This is a $100,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Kansas State University (KSU) for research to determine the effect of spaceflight on the incidence of cardiovascular risk factors and disease in astronauts. The grant will utilize data from the Longitudinal Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH) and Life Sciences Data Archive (LSDA) to investigate whether spaceflight induces a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease in astronauts compared to...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC20K1184, was granted to the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. (KUMCRI) to investigate the effects of long-term microgravity on testicular function and spermatogenesis in rodents. The $2,825,505.00 grant, awarded on October 1, 2020, is a research contract funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract has a projected completion date of September 30, 2023 and does not have a set-aside...
This federal contract award is for a cooperative agreement between the NASA Shared Services Center and Kansas State University (KSU) to develop a thorough understanding of the physiological parameters associated with the ability to complete simulated critical mission tasks, and to develop a battery of predictor tests that will provide critical information regarding a crewmember's readiness and capability to perform these tasks. The $401,598 agreement is part of the "Identification of...
This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY), doing business as Stony Brook University, is a $299,683.70 grant to study the effects of microgravity on the coupling and communication between osteoblasts and osteoclasts, the cells responsible for bone remodeling. The goal is to identify countermeasures, such as the use of bisphosphonates or anti-RANKL antibodies, to mitigate the...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to KBR Wyle Services, LLC, a for-profit manufacturer, to conduct research on the effects of long-duration spaceflight on astronauts. The research aims to determine whether spaceflight factors such as radiation, psychological stress, and altered physical activity contribute to the accelerated progression of atherosclerosis. The study will measure biomarkers, arterial structure and function, and genomic and...
This federal contract award, with an ID of NNX17AB12G, was granted to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The $401,869.14 grant is designed to identify novel metabolomic biomarkers in serum and urine that can detect and monitor physiological disturbances due to bed rest, which simulates the effects of microgravity in space. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of countermeasures such as exercise or exercise with...
This federal contract award, with ID NNX17AE48G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research. The contract, valued at $244,177.39, is a grant for research on the effects of microgravity on the cardiovascular system, specifically the interaction between endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and endothelial stem/progenitor cells. This research is aimed at developing cell-based countermeasures to...
This federal contract award, with the ID NNX16AH80G, was granted by the Shared Services Center (an alternate name for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA) to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY), doing business as Stony Brook University, for a grant project titled "Effects of Space Flights on the Proteome of Astronauts' Plasma." The $331,916.00 grant supports research to improve understanding of molecular changes that influence...
This is a $296,907.57 grant awarded by NASA to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Stony Brook University) to study the effects of microgravity and partial microgravity on bone remodeling, as well as evaluate hypergravity as a countermeasure for microgravity-induced bone loss. The objective is to understand the underlying causes of bone loss experienced by astronauts during long-duration spaceflight and develop effective countermeasures to sustain bone health, which...
This is a $899,994.00 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Texas A&M University to conduct research on the effects of microgravity on skeletal muscle. The research aims to understand how skeletal muscle adapts to the mechanical unloading experienced in microgravity environments, which can lead to muscle atrophy, weakness, and increased risk of injury upon return to a gravitational environment. This research is critical to support the health and...
This federal contract award, with ID NNX16AR26G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Kansas State University (KSU) to conduct research on the effects of microgravity on cardiovascular and bone health. The $198,100.00 grant will support a 30-day bed rest study to simulate the impacts of spaceflight, with the goal of identifying biomarkers that can be used to evaluate astronaut health. The research will investigate changes in endothelial cell function, cardiac structure and function, and bone turnover through the analysis of various biomolecular markers. This award is not associated with a set-aside program, and KSU is the prime contractor without any noted major subcontractors. The findings from this investigation are expected to provide new insights into the physiological adaptations that occur during spaceflight and contribute to the development of improved health monitoring techniques for astronauts.