Of interest:
Source: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award Fellowships to Study ISS Microbes | NASA
- Fellow: Melissa Dsouza, University of Auckland, New Zealand
PI-Advisor: Kasthuri Venkateswaran, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Investigating mechanisms for the acquisition and prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in the ISS cultivable microbiome.
Awarded by the NASA Space Biology Program. - Fellow: Michael Lee, University of Southern California
PI-Advisor: Craig Everroad, NASA Ames Research Center
Microbial evolution and transmission aboard the ISS: inferring mutation rates, assessing pangenomes, and tracking microbiome transmission between astronauts and the space-based built environment.
Awarded by the NASA Space Biology Program. - Fellow: Aubrie O’Rourke, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
PI-Advisor: William Nierman, J. Craig Venter Institute
Virulence and drug resistance of Burkholderia species isolated from ISS potable water systems.
Awarded by the NASA Space Biology Program. - Fellow: Blake Stamps, University of Oklahoma
PI-Advisor: John Spear, Colorado School of Mines
Biodeterioration and Biocorrosion in Spaceflight Ecosystems: Implications for Material/ Microbiome Interactions on the International Space Station.
Awarded by the Sloan Foundation. - Fellow: Jiseon Yang, Arizona State University
PI-Advisor: Cheryl Nickerson, Arizona State University
Developing predictive model systems of polymicrobial biofilm formation and susceptibility to chemical disinfectant: A longitudinal study with implications for spaceflight systems integrity and health risks.
Awarded by the Sloan Foundation.