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Wenonah Vercoutere—2007NASA Ames

Sarah Wyatt—2008

ASGSB GOVERNING BOARDPaul Todd, PresidentSHOT, Inc.

Ken Souza, President-ElectNASA Ames Research Center

David Chapman, Secretary-Treasurer

Chris Brown, Immediate Past PresidentN.C. State University

Tom K. Scott, Executive DirectorUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Simon Gilroy—2007Pennsylvania State University

Eberhard Horn—2006University of Ulm, Germany

David Klaus-2007University of Colorado

Peter Lee—2006Brown University

Richard Mains—2008Mains Associates

Anna-Lisa Paul—2008University of Florida

CORPORATE MEMBERSBoeing Integrated Defense SystemsSt. Louis, MO

Lockheed-Martin, Inc. OrthoLogicMoffett Field, CA Tempe, AZ

ASSOCIATE CORPORATE MEMBERSBionetics CorporationKennedy Space Center, FL

Dynamac, Inc. Kennedy Space Center, FL

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFStanley Roux

ASGSBNewsletter of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Volume 22, Number 1

Winter 2006

Universities Space Research Association Division of Space Life Sciences Houston, TX

SHOT, Inc. Greenville, IN

Mains Associates, Inc.Berkeley, CA

Andrea Hanson, ASGSB-SA PresidentUniversity of Colorado

NEWSLETTER EDITORJanet V. Powers

ORBITEC, Inc.Madison, WI ASGSB 22ND ANNUAL MEETING

Arlington, VANovember 2-5, 2006

preliminary information on page 3

2005 ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTSpages 6-18

Also In This Issue:ASGSB-Student Association (p. 20-21)ASGSB Committee Reports (p. 19, 22)ELMS Coalition White Paper (p. 23-24)ASGSB Board Actions (p. 25-30)News and Opportunities (p. 31-32)ASGSB Membership Directory (p. 33-48)

President Paul Todd receives thegavel, and presents the Past

President’s Award to outgoingPresident Chris Brown.

(continued on p. 2)

Danny Riley—2008University of Wisconsin

April Ronca—2007Wake Forest University

Ronald Schaefer-2006PRIMAssist, LLCSan Diego, CA

Nancy Searby—2006NASA Ames Research Center

Wenonah Vercoutere—2007NASA Ames Research Center

Sarah Wyatt—2008Ohio University

Presidential Reflections

Dear Fellow Society Members:

In my long years I have heardthousands of phrases of comfort forthe bereft, suitable for memorialservices, memorial holidays, andthe like. To many of our colleaguessuch terminology is inadequate tocounteract the grief that accompa-nies so many terminated projects inthe ASGSB family. A favoritephrase from my compatriot HenryWadsworth Longfellow, “Tell menot in mournful numbers. Life isbut an endless dream” is, inLongfellow fashion, countermandedby “Still achieving, still pursuing,Learn to labor and to wait” (Psalmof Life).

While grieving over the lossesincurred by its family of members,your ASGSB is, through its officers and Board members, achieving andpursuing better days for gravitational and space biology. While severalpieces of the puzzle are not yet in place, several steps have already beentaken toward the recovery of a world more friendly toward gravitationaland space biology.

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Presidential Reflections (continued from cover)

Our sister societies, the International Society for Gravitational Physiology (ISGP), the AerospaceMedical Association (AsMA), the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), and the AmericanInstitute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) have joined forces with, for example, the SiliconValley Space Club and a handful of private enterprises to form the Exploration Life and MedicalSciences (ELMS) Coalition, described elsewhere in this Newsletter edition.

Steps taken by ASGSB and the ELMS Coalition (http://www.elmscoalition.org) include:• Establishing a network of congressionally connected technical professionals• Identifying and utilizing leadership from several societies• Identifying language for a revised NASA Authorization Act from Congress• Pressuring Congress to pass the first revised NASA Authorization Act in years• Including in this Act language for the explicit support of life sciences research• Including in the Act the use of at least 15% of ISS funding for scientific research• Submitting letters to Science magazine (to date, see Science 211, 469, Jan 2006)• Holding an informational forum for congressional staffers (Mar 31, 2006; see page 5)

A special word of thanks and acknowledgment goes to Andrea Hanson, president of our very activeStudent Association, who wrote and published a beautifully composed letter in Science magazine onthe behalf of the future of our discipline (see text of the letter on page 4).

In addition to contributing energy and resources to the ELMS Coalition, ASGSB is movingforward via membership campaigns directed at space and gravitational biology professionals who arenot members, a belt-tightening financial approach to Society operations, fund-raising among privateand government agencies, overtures to meet jointly with one or more of our sister societies, enhancedinternational participation, and a plan for presentations of funding opportunities by non-NASAagencies at the annual meeting, November 2-5, 2006, at the Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, VA,where we are looking forward to seeing you.

This message would be of little use if it fails to portray any expectations on the part of ASGSBmembers. Our rich past and our intense concentration of talent are powerful resources for propellingthe ASGSB disciplines forward in any intellectual or financial environment. Please review the abovelist of intentions of the society, and consider yourself a participant in one or more of them. If youbring in a new member, please let me know. If you have an unusual idea for a corporate member(sponsor), please let me know. If you have knowledge of unusual research funding sources, pleaselet me know. If you join the ELMS Coalition, please let me know. While the ASGSB GoverningBoard functions as a tool of representative democracy, please be mindful that this is YOUR Boardand we are YOUR officers.

While I have had to deal with one of the toughest years in ASGSB history it has been a privilegeto have the valiant and dedicated support of my predecessor Chris Brown, my successor Ken Souza,and the ever-present steady hand of Tom Scott, the Society’s Executive Director, who enjoys the ableassistance of Dr. Susie Dakin. It is difficult to improve on Chris Brown’s presidential thought fromlast year: “Take heart and embrace the future.”

Looking forward to seeing you ALL in November!

Paul

Paul Todd2005-2006 ASGSB PresidentChief Scientist, SHOT, Inc.

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ASGSB 2006 in Washington, DC Area

The next ASGSB annual meeting will be held November 2-5, 2006 (Thursday-Sunday) at theSheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Virginia (http://www.sheratonnational.com/).

The Sheraton National Hotel is located near the Washington National Airport, and the hotel offers acomplimentary shuttle from the airport for its guests. We plan to have a reception in the lovely roof-toplounge, which has great views of the Potomac River and DC. The hotel is offering an exceptional roomrate for the Washington area of $109.00 plus tax per night.

The meeting will feature three exciting scientific symposia. The first is chaired by Jack van Loonand is entitled “Cell mechanics.” Karl Hasenstein is organizing the second symposium called “Geneticadaptation for stress,” and, finally, we will have “Integrated physiology,” which is chaired by EberhardHorn. The chairs have invited a top-notch group of international speakers. In addition, we plan to havea banquet speech given by one of the astronauts (TBD). Look for details of our exciting program infuture notices on the ASGSB website and in the Spring issue of the ASGSB Newsletter.

These are difficult times for space biology, so we need your support to maintain a vibrant scientificsociety. We all look forward to seeing you in Arlington in November!

John Z. Kiss2006 Scientific Program Chair

Preliminary Information for the 2006 Annual Meeting

Online Abstract Submission for 2006ASGSB Annual Meeting

Abstracts Due July 7, 2006

ASGSB continues electronic abstract submission, which began in 2004, for the 2006annual meeting. The system allows for the information collected on the Abstract Submis-sion forms to be submitted with an online form.

For those of you who did not attend the previous two annual meetings, the online formallows the author to upload the abstract as a file from the author’s computer to the serverusing a file upload script built into the ASGSB webpage (a “browse” button on the formallows the author to browse their computer to find/select the file to upload; abstract isprepared as a word processing document as in the past). For student abstracts, the scriptsautomatically send an email request to the faculty sponsor for confirmation. Furtherdetails will be provided in the Spring issue of the ASGSB Newsletter.

Continued thanks to Tim Mulkey for developing and maintaining the online submis-sion system. Using the online system, the abstracts will be due Friday, July 7, 2006.

Mary MusgraveEditor, Gravitational and Space Biology


Student Association President’s Letter Published in Science

Published in Letters section in Science, 27 January 2006: Vol. 311, no. 5760, p. 469:

IN RESPONSE TO DONALD KENNEDY’S EDITORIAL “NASA: Back to eating seed corn” (25Nov. 2005, p. 1245), I’d like to offer a student perspective. As president of the American Societyfor Gravitational and Space Biology (ASGSB) Student Association, I represent the current inspiredgeneration of young scientists, who would not be here but for the thrill of space exploration andexpertise of veteran researchers.

Well over 10,000 students have toiled diligently in NASA’s quest to develop life supportsystems, understand spaceflight bone and muscle loss, define mechanisms of plant growth inmicrogravity, and understand basic gravity-dependent processes. Until recently, space life sciencehas been listed as a top priority to enable further space exploration. But now NASA is dismantlingthis research and training infrastructure, or as Kennedy puts it, “eating seed corn.” With these lossesand an aging workforce approaching retirement, we are stifling our technical competency andrelinquishing key institutional memory.

Without forging ahead in research supporting healthy space travel now, all the efforts tobring people to the Moon and Mars will have been in vain. We will lose valuable time, people, andresources that must be reinvented later at a much higher cost. Our small space life science commu-nity has been criticized for not speaking up in our own defense. If we are not being heard, it’sbecause NASA is not listening. Hear this—we cannot send humans to the Moon and Mars without arobust research program to address safety, adaptation, and long-term habitation. I believe space lifescience programs are the key to survival of those in space now, future space travelers, and the spaceprogram as a whole.

ANDREA HANSONPresident, ASGSB-SA, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.E-mail: [email protected]

ASGSB-SA President Responds to NASA Cuts

Second Issue of Gravitational and Space Biology Includes DiversePeer-Reviewed Articles

Eighteen authors answered the call for submission of expanded abstracts to the new ASGSB journal,Gravitational and Space Biology. The articles, all two-page expanded abstracts of work presented at theannual meeting in Reno, covered diverse fields of research in gravitational biology, carried out in spaceand on Earth, on plants and on animals, and at the molecular, cellular, and whole organism levels.

All of the articles were reviewed by one or more members of the Editorial Board, which includesAugusto Cogoli ( ZeroG LifeTechnology, Zurich), Luis Cubano (Universidad Central del Caribe), EmilyHolton (NASA Ames), John Kiss (Miami U of Ohio), William Landis (Northeast Ohio UniversitiesCollege of Medicine), Patrick Masson (U of Wisconsin), Gloria Muday (Wake Forest U), Anna Lisa Paul(U of Florida), April Ronca (Wake Forest U), Gerald Sonnenfeld (Binghamton U), and Paul Todd (SHOT,Inc.). Most of the articles required revision, but the final products, which will be published online thissummer along with 2005 symposia review articles, will be of significant interest to the gravitationalbiology community. To save some mailing costs, printed copies of this issue will be distributed at theannual meeting in November; those members not attending the meeting will have the option of receiving aprinted copy by mail at that time.

Stan RouxEditor-in-Chief, ASGSB Publications


Join Fellow ASGSB Members in Participating in Forum to Help RestoreSpace Life Sciences

ASGSB officers, Governing Board members, and several members at large have been working, withsome success, to restore as much as possible of our nation’s space life research capability. One of severaloutcomes is the forum,“Restoration and Sustainability of our National Space Life Science Research Capabil-ity,” which is described below, the purpose of which is to heighten the knowledge base of congressionalstaffers, congressional committee staffers, and other key government individuals.

If you are near or in Washington, DC, at the time of the forum, which conveniently follows the Astrobi-ology Science Conference (AbSciCon), please make an effort to be present. Several ASGSB members willbe attending. There will be an opportunity to be heard.

We hope to see you there.

Paul [email protected]

AIAA Excellence in Aerospace Discourse Series“Restoration and Sustainability of our National Space Life Science Research Capability”

Friday, March 31, 2006

9:00am-3:30pmG-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building

AGENDA

9:00 am Welcome and Introductions – Bob Dickman, Executive Director, AIAA

9:10 am Keynote Speaker –Rep. Brad Miller (NC)9:30 am Overview of Life Science Issues – Dr. Chris Brown, N.C. State University

10:00 am Panel Discussion: Benefits and Implications, from Exploration in Space to Exploration onEarth – Moderated by Dr. Joan VernikosPanelists: Dr. Barry Blumberg, Dr. Lawrence Delucas, Dr. Harry Janes, Dr. Jim Pawelczyk, Erika Wagner

12:00 pm Lunch – Provided for all those attending

12:45 pm Panel Discussion: Steps Leading to the Sustainability of Space Life Sciences – Moderated byDr. Robert PhillipsPanelists: Jeff Bingham, Dr. David Longnecker, Dr. Marlene MacLeish, Dr. Bruce Pittman, Carl Walz

3:00 pm Summary and Call to Action – Dr. Chris Brown

3:30 pm Adjourn

For more information and daily updates to the agenda, please visit www.aiaa.org/publicpolicy

March 31st AIAA Forum Being Held at Senate Office Building


A highlight of the annual meeting banquet eachyear is the Awards ceremony, when the membershiplearns who will be honored for outstanding researchaccomplishments and for exemplary service to theSociety. This year’s winners were all outstandingcontributors to the advance of gravitational biologyand most deserving of the Society’s recognition.

Student awards for outstanding poster presen-tations were given in several categories. Among theUndergraduate posters, first place in the AnimalResearch category went to Shane Lloyd, University ofBritish Columbia, Vancouver; second place to TroyHigh School, Troy, Michigan, for their joint project;and third place to Lindsey Bergeron, U.S. Air ForceAcademy. First place in Undergraduate Plant Re-search went to Jessica Yester, NC State University;second place to Ashley Kuntz, Miami University,Oxford, Ohio; and third place to Jennifer Jacobi,University of Missouri, Rolla. Among Graduateposters, Animal Research category, first place went toThaddeus R.F. Fulford-Jones, MIT; second placewent to Laura Lintault, University of Vermont; andthird place to Chris Allen, University of TexasMedical Branch. In the Plant Research category, firstplace went to Thomas Bushart, University of Texasat Austin.

The Halstead Young Investigator Award is given to a member of the Society in the early to middle stages ofhis or her career for exceptional contributions to research in gravitational and space biology. This year’s awardwinner was Dr. Elison Blancaflor, Assistant Scientist at the Robert Samuel Noble Foundation in Ardmore, OK.

