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ASGSB GOVERNING BOARDChris Brown, PresidentN.C. State University

Paul Todd, President-ElectSHOT, Inc.

David Chapman, Secretary-Treasurer

John Kiss, Immediate Past PresidentMiami University, Oxford, OH

Tom K. Scott, Executive DirectorUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Simon Gilroy—2007Pennsylvania State University

Eberhard Horn—2006University of Ulm, Germany

David Klaus-2007University of Colorado

Peter Lee—2006Brown University

Howard Levine—2005Dynamac Corporation

April Ronca—2007Wake Forest University

FULL CORPORATE MEMBERSBoeing Integrated Defense SystemsSt. Louis, MO

Lockheed-Martin, Inc. OrthoLogicMoffett Field, CA Tempe, AZ

ASSOCIATE CORPORATE MEMBERSBionetics CorporationKennedy Space Center, FL

Dynamac, Inc. Kennedy Space Center, FL

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFStanley Roux

ASGSBNewsletter of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Volume 21, Number 1

Winter 2005

Ronald Schaefer-2006Lockheed Martin

Nancy Searby—2006NASA Ames

Jack van Loon—2005Free University, Amsterdam

Wenonah Vercoutere—2007NASA Ames

Joan Vernikos—2005Alexandria, Virginia

Charles Wade—2005NASA Ames

Universities Space Research Association Division of Space Life Sciences Houston, TX

SHOT, Inc. Greenville, IN

Mains Associates, Inc.Berkeley, CA

Robert Ocampo, ASGSB-SA PresidentHaverford College

NEWSLETTER EDITORJanet V. Powers

ORBITEC, Inc.Madison, WI

ASGSB 21ST ANNUAL MEETINGReno, NV

November 1-4, 2005preliminary information on page 2

2004 ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTSpages 6-17

Also In This Issue:ASGSB Student-Association (p. 18-19)ASGSB Committee Reports (p. 20-24)ASGSB Board Actions (p. 24-30)ASGSB Membership Directory (p. 35-57 )News and Opportunities (p. 58)Life Sciences Calendar (p. 59)

Dear Fellow Society Members:

The beginning of our second score of years as the AmericanSociety for Gravitational and Space Biology brings to mind thatfamous line penned by Mr. Dickens, which I (mis)quote here: “It isthe best of times, it is the worst of times.”

Begin with theworst. Fundingcuts of some 25% toNASA’s HumanHealth and Perfor-mance Programwithin the Explora-tion SystemsMission Directoratetook place in FY 05,with most of thecuts coming in thearea of basicbiological research.In the proposed FY06 budget, NASA isproposing to zeroout non-humanflight research and greatly reduce ground-based research. The U.S.is breaking international commitments such as the cancellation ofthe Centrifuge Project—a development with ramifications in boththe biological and international relations arenas.

President Chris Brown receives the gavel,and presents the Past President’s Award to

outgoing President John Kiss.

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Next Time in the Biggest Little City in the World

The next ASGSB annual meeting will be held Tuesday, November 1, 2005 through Friday, November 4, 2005, atthe Reno Hilton in Reno, NV (Address: 2500 East Second Street, Reno, NV 89595; Phone: 775/789-2000).

You can find the hotel web site under “Reno Hilton” (http://www.caesars.com/Hilton/Reno/Hotel/). Youcan also explore Reno through their visitor web site (http://www.cityofreno.com/vis/). The hotel is offering theexceptional room rate of $79.00 plus tax per night. It is located near the Reno/Tahoe International Airport, whichall major airlines serve, and is a short drive from Lake Tahoe.

Look for details of our exciting program in future notices on the ASGSB website and the Spring issue of theASGSB Newsletter.

Chuck FullerScientific Program Chair

Online Abstract Submissionfor 2005 ASGSB Annual Meeting!

ASGSB’s first electronic abstract submission for the 2004 annual meeting was a resounding success! Thesystem allowed for the information that is normally collected on the Abstract Submission forms to be submittedwith an online form.

For those of you who did not attend last year’s meeting, the online form allows the author to upload theabstract as a file from the author’s computer to the server using a file upload script built into the ASGSBwebpage (a “browse” button on the form allows the author to browse their computer to find/select the file toupload; abstract is prepared as a word processing document as in the past). For student abstracts, the scriptsautomatically send an email request to the faculty sponsor for confirmation. Further details will be provided inthe Spring issue of the ASGSB Newsletter, due out in late May.

Thanks to Tim Mulkey for his work on developing and implementing the online system. Using the onlinesystem, the abstracts will be due Friday, July 8, 2005.

Mary MusgraveEditor, Gravitational and Space Biology

Preliminary Information for the 2005 Annual Meeting

Presidential Reflections (continued from cover)

Now for the best. Our nation is working with a renewed vision for space exploration that calls for the humanand robotic exploration of the solar system in a safe and sustainable manner. In my book, and I bet in most of yourbooks, this requires a thorough understanding of the biological ramifications of space travel on humans, and theirbiological fellow travelers such as microbes, plants, and animals. Who better to understand the problems, conductthe research, explain the results, and train the students than the members of our society? No one. But just havingthe qualifications to do all of these things is not enough—we as a society and as individuals must be ready to makethe case, and make it often, that Gravitational and Space Biology is a critical component for the success of thenations’ vision for space exploration.

