hardware to control temperature and humidity, fixing the cells at different...
- The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, doing business as Health Sciences Division, was awarded a $149,834.28 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct biomedical research on the bioactive proteins secreted by the human vasculature in response to low-dose space radiation. The original research aims remain unchanged, with the exception of re-numbering and modifying the irradiation plan to include gamma and mixed field exposures instead of...
- This is a $53,925 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University for a balanced science program. The grant aims to enable Cornell's participation as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research of the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The award supports Cornell's efforts to advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities between traditional science...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $139,819.93 grant to Weill Medical College of Cornell University (doing business as Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University) to conduct research on spaceflight-induced gene expression changes. The grant, titled "OUR PROPOSED EXPERIMENTS WILL ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SPACEFLIGHT-INDUCED GENE EXPRESSION CHANGES BY PERFORMING SINGLE-CELL RNA-SEQUENCING AND SPATIAL RNA-SEQUENCING ON MOUSE TISSUES FROM SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIMENTS," is intended to enhance the understanding of how spaceflight affects gene expression in mice. The grant is a research contract with a period of performance from February 1, 2021, to January 31, 2024. No set-aside designation was mentioned in the information provided.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00006 | Funding Only Action | ($180) | 1/29/25 | |
| Not listed | ($180) | 1/29/25 | ||
| P00005 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 2/21/23 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 2/21/23 | ||
| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/30/22 |