Elison’s botany experience began in pineapple fields in the Philip-pines, where he received his undergraduate education before attendingthe University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he received hisgraduate degrees. He spent the years 1996-1999 in post-doctoraltraining at Penn State University in a large, dynamic group led bySimon Gilroy. His attention-getting studies on laser-ablated singlecolumella cells in living, functioning root caps capable of inducingroot curvature was the beginning of an intense program of studiesusing dynamic microscopy. Elison went on to succeed in transformingto spectacular visibility many of the hypotheses concerning rootgrowth control using well-chosen fluorescent tags, scanning confocalmicroscopy, and transgenic specimens. This work led to the publica-tion of some 37 high-grade original articles since 1995, of which atleast nine have been represented on the covers of high-impact journalsin full, high-resolution color—almost a record. At the Noble Founda-tion, Elison accepted responsibility for the Foundation’s CellularImaging Facility as its Head and diversified his research to includeinvestigations of the involvement of lipids in the regulation of plantdevelopment, defenses, and stress responses. In connection with thisresearch he holds an Adjunct Faculty appointment at the Center forPlant Lipid Research, University of North Texas. His work continuesin the field of root gravitropism with detailed studies on the role of thecytoskeleton in amyloplast movement, signal transduction, cellpolarity, and gravity sensing.

ASGSB Awards Honor Research

Student award winners. Front row: LindseyBergeron; Ashley Kuntz; Jessica Yester; Laura

Lintault; Jennifer Jacobi; Nancy Tseng,Temple He, Charlie Lin, and Arjun Dupati,

joint student winners from Troy High School;and Shane Lloyd.

Back row: Thaddeus Fulford-Jones, ChrisAllen, Thomas Bushart.

Elison Blancaflor (right),Halstead Young Investigator

Award winner, with Paul Todd.


Stan Roux receives the ASGSBFounders Award, presented by

John Kiss.

Chris Brown receives the OrrReynolds Distinguished Service

Award from Bill Landis.

The Orr Reynolds Distinguished Service Award is made toan individual for service in the Society and space life sciences“above and beyond the call of duty.” The award is made in honorand memory of the late Dr. Orr Reynolds, one of the foundingcharter members of the Society. This year’s most worthyrecipient was Dr. Christopher Brown. Chris received his Ph.D.in Botany from the North Carolina State University in 1987.After two years of postdoctoral training at the University ofMissouri, he first became involved in space flight-relatedresearch when he joined the NASA Kennedy Space Center LifeScience Support Contract in 1989. He has been the PI or co-I onsix space flight experiments on the Space Shuttle and has over 65publications in the field of gravitational and space biology. In1996 he helped to establish the NASA Specialized Center ofResearch and Training (NSCORT) and began directing it in 2000.Beyond his professional accomplishments, Chris has an outstand-ing record of service to the Society. He has chaired the PublicAffairs Committee, served on the Governing Board, and in 2003was elected to the presidency of the ASGSB. He has beeninstrumental in supporting gravitational and space biology in hisconstant discussions, lobbying efforts, and negotiations with hisstate senators and representatives to the US Congress, as well asbeing extremely active in the Exploration Life and MedicalSciences (ELMS) Coalition to actively engage the scientificcommunity in the public policy. He is highly esteemed for theenergy, insights, and effectiveness that he has contributed tomany different projects of the Society, and is most deserving ofthe Orr Reynolds Distinguished Service Award.

The final award presented was the Founders Award, thehighest honor given by the Society. It is made to a member ofthe Society for distinguished scientific contributions to andleadership in the field of Gravitational and Space Biology. Thisyear’s recipient was Dr. Stan Roux of the University of Texas atAustin. Stan earned his Ph.D. at Yale University, and his firstfaculty position was at the University of Pittsburgh. Aftermoving to UT-Austin, Stan served as chair of botany and later aschair of biosciences. He clearly is an excellent teacher and hasreceived numerous awards, including being named DistinguishedTeaching Professor by the University of Texas. Stan also is anoutstanding researcher who focuses on the role of light andgravity in plant development. He has published over 100 papersin top-ranked journals and served as a PI on a space flightexperiment on STS-93. In addition to teaching and research, Stanhas excelled in his commitment to service at all levels. He hasbeen involved with the American Society of Plant Biologists, aswell as having served as President of ASGSB in 1995. Currently,Stan is the Editor-in-Chief of the newsletter and the Society’sjournal, Gravitational and Space Biology. Dr. Stan Roux is acredit to the ASGSB and is a wonderful role model for studentsand other members of the Society.

Text contributions from John Kiss, Stan Roux, Paul Todd,Janet Powers, and Bill Landis

Contributions and Service


2005 Annual Meeting Highlights

Reno provided an exciting location for the 21st annual meeting.Photos: (L) Karl Hasenstein; (R) Janet Powers.

Johniece Brooks and Luis Cubano. Registration ransmoothly, with the added benefit of ASGSB hats!

Johniece Brooks, Registrar Extraordinaire.

Tim Mulkey works to solve an urgent technical matter.



Annual Meeting photographsby Janet V. Powers,

unless noted otherwise.

ASGSB provides first aid to NASA.Photo: Elison Blancaflor.

Charles Wade takes a question during the symposium onAstronaut Health. Peter Stein, Alan Hargens, and Gerry

Sonnenfeld also spoke during the symposium.

Eugene Trinh, from NASA Headquarters, tries to explainNASA’s new direction.

Millie Hughes-Fulford documents ASGSB activities.

Richard Mains speaks with Penny Boston during thesymposium on planetary biology and terraforming.


2005 Annual Meeting Reception

Marianne Steele and Richard Edelmann.

Bev Girten, Sharmila Bhattacharya, and Paul Todd. Jeff Henderson, Betty Juergensmeyer, Kyle Hetrick,and Barry Pyle.

Nirav Shah, Jake Elmer, and Sathya Silva.

Stan Roux, Sung-Ha Kim, and Mike Evans.Photo: Karl Hasenstein.



Jack van Loon, Eberhard Horn, and Karl Hasenstein.

Adrian LeBlanc and Alan Hargens.

Albert von Deutsch, Allyson Belton, Kamla Dutt, DanitaEatman, and Deborah von Deutsch.

The National Automobile Museumin Reno provided a very interesting

venue for the annual meetingreception. Daniel von Deutsch and

Barry Pyle admire the cars.

Dan Holley and Chuck Fuller.



Jay Buckey talks about NASA’s funding cycles and how spacelife sciences will be back.

Mary Musgrave and John Blasiak.

Janet Powers and Susie Dakin. Photo: Karl Hasenstein.

Doug Gruendel, Rich Boling, Dan Schultz, and Dave Reed.

Cary Mitchell and Dave Chapman.



Dan Holley and Bonnie Dalton.

Guy Etheridge, Terri Lomax, Tom Scott, Paul Todd, andRichard Mains.

Gerry Sonnenfeld and Leonard Cipriano.

Tom Scott rallies the troops for Space Biology!

Marian Lewis and Luis Cubano.



Rich Boling talks with Doug Gruendel at the SHOT exhibit.

Scarlett Chidgey and Jason Cardillo assist Bob Phillips ashe tries out Mains Associates’ new product.

Millie Hughes-Fulford and Peter Steinduring a break.

Keith Chapes makes a point while talking with Rich Boling. Eugene Trinh talks with Chuck Fuller.



Executive Director Tom Scott doesn’t let a broken footkeep him from directing meeting logistics, as Johniece

Brooks lends her assistance.

Nancy Searby and Paul Todd. Jay Buckey signs up for membership in the ELMS Coalition,as Richard Mains looks on.

Elison Blancaflor, Sarah Wyatt, and Jack Mullen.

Guo-Shing Sun and Nicki Rayl at the NASA Center forGravitational Biology Research exhibit.



Gioia Massa looks over Thomas Bushart’s poster.

Qiaojun Jin discusses her poster with A.C. Matin.

Lindsey Bergeron and Richard Mains.

Sean Figy talks about his poster to Mike Benoit.

Jackie Duke, Yumi Kawahara, and Louis Yuge.



Kate Beckingham and Jacob Elmer.

Scott Summers and Hanjoong Jo.

Peter Scherp and Maria Palmieri.

Guo-Shing Sun listens to Heather Howard.

Temple He and Chalie Lin talk about their poster, which wasa group submission from Troy (Michigan) High School.



Banquet speaker Howard McCurdy talks with attendees.

Pat Russell receives a special award from TomScott for her years of continuous dedication and

service to ASGSB.Sunup Hwang, Ralph Purdy, and Scott Summers.

Johniece Brooks, Jackie Duke, and Pat Russell.

Front row: Paul Todd, Judy Todd, Dave Thomas.Back row: Yumi Kawahara, Rui Yuge, Chika Umeda,

Rich Boling.


Public & Legislative Affairs CommitteeHolds Joint Meetingwith ELMS Coalition

November 4, 2005

A special Public and Legislative Affairs (PLA)Committee Meeting was held jointly with theExploration Life and Medical Sciences (ELMS)Coalition.

The ELMS Coalition is a volunteer organizationthat supports ongoing participation in public andlegislative advocacy. ASGSB is now an organiza-tional member of ELMS, along with several otherlife sciences associations. There are also manyindustry and individual members of the Coalitionwho support the following ELMS goals:

• To assure realization of the national visionto complete and utilize the InternationalSpace Station (ISS) for space life sciencesresearch.

• To maintain a robust NASA life sciencesresearch program.

• To preserve the NASA Life Sciences andextramural research community.

A presentation on ELMS was given by CindyMartin-Brennan, Chris Brown, and Richard Mains.The PLA Committee Chair, Richard Mains, summa-rized the activities that the Committee had beeninvolved in over the year, mainly ASGSB advocacyvisits to the Hill in April 2005, helping form andimplement the ELMS Coalition with the AIAA LifeSciences & Systems Technical Committee, addingadditional organizational and individual members tothe Coalition, and building and operating the ELMSweb site.

A follow-on discussion focused on the need forall ASGSB members to join ELMS via its web site(http://elmscoalition.org) and for all PLA Members(see list below) to volunteer (contact the Chair [email protected]) to assist in ongoing ELMS-related efforts and projects.

By Richard Mains,ASGSB PLA Committee Chair

AttendeesCurrent PLA Members (either signed-in as a memberor would like to be a member):Chris Brown, Jason Cardillo, Scarlett Chidgey,Jackie Duke, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Richard Mains,Cary Mitchell, Bob Phillips, Danielle Seneschal, JoeTash, Paul Todd

ASGSB Committee Reports

Education Committee to FocusMission and Activities

November 2, 2005, 12:15 p.m.

Attendees:Chris BrownScarlett ChidgeyBev GirtenBob MorrowBob PhillipsBarry PyleDanielle Seneschal

We opened the meeting with introductions.Chris Brown announced that we needed to

appoint a new committee chair, since TomDreschel, who has been the chair for manyyears, has stepped down.

Discussion centered on the need to focusthe committee mission and its activities. Theattendees decided to draft a new mission andhave the committee review and approve it forsubmission to the Board.

We will examine the possibility of focusingon higher education and on forming closer tieswith the Student Association. Alternativesources of support for educational activities willbe investigated, such as Space Grant resources.Efforts will be made to establish an on-lineclearinghouse for internship and co-op opportu-nities.

The committee elected two co-chairs, BobMorrow and Scarlett Chidgey.

Submitted by Bob Morrow

Additional Attendees (many for ELMS Workshop):Elison Blancaflor, Penny Boston, Stephen KeithChapes, Dave Chapman, Luis Cubano, Carol Elland,Guy Etheridge, Chuck Fuller, Andrea Hanson, EstherHill, Dan Holley, Diana Jennings, Barbara Johnson-Wint, Chaifei Li, Gioia Massa, Bob Morrow, MariaPalmieri, Charlie Quincy, Stan Roux, Ron Schaefer,Tom Scott, Heike Sederoff, Jeff Smith, Ken Souza,Nick Ward, Bill Wells, Sarah Wyatt


ASGSB Student Association Continues

Submitted by Andrea Hanson 2005-2006 ASGSB SA President

ASGSB Student AssociationAnnual Meeting Minutes

Reno, NevadaNovember 2, 2005

ASGSB SA President Robert Ocampo called the meetingto order. Everyone introduced himself or herself.

Erika Wagner and Richard Mains discussed opportunitiesfor Student Association member involvement in theExploration Life & Medical Sciences (ELMS) coalition:

• ELMS is an advocacy group working to preserveNASA funding for space life sciences research

• ELMS needs student association involvement inlobbying, outreach, research for white papers,and web design

• ELMS website www.elmscoalition.org• Free to join

Elections for 2005-2006 officers were held, and the resultsfollow:

• Chief Editor: Dan Blustein, Kalamazoo College• Treasurer: Nirav Shah, Northwestern University• Secretary: Jacob Elmer, University of Missouri-

Rolla• Vice President: Ashley Kuntz, Miami University,

Oxford, Ohio• President: Andrea Hanson, University of Colo-

rado, Boulder

Goals were set for the coming year:• Increase membership

o By word of mouth and local advertisingon each of our respective campuses.

• Community outreacho Use the resources provided on the

ASGSB website to present outreachrelated to space and gravitationalbiology in our local communities.

o Orchestrate an outreach activity to takeplace during next year’s annual meeting.

Student Association members enjoy a night of bowling atthe Hilton Bowling Center.

ASGSB Student Association 2005-2006 officers: AshleyKuntz, Andrea Hanson, Jacob Elmer, Nirav Shah, and

Dan Blustein.


The ASGSB Student Association gathers at the 2005Annual Meeting.

Its Educational Outreach Efforts

Goals for the coming year (cont’d):• Keep improving website

o Add member pictures andacademic information.

o Encourage use of the messageboard.

o Add useful resources.• Add a student talk to the annual

meeting presentationso One student member, or one

student from each subject area,would be chosen to give a talk tothe entire membership. Thestudent would apply to theposter competition and implythat they would like to beconsidered to give a talk. Beingchosen as the presenter would bea prestigious award and one tobe honored.

• Ask for the Society’s journal, Gravita-tional and Space Biology, to be added toyour library resources.

Robbie Ocampo adjourned the meeting.

