NASA Selects 12 Space Radiobiology Research Proposals

Aug. 31, 2012

Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jbuck@nasa.gov

William Jeffs
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov


RELEASE: 12-306

NASA SELECTS 12 SPACE RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH PROPOSALS

WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 12 grants to be funded through its
most recent research announcement for opportunities in space
radiobiology research. This ground-based research will be performed
at NASA's Space Radiation Laboratory at Brookhaven National
Laboratory in Upton, New York. Researchers will use beams of
high-energy heavy ions to simulate space radiation.

NASA's Space Radiation Program will fund the 12 proposals to study
radiation effects linked to two or more cancer development processes.
The goal is to understand better the underlying mechanisms of the
cancer's development and risks from chronic radiation exposure in
space. This includes risks to the central nervous system during
long-duration space missions.

Eleven institutions in eight states and the District of Columbia will
receive a total of about $12 million over a one- to four-year period.
Scientific and technical experts from academia and government
reviewed the proposals.

For a complete list of the selected principal investigators,
organizations and proposals, visit:

http://go.nasa.gov/PS0rbx

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov


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