2025 Annual AWG meeting - 9/25. Save the date! Keynote Speakers Confirmed for 2025 Annual AWG Meeting

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Hello all,

Abstract submissions are closed.

Save the date for September 25th!

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AWG Annual Meeting, 9/25, 8a-3p PT. The overarching theme of the meeting is “Moon to Mars: Advancing Research, Operations, and Countermeasures”. We invite all AWG members to submit an abstract that showcases active and recently completed AWG projects emphasizing:

  • Integration of space biological and space health research using AI, machine learning, and multi-omics approaches.

  • R&D through mining life science datasets for operational and life support needs for deep space missions.

  • How cross-species analysis enhances our understanding of space-related biological phenomena.

  • Applications of personalized, predictive, preventive space medicine for long duration, lunar, Martian missions.

The 2025 Annual Meeting will feature: keynote speakers, lightning talks from all AWG Chairs, a panel of AWG success stories (from long-standing and newer members. 6 submitted abstracts will be selected for meeting-wide talks during the primary science session. Abstracts appropriate for this AWG annual meeting, but not selected for a talk, will be invited to present their work during a breakout “poster” session. Abstracts only on topic to our domain and activity will be considered. Explore the draft flyer-agenda.

The entire event will be hosted on GatherTown, and all AWG members will receive an invitation and link to join. Not an AWG member but want to attend? Join the AWG: Request to join the Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) Analysis Working Group (AWG)

If you have any questions or encounter any challenges during abstract submission, please reach out to Ryan (chat @rtscott2001 on Forum-Space; or ryan.t.scott@nasa.gov).

@RLWG @PlantAWG @HUMANawg @MultiOmicsAWG @ALSDAawg @FemaleReproAWG @AIMLawg @MicrobesAWG @AnimalAWG @HardwareAWG @BrainAWG

Proud to share Keynote speakers are confirmed!

Btw - our keynote speakers are confirmed for the 2025 Annual AWG Meeting :tada:

-Catriona Jamieson of UCSD on “Stem Cells and Cancer Research in Space”

-Farnood Merrikh Bayat and Michael Lowry on “Development and Testing of Neuromorphic Processors for Resilient Spaceflight Compute”

If you have any questions or encounter any challenges during abstract submission, please reach out to Ryan (chat @rtscott2001 on Forum-Space; or ryan.t.scott@nasa.gov).

@RLWG @PlantAWG @HUMANawg @MultiOmicsAWG @ALSDAawg @FemaleReproAWG @AIMLawg @MicrobesAWG @AnimalAWG @HardwareAWG @BrainAWG

Cheers,
The OSDR-AWG Admins

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Hello,:folded_hands:

Could you please review the content of my abstract and confirm whether it is appropriate to submit?I may not be able to present it at the conference.

Thank you so much :folded_hands:

Best regards

Chalermchai Rodsangiam

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Bio-Aether- Real-Time Multi-Omics for Adaptive and Resilient Deep Space Life Support.pdf (316 KB)

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Hey there, I’ve been focusing on several other projects the past couple of months. I was wondering if you could review mine as well. My proposal will be featured at another event and I thought it would be good timing to bring that over here too.
Thx!

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Dear Ryan,
I hope you’re well. I submitted my abstract for the AWG Annual Meeting ahead of the deadline and wanted to confirm it was received and is under review.

  • Name: Budur Alshehri

  • Email used for submission: Buduralshehri@gmail.com

  • Abstract title: Umbilical cord blood-derived exosomes improve oocyte maturation and development during cisplatin chemotherapy

    AIM: To evaluate the protective and ameliorative effects of cord blood stem cell-derived exosomes on oocytes and ovarian granulosa cells exposed to cisplatin chemotherapy using in vitro maturation (IVM) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) techniques. Methods: Oocyte Maturation (IVM): Oocytes were cultured in a four-well system under different treatments: control, cisplatin, cisplatin + exosomes, and exosomes. ICSI: Matured oocytes were injected with sperm to assess fertilization success and subsequent embryo development. Nuclear Staining: Hoechst staining was used to visualize fertilization success by confirming the presence of two pronuclei (2PN stage) under a fluorescence microscope. Apoptosis Analysis: TUNEL assay was used to detect apoptotic cells in blastocysts. Conclusion: Cord blood stem cell-derived exosomes using ovine sheep as a model, exosomes were shown to enhance oocyte maturation during in vitro maturation (IVM), improve fertilization success via intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and support embryo development to the blastocyst stage. These findings highlight the therapeutic role of exosomes in reducing oxidative stress, promoting cellular recovery, and counteracting chemotherapy-induced ovarian damage. These Novel results provide a promising foundation for the development of innovative oncofertility strategies

  • Date submitted: 12/08/2025

Could you please let me know if my submission was received successfully and when acceptance notifications are expected? If you need any additional information or a resubmission, I’m happy to provide it promptly.
Thank you for your time and support.
Kind regards,

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Yes, thank you. Confirmed. By the end of the next week all AWG members will be contacted on their “Talks” or “Poster” selections, and EVERY AWG member will receive the meeting calendar invite

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Thank you for the information.

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Thank you Ryan. I’m looking forward to seeing this conference Sept 25th. Keeping my fingers crossed that my 2 papers get selected.

David Barckhoff navymedic610@yahoo.com Cell 724-389-7372

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Thanks for the information :+1:t2:

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