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Paul Warren ISS Mission One Charles County, MD

The Physiological Effects of Microgravity and Increased Levels of Radiation on Wild-Type and Genetically Modified Caenorhabditis elegans. Paul Warren ISS Mission One Charles County, MD. “Experiments that hint of longer lives”. The Inspiration. Insulin Pathway Mutations Longer Lives.

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Paul Warren ISS Mission One Charles County, MD

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  1. The Physiological Effects of Microgravity and Increased Levels of Radiation on Wild-Type and Genetically Modified Caenorhabditiselegans Paul Warren ISS Mission One Charles County, MD

  2. “Experiments that hint of longer lives” The Inspiration Insulin Pathway Mutations Longer Lives Photos: Cynthia Kenyon: Experiments that hint of longer lives | Video on TED.com. (n.d.). TED: Ideas worth spreading. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/cynth

  3. Caenorhabditiselegans • Model Organism • Short Life Cycle • Compact Genome • Stereotypical Development • Rapid Propagation • Microscopic Size • Common The Organism Photo: links - Kaganovich Lab. (n.d.).Kaganovich Lab - home. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://www.kaganovichlab.com/links.ht

  4. Fluid Mixing Environment Type 2 The Design Photo: SSEP | SSEP Mission 1 to ISS: Mini-Laboratory Operation. (n.d.). SSEP. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://ssep.ncesse.org/current-flight-opportunities/ssep-mission-1-to-the-international-space-station-iss/ssep-mission-1-to-iss-mini-laboratory-operation/

  5. Wild-Type GFP DAF-16 Modified The Strains Strains acquired courtesy of Dr. Nathaniel Szewczyk of the University of Nottingham Photo: Genetics and Neurobiology of C. elegans. (n.d.). Site en travaux. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://www.biologie.ens.fr/bcsgnce/ Photo: Worm Procreation: 50 Ways to Be Your Lover :: University Communications Newsdesk, University of Maryland. (n.d.).University Communications Newsdesk, University of Maryland. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/scitech/print.cfm?articleID=1242

  6. National Institutes of Health University of Nottingham The Team Dr. Andy Golden Dr. John Hanover Dr. Dona Love Dr. Nathaniel Szewczyk Dr. Freya Shepherd Photo: University of Nottingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Nottingham Photo: NIH modifies biosketch instructions to permit discussion of productivity factors « OHSU Research News. (n.d.). OHSU Home. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://www.ohsu.edu/blogs/researchnews/2011/02/18/nih-modifies-biosketch-instructions-to-permit-discussion-of-productivity-factors/

  7. The Analyses Relative Reproductive Strength (WormSorter) Autonomous Movement Tracking (WormLab) Genomics Proteomics Lifespan Brood Size Photo: MBF Bioscience : wormlab. (n.d.). MBF Bioscience : Stereology and Neuron Reconstruction. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://www.mbfbioscience.com/wormlab Photo: Union Biometrica | COPAS Platform Overview. (n.d.). Flow Cytometry for Large Particles | UBI - Union Biometrica. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://www.unionbio.com/copas/

  8. Acknowledgements

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