So take heart and embrace the future. And make sure to plan your fall to include participating in the ASGSB21st Annual Meeting. The world’s premier meeting covering the multitude of biological disciplines needed forgetting us and keeping us in space will take place in Reno, Nevada, from November 1-4, 2005.

See you there!Chris

Chris Brown2004-2005 ASGSB PresidentResearch Professor of Botany, North Carolina State University

Newsletter of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology 21 (1) Winter 2005 3

“To improve life here, to extend life to there, to find life beyond.”

NASA’s statement of purpose contains but 13 words, and three of them are life. This speaks to the central role that lifesciences must play if NASA’s ambitious plans for the future are to be realized.

NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration calls for the extension of humanity’s presence across the solar system in apractical, safe and sustainable manner. The American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology completelysupports the Vision. We know that space biology is critical for successful human space exploration and will aid inthe understanding of phenomena such as bone loss, fracture and wound healing, immunosuppression and pharma-cokinetics. Therefore, Space Biology research and training must remain a priority for NASA.

Although the President’s FY05 budget request for Human Health and Performance of $423M reflected a slight risefrom the FY04 budget, it drops in FY06 to $299M, and remains low for FY07 through FY10 ($303M, $320M, $328M,$340M). These projections are inconsistent with the critical role that biology plays in space exploration.

ASGSB recommends the following:

Utilize the International Space Station to conduct some fraction of basic research in addition to the exploration-driven specific biological and biomedical concerns currently being emphasized. Research on the ISS is now aimedprimarily at reducing risks affecting human health and enhancing performance via countermeasures developmentand sustainable life support system design/testing. At risk, however, is the ability to explore the basic, underlyingscientific questions that provide the foundation for understanding how living systems respond to space flight andproviding insight into reducing mission risk factors. Without this research funding mechanism in place, participa-tion by academia is also severely curtailed and opportunities for making major discoveries in space (on par withpenicillin) are all but eliminated. We have a unique facility in the ISS that opens the door to innumerable researchopportunities; it would truly be a loss not to capitalize on this capability.

Consider alternative platforms for supplementing research access to space. Explore options for a free-flyer pro-gram to conduct mission critical research not possible on the ISS, e.g. research requiring the use of hazardousmaterials such as biological pathogens, or studies combining microgravity exposure with high radiation fields suchas will be encountered by astronauts en route to the moon or Mars. NASA had limited success in the 1960s with thesimilar BioSat program and Russian Biocosmos (or Bion) flights are still infrequently flown. Reinvigorating thisapproach may offer a cost-feasible, complementary option for enhancing research on ISS.

Encourage biological education and training of future generations of scientists and engineers. Half of NASA’semployees are in science and engineering jobs. Much of the expertise developed over the past decades will be lostthrough retirement well before the milestone dates outlined in the Vision for Space Exploration. One potentialdetriment to the current funding direction of large Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) grants is that the associatedscale and product-oriented deliverables can impede academic-level research participation. Without continuingsupport of research involving higher education, as was typical with the NRA-era grants, the agency risks losing theinterest of those younger students who were nurtured in outreach programs aimed at the K-12 population.

ASGSB Requests that Congress:

Convene an informational hearing with respect to the impact of the imminent phase out of Basic Space Biology andrelated science and technological capabilities on the Vision for Space Exploration, national capabilities, security, andbenefits to society.

Require that NASA reverse the elimination and de-funding of Basic Space Biology in the FY 06 budget requestuntil such time that the National Research Council, the Congressional Budget Office, and/or other entities indepen-dent of NASA conduct a full study on the impact of its elimination.

Consider the value of promoting interagency-support (e.g., NSF, USDA) for conducting space-related research thathas more traditionally been under the sole purview of NASA.

ASGSB Governing Board Visits Capitol Hill in March to Share the ASGSB Message

Respectfully submitted by Chris Brown on behalf of the ASGSB Governing Board and the Public/Legislative Affairs Committee


NASA Investigators Meeting—November 9, 2005

Prior to the ASGSB Meeting, NASAFundamental Space Biology and Cell Biotech-nology PIs and CoIs, as well as anyone whowished to attend, met to hear an overview ofthe new NASA mission and transformation.The meeting was organized by Volker Kern onbehalf of FSB Director (former) Terri Lomax.

Speakers included Lomax, Kern, andKen Souza. Presentations provided informa-tion on where fundamental space biology,cellular biotechnology, and other programs fitwithin the new NASA structure.

The presentations given at the meetingmay be found on the ASGSB website,http://asgsb.org//notices/pimeetprest.html Terri Lomax and Volker Kern introduced

the meeting’s topics.

Terri Lomax talked about NASA’s transformation and where space biology fitswithin the reorganization.

Volker Kern summarized themeeting talks and spoke of

plans for the future.

Ken Souza spoke of Human Health& Performance and Exploration

Biology Programs.


