NASA Space Biology Research – Deadlines and Final Text – Layout 85: E.9

NASA's Science Mission Directorate announces a funding opportunity for research focused on precision health and space cultures. Stage one proposals must be submitted by February 4, 2025.

When it comes to precision health, researchers can propose using any non-primate animal model system, as well as any cell/tissue/microphysiological/organic culture system or microbial models, depending on the chosen platform.

For space crops, applicants may use any plant model system, as well as, if necessary, microbial models or plant and microbial model systems compatible with their platform.

This opportunity includes five different project types: Research Investigations, Young Investigator Research Investigations, New NASA Investigators, OSDR Analytical Investigations, and Tissue Sharing Investigations. Specific requirements for each of these project types are detailed in section 2.2 of this program element. Project types pose different platform requirements (i.e. flight or ground) described in Section 2.3 of the Program Element text.

ROSES-2024 Amendment 85 publishes the final text and deadlines for E.9 Space Biology: Research Studies, which were previously published in draft form. Studies on plants and animals will not be requested separately; what was to be solicited in these opportunities was integrated into E.9 Spatial biology: research studies. Stage one proposals must be submitted by February 4, 2025, and stage two proposals by May 6, 2025.

A pre-meeting for applicants interested in submitting a proposal related to this program element will be held virtually on January 22, 2025, at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Login information will be available on the NSPIRES page for this program element under “Other Documents”.

On or about December 19, 2024, this amendment to the NASA Research Announcement “Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2024” (NNH24ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA Research Opportunities page and will appear on SARA's ROSES blog.

Questions regarding E.9 Space Biology: Research Studies can be directed to Lynn Harrison (for precision health) and Elison Blancaflor (for space crops) at: [email protected].

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In a future where space exploration is becoming more and more common, research conducted by agencies like NASA plays a crucial role not only for humanity, but also for Earth's environment. It also opens the door to new international collaborations in these specialized areas of research.