Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jbuck@nasa.gov

William Jeffs
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov

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RELEASE 13-276
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NASA Selects 11 Space Radiobiology Research Proposals
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NASA's Human Research Program will fund 11 ground-based research proposals
using beams of high-energy, heavy ions to simulate space radiation to better
understand the risks this radiation poses to humans.

The proposals were in response to the research announcement, "Ground-Based
Studies in Space Radiobiology." The selected proposals are from 11
institutions in eight states, which will receive a total of about $13.8
million during a one- to four-year period.

These studies will help advance human exploration of space while limiting
risks from space radiation. The research will employ new experimental
approaches in understanding space radiation risks of cancer, heart and
circulatory disease and long-term cognitive function. These studies will be
conducted at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory of the Brookhaven National
Laboratory in Upton, N.Y.

The Human Research Program is managed by the Space Life and Physical Sciences
Division in NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.

For a complete list of the selected proposals, principal investigators, and
organizations, visit:

http://go.nasa.gov/1dPiixl