ASGSB Student Association NewsExcerpts from the ASGSB-SA Newsletter (find the entire newsletter at http://www.asgsb-sa.org and followlinks to “meeting newsletter”)

By Andrea Hanson

This year’s annual meeting was a great success in terms of student participation and the quality ofresearch that was presented. I applaud all who participated and congratulate those who went home with prizes!The SA met at Johnny Rockets for lunch (all 43 of us!!) and later conducted our business meeting where weelected new officers and set goals for the coming year (see ASGSB-SA minutes).

The student mixer was a success! Thank you to everyone who came out to join us at the Hilton BowlingCenter! Props to all the first time bowlers and the old time bowlers.

Mentoring: Please fill out the mentoring form that Robbie Ocampo put together so we can organize theMentoring Program and start to match students with professionals. Email it to Robbie at [email protected] form was included in your meeting folders, and can soon be found on our website: www.asgsb-sa.org

Questionnaire: Please fill out and return the post-meeting questionnaire that Ashley Kuntz sent out.Your feedback will help us to make next year’s meeting a success.


ASGSB Committee Reports

Attendees:Dave ChapmanLuis CubanoChuck FullerBarbara Johnson-WintJohn KissBill LandisTim MulkeyMary MusgraveAnna-Lisa PaulJanet PowersApril RoncaStan RouxPaul Todd

The meeting began at 12:20 PM on Novem-ber 2, 2005 with Tim Mulkey giving a websitereport. He said that, in general, the Fact Sheets andthe Slide Sets links receive the most visits. He willgive more detailed statistics on website use to theBoard.

Mary Musgrave pointed out that the ab-stracts are not coming in “print ready.” Her assistanthas to make changes in font size and other aspects.She noted that there is a need for more specificinstructions, which should be incorporated in thenext announcement for abstract submissions in theNewsletter.

Mary has been asked whether people thatdid not come to the meeting could submit extendedabstracts. After some discussion, Chuck Fuller, whois editor of the Journal of Gravitational Physiology,which also accepts extended abstracts, recommendedthat we adhere to the policy originally established,and allow only those who attend the meeting topublish an extended abstract. Stan Roux made themotion that for next year just one of the authors (notall of them) has to be at the meeting. This motionpassed. After a brief discussion the Committee alsoagreed that, as last year, we would not have a stand-alone issue for expanded abstracts, and we wouldkeep the two-page limit.

Dave Chapman pointed out that there has beena significant reduction in corporate support, and theBoard is requesting that the budget for the Society pub-lications be reduced. He noted that if all of the publi-cations are published only online (i.e., none are printed)then the Society will save about $10,000. John Kissrecommended that the Newsletter be published onlyonline, but the annual meeting issue still be printedand distributed at the meeting. A motion was made tothis effect, and the motion passed. This would reduce

Publications Committee Agrees on Economizing Measures

the annual savings to about $8500 (instead of $10,000)—still a significant sum.

The Committee agreed not to establish a perpage charge. It also agreed to combine the annual issueof Gravitational and Space Biology, which includesSymposium articles and the two-page abstracts, withthe annual meeting issue, which includes the meetingProgram and short meeting abstracts. Members whodo not attend the annual meeting will be given a choiceof whether to receive a printed copy of the journal bymail or access the journal only online. Chuck Fullerpointed out that a reduction in number of copiesprinted may increase the cost per copy and end up notsaving much. Mary Musgrave will check with theprinter on this point.

Janet Powers pointed out that Gravitationaland Space Biology will no longer be indexed inPubMed, as the NASA/NLM (National Library ofMedicine) collaborative agreement allowing Spacelineto index journals not covered by NLM has beeneliminated by NASA funding cuts (seehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf06/jf06_technote.html#7). She indicated that she and RonDutcher will recommend to NLM that they reviewGravitational and Space Biology, as well as theJournal of Gravitational Physiology, for possibleindexing by NLM, since these journals were indexedby Spaceline and are unique to the field. She distrib-uted NLM guidelines and criteria that must be met forGravitational and Space Biology to qualify for index-ing in PubMed. She also indicated she would keepStan (and Chuck) informed of NLM actions.

Since Gravitational and Space Biology isavailable online through the ASGSB website, commit-tee members discussed having all ASGSB memberscontact their institution libraries and asking to have thejournal added to the list of online journals. This wasagreed to by committee members, and the recommen-dation will be brought to the attention of the member-ship at large through announcement at the ASGSBbusiness meeting and through the newsletter.

There was a brief discussion on the questionof whether authors who published two-page abstractsin Gravitational and Space Biology could subsequentlypublish similar findings in other journals withoutpermission. Stan Roux pointed out that the policy ofthe journal is that although the exact figures publishedin the 2-page abstracts could not be published else-where, the same findings could be reported in thelonger format of other journals without permission.

Submitted by Luis Cubano, Stan Roux, and Janet Powers


ELMS White Paper: Comment and Endorsement of the NRC “Review ofNASA Plans for the International Space Station”

Date Released: Thursday, February 16, 2006Source: Exploration Life & Medical Sciences (ELMS) Coalition

In October, 2005 the National Research Council assembled an expert panel for a “Review ofNASA Plans for the International Space Station.” For this congressionally mandated review, NASAsupplied the best available information. Nevertheless, the NRC Panel noted, with discontent, that theinformation was superficial (mostly viewgraphs) and incomplete. Also alarming was that these were theactual datasets used by NASA for making key funding and prioritization decisions within the agency. TheNRC panel concluded that NASA’s decisions are seriously flawed; the Panel made numerous, specificrecommendations to correct them.

The Panel found that the revised activities and priorities for ISS negate the initial intent of the ISS,reduce the ability of the ISS to advance technology, and preclude using the only manned platform availablein the next several decades to develop needed mitigations for space-based risks to human health andperformance, a critical priority for the Exploration Vision. Originally, the ISS was to provide high qualitysolutions for the fundamental problems that humans will encounter during and after long duration spacemissions. But, NASA’s current plans re-direct the focus to only some short-term issues. This will eliminatemany Exploration-applied investigations needed to go beyond the Lunar sortie mission and adds significantrisk to the safety and success of the exploration vision.

The Exploration Vision, presented by President Bush, suggested changes in the paradigm by whichNASA operated, in part to improve the safety culture that prevailed for both the Challenger and Columbiaaccidents. The President explicitly pointed toward long-term value creation with new and efficient opera-tional capabilities and efficiencies that align with the priorities recommended in the NRC report:

“Our first goal is to complete the International Space Station by 2010. We will finish what we havestarted, we will meet our obligations to our 15 international partners on this project. We will focusour future research aboard the station on the long-term effects of space travel on human biology.The environment of space is hostile to human beings. Radiation and weightlessness pose dangers tohuman health, and we have much to learn about their long-term effects before human crews canventure through the vast voids of space for months at a time. Research on board the station and hereon Earth will help us better understand and overcome the obstacles that limit exploration. Throughthese efforts we will develop the skills and techniques necessary to sustain further space explora-tion.”

“The vision I outline today is a journey, not a race...” and the president discusses and refers to this“journey” throughout the definition of the Exploration Vision.

But NASA quickly redefined and reformulated the program into another race for near-term achievementsand early milestones rather than a structured development of long-term value.

Our nation is now on a new path leading to an “Apollo mission on steroids”, devoid of keyresearch and technology developments that the NRC report reiterates are critical for human exploration ofspace. By following this path, the nation forfeits a $100B infrastructure of space assets as well as anequivalent value in assets within university, government, and industry sectors. For example, Imagine onedecade from now: Having aborted the key capabilities of the ISS and terminated its national funding, wewill need innovative systems for long-duration missions. Shall we then embark on the initial developmentsof Mars transit and surface technologies? The NRC has reiterated that significant new technologies andhuman health countermeasures are required to sustain humans in a microgravity space environment. WillNASA then request from congress and the American public a new ISS, new closed loop life support, otherdevelopments that we are now cancelling? We echo and endorse the NRC’s call for a coherent, responsible,forwardlooking plan for pursuing the exploration initiative. The NRC report tactfully but clearly states thatNASA’s current plans are insufficient to meet the needs of an exploration program. Risk-based criteria andanalyses are missing from the assessments and planning. There is an inordinate focus on

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ELMS White Paper: Comment and Endorsement of the NRC “Review ofNASA Plans for the International Space Station” (continued)

development of a Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) by 2011 and a lunar sortie mission in 2018.Absent are research goals to enable long-range Exploration goals. Absent are concerns or plansfor the long-duration tests and microgravity investigations necessary to validate explorationmission architecture and vehicle designs. The ISS is the only long duration platform planned inthe Exploration architecture and it will be defunded by NASA by 2017. We have alreadylearned from ISS experiences that long duration testing and validation are needed for manysystems including the life support systems. How will NASA test long duration operation ofsuch equipment in microgravity once ISS is not available? This is one of the major holes in thecurrent plans.

The NRC report specifically states that “briefers [of the NRC panel] stated explicitlythat no activity was completed that attempted to prioritize individual experiments in the currentpayload portfolio in relation to the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate research andtechnology requirements”. More than 10 times in the NRC report, NASA was criticized for notaligning current decisions with their own Exploration priorities. Thus, hundreds of millions ofdollars of national assets in programs, system capabilities, and valuable intellectual propertyare being cancelled without proper rationale and decision process. In fact, the NRC panelsuggests that several of the cancelled assets be recovered – in three places, the NRC specifi-cally states that animal research aboard ISS should be reinstated.

In summary, NASA’s new plan to abandon the ISS as a intensive research platform,and to shift instead to near-term goals at the expense of long-term success and risk mitigation isreminiscent of the agency culture which was the basis of the Challenger and Columbia acci-dents. As supporters of the Vision for Exploration and of long-term success of NASA as anagency, we strongly support a moratorium on the abandoning core ISS activities, for these areessential in the development of infrastructure that can support a safe and valuable extension ofhuman presence into the solar system, an activity that will also create significant value to thehumans on Earth.

The NRC review of the ISS provided a laudable set of insightful and compellingrecommendations, both specific and general:

o ISS should be focused on validation of technologies, mitigation of crew health issues,and demonstrate operations for the long-term goals of the exploration vision wellbefore Lunar Outpost and Mars missions

o Risk-based priorities for the long duration missions should be set high without aban-doning specific key capabilities such as increasing the crew on ISS and animal-basedresearch aboard ISS

o Life support and environmental control technologies need long duration developmentand testing aboard ISS prior to use on Lunar Outpost or Mars Mission which mustoccur prior to defunding of the ISS

o NASA’s scientific and biomedical plans for ISS utilization, in addition to the infra-structure and technology development and testing for Exploration priorities, shouldhave independent review by which NASA is held accountable

o NASA needs to develop plans for long duration microgravity testing and validationafter the planned defunding of the ISS in 2017

o Basic and fundamental investigations of human health and life support issues, as wellas other physical science investigations are absolutely critical to the reduction of riskfor future Exploration missionsWe agree with the NRC that NASA is prematurely abandoning the ISS and that these

decisions add significant risk to the Exploration Vision. We understand the pressures forShuttle replacement, but we also understand the need to balance long-term risks of the Explora-tion Vision with these short-term needs. An even balance of science and technology that isalways driven by the long-term value and risk mitigation will enable a successful exploration ofthe solar system including transitioning science and technology values to Earth – all goals thatwere at the heart of the President’s original vision.


ASGSB Governing Board Meeting Minutes—2005 Annual Meeting

1 November 2005Board members present: Chris Brown (President), PaulTodd (President-Elect), David Chapman (Secretary-Trea-surer), John Kiss (Immediate Past President), Tom Scott(Executive Director), Eberhard Horn, David Klaus, AprilRonca, Ronald Schaefer, Jack van Loon, Charles WadeBoard members absent: Robert Ocampo (President,Student Association), Simon Gilroy, Peter Lee, HowardLevine, Nancy Searby, Wenonah Vercoutere, Joan VernikosOthers present: Susan Dakin (ASGSB Executive Secre-tary), Charles Fuller (Past President/2005 Meeting orga-nizer), Terri Lomax (NASA Headquarters) (joined meetingin progress)

The meeting was called to order at 7:06 p.m. by Presi-dent Chris Brown. He noted that this Annual Meeting was anespecially important one, given the current state of the spacelife science community. He thanked Chuck Fuller and TomScott for their work in organizing the meeting.

Approval of the Minutes of the Spring BoardMeetingThe minutes of the March 16, 2005, board meeting wereaccepted as submitted.

Exploration Life and Medical Sciences (ELMS)Coalition

Chris Brown noted the important role the ELMS Coa-lition is playing in advocating to NASA and Congress for spacelife science research. The Society is teaming with ELMS, andASGSB members are active participants in the coalition. Ri-chard Mains has worked hard on the ELMS Web site and issharing the Mains Associates Web site with ELMS. Brownasked board members to encourage people to visit the MainsAssociates exhibit and to attend the lunch session at which theseissues will be discussed.

Paul Todd announced that a questionnaire to determinewho is impacted by current funding trends would be distrib-uted to Annual Meeting attendees, to be returned to theMains Associates booth. He noted the importance of foster-ing diversification of funding sources in the researchcommunity and of involving university legislative affairsstaff in seeking support for government funding of research.Chuck Fuller commented that so far, larger, commercialgroups had been most affected by funding cuts, and thatsmaller grants to individuals would be cut later. It wassuggested that for a more complete picture, the questionnairecould be distributed again by e-mail after the meeting.

Society Management and Financial ReportTom Scott reported that Annual Meeting attendance was

down (around 180).Dave Chapman distributed a financial statement. Chris

Brown noted that NASA turned down the Society’s requestfor funding for the 2005 Annual Meeting. Chapman clarifiedthat the reporting period (November 1, 2004, to October 24,2005) included some registration income from the 2004Annual Meeting. The expenses for the 2004 Annual Meetingwere exceptionally high. Expenses for the 2005 AnnualMeeting were projected at $42,000 or $43,000 and wouldprobably exceed revenues somewhat. The largest increase inexpenses from last year was for publications (up about$5,000). Other increased expenses included Society manage-ment (by about $2,000) and the spring board meeting. Inaddition, the Society made a $1,000 charitable donation fortsunami relief efforts. Society membership was down about 60from last year.

Chapman noted that corporate donations and dues fellshort of covering operating costs by about $20,000. Hesuggested that publication expenses could be reduced bydistributing the newsletter only in electronic form. He alsostressed the need for more corporate sponsors or grants. Oncethe 2005 Annual Meeting expenses are paid, the Society willbe about $10,000 in the red until dues for 2006-07 startedcoming in. Charles Wade noted that corporate sponsors weredown from seven or eight last year to two this year.