ASGSB Charter Members

Claude ArnaudBob BandurskiAndrew BensonRon Biro* Harry BlairJay C. Buckey* Dave ChapmanMorris ClineManning J. CorreiaDaniel CosgroveJoe CowlesJerry DietzenStephen B. DotyJackie DukeF. Ronald Dutcher* Roger EnokaLewis J. Feldman* Alfred FinckCharles A. Fuller* Arthur Galston* Steve Glotzback* Cheryl Gould* Georgia GrillsRafael GruenerBernard P. Halloran

The first ASGSB officers and governing board members are listed below, as well as thepersons who signed up as charter members. This is a revised listing of what was publishedin the Fall 2004 ASGSB Newsletter. After checking with ASGSB guru Thora Halstead, wediscovered that several charter members were omitted inadvertently. Those are noted withan asterisk in the listing.

Marcia A. Harrison* Takashi HoshizakiMark JaffeTim JonesPeter B. KaufmanTom KerrWilliam M. Knott* Konrad KuzmanoffPhilip LintilhacGeorge M. MalacinskiDewey MeyersCary A. MitchellX. J. (Joe) MusacchiaAnton W. Neff* Charles M. OmanJiro OyamaNello Pace (Deceased)* Tom W. PerryRobert W. PhillipsBarbara PickardLinda Pleasant Suiter (Deceased)Carmelo PrivateraEugene RobertsFarrel R. Robinson* Patricia Rorabaugh

Governing Board Members

President: Allan Brown (Deceased)Vice President: Orr Reynolds (Deceased)

Secretary-Treasurer: Donald R. BeemRobert E. ClelandMichael L. Evans

William F. (Fran) GanongThora W. HalsteadEmily M. Holton

Richard Keefe (Deceased)Robert W. Krauss

Abraham D. KrikorianA. Carl LeopoldCalvin H. Ward

Additional Charter Members

Muriel RossStanley J. RouxPatricia RussellFred D. SackFrank B. Salisbury* Joe SaundersBill ScheldTom K. ScottJane Shen-Miller* Robert SlocumArt Smith* L. Dennis SmithGerald SonnenfeldKenneth A. SouzaDorothy B. Spangenberg* H. TakahashiTheodore W. TibbittsMarc Tischler* Yasuhiro Torigoe* Don Watenpaugh* Ron White* Rosemary WhiteMike WiederholdDebra J. Wolgemuth* Y. Eugene Yates


A highlight of the annual banquet each year isthe Awards ceremony, when the membership learnswho will be honored for outstanding research accom-plishments and for exemplary service to the Society.This year’s winners were all outstanding contributorsto the advance of gravitational biology and mostdeserving of the Society’s recognition.

Student awards were sponsored by LockheedMartin and Boeing. Awards for outstanding posterpresentations were given in several categories.Among the Undergraduate posters, first place in theanimal research category went to Dan Blustein,Kalamazoo College, and second place to Diana Ly,NASA Ames. There was a tie for third place, toAlbert von Deutsch, Morehouse, and WendyCallejas, University of Houston. First place inUndergraduate Plant research went to Jordan Barney,University of Florida, and second place was a tie toMelissa Schwind, Miami University, Ohio, andNicholas Ward, NC State University. Among Gradu-ate posters, animal research category, first place wentto Valerie Meyers, University of Alabama Birming-ham, second place went to Joshua Selsby, Universityof Florida. In the plant research category, first placewent to Thomas Bushart, University of Texas atAustin, second place to Jeff Kimbrough, NC StateUniversity, and Honorable Mention to Neela Kumar,Miami University, Ohio.

The Halstead Young Investigator Award is given to amember of the Society in the early to middle stages ofhis or her career for exceptional contributions toresearch in gravitational and space biology. Thisyear’s award winner is an extremely dynamic andenergetic person with a passion for biological re-search—Dr. April Ronca, currently a member of theWake Forest University School of Medicine. She is anexceptionally creative person particularly adept atdesigning complex protocols and producing special-ized laboratory equipment. She is a neuroscientistwith specific interests and contributions in earlyanimal development and behavior. Her research hastaken her from Ohio State where she received herPh.D. to a post doc with Dr. Jeff Alberts at IndianaUniversity. From there, she went on to NASA’s AmesResearch Center where she conducted pioneeringresearch into the responses of pregnant rats andmaternal offspring interactions to altered gravityconditions both on the ground and in space.

The Orr Reynolds Distinguished Service Award is made to an individual for service in the Society and space lifesciences “above and beyond the call of duty.” The award is made in honor and memory of the late Dr. OrrReynolds, one of the founding charter members of the Society. This year’s most worthy recipient was Dr. GeraldSonnenfeld. Gerry, who received his Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the University of PittsburghSchool of Medicine in 1975, first became involved in space flight-related research as an Associate guest worker atNASA Ames Research Center during his postdoctoral research at Stanford. After he moved to a faculty positionat the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1978, he became more involved in space flight research,having experiments on flights in the Cosmos series in the Soviet Union. In 1991 he became Program Director of

ASGSB Awards Honor Research

Undergraduate Award winners Albert von Deutsch,Wendy Callejas, Jordan Barney, Nicholas Ward, MelissaSchwind, Lockheed Martin representative Mark Flynn,Pat Russell. Front row: Award winners Diana Ly and

Dan Blustein.

