Hackathon Opportunity: COSPAR and Space Hazards Impact on Muscle

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COSPAR (the global Committee on Space Research), is organizing a Hackathon, which is open to anyone anywhere to join. They would love if AWG members would like to participate.

To get involved email: eric_h_smith@mac.com

They will be focusing on novel approaches to analyze spaceflight’s hazards on muscle health. The Hackathon is STILL accepting people to join. This is brand new info as of June 6th

Here is more on the Hackathon/Challenge
POIS_SpaceBio_Challenge.pdf (237.2 KB)

The datasets they are using include:

OSD-21, OSD-99, OSD-101, OSD-103, OSD-104, OSD-105, OSD-111, OSD-139, OSD-195, OSD-198, OSD-225, OSD-228, OSD-236, OSD-274, OSD-295, OSD-326, OSD-337, OSD-343, OSD-354, OSD-370, OSD-401, OSD-418, OSD-419, OSD-422, OSD-488, OSD-540, OSD-576, OSD-660, OSD-662, OSD-664, OSD-665, OSD-666, OSD-691, OSD-702, OSD-714, OSD-718, OSD-770, OSD-783, OSD-784, OSD-787

A list of these datasets along with the assay and technology data types available for each can be found using the following API call:

https://visualization.osdr.nasa.gov/biodata/api/v2/query/assays/?investigation.study%20assays.study%20assay%20technology%20type=//&study.characteristics.material%20type=/tibialis|soleus|gastrocnemius|quadriceps|digitorum|vastus/&study.characteristics.organism=/musculus|rattus|sapiens/&format=browser

Below is a list of useful OSDR resources to help the teams understand how to navigate OSDR data:

OSDR Repository : NASA OSDR: Open Science for Life in Space

OSDR’s Biological data API : OSDR Biological Data API

OSDR Tutorials : https://osdr-tutorials.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

· How to access data

· How to navigate an OSD study page

· How to use the public s3 bucket

OSDR Publication on the repository, tools, data, AWGs : https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1116

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

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Hi Ryan! Is it still okay to join the hackathon? It looks like they needed a reply by May 19th. Also, when is the hackathon?

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Eric said he is still open for anyone to join

We only last week shared the muscle data and topic

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Okay, thank you!

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Hi Sir,

The email to get involved https://www.google.com/url?q=https://eric_h_smith@mac.com&source=gmail-imap&ust=1749855487000000&usg=AOvVaw29_X1kTsCA1UGm9YQag0FR

goes to the Apple site:)

Best,
Charley

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Thanks! Just edited it

Its just eric_h_smith@mac.com

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Nice!
Thanks for sharing this info.

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Also, can we form a team here or how should we approach that specific area?
Thx!

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That’s a DARN good idea

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Yes sir!

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Well if anyone wants to team up let me know!
Thx!

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Could you do a separate post, outlining your idea, who/what you’re looking for (skill sets, etc)?

I can try to point people your way. Would be good if u already contacted Eric to get more details

Btw - I THINK Eric will be attended Tuesday’s @AIMLawg mtg, and should be explaining the hackathon more

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No worries, I’m already constructing a team now for the event.
I have 3 hackathon deadlines this week. So it’s going to be kind of tight this week but I’m participating in this event for sure.

I already emailed Eric, just waiting on the response. Where should I post the team info at exactly.
Thx!

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@Gasman, make sure you add me to that team please, sir?

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I’m still waiting on the email response with more info, it should be here in a week or so from my understanding.
As soon as we get everything cleared mainly with the date back from May for the event I’ll reach out properly for the team/members and project structure.

@ccnaney I’ll be looking to get team 60 back together! It should be a fun time!

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@GasMan sounds like a good plan. Looking forward to it, sir!

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Wanted to share an “innovative approach”. This article: Lab-Grown Muscle Launched Into Space to Learn What Happens to Astronauts - WSJ (the easy to read overview version in the WSJ) and the original Skeletal muscle-on-a-chip in microgravity as a platform for regeneration modeling and drug screening: Stem Cell Reports

In summary shows that muscles don’t like something in the space environment itself, and it is not just the lack of use and loading. Thus, the next step for suggestion is testing the same but for muscles of #hibernators. Obligate such as the 13-lined ground squirrel and Siberian or European hamsters, and facultative hibernators such as mice when exposed to certain stimuli.

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Is there still time to contribute? :slight_smile:

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