{"id":89509,"date":"2015-03-06T02:29:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T07:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-342960"},"modified":"2024-05-23T18:22:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T22:22:35","slug":"research-branch","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/research-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Biosciences Research Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Ames SC Division<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/\">Space Biosciences Division<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Who We Are<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/bioengineering-branch\/\">Bioengineering Branch (SCB)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/flight-systems-implementation\/\">Flight Systems Implementation Branch (SCF)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/research-branch\/\">Space Biosciences Research Branch (SCR)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/management\/\">Division Management<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/space-biosciences-at-ames-what-we-do\/\">What We Do<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Missions<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon-line-vertical\" x=\"7.59998\" y=\"12\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" transform=\"rotate(-90 7.59998 12)\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/space-biosciences-research\/\">Latest Missions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/space-biosciences-education\/\">Education<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences-information-for-researchers\/\">Information for Researchers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/space-biosciences-publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/space-biosciences-contacts\/\">Contacts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>More<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/astrocyte-fluorescent-tags.png?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/astrocyte-fluorescent-tags.png?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/astrocyte-fluorescent-tags.png?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/astrocyte-fluorescent-tags.png?resize=1200,900 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-1 padding-right-3 desktop:padding-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-0 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-page-intro-image-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 84% 11%; object-position: 84% 11%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?resize=300,184 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?resize=768,471 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?resize=1024,628 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?resize=1536,942 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?resize=2048,1256 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?resize=400,245 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?resize=600,368 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?resize=900,552 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?resize=1200,736 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sergio-santa-maria-bench.png?resize=2000,1227 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-0 padding-bottom-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md display-block width-full margin-bottom-1\">Space Biosciences Research Branch<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-6 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Relevant research and development objectives of the branch include radiation detection and biology, fundamental space biology, and the development of countermeasures to preserve human health in space. \u00a0Teams of researchers are organized around scientific disciplines critical to NASA\u2019s bioscience missions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/space-biosciences-research-branch-staff\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md\">\n                                Meet the Research Team <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about Space Biosciences Research Branch<\/span>                            <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2 margin-right-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Branch Chief<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0\">Christina Johnson, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2 margin-left-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Deputy Branch Chief<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0\">Ahleah Rohr Daniel, PhD, MPH, CIH<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2 margin-right-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2 margin-left-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">Laboratories and Projects<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Bone and Signaling Lab at Ames\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 57% 34%; object-position: 57% 34%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png 2862w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?resize=768,433 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?resize=1024,577 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?resize=1536,866 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?resize=2048,1155 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?resize=400,226 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?resize=900,508 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?resize=1200,677 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lblaber-bone-study.png?resize=2000,1128 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Bone and Signaling Lab<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">The Bone and Signaling Laboratory is a multi-investigator collaborative facility that investigates the physiological responses of bone to the spaceflight environment. The current laboratory principal investigators focus their work on diverse research goals and synergize to share ideas, equipment and resources.\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/bone-and-signaling-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Learn More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?w=761\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Biospecimens in NBISC\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 4% 32%; object-position: 4% 32%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?resize=223,300 223w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?resize=768,1033 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?resize=761,1024 761w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?resize=1142,1536 1142w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?resize=1522,2048 1522w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?resize=297,400 297w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?resize=446,600 446w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?resize=669,900 669w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?resize=892,1200 892w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/nbisc-image.jpg?resize=1486,2000 1486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Biospecimens<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">The Space Biology Biospecimen Sharing Program (BSP) collects biospecimens to maximize the scientific return from biological studies and to encourage and broaden participation in space biology research.  The NASA Biological Institutional Scientific Collection (NBISC) is a biorepository of non-human samples collected from NASA-funded studies. <\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osdr.nasa.gov\/bio\/about\/nbisc.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Learn How to Request Samples<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/osdr-infographic.png?w=588\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 53%; object-position: 50% 53%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/osdr-infographic.png 588w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/osdr-infographic.png?resize=300,162 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/osdr-infographic.png?resize=400,216 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Data<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">NASA Open Science Data Repositories expands scientists' access to space-related experiments that explore the biological response of terrestrial biology to spaceflight environments. Our mission is to maximize the utilization of the valuable biological research resources and enable new discoveries.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osdr.nasa.gov\/bio\/about\/opensci.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Explore OSDR<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/biosentinel_1920x1080.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Illustration of the BioSentinel spacecraft, flying past the Moon with the CubeSat's solar arrays fully deployed, facing the Sun.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/biosentinel_1920x1080.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/biosentinel_1920x1080.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/biosentinel_1920x1080.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/biosentinel_1920x1080.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/biosentinel_1920x1080.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/biosentinel_1920x1080.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/biosentinel_1920x1080.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/biosentinel_1920x1080.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/biosentinel_1920x1080.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Deep Space Biology<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">While ground facilities to perform space-like radiation experiments are currently available, the dynamic and unique composition of the deep space radiation environment is practically impossible to fully simulate on Earth. As we prepare to send humans on extended missions beyond low Earth orbit, it is critical to understand how persistent exposure to space radiation affects living organisms.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/deep-space-biology\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Learn More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/countermeasure-lab.jpg?w=547\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 30% 56%; object-position: 30% 56%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/countermeasure-lab.jpg 547w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/countermeasure-lab.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/countermeasure-lab.jpg?resize=400,300 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Countermeasures Lab<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">The Laboratory of Countermeasures Development is addressing key challenges associated with use of medications in spaceflight missions. We also provide\u00a0assessment of long-term spaceflight on drug metabolism due to changes in the human body that are\u00a0caused by exposure to\u00a0space.\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/laboratory-of-countermeasures-development\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Learn More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/germs-rwv-e1716927543628.png?w=400\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"GERMS simulated space microbial experiment\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/germs-rwv-e1716927543628.png 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/germs-rwv-e1716927543628.png?resize=300,226 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">GERMS<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Research in the Gravitational Effects and Radiobiology of Microbes in Space (GERMS) group uses laboratory and computational experimentation to study the responses of microbial individuals, populations, and communities to the physical environment of spaceflight.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/space-biosciences\/gravitational-effects-and-radiobiology-of-microbes-in-space\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Learn More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ai-ml-graphic-e1711662490635.png?w=420\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"AI\/machine learning graphic\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 47%; object-position: 50% 47%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ai-ml-graphic-e1711662490635.png 420w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ai-ml-graphic-e1711662490635.png?resize=300,263 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ai-ml-graphic-e1711662490635.png?resize=400,350 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Computational analysis of biological data spans a variety of approaches including statistical methods, bioinformatics approaches, mathematical modeling, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methods. <\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osdr.nasa.gov\/bio\/data\/ai4ls.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Learn More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/planetary-protection-from-microbes.png?w=596\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; 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