April Ronca, Halstead Young Investigator Awardwinner, with Ken Souza.


Terri Lomax received the ASGSB FoundersAward, presented by Tom Scott.

John Kiss and Gerald Sonnenfeld,Orr Reynolds Distinguished

Service Award winner.

the NASA Space Biology Research Associates Program andjoined the Governing Board of ASGSB. In 1996 he organizedthe ASGSB annual meeting in Charlotte, NC, and was electedPresident of the Society. His hard work for the Societycontinued in his role as Immediate Past President, and he wasgiven the Founders Award of the Society in 1999. Inacademia he has served in various administrative roles at theCarolinas Medical Center (1994-1999), Morehouse School ofMedicine (1999-2004), and now at Binghamton University,where he is Vice President for Research and Professor ofBiology. Currently he is serving on the Editorial Board of thenew Gravitational and Space Biology journal of the Society

The final award presented was the Founders Award, thehighest honor given by the Society. It is made to a member ofthe Society for distinguished scientific contributions to andleadership in the field of Gravitational and Space Biology.This year’s recipient was Dr. Terri Lomax. After her Ph.D. atStanford University in 1983 and three years of postdoctoralresearch as an NSF Fellow at the Carnegie Institute of Wash-ington at Stanford, Terri moved to Oregon State University.There she became a leading researcher on the role of auxin inthe gravitropic response of plants, contributing valuableinsights primarily from her studies of the diageotropicamutant of tomato. She served on the ASGSB GoverningBoard from 1995-1997, became director of the Oregon StateUniversity Program for the Analysis of Biotechnology Issuesin 2000, and a Fellow of the NASA Institute for AdvancedConcepts in 2001. Her most influential role in support ofgravitational biology began in 2003, when she became thedirector of the Fundamental Space Biology Division of NASA.She has been a nationally visible and eloquent spokespersonfor the value of gravitational biology research ever since.

Text contributions from Stan Roux and Debra Wolgemuth

Graduate Student Award winners Thomas Bushart, JeffKimbrough, Valerie Meyers, Joshua Selby, and Neela

Kumar, with Mark Flynn of Lockheed Martin.

Contributions and Service


20th Anniversary Meeting Highlights

Brooklyn provided an exciting location for ASGSB’s 20th anniversary meeting. The Brooklyn Bridgewas a short walk from the hotel. Many meeting attendees took advantage of the location to walk acrossthe legendary suspension bridge that links Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Nancy and Bob Phillips walked over the bridge. John Kiss (right) and friends on the Brooklyn Bridge.

The ASGSB meeting registration desk was very busy. As always, registration ran smoothly.

Andreas Sievers, Thora Halstead, Jane Shen-Miller. Frank Salisbury and Cary Mitchell.



Geeta Kadambi, Susan Forsburg, and Virginia Slatertake a break after the opening symposium, in which

Forsburg was a speaker.

Adrian LeBlanc and Kate Beckingham were enthusedafter the opening talks.

Lindsey Tuominen talks with Everett Gibson after histalk in the Life and Mars Symposium.

Thora Halstead’s opening words for the 20th anniver-sary meeting provided a brief overview of the Society’sbeginnings. Notable was her quote, “ASGSB was the

lemonade that developed from a lemon,” referring to thestate of space biology in the early 1980s.

Joan Vernikos talked about a NASA history seriesbook, “Exploring the Unknown,” in which she wrote a

chapter on life sciences.

Annual Meeting photographsby Janet V. Powers,

unless noted otherwise.



Kevin Willison presented a workshop on "How to ImproveYour Grant Writing for NASA Research Solicitations."The presentation is available on the ASGSB website athttp://asgsb.indstate.edu/notices/grantwriting.html.

Darren Hughes and Scarlett Chidgey.

Louis Piché and Blair Gordon.

Achim Schwarzwaelder (right) shows OscarMonje some of EADS Space Transportation’s

hardware.



Enno Brinckmann, Kate Beckingham, and Achim Schwarzwaelder.

Jay Buckey talks with John Vellinger and Rich Boling.

Karolyn Ronzano. Marty Gustafson (r) shows Chris Brown some ofORBITEC’s capabilities.


20th Anniversary Meeting Reception at the

J.C. Carver, Joan Vernikos, Chuck Fuller.

Jay Buckey and Terri Lomax.

Mark Flynn, Debra Reiss-Bubenheim, Lisa Dali, andKaren Plaut.

Robert Ocampo and Julie Wilcox.

Noriaki Ishioka and Akira Higashibata.


Tovy Kamine, Colleen Yunker, Dan Blustein, JuliaShimizu, Mary Corbett, Val Lapin, Justin Peterson,

Mary Badon. Dave Chapman.

Tim Mulkey, Seigo Ohi, Anil Kulkarni, Steve Dodd,Josh Selsby. Back row: Reiko Yoshimoto, Rui Yuge,

Chika Umeda, Damashi Shimada.

Diane Yu, Diana Ly, Hami Teal, Maryam Shenasa,Araceli Maldonado.

