Generations Workshops

The Generations Initiative will sponsor a series of focused workshops leading to a larger Roadmap Workshop in September 2002 that will define research focus and program implementation. Topics to be addressed include Bioinformatics, Advanced Technologies, and Mission Concepts. Workshop summary reports will be available on this site.

Background Workshops

Space Biology on the Early Space Station co-chaired by Dr. Baruch Blumberg and Dr. Kenneth Baldwin - March 14-15 2002
Sponsored by NASA's Fundamental Space Biology Program, the goal was to explore the type, scope, and value of biological research possbile over the next five years within current STS and ISS constraints.
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Genomic Studies on the International Space Station co-chaired by Dr. Baruch Blumberg and Dr. Richard Roberts - January 27-29 1999
The workshop, co-sponsored by NASA's Fundamental Biology Program and Astrobiology Program, introduced scientists to the exciting possibilities for research on the ISS and resulted in recommendations for studying ecological systems, simple organisms, and model organisms.
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Related Workshops

Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Workshop - April 19, 2001
The working group met to determine the scientific value and feasibility of flying the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in space.
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Workshop on Evolutionary Biology American Museum of Natural History - March 3-5, 1999
The workshop addressed how the discipline of evolutionary biology might contribute to (1) understanding how life evolved on Earth and predicting the nature of extraterrestrial life, and (2) understanding the evolutionary responses of life to novel environments and the long-term consequences of carrying terrestrial life into space.
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Evolution and Ecology Beyond the Planet of Origin co-chaired by Dr. Emily Holton and Dr. Christopher McKay, NASA Ames Research Center - June 25-26, 1998
Workshop goals were to review state of knowledge, determine science goals for future research, and characterize mission opportunities and technology readiness and requirements needed to characterize the potential for evolution of life beyond its planet of origin.
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Astrobiology Advanced Measurement Systems Workshop chaired by Mr. John Hines, NASA Ames Research Center - June 17-18, 1998
The goal of this workshop was to characterize the current and near-term projected state of measurement system technologies needed for Astrobiology research on terrestrial and space missions.
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Evolution and Development Grants Program Planning Workshop chaired by Dr. Eric Davidson, Norman Chandler Professor of Cell Biology, Caltech - February 20, 1998
The NASA-sponsored workshop centered around the formation of the then new external research grant program focusing on evolution and development.
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Advanced Technologies for Gravitational Biology (ATGB) Symposium and Workshop co-chaired by Mr. Greg Schmidt and Mr. John Hines, NASA Ames Research Center - January 14-17, 1997
The workshop sought to determine how advanced technologies could be used to benefit and improve the science return of the International Space Station research facilities.
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