We are pleased to share that NASA has selected our project, “Probing Pathogenic Mutations Under Spaceflight-Relevant Stressors Via All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations,” led by Mert Gur at the University of Pittsburgh, for Space Biology funding.

The project will use all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how spaceflight-relevant stressors affect proteins carrying pathogenic mutations. It is one of six precision-health investigations announced by NASA to advance understanding of how conditions associated with space exploration affect human health.

View the NASA announcement
https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/biological-physical-sciences/new-crops-health-research-proposals-to-help-nasa-advance-exploration/

Image: Official NASA GRANTEE insignia. Source: NASA.

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