Imara Perera (back), Greg Richter, Simon Gilroy,Sarah Swanson.

Arthur Sytkowski, Dianne Hammond, Kun Yu.

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens



Motoshi Kamada, Wenonah Vercoutere, Muneo Takaoki.

Gokul Das and Kamla Dutt.

Sarah Wyatt, Jennifer McAllister, Heike Winter, Wendy Boss.

Mark van der Woerd, Ann Rose, David Baillie,Bernard Rabin.

Cary Mitchell, Oscar Monje, Gioia Massa.



Marian Lewis and Herman Vandenburgh.

Russell Kirschmann and Millie Hughes-Fulford.

Deborah Kimbrell and Kate Beckingham.

Andrea Foley, Mike Foley, Anita Chandler, Theresa Hefferan.

Banquet speaker Mike Shara, astrophysicist at theAmercan Museum of Natural History in New York.

Mike Shara, Everett Gibson, and Annual MeetingChair Steve Doty.


20th Anniversary Annual Meeting Highlights

Valérie Legué and Jennifer McCallister. Wendy Callejas.

Chika Umeda, Reiko Yoshimoto,Rui Yuge.

Ann-Iren Kittang talkswith Jeffery Kimbrough.

Melissa Schwind and Jack Mullendiscuss her poster. (Photo: John Kiss. )


20th Anniversary Annual Meeting Highlights

Harumi Furouchi, Takeshi Nikawa, and Norman Lewis.

Val Lapin discusses her poster with Lindsey Tuominen.

Mary Badon shows her poster to Stan Roux andMary Musgrave.

Christoph Limbach discusses his poster.

Diana Ly and Bill Landis.

Darrell Wiens, Mely Rodriguez, Theresa Gaul.


ASGSB Student Association Continues

Jaya Krishna provided an introduction to space/gravita-tional biology to 5th-8th grade students at St. Joseph’s

School in Manhattan. (Photo: Wenonah Vercoutere.)

by Robert Ocampo 2004-2005 ASGSB SA President

Since its first meeting in 1999,the ASGSB Student Association has pro-vided those interested in the space lifesciences a forum to meet and shareideas.

As ASGSB-SA has matured,educational outreach has becomeanother important priority for theassociation. On November 8th, theday before the 2004 annual meetingofficially started, students MikeBenoit, Julie Wilcox, Jaya Krishna,Wenonah Vercoutere, and ValerieMeyers visited a local elementaryschool in New York City in an effortto encourage students to pursuecareers in the space life sciences.While their work was based upon lastyear’s successful educational outreachprogram, 2004 was the first year inwhich ASGSB members visited localschools.

The response for this year’soutreach program was enthusiastic,and the student officers elected onNovember 12th are excited aboutincorporating it in next year’s meet-ings. Two University of Coloradograd students, Vice President AndreaHanson and Secretary HeatherHoward, are already planning the2005 educational outreach program;Treasurer Dave Ishiyama, from theUniversity of Michigan, will ensurethat adequate funding is available.

While educational outreachhas become a high priority for thestudent association, President RobertOcampo believes that improvedinternal communication betweenstudent members is equally impor-tant. As the only returning officerfrom the 2003 conference, Roberthopes to increase the ASGSB-SAcommunity while at the same timemaintain its membership base.

Students and their teachers from St. Joseph’s in NewYork City. Back row: ASGSB-SA group.


The ASGSB Student Association gathers at the 2004annual meeting. (Photo: Janet V. Powers.)

ASGSB Student Association officers for 2004-2005:Heather Howard, Dan Blustein, Robert Ocampo, Dave

Ishiyama, and Andrea Hanson. (Photo: Janet V. Powers.)

One method of enhanc-ing communication was effec-tively demonstrated at thisyear’s student mixer, held afterthe banquet on November 11th.Here students were given achance to meet with othermembers, discuss topics ofmutual interest, review theposter presentations, and cometogether as an organization.Chris Brown, the current Presi-dent of ASGSB, was kindenough to meet and talk withstudents.

Newly elected ChiefEditor Dan Blustein (KalamazooCollege) hopes that several newadditions to the student website(http://www.asgsb-sa.org/)will also improve communica-tion and increase interest inASGSB. In addition to develop-ing campus advertisements forthe 2005 meeting, Dan hopes thatan online message board willallow interested students andcurrent members to easily andeffectively communicate withone another.

By utilizing the re-sponses of a questionnairegenerated by Vice PresidentAndrea Hanson, ASGSB-SAlooks to improve upon thisyear’s meeting. To ensure futuresuccess, the student associationhas also made an effort topreserve its past. This year,Wenonah Vercoutere, a pastpresident and founding member,has generously volunteered asthe student association’s officialhistorian. In this manner, thepast will help ensure ASGSB-SAhas a bright future.

