# New AWG Member? This is an orientation post for you **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements/Jobs\ **Tags:** welcome, overview\ **Created:** [May 16, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5 "2024-05-16T07:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/1 "2024-05-16T07:00:00Z")
> ## Click Here First - What is this place? How to Join this Open Science Data Repository AWG Community ‘Space’? (—) > > For OSDR Analysis Working Group members to collaborate, find projects, ask questions, check out new OSD datasets, and learn of various opportunities This forum-space is a 🏘 community for OSDR AWG Members. If you are not yet a member, to join please go to: 🔗[Join the AWG](https://forms.gle/eMDz5fFf2bBg3WPQ6). You then will be contacted by an AWG member and/or chair of an AWG group. Of note when you submit the Join form - you can join any/multiple 🤗 of the 8 groups (multi-omics, RadLab, animal, plant, microbial, ALSDA, AI/ML, female repro). You then will receive an invite to this forum-space. That aside, and if you are a member 💫 we are so glad you joined us here in this [Discourse](https://www.discourse.org/), and welcome to our community’s space. This AWG community is viewed best on the **“Discourse Hub” app (downloadable on your phone’s AppStore iOS or Android/Google Play)** or from a browser. AWG members can now login via your email/password, or through enabling settings to use your Google or GitHub accounts. Here are some things you can do to get started: 🗣 **Introduce yourself** by adding your picture and information about yourself and your interests to [your profile](https://awg.osdr.space/my/preferences/account). Please include your actual name. **Include your profile picture.** I’d also urge you to include your affiliation. What projects would you like to do? What is some of your expertise? Please also add where you are located 😊 📝 📖 **Get to know the community** by [browsing discussions](https://awg.osdr.space/top) that are already happening here. When you find a post interesting, informative, or entertaining, use the ❤ to show your appreciation or support! 🧵 **Complete this tutorial** [Greetings](https://awg.osdr.space/t/greetings/131) to learn about our new forum-space by following the prompts. I estimate it takes ~10min. 🤝 **Contribute** by commenting, sharing your own perspective, asking questions, or offering feedback in the discussion. Before replying or starting new topics, please review the [Community Guidelines](https://awg.osdr.space/faq). There also is each AWG’s monthly virtual meeting, which is the “face-to-face” time for each AWG. Make sure to post content in your AWG-specific category 🤩 🚀 **The Open Science Data Repository** [(OSDR)](https://osdr.nasa.gov/bio/) contains multi-modal and multi-hierarchical fundamental space life science data (omics, phenotypic, physiological, imaging, behavioral, environmental telemetry; tabular, text, code, imaging, video; raw, processed) which is available for reuse toward basic science, applied science, and operational outcomes for space exploration and knowledge discovery. There also is a 📜[**Charter**](https://osdr.nasa.gov/bio/awg/charter.html) which all AWG Members should review and be familiar with. There also is an OSDR newsletter, [subscribe here](https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/NIjXkcl). **Analysis Working Group (AWG)** members overall engage in two main activities connected to the OSDR. - One, members **provide feedback** on scientific standards for reuse (subject and assay metadata; processing pipelines; dataset formats and uniformed structures for machine-readability). - Two, AWG members **collaborate to mine-reuse OSDR data** to conduct scientific analysis, which often leads to peer-reviewed publications. This site is a place to: - Find different projects and engage with others - Chat and reach out to any AWG members directly, privately, or in group chats - Find all 8 AWG communities (multi-omics, RadLab, animal, plant, microbial, ALSDA, AI/ML, female repro) - Find details on each AWG’s monthly meeting and links to notes (in AWG member hub) - Find details on each AWG’s subgroups and various GitHub code repos - Ask questions on submission, curation, and data/metadata standards - Discuss and post various science articles - Learn about events, opportunities, announcements related to space biology, space health, space data, and open science - Provide feedback on updates/edits needed on datasets (visit the [Category: Dataset Issues](https://awg.osdr.space/t/about-the-dataset-issues-category/50) and post your feedback/comment/issue) > If you need help or have a suggestion, feel free to ask in #site-feedback or [contact the admins](https://awg.osdr.space/about). ---
**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/2 "2024-05-20T17:06:40Z")
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**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/3 "2024-05-20T17:06:57Z")
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**Author:** ![joel.steele](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/joel.steele/32/789_2.png) [@joel.steele](https://awg.osdr.space/u/joel.steele)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/4 "2024-05-29T22:45:47Z")
This was such a cool idea! ---
**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/5 "2024-05-29T23:10:09Z")
Thanks @joel.steele we’re excited and confident this will do the trick to increase transparency and engagement. Also community and networking. Pretty awesome anyone can find and DM anyone else so easily. Plus centralized place for all the mtg links, times, docs, repos, etc ---
**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/6 "2024-07-02T01:58:32Z")
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**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/7 "2024-08-06T00:13:53Z")
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**Author:** ![NikkHarvey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/nikkharvey/32/2002_2.png) [@NikkHarvey](https://awg.osdr.space/u/NikkHarvey)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/8 "2025-06-04T13:46:50Z")
@rtscott2001 I have sent you a direct message with questions about this. ---
