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THIS PROPOSAL FOR A TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF A CONSORTIUM OF NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN RESPONSE TO NASA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE NNJ15548000C (CAN), RELEASED OCTOBER 30, 2015. THE CONSORTIUM IS LED BY BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (BCM), AND INCLUDES THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CALTECH) AND THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT). HRP WAS DESIGNED TO MANAGE AND FUND THE RESEARCH REQUIRED TO UNDERSTAND AND MITIGATE RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH DURING SPACE FLIGHT MISSIONS. SINCE 2005, HRP HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH NASAS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, THE HEALTH AND MEDICAL TECHNICAL AUTHORITY, AND THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) HUMAN HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE DIRECTORATE TO DEFINE AND PRIORITIZE RISKS TO HUMANS DURING VARIOUS TYPES OF SPACE EXPLORATION MISSION. ONCE THE HIGHEST RISKS WERE IDENTIFIED, THE HRP DETERMINED RESEARCH PLANS (DOCUMENTED IN THE HRR) TO ADDRESS GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND DESCRIBE MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR CONTROLLING EACH RISK. THESE RESEARCH PLANS HAVE SINCE BEEN THE BASIS FOR SOLICITED AND DIRECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT ADD TO THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF EACH RISK AND MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD FEASIBLE COUNTERMEASURES. THIS STRATEGY HAS PROVEN TO BE QUITE EFFECTIVE; COUNTERMEASURES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO ADEQUATELY PREVENT, CONTROL OR TREAT MANY RISKS IN MULTIPLE MISSION SCENARIOS.

Baylor College Of Medicine

Shared Services Center (NSSC) [NASA]

Not Reported

AR21 - R&D- Space: Science/Applications (Basic Research)

Houston, TX 77030 United States

Other

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Full And Open Competition

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