Its Educational Outreach Effort


ASGSB Committee Reports

The ASGSB Publications Committee met on Novem-ber 11, 2004, during the Annual Meeting. The majority ofmeeting time was spent discussing implementation of theSociety’s plan to publish two-page “expanded abstracts”of presentations at the 2004 meeting in the inaugural issueof Gravitational and Space Biology, which will be publishedin late summer of 2005. This issue will include bothpapers from the scientific symposia held during thisyear’s annual meeting, and expanded abstracts from meet-ing presentations

Webmaster Tim Mulkey described the electronic sub-mission system that has been developed for the expandedabstract submissions. Several committee members havetested the system and changes have been made as neces-sary. The electronic submission system will be availableon the ASGSB website shortly after the annual meeting.Stan Roux reported that the original submission deadlineof December 10, 2004 (reported in the ASGSB Newsletter)has been shifted to January 10, 2005. He will serve asEditor of the expanded abstracts portion of the sympo-sium issue.

Committee members discussed selection criteria forexpanded abstracts: 1) novel aspect, with new data pre-sented; 2) data discussed, including significance and ap-propriate determination of data; 3) appropriate grammarand format. Reviewers will follow a checklist using theabove criteria; one reviewer will be used for each submis-sion. Categories for selection review were determined: 1)accept as is, 2) accept with minor revision, or 3) decline. Ifa reviewer determines that minor revisions are needed,Roux will notify the author and instruct them to go to theASGSB website to access reviewer comments, and thenresubmit with revisions. If a reviewer declines a submis-sion, then Roux and Mary Musgrave (as Editor of thesymposia papers) will perform another review.

Stan Roux said that an editorial board is being consid-ered, with plans to have six plant and six animal review-ers. Paul Todd brought up how other research categorieswould be handled, e.g., cell biology, biotechnology, orastrobiology. Roux indicated that potential reviewersfrom each of these mentioned disciplines would be con-tacted and selected depending on how many and to whatdiscipline the expanded abstracts are submitted.

Stan Roux reported his discussions with Chuck Fullerconcerning how the Journal of Gravitational Physiologyhandles their “expanded abstract” issue and what wemight expect. Fuller indicated that 80% of meeting ab-stracts are submitted in expanded form. When askedabout subsequently submitting to another publicationwhen original data has been presented, Fuller said thatauthors will usually publish partial data, perhaps a par-tial data table indicating trends, rather than the completedata. This led to discussion of copyright issues—wewould not want the expanded abstract authors to give up

copyright to ASGSB, especially if submitting a full paperto another publication, although we do expect to hold thecopyright for symposia papers. Distribution issues re-garding copyright need to be considered as well; thus,policies need to be presented.

Journal editor Mary Musgrave reported on the suc-cess of the electronic meeting abstract submission system,developed by Tim Mulkey for the 2004 meeting. Musgravedescribed it as a great improvement, providing timelysubmission for authors leading to more timely publicationof the meeting issue of the Bulletin. A few problems havebeen resolved already for 2005 submissions.

Regarding abstract submission in general for thisyear’s annual meeting, Musgrave reported that studentsubmissions were greatly increased, perhaps because ofmore university summer programs, as well as the prestigeat universities for their students to present at scientificmeetings. While student submissions were up, regularmember submissions were greatly decreased. There wassome discussion of the decreased submissions—fundingissues were the suspected cause.

Musgrave mentioned that communication betweenthe Symposia chairs and herself were not as smooth as inpast years. She had trouble obtaining information on whothe speakers would be, etc. John Kiss mentioned thatusually the meeting chair would facilitate discussion amongall, and pledged to try to get information on the 2006meeting speakers to Mary sooner.

Musgrave requested that her budget checks be sent intwo increments, rather than ad hoc, as it is difficult to planprecisely how much is needed at specific times. Stan Rouxsaid that he would bring up her request to the ASGSBBoard.

Newsletter editor Janet Powers requested a new com-puter; the one she is using (supplied by the Society for herin 1995) is having problems and does not have a USB port.In addition, the printer can no longer be used. John Kisssaid he would bring up a motion to the Board to buy hera new computer. She will investigate computers and costsand obtain estimates to present to Tom Scott for Boardapproval.

Committee members indicated that they liked therevised design of the fall Newsletter. Powers indicatedthat she and Stan Roux had agreed to “spice up” the hardcopy for the 20th anniversary issue. She said that the bluewas too dark, and it could be adjusted. John Kiss askedabout mailing with the glossy paper, which seemed to bethinner and perhaps would be too flimsy for mailing as is.Powers will check this out with the mailing company andindicated there are many different formats, includingpaper stock and colors, which could be used. She willobtain information and estimates for different formats.

Submitted by Janet Powers

Publications Committee Implements Submission/Publication of Expanded Abstractsfor Inaugural Issue of Gravitational and Space Biology



Education Committee Members Discuss Diverse Activities

The Education Committee meeting, held on November 11, 2004, was chaired by Tom Dreschel and attended byalmost two dozen members. After distributing minutes from the 2003 meeting, Tom Dreschel previewed theASGSB 20th Anniversary Teacher Workshop planned for Saturday morning, November 13. He pointed out thateleven teachers had signed up and that the Workshop had enlisted some exciting speakers (see Workshop Programbelow). He encouraged members to join with the teachers for lunch after.