Brown suggested that Stan Roux be asked to raise theissue of reducing publication expenses at the PublicationsCommittee meeting. Wade noted that publication of the two-page abstracts would be expensive, as more submissions wereexpected this year. The possibility of a publication charge toauthors was discussed. Chuck Fuller noted that this could havetax or other related consequences. Jack van Loon suggestedthat publication costs might be covered as part of an increasedmeeting registration fee or that it might be possible to reduceSociety management expenses. Fuller commented that if theSociety is to attract members to attend the Annual Meeting,despite research funding cuts, it would not be advisable toplace the financial burden on the membership. He suggestedlooking at what could be streamlined, such as paper-handlingcosts. It was agreed that an ad hoc committee should beformed to explore possible measures for reducing publicationcosts. Wade agreed to chair the committee, consisting also ofTom Scott, Dave Chapman, Stan Roux, Mary Musgrave, andJohn Kiss.

Brown reviewed the four financial action items from thespring board meeting; either no action had been taken, or theperson responsible was not present. Paul Todd asked that highpriority be given to development of a brochure for recruitingcorporate members.Action: Charles Wade will schedule a committee meeting toconsider publication costs and to make recommendations tothe board.

Note: The following are the minutes taken at the November2005 Board meetings in Reno, NV. The official, completeminutes will be submitted to the Board for approval at itsSpring 2006 meeting.

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Action: Tom Scott will work on developing a brochure,based on the model from the American Society of PlantBiologists, explaining the benefits of corporate membershipand listing sponsorship opportunities.

Annual MeetingsChris Brown suggested that the Society needed to re-

turn to a cycle of knowing in November when and where thenext annual meeting would be.

2006 Annual MeetingTom Scott announced that the 2006 Annual Meeting

will be in Arlington, at a hotel near Washington National Air-port.

John Kiss asked the board for suggested symposiumtopics and chairs. He said he had talked with Karl Hasensteinabout addressing some aspect of plant biology. Chris Brownoffered to help organize a symposium on genetic or otherplant adaptations to high stress. Jack van Loon said he wouldbe willing to organize a symposium on cell mechanics.

Paul Todd reported that the cell biology membershipcampaign recruited only two members. There may still be achance to attract members from the NASA biotechnologyprogram at Johnson Space Center or the fundamental cellbiology program; some of these researchers might be able toreplace NASA funding with other sources. To attract thesegroups, Todd suggested that at least one “rotating reactor”person (such as Cheryl Nickerson) be recruited as a sympo-sium speaker. He also plans to try to attract astrobiologists toASGSB. Kiss suggested that a symposium might be orga-nized around some area in advanced life support that NASAis funding. Eberhard Horn suggested that a symposium onintegrative physiology would appeal to some Russian andEuropean Space Agency (ESA) researchers, who would bemore likely to attend a meeting on the East Coast.

Chuck Fuller suggested that John Rummel (NASAPlanetary Protection Officer) could lead a joint astrobiologysession and might be able to help the Society obtain a grantfor meeting support. Brown noted that this year’s grantrequest was sent to NASA too late; he stressed the impor-tance of sending the next request early enough and to morethan one officer. Ron Schaefer volunteered to contactRummel. Charles Wade suggested trying to obtain fundingfrom the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Kiss noted that the numbers of abstracts submitted thisyear were down for regular members but way up for stu-dents. A large drop in the total number of abstracts should beanticipated for next year. He asked whether the Society couldafford three symposia or should focus on just two. DaveChapman noted that the cost for three symposia, based onfour invited speakers per symposium, was about $15,000.Todd asked whether the symposia have been attractingmembers to the Annual Meeting. Kiss said that for students,the symposia make no difference, as students come topresent posters, and universities like to fund student travel.April Ronca asked whether money could be saved byrecruiting Society members, who would not need to be paid,

as symposium speakers. Fuller did not think it would beappropriate to have a two-tiered system for invited speakers.He suggested discussing the issue of symposia with StanRoux and Mary Musgrave, because part of the incentive forsymposium speakers is publishing papers in the symposiumissue of the journal.

2007 Annual MeetingChris Brown asked whether locations less expensive

than Denver should be considered, noting also that in terms ofattendance, there is a trade-off between cost and the attractive-ness of the location. Tom Scott said that room rates discussedwith the Denver Marriott were at least $100 to $110. John Kissasked whether convention costs varied by location as much asroom rates.

The issue of whether the Society should considermeeting every other year, rather than annually, was discussedat length, in particular, the possibility of alternating yearswith a similar society. Chuck Fuller noted that an opportu-nity to discuss the possibility of joint meetings with theInternational Society for Gravitational Physiology (ISGP)has existed for years. ISGP meets in the spring; it will meetin Osaka in 2006 and San Antonio in 2007. Chris Brownsuggested discussing a joint meeting with ISGP for 2007.However, regular biennial joint meetings with ISGP wouldnot be an option, because it meets more often internationallythan in the United States. Fuller suggested that ASGSBexplore having joint meetings with different groups indifferent years.

Benefits of joint meetings include having fewer meet-ings competing for attendees, a larger target audience (andthus better science and greater interest), and savings on fixedcosts. However, Fuller noted that joint meetings entail themerger of two organizational structures, requiring flexibilityand resolution of fiscal, structural, program, and proceedingsissues. He also noted that ASGSB would not receive the fullregistration fee for a joint meeting. Charles Wade com-mented that it would be difficult for many ASGSB membersto attend international meetings, especially because offunding cuts. Eberhard Horn suggested that the Societyshould have an independent meeting every other year, withjoint meetings in alternate years. Jack van Loon emphasizedthe need for the Society to think in global terms; in particu-lar, he stressed the need for one international journal in thefield, rather than splintered publications with low impact.

John Kiss moved that the board authorize discussionswith ISGP to explore the possibility of a joint meeting in2007. Chuck Fuller seconded the motion, which carried. Itwas suggested that the initial group for discussions shouldinclude Paul Todd, Chris Brown, Tom Scott, and MaryMusgrave. Fuller (who is also a trustee of ISGP) will conveythe discussion to ISGP Chairman Peter Norsk.

2008 Annual MeetingJack van Loon reported that he had invited ESA to

meet with ASGSB in 2008 in Amsterdam. However, ISGP alsohas invited ESA to meet jointly in 2008, in France. Chuck Fuller


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said that he expected ESA to accept ASGSB’s invitation, butthat ISGP would meet in France in 2008 in any event, becausethe formal venue selection process had already been completed.

Paul Todd expressed concern about the level of partici-pation by ASGSB members in an international meeting andnoted that the Society needs to start working at once toidentify sources of travel support. Fuller noted that ISGP wasable to work with ESA to have a young researcher programbring people from all over the world.

Van Loon said that he would be glad to organize thejoint meeting in Amsterdam, but that to avoid having twosimilar meetings so close together, it would be fine to meetjointly with ISGP and ESA in France. Ron Schaefer movedthat discussions with ISGP include both the 2007 and 2008annual meetings. John Kiss seconded the motion. ChrisBrown suggested that van Loon and Kiss be added to thesmall group identified above to meet with ISGP. The motioncarried.Action: Chuck Fuller will brief ISGP Chairman Peter Norskon ASGSB’s potential interest in meeting jointly.Action: A small group from the Society (Paul Todd, ChrisBrown, Tom Scott, Mary Musgrave, Jack van Loon, andJohn Kiss) will initiate discussions with ISGP on thepossibility of joint meetings in 2007 and/or 2008.

Briefing by Terri LomaxTerri Lomax joined the meeting to update the board

on the status of space life science research at NASA. She em-phasized that she was speaking as a Society member, not as aNASA official. She outlined the considerations that have re-sulted in cutbacks in NASA support of life science research,including budgetary pressures and the fact that life science re-search is not part of the Science Mission Directorate and is notseen as necessary to support a lunar sortie (NASA’s currentfocus in implementing the Vision for Space Exploration).

Whether agencies other than NASA would be willing tosupport research in gravitational biology was discussed.Charles Wade suggested arguing the case to NIH or theNational Science Foundation for a new program in gravita-tional biology. Lomax noted that federal agencies across theboard have been moving away from basic research andtowards development. She said that the efforts of the ELMSCoalition were making a difference and emphasized the needto keep up the momentum in pushing for restored NASAfunding. In particular, she suggested working towards havingspace life science moved to the Science Mission Directorate.

ConstitutionPaul Todd distributed a proposed revised version of

the ASGSB constitution and summarized the changes, whichwere to place the articles in a logical order, to resolve internalinconsistencies (which had resulted from conflation of differ-ent versions of the constitution), and to update certain articlesto be consistent with the Society’s actual practices.

One internal inconsistency involved the procedure foramending the constitution: according to one article, amend-

ments were to be voted on by the membership, and accordingto another article, they were to be voted on by the board. Toddmoved that the Society membership should be asked to ratifythe proposed amendments to the constitution at the 2006Annual Meeting. John Kiss seconded the motion, whichcarried. It was agreed that the proposed amended constitutionwould be posted on the Web site, with a summary of thechanges and the reasons for them, and that the Societymembership would be notified by e-mail (and mail for thosewithout e-mail).Action: Paul Todd will work with Susie Dakin to finalize thewording of the proposed amended constitution, post it on theWeb site, and notify members at least one month before the2006 annual business meeting.

Strategic PlanningDave Klaus distributed to the board a printout of a slide

set on strategic planning. He noted that although the ASGSBWeb site outlined the Society’s current objectives, it providedno mission statement. He outlined a proposed strategic planningprocess for the Society. (Discussion of this issue was continuedas old business at the November 4 board meeting.)

The meeting was adjourned at 10:16 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,Susan DakinExecutive Secretary

4 November 2005Board members present: Paul Todd (President), KennethSouza (President-Elect), David Chapman (Secretary-Trea-surer), Chris Brown (Immediate Past President), Tom Scott(Executive Director), Andrea Hanson (President, StudentAssociation), Simon Gilroy, Eberhard Horn, David Klaus,Richard Mains, Anna-Lisa Paul, Danny Riley, April Ronca,Ronald Schaefer, Nancy Searby, Sarah WyattBoard members absent: Peter Lee, Wenonah VercoutereOthers present: Susan Dakin (ASGSB Executive Secretary),John Kiss (Past President/2006 meeting organizer) (joinedmeeting in progress), Scarlett Chidgey (Education CommitteeCo-Chair), Robert Morrow (Education Committee Co-Chair),Stan Roux (Publications Committee Chair). (The committeechairs were excused from the meeting after the committeereports were presented.)

The meeting was called to order at 6:34 a.m. by PresidentPaul Todd.

Committee ReportsPublicationsStan Roux reported that publishing the newsletter only inelectronic form would save about $7,000 per year and thatcombining the symposium and annual meeting issues of the


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journal into one publication would save about $10,000. Thesingle journal issue would include the symposium articlesand expanded abstracts from the previous annual meetingand the abstracts for the current year’s meeting. Expandedabstracts would still be due by January 10; they would bepublished in the print journal the following November, butwould be available on the Web site in mid summer. Hemoved that these changes be made. The motion was sec-onded by Dave Klaus and carried.

EducationRobert Morrow reported that because Tom Dreschel wasunavailable to continue as committee chair, the committee isin the process of reorganizing. Given the limited resourcesfor education programs, the committee will create a revisedmission statement and identify discrete goals, congruent withthe Society’s goals. Chris Brown suggested that the revisedmission statement be presented at the spring board meeting.Morrow reported that the committee plans to concentratemore on higher education and on forming closer ties with theStudent Association. Alternative sources of support foreducational activities will be investigated, such as SpaceGrant resources. Efforts will be made to establish an on-lineclearinghouse for internship and co-op opportunities. PaulTodd noted that the Society’s proposed Gravitational andSpace Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowshipprogram probably will be tabled unless outside funding canbe obtained.Action: The Education Committee will submit a proposedmission statement for presentation at the spring boardmeeting.

FinanceDave Chapman reported that the $17,000 savings in publica-tions costs (described above) will keep the Society out of thered through early June. He stressed the importance ofobtaining corporate funding and noted that some prospectshave been identified. Annual Meeting attendance was aboutas expected, though final figures are not yet available.Possible cost savings for the Annual Meeting were dis-cussed, including eliminating coffee breaks (which wouldsave $5,000 to $6,000), eliminating breakfast while retainingcoffee breaks, scaling back the reception, finding corporatesponsors for coffee breaks and/or the reception, reducing thenumber of invited speakers from 12 to 9, and eliminating thehonorarium for invited speakers. In addition, grant supportfor the meeting should be sought from NASA, NIH, and/orNSF.

Other potential cost savings discussed includedreducing the monetary value of student poster contestawards, cutting back on student travel awards, obtainingcorporate support for student awards, or identifying othersources of travel support for which students could apply,such as Space Grant. Andrea Hanson noted that funding wasessential to enable student attendance, and Chris Brown

commented that travel support was more important thanmonetary awards for the poster contest. He suggested puttinga link to Space Grant on the Web site. April Ronca offered tohelp identify educational outreach funding available fromNASA.

Danny Riley suggested that it would be helpful forthe board to see a prioritized list of possible cutbacks.Chapman said he would prepare such a list and circulate it tothe board for comments.

Tom Scott expressed a desire to maintain thecurrent standards for the Annual Meeting and emphasizedthat board members need to actively solicit corporatesponsorships. Brown suggested that board members need a“30-second elevator speech” to use with potential sponsors;he asked that Scott take the lead in writing materials forrecruitment of corporate sponsors. Richard Mains suggestedthat board members seek opportunities to make presentationsto local community groups. Anna-Lisa Paul said that she haddone this sort of thing, and that supporting students isespecially appealing to community groups. She stressed theimportance of personalizing such presentations. It wassuggested that the Student Association might be active inraising funds for support of students; however, Hanson notedthat the very high turnover of membership in the StudentAssociation made this type of activity difficult. Roncasuggested identifying the types of companies most likely toprovide corporate sponsorship and organizing a letter-writingcampaign. Paul Todd stressed the importance of identifyingsponsors with the items they sponsor.Action: Dave Chapman will prepare and distribute to theboard a prioritized list of possible ways to reduce theSociety’s expenses.Action: April Ronca will take the lead in identifying educa-tional outreach funding available from NASA that mightsupport student meeting attendance.Action: Tom Scott will take the lead in preparing materialsfor recruitment of corporate sponsors for use by boardmembers.

