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Project Title: Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Animal and Human Biology Panel

PIN: SSBX-L-08-07-C         

Major Unit:
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Sub Unit:
Aeronautics & Space Engineering Board
Space Studies Board

RSO:
Graham, Sandra

Subject/Focus Area:



Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Animal and Human Biology Panel
October 26, 2009 - October 28, 2009
Keck Center
500 5th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001



If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:


Contact Name: Linda Walker
Email: lwalker@nas.edu
Phone: (202) 334-3477
Fax: (202) 334-3701


Agenda:

Agenda(as 0f 10/26/09)

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 Room 205

OPEN SESSION

12:00
Discussion, Lunch

1:05
Status and availability of facilities for animal research— David Tomko, NASA, and Ken Souza (telecon), consultant
• capabilities, facilities and resources
• ground and orbital capabilities
• potential facilities

2:00
Break

2:15
ISS Research Discussion —Dennis Grounds, NASA

3:15
History of Animal Models in Space Research—Charlie Tipton

4:30-5:30
The Role of NSBRI—David Watson, NSBRI




Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Abboud
Francois
Baldwin
Kenneth
Cavanagh
Peter
Edgerton
Reggie
Murasko
Donna
Potts
John
Ronca
April
Tipton
Charles
Turner
Charles
West
John



The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
Welcome and Meeting Goals—Ken Baldwin
• Membership changes
• Afternoon speakers

Status review
• Portal changes and draft visibility
• White Paper status
• Study schedule

Report Status Discussion
• Status of individual panel member reports
• Review comments on completed background sections
• Review content outline for sections
• Re-evaluation of the chapter outline

Review Meeting Goals
• Goals
• Review task statement

Discussion of White Papers and Community Input
• Where do we stand?
• What additional input is needed (Town Halls, surveys, etc.)

Research Opportunities Discussion
• Develop preliminary list of research opportunities
• First cut at priorities

Outline Development for Remaining Sections

Break into Writing Groups

Report Development Discussion and Review
• Contents
• Criteria
• Research Recommendations
• Programmatic Recommendations?

Set Writing Assignments and update schedule

3rd Meeting Planning
• Set date
• Identify briefings and speakers (if any)
• Documents and other inputs
• Set Telecons?


Joint Meeting with Integration Panel

• Division of topics, additional topics needed
• Hand-off between panels on overlapping topics
• Inputs of basic biology knowledge to address exploration needs,
Identification of exploration needs relevant to our panel


The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
none

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: November 18, 2009



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