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Feasibility Review Form due 15 Jan| NSF/CASIS Collaboration on Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology on the International Space Station (ISS) to Benefit Life on Earth

NSF/CASIS

This solicitation solicits research projects in the general fields of tissue engineering and mechanobiology that can utilize the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab to conduct research that will benefit life on Earth. NSF awards under this solicitation will provide PIs with support to conduct fundamental and translational research to prepare experiments for execution on-board the ISS, to collaborate with service providers as necessary, to provide preliminary analysis to conduct the experiment, to analyze and interpret data, and to disseminate results broadly. Costs associated with the translation of the proposed experiments to flight experiments on-board the ISS, including the training of ISS crews, transporting the experiment payload and equipment to the ISS, and conducting experiments on the ISS, will be supported by CASIS through their cooperative agreement with NASA. Potential PIs or teams should consult with the CASIS Operations team (NSFCASIS@issnationallab.org) for feedback regarding feasibility and compliance with flight requirements and capabilities.