Legislative and Public AffairsRichard Mains stated that the Exploration Life and MedicalSciences (ELMS) Coalition was incurring costs associatedwith the Web site and needs to identify a nonprofit organiza-tion that can receive and distribute donated funds on behalfof the Coalition (this issue was further discussed as oldbusiness; see below).

Long-Range PlanningIn Karl Hasenstein’s absence, Ron Schaefer reported that thecommittee had been briefed on issues raised at the November1 board meeting and had continued discussion of theseissues.


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Student AssociationAndrea Hanson suggested that a student talk be added to themeeting schedule, possibly through a competitive selectionprocess. Various selection mechanisms were suggested,including having students request to be considered whenthey submit abstracts for the poster session, having students’mentors vouch for them as presenters, and having theabstracts reviewed by the session organizers, the EducationCommittee, or discipline-specific peer reviewers. John Kissnoted that in the past, it was thought that a competition topresent a talk might detract from the poster competition. AsKiss has been running the student poster competition, heoffered to coordinate a student talk competition and topresent a selection plan at the spring board meeting.Action: At the spring board meeting, John Kiss will presenta plan for selecting a student to give a talk at the annualmeeting.

Board Representation on CommitteesChris Brown suggested that the board ensure that

every standing committee includes at least one current boardmember. Board participation on committees was identifiedas follows:Education: Chris Brown, Sarah WyattFinance: Dave Chapman, Richard Mains, Ken SouzaPublications: Anna-Lisa Paul, Paul Todd, Sarah WyattLong-Range Planning: Simon Gilroy, Danny Riley, RonSchaeferPublic and Legislative Affairs: Richard Mains

Old BusinessELMS Coalition

Paul Todd suggested that the board identify ASGSBdelegates to the ELMS Coalition. He proposed RichardMains, Chris Brown, himself when available, and Ken Souzawhen appropriate. John Kiss so moved, and Sarah Wyattseconded the motion, which carried.

Todd noted that the Society has been encouragingindividual members to join the Coalition and has been usingthe ASGSB e-mail list to notify members when action isneeded. He raised the issue of whether the Society shoulddeclare that all ASGSB members are automatically membersof the Coalition. Ken Souza noted that civil servants wouldhave issues with this. Todd suggested that the Societycontinue to encourage individual members to join andcontinue to use the e-mail notification mechanism.

Simon Gilroy asked about the consequences if theSociety pays a membership fee to the ELMS Coalition:would all Society members be de facto members of theCoalition? Dave Chapman noted that 501(c)(6) limits onlobbying also would need to be considered. Richard Mainsclarified that the proposal from the ELMS Coalition is that

the Society act as a pass-through organization, to receive anddistribute funds, not to contribute to the Coalition. Toddnoted that legal and tax issues would need to be resolved inorder to determine whether the Society could act in thiscapacity; he also suggested that another organization in theCoalition might be eligible to do so.Action: Dave Chapman will investigate the IRS limits onlobbying expenses for 501(c)(6) tax-exempt organizations.

ConstitutionPaul Todd announced that a revised version of the

constitution would be distributed for final review at thespring board meeting (as discussed at the November 1 boardmeeting). He said that he would add a requirement that everystanding committee include a board member. Danny Rileyasked whether the constitution had anything about conflict ofinterest; Susie Dakin said that she could provide wording fora conflict of interest policy that had been developed foranother nonprofit organization and reviewed by a lawyer.Tom Scott suggested that a code of ethics also should beincluded.Action: Susie Dakin will provide Paul Todd with possiblewording for a conflict of interest policy.Action: Paul Todd will incorporate provisions for boardrepresentation on committees and a conflict of interest policyinto the proposed revised constitution.

Manual for Board MembersAction: Nancy Searby and Tom Scott will work on creating amanual for board members.

Annual MeetingsThe conclusions of the discussion at the November

1 board meeting were briefly recapped. It was noted thatJack van Loon will follow up with ESA and the EuropeanLow Gravity Research Association about possibly meetingjointly with the International Society for GravitationalPhysiology in 2008.

John Kiss reported that contracts have been signedfor the 2006 Annual Meeting. The three symposia will beorganized by Karl Hasenstein and Chris Brown (plantbiology), van Loon (cell mechanics), and Eberhard Horn(integrative physiology). Each symposium will have threeinvited speakers (instead of four). No honoraria will be paidto speakers, but their expenses will be reimbursed. Thesymposium chairs will provide more active leadership anddirection. Richard Mains asked whether the meeting wouldinclude an education- or workforce-related session. It wassuggested that this could be done as a pre- or post-meetingworkshop and would help to attract non-members.

Spring Board MeetingChris Brown suggested that the spring board

meeting should be scheduled so that the visits to Capitol Hilltake place on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Paul Todd


2005 ASGSB Board Actions(continued)

suggested that the meeting be scheduled for February, to fitthe legislative budget cycle. Tom Scott clarified that theSociety reimburses board members up to $350 for travel tothe spring board meeting and provides lodging. NancySearby asked that teleconference participation in the springboard meeting be arranged.Action: Paul Todd will poll board members to determine thebest schedule for the spring board meeting.Action: Tom Scott will arrange for teleconference participa-tion in the spring board meeting.

Membership DriveAction: Paul Todd will take the lead in trying to recruit newmembers from relevant groups, including NASA PI groups,Gordon conference participants, the National Space Bio-medical Research Institute, and investigators in astrobiol-ogy, biotechnology, and radiation biology.

New BusinessStrategic Plan

Dave Klaus will form a small ad hoc group to createa strategic plan and to develop a mission statement (asdiscussed at the November 1 board meeting). He willcoordinate the effort and solicit input from the board and theSociety. Sarah Wyatt moved that an ad hoc strategic plan-ning committee be created, and Danny Riley seconded themotion. Volunteering to serve on the committee were SimonGilroy, Richard Mains, Danny Riley, Nancy Searby, andKen Souza. The motion carried.Action: Dave Klaus will chair an ad hoc strategic planningcommittee, which will develop a proposed mission statementand conduct strategic planning with input from the boardand the membership.

Plant Science ManifestoPaul Todd reported that the Society is serving as an

information resource for plant science investigators whoneed to find funding from sources other than NASA, and thatsomeone is needed to coordinate this effort. Ken Souza saidthat NASA Ames might be able to provide a link to fundingsources. Todd also noted that the membership needs to bemade aware of this resource.Action: Ken Souza and Simon Gilroy will communicate withTom Scott on this issue and will work with ASGSBWebmaster Tim Mulkey to announce the resource to theSociety.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:22 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,Susan DakinExecutive Secretary

Three Scientists Selected for Space ResearchPostdoctoral Fellowships

HOUSTON - (Jan. 5, 2006) Three young investigators have been named as NationalSpace Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) PostdoctoralFellows.

“As the focus shifts to lunar and Mars missions, thespace program needs scientists well versed in the researchand technology development skills required to solve healthproblems related to exploration missions,” said Dr. Jeffrey P.Sutton, NSBRI director. “This fellowship provides hands-onexperience for the young scientists who will implement theVision for Space Exploration.”

The two-year program offers Fellows the opportunity tomanage their own space-related biomedical research projectwhile continuing to learn from an experienced facultymentor. Participants receive $40,000 per year, become amember of one of NSBRI’s research teams, and spend one-to-two weeks at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) learningabout JSC’s research facilities and program.

To be selected, applicants submitted detailed researchproject proposals to investigate a solution to a space healthrisk or to develop a technology needed to enable research ormedical care in space. The research must involve a mentorand be carried out at a U.S. laboratory doing space-relatedbiomedical or biotechnological research.

Applications were reviewed for scientific and technicalmerit by the Fellowship Committee and by NSBRI manage-ment to ensure relevance to the Institute’s research programgoals.

The 2005-2007 NSBRI Postdoctoral Fellows, theirinstitutions and mentors are:

• Hirofumi Aoki, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, Mentor: Charles M. Oman, Ph.D.

• Philipp Oberdoerffer, Ph.D., Harvard MedicalSchool, Mentor: David A. Sinclair, Ph.D.

• Amy L. Ouellette, Ph.D., Stanford University,Mentor: Gregory T. Kovacs, M.D., Ph.D.

The Fellows’ research projects address areas of interestto exploration missions and include preflight virtual reality-based training to aid navigation within a spacecraft, apossible defense against radiation-induced DNA damage,and a handheld diagnostic sensor to detect infection andchanges in immune response. NSBRI solicits fellowshipapplications annually. A list of the NSBRI PostdoctoralFellows and their research projects appears at http://www.nsbri.org/Education/PostDoc2005.html.

Funded by NASA, NSBRI studies the health risks related tolong-duration space flight with peer-reviewed research andeducation projects at more than 70 institutions across the UnitedStates.

NSBRI News


News and Opportunities

Space Physiology Book Published

ASGSB member and former president, Dr. Jay C. Buckey, Jr., has published SpacePhysiology, a handbook explaining the physiologicaleffects of space flight. Buckey is Associate Professorof Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and was aPayload Specialist Astronaut on STS-90, the NeurolabSpace Shuttle mission. In addition, he is Team Leaderof the NSBRI’s Technology Development Team.

The book combines current science with practicalsuggestions for the health-related problems caused bymicrogravity, such as bone loss, kidney stones, musclewasting, motion sickness, loss of balance, orthostaticintolerance, and weight loss. Additionally, the bookdiscusses preflight preparation, relevant genderdifferences, long-duration medical planning, postflightrehabilitation and extravehicular activity physiology.Designed as a practical handbook, Space Physiologycan be a resource for astronauts, engineers, medicalpersonnel, and scientists involved in space missions.

To view the table of contents, visit: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005013758.html. For additional information, visitOxford University Press and search under “Buckey” or “Space Physiology” on thepublisher’s website: http://www.us.oup.com/us/.

Member News

Tom Dreschel, ASGSB’s long-serving EducationCommittee chair and former Board member, is nowSenior Supervising Environmental Scientist, EvergladesDivision, South Florida Water Management District,West Palm Beach, FL. He is in charge of a group calledthe Landscape Analysis, Mapping, and Data Automationsection of the Everglades Division. This group doesaerial photo and satellite image mapping and interpreta-tion to track changes in the Everglades ecosystem overtime, both negative and positive, due to disturbances andmanagement practices. This will involve GeographicInformation Systems techniques. In addition, Tom willbe involved in standardizing data storage and analysisfor the Everglades Division, which includes LandscapeProcesses, Marsh Ecology Research and EnvironmentalMonitoring.

Tom says he will miss the gravitational biologyfamily, and invites contact via home([email protected]) and work ([email protected])emails.

Spread the Word!ASGSB Journal Is Available

Online

All ASGSB members are encouragedto ask their university/institution libraries toinclude Gravitational and Space Biology ontheir list of online journals. Former iterationsof the journal are also available online, i.e.,ASGSB Bulletin and Gravitational and SpaceBiology Bulletin.

Use the following URL whenmaking this request:

http://asgsb.org/publications.html


Report Warns of Challenges to U.S. Leadership in Space; Long-term Commercial andScientific Edge at Risk

The U.S. must bolster the competitiveness of its commercial space industry, expand international cooperation,and refocus on basic science in order to hold on to its traditional leadership position in space, according to the authors ofa new paper from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (www.amacad.org) .

United States Space Policy: Challenges and Opportunities identifies three important shifts in U.S. plans forspace—proposals by the military to place weapons in space, decreased funding for civilian space science, and anunwillingness to collaborate with international partners on space initiatives—as threats to the nation’s long-termscientific interests in space. The paper is available online at: http://www.amacad.org/publications/spacePolicy.aspx.

“America has long been considered by nations around the world to be the unchallenged leader in all aspects of itsspace program,” according to authors George Abbey, former head of the Johnson Space Center, and Neal Lane, formerAssistant to the President on Science and Technology Policy. But, they warn, “the future vitality of America’s spaceprogram is in question.”

“Government leaders are making decisions about U.S. space policy that will affect not only national security, butalso the ability of the United States to successfully compete with other countries in the commercial use of space and tomaintain a leadership role in space exploration, science and engineering, and technology.” Though their assessmentreveals significant obstacles to the continued success of the U.S. space industry and space science, Abbey and Lanebelieve these obstacles are surmountable, and offer recommendations for realigning U.S. space policy to advance U.S.interests.

United States Space Policy: Challenges and Opportunities is one of several Occasional Papers commissioned aspart of the Reconsidering the Rules of Space project, which is directed by the Academy’s Committee on InternationalSecurity Studies. The project convenes parties with diverse interests to propose an international framework for thefuture of space use—commercial, scientific, and military. The project is supported by a grant from the CarnegieCorporation of New York. More information about the project and about the Committee on International SecurityStudies is available online, at http://www.amacad.org/projects/space.aspx

George Abbey is Senior Fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute. He is former Director of NASA’s JohnsonSpace Center. Neal Lane is University Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Senior Fellow at the Baker Institute atRice University. He is former Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and former Director of the NationalScience Foundation.

Ground-based Studies in Radiation BiologySolicitation: NNJ06ZSA001N

Released March 15, 2006Step-1 Proposals Due: April 13, 2006Step-2 Proposals Due: June 19, 2006

This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Research Announcement (NRA) solicits ground-basedproposals for the Space Radiation Element of the Human Research Program in the area of Space Radiation Biologyutilizing beams of high energy heavy ions, a simulation of space radiation, at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory(NSRL) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York.

Proposals solicited through this NRA will use a two-step proposal process. Only Step-1 proposers determined to berelevant with respect to the Research Emphases outlined in Section I.F. of this NRA will be invited to submit full Step-2proposals. Step-2 proposals must be compliant with respect to Section V.C.1. of this NRA or they will be declined withoutreview.

Step-1 proposals will be accepted between March 15, 2006 and April 13, 2006; invited Step-2 proposals will beaccepted between April 27, 2006 and June 19, 2006.

Proposals must be submitted electronically, and all proposers are encouraged to use NASA’s proposal data system,NSPIRES ( http://nspires.nasaprs.com ). Detailed NRA and submission information is available at that site under “OpenSolicitations.”

