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Title:
Human Adaptation to Spaceflight: An Integrated Metabolomic Analysis of ISS Data
Agreement Number:
24GWROSS1
Agreement Value:
$225,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 12, 2025 - Mar 1, 2028
Description:
Participate in NASA’s Human Research Program largest research effort to pursue the first integrated data analysis from 71 astronauts collected over 12 years. Assess metabolomic biomarkers in blood and urine to identify metabolic signatures linked to long-duration spaceflight. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches, link metabolomic profiles to individual physiological, environmental, dietary, medical, and exercise data to gain insights into sex-specific adaptative mechanisms, pathogenic pathways, and risk factors of spaceflight.
Organization:
Canadian Space Agency
Expected Results:
  • Advance science and technologies through research and development in the space domain;
  • Improve Canadian space sector position to seize space opportunities;
  • Increased knowledge about the universe, solar system and human capacity to live in space;
  • Increase the number of organizations involved in projects funded by the space exploration program;
  • Increase the number of students involved in projects funded by the space exploration program;
  • Increase the number of HQP involved in projects funded by the space exploration;
  • Increase the number of scientists holding a doctorate in Canada with experience in exploitation of scientific missions and in data analysis;
  • Increase the number of scientific peer-reviewed publications in space exploration.
  • Diversify and increase the space sector talent pool;
Location:
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA T1K 3M4
Reference Number:
003-2024-2025-Q4-00008
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
University of Lethbridge
Program:
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology - Space Awareness Element
Program Purpose:

Support research in order to advance the knowledge of space through science.