Following this Workshop preview by Tom, many of the members present described their diverse educationalactivities during the past year:⇑ Tom Dreschel discussed the SLSTP program, which celebrated 20 years with the 2004 class.⇑ Jon Weiss described the Mars Gravity Project at Binghamton University.⇑ Lindsey Tuominen, the outreach lead for Orbitec, discussed the space garden, an educational activity for

students, and additional student projects.⇑ Bob Morrow, also representing Orbitec, is planning a workshop for teachers on Grant Writing. Orbitec works

with Gus Koerner and the USDA on space agriculture outreach and is constructing classroom plant growthchambers similar to hardware that may be used on ISS to produce crops.

⇑ Sarah Wyatt, a molecular biologist from Ohio U, revealed how she encourages original research in classrooms.Her activities are on Spacebio.net.

⇑ David Klaus, formerly involved in JSC Life Support Programs and now teaching at Colorado University, isinterested in developing outreach at undergraduate and graduate levels to keep students involved in ASGSB.

⇑ Wenonah Vercoutere is a researcher at ARC and participates in ARC outreach as well.⇑ Oscar Monje, who works at KSC and serves as an SLSTP PI, was active in testing the Space Garden watering

systems, and was involved in the Utah State University seed distribution project. He noted that dwarf seedwas available from USU through their web site (from Dr. Bruce Bugbee).

⇑ Ted Bateman, now at Clemson, represented BioServe where he was engaged in outreach to High Schoolteachers, giving them an opportunity to work in his lab during the summer.

⇑ Heather Howard and Andrea Hanson, representing Colorado University, are involved with a Bioscienceinitiative through the University. They had given a talk about grant writing at a teacher workshop for theDenver School System. They also described a 6 degree head-down tilt bed-rest experiment for classes.

⇑ Salli Hamilton, a former High School teacher and currently a student at Clemson, and Barbara Johnson-Wint,from the Biology Department at Northern Illinois University, discussed their outreach plans.

⇑ Volker Kern has been working with NASA Headquarters, supporting Terri Lomax for the Exploration SystemsMission Directorate. He has had four experiments on the Shuttle.

⇑ Erika Wagner is the Science Manager for the Mars Gravity Satellite program and works with Boy Scouts, GirlScouts, and other organizations. She has been trying to create summer internships for high school andundergraduate students.A general discussion ensued revolving around the purpose and focus of education outreach, particularly through

ASGSB. It was proposed that the committee compile ASGSB-related hands-on activities and develop a resource forthe web site or print an outreach resource as a pamphlet. Project Lead-the-Way (web site is pltw.org) was mentionedas a possible resource for developing a good curriculum on biotechnology. Erika Wagner expressed a need for helpto create bilingual materials for the Mars Gravity Project, and this was discussed along with the East European workdone through Kennedy Space Center (Peter Chetirkin). Methods for estimating the value of outreach were discussed,as was the need to compile for the ASGSB web site pre-college level resources that would highlight science inquiry toinspire students.

Several actions came out of the meeting:⇑ Salli Hamilton will provide a web site describing National Science Standards for precollege students.⇑ Bob Morrow will provide resources related to the high school teacher grant writing workshop.⇑ Committee members will email hands-on activities to Tom Dreschel who will assemble them for access

through the ASGSB web site. Any other ideas related to outreach during the year or at next year’s meetingshould be forwarded to Tom Dreschel to distribute to the committee.

ASGSB Teacher Workshop 2004, Saturday, November 13 0800-0815 Welcome and Introductions: Chris Brown and Tom Dreschel 0815-0855 Astronaut Mark Lee: Space Missions, Q&A 0900-0925 Greg Leonard: Space Bio.net, Life into Space and LSDA 0930-0955 Bob Phillips: Space Adaptation; Effects of Space on Living Systems 1000-1025 Shelsea Pederson and Jon Weiss: Mars Gravity Project 1030-1055 Chris Brown: Space Biology Course & CD; Agronauts (Middle School) Program 1100-1125 Ken Bateman: Plant Reproduction in Space 1130-1155 Sarah Wyatt: Gravitropism 1200-1225 Judy Thibodeau: Astrobiology Curriculum

Submitted by Tom Dreschel



ASGSB Public Affairs Committee ReportNovember 11, 2004, Brooklyn, NY

Attendees: Richard Mains (Chair), Darren Hughes, Bob Phillips, Cary Mitchell, Mike Benoit, Chris Brown

Mission Statement (current): The purpose of the ASGSB Public Affairs (PA) Committee is to enhancepublic awareness of Gravitational and Space Biology, to promote public support and appreciation for theSpace Life Sciences, and to proactively further the goals of the Space Life Sciences community.

The need to define these goals to demonstrate our relevancy to the President’s and NASA’sVision for Space Exploration (VSE) was discussed. The 2004 ASGSB brochure taken to Congressincluded the following statement (prepared by R. Mains, G. Leonard, and C. Brown) that may beuseful for this purpose:“Safe and successful space exploration requires a clear understanding of how organisms respond tovariable gravity, radiation, and other aspects of the space environment. In pursuit of this goal, weincrease our fundamental understanding of life on Earth and develop the knowledge needed tosupport a sustained human presence in space.”