Additional technical information is available from Francis A. Cucinotta, Ph.D., NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058. E-mail: [email protected]

News and Opportunities


2005-2006 ASGSB Membership Directory

The following directory of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology contains a listing ofmembers as of February 20, 2006. At that time, there were 359 active members.

Telephone numbers and e-mail addresses are included as provided by the members. Please notify theExecutive Director (e-mail: [email protected]) if there are any corrections to your listing. You may also makecorrections via the online ASGSB Membership Database at http://www.asgsb.org

Jeffrey R. AlbertsStar Enterprises, Inc.PO Box 1748Bloomington, IN [email protected]

Chris A. AllenUniv. of Texas Med. Branch301 University BlvdGalveston, TX [email protected]

Joan AllenDept of Plant ScienceUniv. of Connecticut1376 Storrs Rd, Unit 4067Storrs, CT [email protected]

Graca Almeida-PoradaDept of Animal BiotechnologyUniv. of Nevada, RenoMS 202Reno, NV [email protected]

Joshua S. AlwoodStanford Univ121 Campus Dr #3104BStanford, CA [email protected]

Jane C. AndrewsScience Systems & Applications Inc.3700 Wayside DrWimberley, TX [email protected]

Aldwin M. AnterolaDept of Plant BiologySouthern Illinois Univ1125 Lincoln Dr, Rm 420Carbondale, IL [email protected]

Sara B. ArnaudLife Sciences Div.NASA ARCSLR-239-11Moffett Field, CA [email protected] [email protected]

Katherine AullMIT Mars Gravity77 Massachusetts AveCambridge, MA [email protected]

Monique AumailleyInstitut für Biochemie IIUni. KölnJoseph-Stelzmann-Str 5250931 Köln,[email protected]

Lisa A. BaerNASA ARC (Wyle Labs)MS 239-11Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Kenneth M. BaldwinDept of Physiol. & Biophys.UC IrvineIrvine, CA [email protected]

Amir Bar-IlanQBI EnterprisesPO Box 403270400 Nes Ziona,[email protected]

Ted A. BatemanDept of Bioengineering501 Rhodes Research CtrClemson Univ.Clemson, SC [email protected]

Mohamed A. BayorhDept of Pharmacol. & Toxicol.Morehouse Sch. of Med.720 Westview Dr SWAtlanta, GA [email protected]

Roger BeachyDonald Danforth Plant Sci. Ctr975 N Warson RdSt. Louis, MO [email protected]

Kathleen M. BeckinghamDept of Biochemistry & Cell Biol.Rice Univ.PO Box 1892Houston, TX [email protected]

Donald R. BeemAIBS6500 Ridenour Way E, 2-DEldersburg, MD [email protected]

Allyson BeltonMorehouse School of Medicine1371 Kimberly Way SW, Apt. 18202Atlanta, GA [email protected]

Michael R. BenoitBioServe Space TechnologiesUniv. of ColoradoCampus Box 0429Boulder, CO [email protected]

Lindsey L. BergeronUS Air Force AcademyPO Box 1058USAFA, CO [email protected]



Sharmila BhattacharyaNASA ARCMS 236-5Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Gail E. BinghamSpace Dynamics LabUtah State Univ.1695 N Research PkwyNorth Logan, UT [email protected]

Elison BlancaflorPlant Biology Div.Samuel Roberts Noble Fdn.2510 Sam Noble PkwyPO Box 2180Ardmore, OK [email protected]

John Blasiak34 Plum Tree LnGreenfield, MA [email protected]

Daniel H. BlusteinKalamazoo College2232 West Lawn AveMadison, WI [email protected]

Jeffrey S. BorerDirector, Howard Gilman Inst. for ValvularHeart DiseasesWeill Medical CollegeCornell University47 E 88th StNew York, NY [email protected]

Wendy F. BossPlant BiologyNC State Univ.Box 7649Raleigh, NC [email protected]

Penny BostonEarth & Environmental Sci. Dept.New Mexico Inst. Mining & Technol.801 Leroy PlaceSocorro, NM [email protected]

Julie BourdeauRoutes AstroEngineering303 Leggett DrOttawa, ONCanada K2K [email protected]

Robert N. BowmanNASA ARCMS 236-5Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Richard D. BoyleBioVIS Technology CtrMS 239-11Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Markus BraunGravitational Biol. Group, IMBIOUni. BonnKirschallee 1D-53115 Bonn,[email protected]

Enno BrinckmannEuropean Space AgencyPostbus 2992200 AG Noordwijk,[email protected]

Christopher S. BrownNC State Univ.Box 7006Raleigh, NC [email protected]

Jay C. BuckeyDartmouth Hitchcock Med. Ctr.Dartmouth Medical SchoolBorwell Research Bldg, Hinman Box 75001 Medical Center DrLebanon, NH [email protected]

Bernd U. BudelmannDept of Neuroscience & Cell Biol.Univ. of Texas Med. Branch301 University BlvdGalveston, TX [email protected]

Hubert W. BurdenDept of Anatomy & Cell BiologyBrody School of MedicineEast Carolina Univ.600 Moye BlvdGreenville, NC [email protected]

Thomas BushartDept of Molecular, Cell & Devel. Biol.Univ. of Texas, Austin1 University Station A6700Austin, TX [email protected]

Jason CardilloMains Associates2039 Shattuck Ave, Ste 506Berkeley, CA [email protected]

Christopher CarrMan Vehicle Lab.MIT77 Massachusetts Ave, Rm 37-219Cambridge, MA [email protected]

Olivier CarrionCOMAT Aerospace5 rue de Vidailhan31130 Balma,[email protected]

Stephen Keith ChapesDiv. of Biology231 Ackert HallKansas State Univ.Manhattan, KS [email protected]

David K. Chapman1373 Fearrington PostPittsboro, NC [email protected]

Scarlett ChidgeyMains Associates2039 Shattuck Ave, Ste 506Berkeley, CA [email protected]



Inho ChoiDept of Life ScienceYonsei Univ.234 Maeji-ri, Heungup-myonWonju, Kangwon-Do 220-710Rep of [email protected]

Leonard Cipriano312 Castle Crest RdAlamo, CA [email protected]

Robert E. ClelandBiology DeptUniv. of WashingtonBox 355325Seattle, WA [email protected]

Augusto CogoliZero-G LifeTec GmbHTechnoparkstr. 1CH-8005 Zürich,[email protected]

Marianne Cogoli-GreuterSpace Biology GroupETH TechnoparkTechnoparkstr. 1CH-8005 Zürich,[email protected]

Kenneth D. CohenBionetics Corp.MC BIO-1Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Gary W. ConradDiv. of Biology232 Ackert HallKansas State Univ.Manhattan, KS [email protected]

Manning J. CorreiaDept of Otolaryngol., Physiol. & Biophys.Univ. of Texas Med. Branch301 University BlvdGalveston, TX [email protected]

Melanie J. CorrellDept of Agricultural & Biol. Engineering209 Frazier Rogers HallUniv. of FloridaPO Box 110570Gainesville, FL 32611-0570352-392-1864 [email protected]

David R. CoxNASA KSCMC YA-E4Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Bruce J. CrawfordIsland Medical ProgrammeUniv. of VictoriaPO Box 1700, STN CSCVictoria, BCCanada V8V [email protected]

Mark L. Crispi152 Rockport Ridge WayCary, NC [email protected]

Luis CubanoUni. Central del CaribePO Box 1073Camuy, PR 00627Puerto [email protected]

Peter M. CummingsUniv. of Virginia1302 Midland StCharlottesville, VA [email protected]

Bonnie P. DaltonScience DirectorateNASA ARCMS 200-7Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Hans-Jürgen DaunichtInst. of Horticultural SciencesHumboldt-Uni. BerlinDahlemer Weg 13614167 Berlin,[email protected]

Eric DaviesBotany DeptNC State Univ.2214 Gardner HallRaleigh, NC [email protected]

Laurence B. DavinInst. of Biological Chemistry299 Clark HallWashington State Univ.Pullman, WA [email protected]

Steven W. DavisonEngineering Marketing Assoc.PO Box 2312Newnan, GA [email protected]

Andrew De CarloPurdue Univ225 S University DrWest Lafayette, IN [email protected]

Rolf P. de GrootSRON – Neth. Inst. for Space Res.Sorbonnelaan 23584 CA Utrecht,[email protected]

Javier de LuisPayload Systems, Inc.247 Third StCambridge, MA 02142617-868-8086 [email protected]

Mark E. DeSantisDept of Biological SciencesUniv. of IdahoPO Box 443051Moscow, ID [email protected]

Mark S. DeuserSHOT, Inc.7200 Hwy 150Greenville, IN [email protected]



Michael W. DickinsonTapeta Farm100 Piney Creek LnNortheast, MD [email protected]

J. David DickmanDept of Anatomy & Neurobiol.Washington Univ. Sch. of Med.Box 8108660 S EuclidSt. Louis, MO [email protected]

Thomas J. DietzPacific Growth Equities1 Bush St, Ste 1700San Francisco, CA [email protected]

Stephen B. DotyHospital for Special Surgery535 E 70th StNew York, NY [email protected]

Christian DournonLab. de Biologie expérimentale etImmunologieFaculty of Science and TechnologyUniv. Henri PoincaréBoulevard des Aiguillettes, BP 23954506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy cedex,[email protected]

Dominique Driss-EcoleUniv. Pierre et Marie Curie4, place JussieuSite d’Ivry - Le Raphaël, Labo. CEM V, b. 15075252 Paris cedex 05,[email protected]

Pauline Jackie DukeDept of OrthodonticsUT Dental BranchUniv. of Texas Hlth. Sci. Ctr.6516 M D Anderson BlvdHouston, TX [email protected]

Arjun DupatiTroy High School5811 Firwood DrTroy, MI [email protected]

F. Ronald DutcherNASA Res. & Educ. Support ServicesGST Inc.500 E St SW, Ste 200Washington, DC [email protected]

Kamla DuttDept of PathologyMorehouse Sch. of Med.720 Westview Dr SWAtlanta, GA [email protected]

Danita EatmanDept of Pharmacol. & Toxicol.Morehouse Sch. of Med.720 Westview Dr SWAtlanta, GA [email protected]

Richard E. EdelmannElectron Microscope Facil./Botany350 Pearson HallMiami Univ.Oxford, OH [email protected]

Carol S. EllandLockheed Martin - NASA ARCPO Box 168Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Jacob J. ElmerUniv. of Missouri – Rolla800 El Bosa Nova LnRolla, MO [email protected]

Erica EscobedoDept. of BiologyUniv. of Texas, Pan American1201 W University DrEdinburg, TX [email protected]

Guy J. EtheridgeNASA KSCMC YA-E4Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Michael L. EvansDept of Plant Cellular & Molec. Biol.500 Aronoff BldgOhio State Univ.318 W 12th AveColumbus, OH [email protected]

Thomas FahlenLockheed MartinNASA ARC MS 261-2Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Wendy FeenstraPayload Systems, Inc.247 Third StCambridge, MA 02142617-868-8086 [email protected]

Robert J. Ferl1301 Fifield HallDept of Horticultural SciencesUniv. of FloridaPO Box 110690Gainesville, FL 32611-0690352-392-1928 [email protected]

Sean FigySchool of ScienceSiena College515 Loudon RdSPOB2540Loudonville, NY [email protected]

Ana Margarida FriasCentro de Eng. Biológica e QuímicaInstituto Superior TécnicoAv. Rovisco Pais1049-001 Lisboa,[email protected]



Bernd FritzschDept. of Biomedical SciencesCreighton University723 N 18th St, Rm 404, Criss IIOmaha, NE [email protected]

Thaddeus R. F. Fulford-JonesMITMIT Bldg 41-11677 Vassar StCambridge, MA [email protected]

Charles A. FullerSection of Neurobiol., Physiol. & Behav.UC Davis1 Shields AveDavis, CA [email protected]

Harumi FurochiDept of NutritionUniv. of Tokushima Sch. of Med.3-18-15 Kuramoto-choTokushima, 770-8503Japan81-88-633-7100harumi-f-318@nutr.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp

Jay L. GarlandDynamac Corp.MC DYN-3Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

James A. GilchriestSchool of Health SciencesTouro College1700 Union BlvdBay Shore, NY 11706631-665-1600 [email protected]

Simon GilroyBiology Dept208 Mueller LabPenn. State Univ.University Park, PA [email protected]

Rodney GinterStar Enterprises, Inc.PO Box 1748Bloomington, IN [email protected]

Beverly GirtenNASA ARCMS 236-5Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Scott E. GordonHuman Performance Lab363 Ward Sports Med. BldgEast Carolina Univ.Greenville, NC [email protected]

Jumpei GotoDept of NutritionUniv. of Tokushima Sch. of Med.3-18-15 Kuramoto-choTokushima, [email protected]

Katsumasa GotoDept of PhysiologySt. Marianna Univ. Sch. of Med.2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-kuKawasaki, Kanagawa, [email protected]

James M. GrahamDept. of botanyUniv. of Wisconsin430 Lincoln DrMadison, WI [email protected]

Linda E. GrahamDept. of BotanyUniversity of Wisconsin430 Lincoln DrMadison, WI [email protected]

Daila S. GridleyRadiobiology Prog.Chan Shun Pavilion, Rm A-1010Loma Linda Univ. & Med. Ctr.11175 Campus StLoma Linda, CA [email protected]

Richard GrindelandLife Science Div.NASA ARCMS 239-11Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Douglas J. GruendelNASA KSCMC YA-E4Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Carl T. GuastaferroNASA Res. & Educ. Support ServicesGST Inc.500 E St SW, Ste 200Washington, DC [email protected]

Stephen D. GuthrieHyperbaric Medicine Unit239B Cleveland AveMineola, NY [email protected]

Bernard P. HalloranVeterans AffairsUC San Francisco4150 Clement StSan Francisco, CA [email protected]

Thora W. Halstead1622 Woodmoor LnMcLean, VA [email protected]

Dianne K. HammondBioanalytical Core LabEnterprise Advisory Services1290 Hercules Dr, Ste 120MC Wyle/BSO/37BHouston, TX [email protected]

Andrea M. HansonBioServeUniv. of Colorado, Boulder897 E Moorhead Cir, Apt. DBoulder, CO [email protected]



Alan Hargens350 Dickinson StSte 121-8894San Diego, CA [email protected]

Marcia A. HarrisonDept of Biological SciencesMarshall Univ.1 John Marshall DrHuntington, WV [email protected]

