Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2024)
Recipient: RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2023-02-02 to 2027-01-31
Current total value of award: $1105098
Description: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF SPACEFLIGHT ON CELL AND TISSUE DYSFUNCTION ALONG THE BRAIN-LIVER-GUT AXIS AND TO DETERMINE THE ROLE OF THESE PERTURBATIONS IN ACCELERATING TISSUE DEGENERATION ASSOCIATED WITH AGING.