**Author:** ![megsp85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/megsp85/32/1352_2.png) [@megsp85](https://awg.osdr.space/u/megsp85)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 4:41am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/9 "2025-06-11T04:41:42Z")
I appreciate you inviting me for AWG. Even though I was an old member and had attended a lot of meetings in the past, I was unable to attend last year’s meetings because of my relocation and new work schedule. However, I believe that this year’s meetings will be held at two different times so that people like me can participate from home after work hours and contribute to projects. ---
**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/10 "2025-06-11T04:45:30Z")
Wonderful. Cheers and welcome back Medha! ---
**Author:** ![megsp85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/megsp85/32/1352_2.png) [@megsp85](https://awg.osdr.space/u/megsp85)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/11 "2025-06-14T05:44:33Z")
thanks Ryan ---
**Author:** ![Khushhaal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/khushhaal/32/3147_2.png) [@Khushhaal](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Khushhaal)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/13 "2025-11-18T16:58:24Z")
Hi everyone! I’m Khushhaal Sharma. My focus areas include Al/ML pipelines, multimodal dataset analysis, anomaly detection and high-integrity scientific data workflows. I actively work with structured/unstructured datasets and enjoy applying ML concepts to biological, spaceflight and ISS research data. Excited to collaborate and contribute within OSDR-AWG! ---
**Author:** ![Vk\_damisetti](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/vk_damisetti/32/3820_2.png) [@Vk\_damisetti](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Vk_damisetti)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/14 "2026-04-14T12:54:25Z")
Thats a great initiative team! Looking forward to engage. learn. apply! ~VK ---
**Author:** ![Vk\_damisetti](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/vk_damisetti/32/3820_2.png) [@Vk\_damisetti](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Vk_damisetti)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/15 "2026-04-14T17:20:45Z")
Hi everyone! I’m VK (Vamsy Krishna Damisetti), joining from Hyderabad, India. My background spans molecular microbiology, counselling psychology, and law and over time I’ve found myself most energized at the intersections: how biological systems, behavioural data, and stress-risk patterns connect across contexts, including extreme environments. I’m particularly drawn to how structured and unstructured datasets can surface meaning in microbial ecosystems, adaptive human behaviour, and health outcomes areas where the OSDR datasets feel like genuinely rich terrain to explore. I’m here to learn from this community, contribute to ongoing projects where my background adds value, and grow as an open science collaborator. Looking forward to connecting with the microbial, AI/ML, and multi-omics groups especially! ---
**Author:** ![Broderick.Crawford](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/broderick.crawford/32/4130_2.png) [@Broderick.Crawford](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Broderick.Crawford)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/16 "2026-06-10T14:57:00Z")
Hello everyone, I am excited to join the Brain AWG and learn from this community. A brief introduction: Background: Health Psychologist, Marine Corps veteran, and researcher with interests in bioinformatics, data analytics, AI, and space biology. Current Focus: I am currently working through NASA OSDR datasets, learning the bioinformatics workflow step-by-step while exploring questions related to neurobehavioral adaptation, cognition, neuroplasticity, and human performance during spaceflight. My experience with AI, machine learning, and bioinformatics is still developing, and I tend to learn best through hands-on projects and guided application. I am particularly interested in understanding how computational approaches can help uncover meaningful biological insights from complex datasets. I look forward to learning from the expertise within this group, contributing where I can, and continuing to build my skills through collaboration and practical research experience. Best regards, Broderick Crawford, PhD ---
**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/17 "2026-06-10T17:01:08Z")
Cheers and welcome @Broderick.Crawford 👋 Make sure to attend the next Brain AWG meeting on June 15: [https://awg.osdr.space/t/-/1243/1](https://awg.osdr.space/t/-/1243/1) Plus reach out the co-leads of the [@BrainAWG](https://awg.osdr.space/groups/brainawg) to maybe introduce yourself at that meeting with a slide introducing yourself @windymc @nilufarali @dr.aslinger ---
**Author:** ![lunarsnoop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/lunarsnoop/32/4208_2.png) [@lunarsnoop](https://awg.osdr.space/u/lunarsnoop)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/18 "2026-06-15T20:30:00Z")
Hello! I’m so excited to join Brain AWG. I’m a citizen scientist with a background in data analysis and coding. I joined to find a place where I can get hands on experience with spaceflight research and have a community to work with. I can’t wait to collaborate with other researchers and I hope I can contribute something to this amazing team! ---
**Author:** ![joel1130](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/joel1130/32/4449_2.png) [@joel1130](https://awg.osdr.space/u/joel1130)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/19 "2026-07-25T21:16:37Z")
Thank you Scott for the introduction. It seems that the Greeting tutorial link and the charter link are not currently working. are there any alternative links to achieve this. Joel Mathew ---
**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/20 "2026-07-25T21:18:37Z")
Hmmm, the Charter link opens fine for me: [https://science.nasa.gov/biological-physical/data/awg/osdr-charter/](https://science.nasa.gov/biological-physical/data/awg/osdr-charter/) And here is the OSDR tutorials, which also seems to open: [https://osdr-tutorials.readthedocs.io/en/latest/](https://osdr-tutorials.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) ---
**Author:** ![joel1130](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/joel1130/32/4449_2.png) [@joel1130](https://awg.osdr.space/u/joel1130)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5/21 "2026-07-25T21:19:50Z")
Thank you . It might have been my outdated browser. [Next page](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-awg-member-this-is-an-orientation-post-for-you/5.md?page=2)