Karl H. HasensteinBiology DeptUniv. of LousianaPO Box 42451Lafayette, LA [email protected]

Eileen M. HasserDalton Cardiovascular Research CtrUniv. of Missouri134 Research ParkColumbia, MO [email protected]

Temple HeTroy High School1942 Fleetwood DrTroy, MI [email protected]

Jeffrey O. HendersonTrinity College2065 Half Day RdDeerfield, IL [email protected]

Kyle HetrickJudson College1151 N State StElgin, IL [email protected]

Akira HigashibataJAXA2-1-1 SengenTsukuba, Ibaraki, [email protected]

Bridgit O. HigginbothamNASA KSCMC UB-C4Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Esther L. HillLockheed Martin - NASA ARC20 Morlagan AveMountain View, CA [email protected]

Katsuya HirasakaDept of NutritionUniv. of Tokushima Sch. of Med.3-18-15 Kuramoto-choTokushima, [email protected]

Daniel C. HolleyDept of Biological SciencesSan Jose State Univ.1 Washington SquareSan Jose, CA [email protected]

Emily Morey HoltonLife Sciences Div.NASA ARCMS 236-7Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Eberhard HornGravitational PhysiologyUni. UlmAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081 Ulm,[email protected]

Heather N. HowardUniv. of Colorado11839 Ridge Pkwy #1331Broomfield, CO [email protected]

Rhianna HughesDept. of BiologyUniv. of Texas, Pan American1201 W University DrEdinburg, TX [email protected]

Millie Hughes-FulfordUCSF/NCIRE218 Reed CirMill Valley, CA 94941415-221-4810 [email protected]

Ron HuijserDutch Space BVPostbus 320702303 DB Leiden,[email protected]

Sunup HwangDept of PharmacologyUC Irvine13430 SavannaTustin, CA [email protected]

Makoto IgarashiNihon Univ.3-12-18 Moto-Azabu, Minato-kuTokyo, [email protected]

Donald IngberDept of Pathology/Vascular Biol. Prog.Children’s HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolKFRL, 11.127300 Longwood AveBoston, MA [email protected]

Shunda R. Irons-BrownUniv. of PennsylvaniaPO Box 802Lansdale, PA [email protected]

Jacob S. IshayDept of Physiol. & Pharmacol.Sackler School of MedicineTel Aviv Univ.Ramat Aviv69978 Tel Aviv,[email protected]



Hideo IshikawaOhio State Univ.3675 Waldo PlColumbus, OH [email protected]

Noriaki IshiokaDept of Space Biol. & Microgravity Sci.Inst. of Space & Astronaut. Sci.JAXA2-1-1 SengenTsukuba, Ibaraki, [email protected]

David IshiyamaUniv. of Michigan44650 Danbury RdCanton, MI [email protected]

Ryutaro IzumiSpace Medicine GroupJAXA26-38 InarimaeTsukuba, Ibaraki, [email protected]

Akemi Izumi-KurotaniDept of Space Biol. & Micrograv. Sci.Inst. of Space & Astronaut. Sci.JAXA3-1-1 YoshinodaiSagamihara, Kanagawa, [email protected]

Jennifer L. JacobiUniv. of MIssouri – Rolla1602 N Elm St, Apt. CRolla, MO [email protected]

Diana E. JenningsNASA Inst. for Adv. Concepts75 5th St NW, Ste 318Atlanta, GA [email protected]

Qiaojun JinPO Box 40886Lafayette, LA [email protected]

Hanjoong JoBiomedical Engineering DeptEmory Univ.101 Woodruff Cir, WMB 2001Atlanta, GA [email protected]

Rebecca JohnsTroy High School4777 Northfield PkwyTroy, MI [email protected]

Cassidy Brown JohnsonTexas A&M Univ, Corpus Christi1524 Knapp RdKerrville, TX [email protected]

Barbara P. Johnson-WintDept of Biological SciencesNorthern Illinois Univ.Dekalb, IL [email protected]

Anders JohnssonDept of PhysicsNorwegian Univ of Sci & TechnolN-7491 Trondheim,[email protected]

Timothy A. JonesDept of Communication Sciences & DisordersSchool of Allied Health Sci.East Carolina Univ.Charles & Greenville BlvdsBelk Annex, CSDIGreenville, NC [email protected]

Elizabeth B. JuergensmeyerDept of BiologyJudson College1151 N State StElgin, IL [email protected]

Margaret A. JuergensmeyerIITRI10 W 35th StChicago, IL [email protected]

Tovy Haber Kamine227 Church St, Apt 6DNew Haven, CT [email protected]

Peter B. KaufmanMI Integrative Med. Prog.Dept of Cardiac SurgeryUniv. of MichiganB570E, MSRB 111150 W Medical Center DrAnn Arbor, MI [email protected]

Yumi KawaharaGrad. School of Health SciencesHiroshima University2-3 Kasumi 1-chome, Minami-kuHiroshima, [email protected]

Volker D. KernLockheed Martin Space Ops106 Walton Heath DrOrlando, FL [email protected]

Tasneem KhaleelCollege of Arts & SciencesMontana State Univ.1500 University DrBillings, MT [email protected]

Sung-Ha KimDept of Biology EducationKorea National Univ of EducationGangnae-myeon Cheongwon-gunChungbuk 363-791,[email protected]

Deborah A. KimbrellMolecular & Cell Biol.UC Davis1 Shields AveDavis, CA [email protected]



John Z. KissDept of BotanyPearson HallMiami Univ.Oxford, OH [email protected]

David KlausAerospace Eng. Sci. Dept.Univ. of Colorado429 UCBBoulder, CO [email protected]

Brenda J. KlementDept of Anatomy & NeurobiologyMorehouse Sch. of Med.720 Westview Dr SWAtlanta, GA [email protected]

William M. KnottBiological Research Prog.NASA KSC3875 Grovewood LnTitusville, FL [email protected]

Elizabeth L. KordyumInstitute of BotanyNat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine2 Tereschenkivska StrKiev, [email protected]

Lyudmyla Yr. KozekoInstitute of BotanyNat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine2 Tereschenkivska StrKiev, [email protected]

Bethene E. KrauserKrauser AssociatesPO Box 950758Lake Mary, FL [email protected]

Robert W. KraussRiver Bend FarmPO Box 291Denton, MD 21629-0291410-479-3319

Abraham D. KrikorianDept of Biochemistry & Cell Biol.SUNY StonybrookPO Box 404Port Jefferson, NY [email protected]

Jayadevi KrishnakumarNASA ARCMS 236-7Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Anxiu KuangDept of BiologyUniv. of Texas, Pan American1201 W University DrEdinburg, TX [email protected]

Dennis F. KucikUniv. of AL, Birmingham103 Oxford WayPelham, AL [email protected]

Prem KumarBotany DeptMiami Univ.Oxford, OH [email protected]

Yasuhiro KumeiDept of Hard Tissue Engineering & Biochem.Tokyo Med. & Dental Univ.1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-kuTokyo, [email protected]

Ashley KuntzDept. of BotanyPearson HallMiami Univ.Oxford, OH [email protected]

William J. LandisDept. of Microbio., Immunol. & Biochem.NE Ohio Univ. Coll. of Med.4209 State Rte 44Rootstown, OH [email protected]

Adrian D. LeBlancDiv. of Space Life SciencesUSRA3600 Bay Area BlvdHouston, TX [email protected]

Peter LeeSt. Elizabeth’s Med. Ctr.384 Washington St, Unit HSomerville, MA [email protected]

Raphael LeeDept of SurgeryUniv. of Chicago5841 S Maryland AveMC 6035-5641Chicago, IL [email protected]

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Charlie LinTroy High School6079 Country Ridge RdTroy, MI [email protected]

Laura Lintault208 Terrill HallUniv. of Vermont570 Main StBurlington, VT [email protected]

Min LiuDept. of Med. Pharmacol. & Toxicol.School of MedicineUC Davis414 Russell Park, Apt. #7Davis, CA [email protected]

Shane A. J. LloydUniv. of British Columbia155 Anderson Hwy, Apt. 623Clemson, SC [email protected]

Terri L. LomaxNASA HQ300 E St SWWashington, DC [email protected]

Peter LoomerClinical PeriodontologyUniversity of California, San Francisco521 Parnassus Ave, Rm C-628San Francisco, CA [email protected]

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Anna LysakowskiDept of AnatomyUniv. of Illinois, Chicago808 S Wood St, MC 512Chicago, IL [email protected]

A. Christopher MaeseLife Sciences DivisionNASA ARCMS 240A-3Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Patrick J. MagariCreare, Inc.PO Box 71Hanover, NH [email protected]

Richard C. MainsMains Associates2039 Shattuck Ave, Ste 506Berkeley, CA 94704-1150510-548-1262 [email protected]

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Cindy Martin-BrennanELMS Coalition12209 Wheat Mill LoopBristow, VA [email protected]

Daniel A. MartinezDept Mech. Eng., Biomed. Eng. & Hlth &Human Perf.Univ. of Houston4800 Calhoun Rd, N207 Engineering Bldg 1Houston, TX [email protected]

Maria Angela MasiniDept of BiologyUni. GenovaViale Benedetto XV, 516132 Genova GE,[email protected]

Gioia Donna MassaDept of Horticulture & Landscape Arch.ALS NSCORTPurdue Univ.625 Agriculture Mall DrWest Lafayette, IN [email protected]

Patrick H. MassonLab. of GeneticsUniv. of Wisconsin425-G Henry MallMadison, WI [email protected]

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Sam M. MazhariDept of Animal BiotechnologyUniv. of Nevada, RenoMS 202Reno, NV [email protected]

Jay M. McDonaldDept of PathologyUniv. of AL, Birmingham701 19th St S, LHRV 506Birmingham, AL [email protected] OR [email protected]



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Cary A. MitchellDept of Hort. & Landscape Arch.Purdue Univ.625 Agriculture Mall DrWest Lafayette, IN [email protected]

Evelyn MobleyIITRI10 W 35th StChicago, IL [email protected]

Maria L. MolasDept of Botany316 Pearson HallMiami Univ.Oxford, OH [email protected]

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Javier R. MorellStar Enterprises, Inc.PO Box 1748Bloomington, IN 47402812-856-5088 [email protected]

Robert C. MorrowOrbital Technologies Corp.1212 Fourier DrMadison, WI [email protected]

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Mary E. MusgraveDept of Plant ScienceUniv. of Connecticut1376 Storrs Rd, Unit 4067Storrs, CT [email protected]

Frank H. MycroftPrinceton Univ1535 Frist Campus CenterPrinceton, NJ [email protected]

Barbara Jo NavarroNASA ARCMS 240-10Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

David W. NieselDept of Microbiology & ImmunologyUniv. of Texas Med. Branch301 University BlvdGalveston, TX [email protected]

Takeshi NikawaDept of NutritionUniv. of Tokushima Sch. of Med.3-18-15 Kuramoto-choTokushima, [email protected]

Robert OcampoMIT224 Albany St #188Cambridge, MA [email protected]

Seigo OhiDepts. of Biochem. & Molec. Biol., Genet. &HG,Pediatrics & CH, Ctr. for Sickle Cell Dis.Howard Univ. & Hospital2121 Georgia Ave NWWashington, DC [email protected]

Yoshinobu OhiraSection of Appl. PhysiologyGrad. School of Med.Osaka Univ.Health & Sport Sci. Res. Bldg.1-17 Machikaneyama-choToyonaka, Osaka, [email protected]

Maria PalmieriBotany Dept316 Pearson HallMiami Univ.Oxford, OH [email protected]

Scott E. ParazynskiAstronaut OfficeNASA JSCMC CBHouston, TX [email protected]

Mamta PatelGeorgia Tech & Emory Univ.2000 Monroe Pl NE #5304Atlanta, GA [email protected]

Anna-Lisa Paul1301 Fifield HallDept of Horticultural SciencesUniv. of FloridaPO Box 110690Gainesville, FL 32611-0690352-392-1928 [email protected]

Michael J. PecautRadiobiology Prog.Chan Shun Pavilion, Rm A-1010Loma Linda Univ.11175 Campus StLoma Linda, CA [email protected]



Neal R. PellisNASA JSC2101 NASA Rd 1, MC SAHouston, TX [email protected]

Imara Y. PereraBotany DeptNC State Univ.Box 7612Raleigh, NC [email protected]

Robert W. PhillipsDept of PhysiologyColorado State Univ.2 Windjammer CoveFort Collins, CO [email protected]

Louis P. PichéRoutes AstroEngineering303 Legget DrOttawa, ONCanada K2K 2B1613-592-0748 [email protected]

Karen PlautDept of Animal ScienceMichigan State Univ1290 Anthony HallEast Lansing, MI [email protected]

D. Marshall PorterfieldDept of Agricultural & Biol. EngineeringPurdue Univ.225 S University DrWest Lafayette, IN [email protected]

Janet V. PowersNASA Res. & Educ. Support ServicesDB Consulting Group, Inc.500 E St SW, Ste 200Washington, DC 20024202-479-9030 [email protected]

G. Kim PriskDept of MedicineUC San Diego9500 Gilman DrLa Jolla, CA [email protected]

Ralph E. PurdyDept of PharmacologyUC IrvineIrvine, CA [email protected]

Barry H. PyleDept of Microbiology109 Lewis HallMontana State Univ.Bozeman, MT [email protected]

Charles QuincyNASA KSCMS YA-E4Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

V. H. QuinlivanMIT290 Massachusetts AveCambridge, MA [email protected]

Bernard RabinDept of PsychologyUniv. of MD, Baltimore Co.1000 Hilltop CirBaltimore, MD [email protected]

Daniel RappoleeWayne State Univ. Med. Sch.275 E Hancock BlvdDetroit, MI [email protected]

Eva K. RaySteg, Ray & Associates1222 Prospect Hill RdVillanova, PA [email protected]

Nicole RaylNASA ARCMS 240-10Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

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Jeff RichardsDynamac Corp.MC DYN-3Space Life Sciences LabKennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Betty Richelle-NusgensLab. of Connective Tissues BiologyTour de Pathologie, B23/3Univ. de LiègeSart TilmanB-4000 Liège,[email protected]

David W. RichmanNASDA Centrifuge ProgramsBoeing20802 Hunter LnHuntington Beach, CA 92646-6414714-896-1032

Robert C. RichmondXD 42, Bldg 4481, Rm 4088NASA MSFCHuntsville, AL [email protected]

Gregory RichterDept of Biology213 Amblewood WayPenn. State Univ.State College, PA [email protected]

Danny A. RileyDept of Cell Biol., Neurobiol. & Anat.Medical College of WI8701 W Watertown Plank RdMilwaukee, WI [email protected]



Amelia RiveraUniv. Central del Caribe Med. Sch.PO Box 60327Bayamón, PR 00690Puerto Rico787-798-3001 [email protected]

Farrel R. RobinsonDept of Biological StructureUniv. of WashingtonBox 357420Seattle, WA [email protected]

Julie RobinsonNASA JSC2101 NASA Pkwy, MC SA5Houston, TX [email protected]

Laura S. RohlederSLSTPBox 2077Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA [email protected]

April E. RoncaDept of Obstetrics & GynecologyMedical Center BlvdWake Forest Univ. Sch. of Med.Winston-Salem, NC [email protected]

Stanley J. RouxDept of Molec., Cell & Devel. Biol.Univ. of Texas, Austin1 University Station A6700Austin, TX [email protected]

Fred D. SackDept of Plant Cellular & Molec. Biol.500 Aronoff BldgOhio State Univ.318 W 12th AveColumbus, OH [email protected]

John C. SagerNASA KSCMC YA-E4Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Raul Salinas-MondragonBotany DeptNC State Univ.2214 Gardner HallRaleigh, NC [email protected]

Frank B. Salisbury2250 Bryan CirSalt Lake City, UT [email protected]

Max E. SanchezLockheed Martin Space OperationsNASA ARCMoffett Field, CA [email protected]

Gary L. SanfordDept of Microbiol., Biochem. & Immunol.Morehouse Sch. of Med.720 Westview Dr SWAtlanta, GA [email protected]

Orlando SantosExobiology BranchNASA ARCMS 239-4Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Atsushige SatoTokyo Med. & Dental Univ.4-13-18-306 Momoi, Suginami-kuTokyo, [email protected]

Cherylyn Savary19438 Cypress Arbor DrKaty, TX [email protected]

Ronald L. SchaeferPRIMAssist, LLC410 B St, Ste 650San Diego, CA [email protected]

Peter ScherpBiology DeptUniv. of LousianaPO Box 42451Lafayette, LA [email protected]

Tom K. ScottUNC, Chapel Hill800 E Rosemary StChapel Hill, NC [email protected]

Nancy SearbyNASA ARCMS 236-7Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Karen SeiterRm 250 Munger PavilionNew York Medical CollegeValhalla, NY [email protected]

Danielle SeneschalKenan Inst. – NCSU NSCORTNCSU Box 7006Raleigh, NC [email protected]

Nirav ShahNorthwestern Univ2247 Sheridan RdEvanston, IL [email protected]

Yai-Ping Mimi ShaoAstronaut TestingBionetics Corp.MC BDCF, O&C Bldg., Rm. 2299Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

William T. ShearerChief, Allergy/Immunology Svc.Texas Children’s HospitalBaylor College of Medicine6621 Fannin St, MC FC330.01Houston, TX [email protected]



Marc ShepanekMedicine of Extreme EnvironmentsOfc. of the Chief Hlth. & Med. OfficerNASA HQ300 E St SWWashington, DC [email protected]

Naoko ShimadaNeuroscience & Cell BiolRobert Wood Johnson Med. Sch.675 Hoes LnPiscataway, NJ [email protected]

Daniel C. ShultzNASA KSCMC YA-E4, M6-0399, Rm 3230Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Jean D. SibongaBone Mineral Lab, JSCUSRA3600 Bay Area BlvdHouston, TX [email protected]

Andreas SieversDrosselweg 453639 Koenigswinter,[email protected]

Sathya S. SilvaSLSTPGeorgia Tech334068 Georgia Tech StationAtlanta, GA [email protected]

Richard C. SimmondsNevada System of Higher Ed.Nellor Bldg, MS 340Reno, NV [email protected]

Misti L. SimonsUniv of Colorado, Boulder2995 Glenwood Dr #213Boulder, CO [email protected]

James M. SlaterRadiation MedicineLoma Linda Univ.PO Box 961Loma Linda, CA [email protected]

Jeffrey D. SmithNASA ARCMS 239-11Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Gerald SonnenfeldSUNY BinghamtonPO Box 6000Binghamton, NY [email protected]

Kenneth A. SouzaProject Integration OfficeNASA ARCMS 19-20Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Brian S. SpoonerDiv. of BiologyAckert HallKansas State Univ.Manhattan, KS [email protected]

Marianne K. SteeleEuropean Modular Cultivation SystemLockheed Martin Space OpsPO Box 168, MS 236-5Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

T. P. SteinDept of SurgeryScience Ctr Lab, #110Univ. of Med. & Dent. of NJ2 Medical Center DrStratford, NJ [email protected]

Tore StraumeNASA ARCPO Box 3488Rocklin, CA [email protected]

Jack StusterAnacapa Sciences, Inc.301 E Carrillo StSanta Barbara, CA 93102-1410805-966-6157 [email protected]

Gary W. StutteSpace Life Sciences LabDynamac Corp.MC DYN-3Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Scott SummersDept of Pharmacology309 Med Surge 2UC IrvineIrvine, CA [email protected]

Gwo-Shing SunLockheed Martin Space OperationsPO Box 168Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Sarah J. SwansonDept of Biology208 Mueller LabPenn. State Univ.University Park, PA [email protected]

Sadayoshi TaguchiGrad. School of Human & Environ. Stud.Kyoto Univ.267-126 Yasenose-cho, Sakyo-kuKyoto, 801-1254Japan81-75-712-1214sadataguchi@mct1.mbox.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Muneo TakaokiSpace Utilization CtrJAXA2-1-1 SengenTsukuba, Ibaraki, [email protected]

Joseph S. TashDept of Molecular & Integrative Physiol.Univ. of Kansas Med. Ctr3901 Rainbow BlvdKansas City, KS [email protected]



Frieda B. TaubSch. Aquatic & Fishery SciencesUniv. of WashingtonUW Box 3551001140 NE Boat StSeattle, WA [email protected]

Hami TealNASA ARCMS 236-5Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Myrtle Thierry-PalmerDirector, Space Med & Life Sciences Res CtrMorehouse Sch. of Med.720 Westview Dr SWAtlanta, GA [email protected]

David J. ThomasBiologyLyon CollegeScience Div.2300 Highland RdBatesville, AR [email protected]

James N. ThompsonDept of ZoologyUniv. of Oklahoma730 Van Vleet OvalNorman, OK [email protected]

Theodore W. TibbittsHorticulture Dept6217 S Highlands AveMadison, WI [email protected]

Brady D. TimmerbergUniv. of Kansas Med. Ctr.1930 NE 77th StGladstone, MO [email protected]

Charles M. TiptonDept of PhysiologyGittings BldgUniv. of AZ Coll. of Med.Tucson, AZ [email protected]

Paul W. ToddSHOT, Inc.7200 Hwy 150Greenville, IN 47124812-923-9591 [email protected]

David L. TomkoNASAMC 2P27300 E St SWWashington, DC [email protected]

Barbara A. TriplettSouthern Regional Res. CtrUS Dept of Agriculture1100 Robert E Lee BlvdNew Orleans, LA [email protected]

Nancy TsengTroy High School669 Thurber DrTroy, MI [email protected]

Lindsey K. TuominenOrbital Technologies Corp.1212 Fourier DrMadison, WI [email protected]

Chika UmedaGrad. School of Health SciencesHiroshima Univ.2-3 Kasumi 1-chome, Minami-kuHiroshima, [email protected]

Petri T. UrvilDept of Obstetrics & GynecologyDiv. of Infectious DiseasesUniv. of Texas Med. Branch301 University BlvdGalveston, TX [email protected]

Shin-ichi UsamiDept of OtorhinolaryngologyShinshu Univ. Sch. of Med.3-1-1 AsahiMatsumoto, Nagano, [email protected]

Bianca Maria UvaDept of BiologyUni. GenovaViale Benedetto XV, 516132 Genova GE,[email protected]

Mark van der WoerdBAE Systems308 Voyager WayHuntsville, AL 35806256-544-3343

Jack J. W. A. Van LoonDutch Experiment Support CtrACTA – Vrije Univ.van der Boechorststraat 71081 BT Amsterdam,[email protected]

Marilyn F. VasquesNASA ARCMS 236-5Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Wenonah A. VercoutereBone & Signaling LabNASA ARCMS 236-7Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Joan VernikosThirdage LLC11 Nighthawk LnSperryville, VA [email protected]

Albert von DeutschDept of Pharmacol. & Toxicol.Morehouse Sch. of Med.720 Westview Dr SWAtlanta, GA [email protected]

Daniel von DeutschDirector of Analytical Chem. LabDept of Pharmacol. & Toxicol.Morehouse Sch. of Med.720 Westview Dr SWAtlanta, GA [email protected]



Charles E. WadeUS Army Inst. of Surgical Res.3400 Rawley E Chambers AveFort Sam Houston, TX [email protected]

Erika B. WagnerMIT Mars Gravity77 Massachusetts Ave, Rm 37-219Cambridge, MA [email protected]

Kerry D. WaltonDept of Physiol. & NeuroscienceNYU School of Medicine550 First AveNew York, NY [email protected]

C. Herb WardDept of Civil & Environmental Eng.Rice Univ.6100 Main St, MS 316Houston, TX [email protected]

Nicholas Ward112 Bolton PlChapel Hill, NC [email protected]

Liz WarrenUSRA3600 Bay Area BlvdHouston, TX [email protected]

Richard J. WassersugDept of Anatomy & NeurobiologyDalhousie Univ.5850 College StHalifax, NSCanada B3H [email protected]

Donald E. WatenpaughSleep Consultants1521 Cooper StFort Worth, TX [email protected]

Bill WellsBionetics Corp.MC BIO-3Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

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Donna R. WheeldonDynamac Corp.MC DYN-3Space Life Sciences Lab Bldg M6-1025Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Raymond M. WheelerBiological Sciences OfcNASAMC YA-E4-BKennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Rosemary G. WhiteCSIRO Plant IndustryGPO Box 1600Canberra, ACT [email protected]

Michael L. Wiederhold203 King William StSan Antonio, TX [email protected]

Darrell WiensDept of Biology, MSHA 104Univ. of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA [email protected]

Antonia H.B.M. WijteDept of Biological SciencesCA State Univ, Long Beach1250 Bellflower BoulevardLong Beach, CA [email protected]

Joel WilkinsonTexas A&M Univ.10472 Champion VillageConroe, TX [email protected]

Johnathan WilliamsUniv. of West Georgia217 Belle Grove CirRichmond Hill, CA [email protected]

Heike Winter SederoffBotany Dept4218 Gardner HallNC State Univ.Campus Box 7612Raleigh, NC [email protected]

Stacy WolfeKansas Univ Med Ctr3901 Rainbow BlvdKansas City, KS [email protected]

Thomas J. WronskiDept of Physiological SciencesCollege of Veterinary MedicineUniv. of FloridaPO Box 100144, JHMHCGainesville, FL 32610-0144352-392-4700 [email protected]

Charles C. WunderDept of Physiol. & Biophys.Univ. of Iowa702 West Park RdIowa City, IA [email protected]

Sarah WyattDept of Environ. & Plant Biol.315 Porter HallOhio Univ.Athens, OH [email protected]


Life Sciences Calendar

April 1-5, 2006 Experimental Biology 2006, San Francisco, CA.Further information: http://www.faseb.org/meetings/eb2006/

April 6-9, 2006 2006 National Convention of the National Science Teachers Association, Anaheim, CA.Further information: http://www.nsta.org/conventions

April 23-28, 2006 27th Annual International Gravitational Physiology Meeting, Osaka, Japan.Further information: http://www.isgp.org/

May 14-18, 2006 77th Annual Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), Orlando, FL.Further information: Aerospace Medical Association, 320 S. Henry St., Alexandria, VA22314; (703) 739-2240; http://www.asma.org

June 22-24, 2006 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting, Lake BuenaVista, FL. Further information: http://www.uhms.org/

July 17-20, 2006 36th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Norfolk, VA.Further information: http://www.sae.org/events/ice/

August 5-9, 2006 Plant Biology 2006, Joint Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists and theCanadian Society of Plant Physiologists, Boston, MA.Further information: http://www.aspb.org

October 2-6, 2006 57th International Astronautical Congress, Valencia, Spain.Further information: http://www.iafastro.com

November 2-5, 2006 22nd ASGSB Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA. Further information: http://asgsb.org

November 5-8, 2006 53rd Annual Meeting of the Radiation Research Society, Philadelphia, PA.Further information: http://www.radres.org/


Chiharu YamadaDept of NutritionUniv. of Tokushima Sch. of Med.3-18-15 Kuramoto-choTokushima, [email protected]

Masamichi YamashitaDept of Space Biol. & Microgravity Sci.Inst. of Space & Astronaut. Sci.JAXA3-1-1 YoshinodaiSagamihara, Kanagawa, [email protected]

Jessica YesterBotany DeptNC State Univ4218 Gardner HallCampus Box 7612

Raleigh, NC [email protected]

Toshitada YoshiokaHirosaki Gakuin Univ.13-1 Minori-choHirosaki-city, Aomori, [email protected]

Laurence YoungHealth Sciences & TechnologyMIT77 Massachusetts Ave, Rm 37-219Cambridge, MA [email protected]

Diane S. Yu10330 Vicksburg DrCupertino, CA [email protected]

Rui YugeGrad. School of Health SciencesHiroshima Univ.2-3 Kasumi 1-chome, Minami-kuHiroshima, [email protected]

Colleen E. YunkerHarvard Medical SchoolVanderbilt Box 160107 Ave Louis PasteurBoston, MA [email protected]

Majd ZayzafoonUniv. of Alabama506B Lyons Harrison Res. Bldg.701 19th St SBirmingham, AL [email protected]


How to Join the American Society for Gravitationaland Space Biology

ASGSB welcomes members interested in space biomedical research, plant andanimal gravitational biology, cell and developmental biology, biotechnology/biophysics, space flight technology, advanced life support, and astrobiology.Membership information may be found and applications completed online athttp://www.asgsb.org; or obtained from ASGSB, P.O. Box 2581, Chapel Hill,NC 27515-2581.

ASGSB 22ND ANNUAL MEETINGArlington, VA

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