The Chair felt strongly that effective public advocacy for ASGSB goals requires PA Committeemember participation, not just annual committee meeting attendees, and recommends this to theBoard. It was proposed that members should include ASGSB past and incoming Presidents, StudentAssociation leaders, and ASGSB members willing to support PA Committee projects. All meetingattendees agreed to be members for 1-3 years in staggered durations, to be formalized later. Moremembers are needed and it was agreed that the concurrent scheduling of ASGSB committee meet-ings does not work since many members want to attend more than one meeting.

Committee members concurred that the current VSE “transformation” underway in NASA(despite its many positive goals), and the shift of space life sciences from a space research-focusedorganization (OBPR) to a technology-focused Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) willlikely negatively impact ASGSB. This shift away from space research can seriously disrupt NASAfunding for ASGSB members and opportunities to utilize NASA flight and ground-based facilitiesfor research. All felt that ASGSB members must mobilize an on-going advocacy campaign directedat Congress and the public in order to put pressure on NASA to respond to our issues. It is certainthat ESMD will only respond to effective, continuing advocacy, which must be our goal. To thatend, several projects were identified for member support. Development of more projects wasstrongly encouraged.

Projects (candidates for 2004)⇑ Congressional Visits Day – Spring Board Meeting in DC⇑ ASGSB Communications (member accomplishments, write advocacy letters, position statement

for Congress, etc.)⇑ ASGSB member email survey (congressional district, research funding sources) to understand

our resources

2004 Meeting Action Items⇑ ASGSB Congressional Visits Day (CVD)—March 15, 2005/DC⇑ C. Brown/PA Committee: Develop ASGSB brochure for CVD handout⇑ Committee: Develop talking point options for member advocacy letters⇑ Committee: Support AIAA Life Sciences & Systems CVD (March 9, 2005) to increase advocacy⇑ R. Mains: Develop PA Committee Information Center for file sharing⇑ R. Mains: Capture member accomplishments⇑ PA Committee: Design/initiate member survey and email alerts

Submitted by Richard Mains


ASGSB Committee Updates

Update and Planned ActivitiesPublic Affairs Committee

by Chair Richard Mains, as of March 4, 2005

The bad news is that, as feared in November, the FY’05 budget is being cut mid-year, and the just-releasedNASA FY’06 budget proposes to eliminate virtually all space biology research utilizing cells and animal subjects.Both the flight and ground-based program is proposed for elimination. Apparently the plant research program isnot included in this since it is currently seen as critical to bio-regenerative human life support system develop-ment. The good news is that the ASGSB can respond to this proposal as our many allies within NASA cannot.

Proposed STS flight reductions to the ISS from 28 to about 18 would clearly eliminate the Centrifuge Accom-modation Module (CAM). JAXA (Japanese Space Agency), the developers of the CAM (in exchange for crewsupport on their JEM lab to be launched to the ISS) apparently has made a formal written protest about this toNASA Headquarters and rumors suggest this may soon become public. If this happens, the PA Committee shouldpublicly support JAXA’s protest.

The NASA Headquarters rationale for these actions is based on budget decisions made with little to no inputfrom the science community or Congress. In fact, Congress has yet to assess the VSE and its impact on proposedspace research funding, but this is anticipated in the next few weeks. The ESMD is apparently looking to cut anyprogram that is not seen as contributing directly to their mission objectives in order to more than double theirexploration systems development budget over the next few years. ASGSB members need to rally and show howimportant space biology research is to human exploration objectives. The long-duration human explorationobjectives of the VSE require additional gravitational and space biology research, not less!

Some of our industry members, Orbitec, SHOT, and Star Enterprises, have been on the Hill recently, andMains Associates will go there with the AIAA Life Sciences & Systems Committee on March 9th and the ASGSB onMarch 15th. Both groups are sharing and coordinating talking points and will visit NASA HQ during the Washing-ton DC visit.

We are natural allies with the human life sciences programs which have also been proposed for less severebudget cuts. There is a joint NASA ARC/JSC Artificial Gravity Pilot Project underway for FY’05 with proposedexpanded efforts in FY’06. The United Space Alliance (Boeing/Lockheed Martin) who support STS/ISS operationsare also potential allies. Proposed cuts in their area should be countered with arguments for effective utilization ofthe nation’s major investment in the ISS, which is just nearing the point (now 40% complete) of real payoff inscience results.

The Chair encourages ASGSB members who want to become PA Committee members to send an email toRichard Mains ([email protected]) with a copy to our President, Chris Brown ([email protected]), so we canhelp coordinate the ASGSB advocacy campaign. We are working on ways to better communicate with ASGSBmembers on this critical effort and need your ideas and support now.

Inaugural Issue of Gravitational and Space Biology Will Have Diverse Peer-Reviewed Articles

Thirty authors answered the call for submissions of expanded abstracts to the new ASGSB journal, Gravita-tional and Space Biology. The articles, all two-page expanded abstracts of work presented at the annual meeting inNew York, covered diverse fields of research in gravitational biology, carried out in space and on earth, on plantsand on animals, and at the molecular, cell, and whole organism levels.

All of the articles were reviewed by one or more members of the Editorial Board, who included AugustoCogoli (ZeroG Life Technology, Zurich), Luis Cubano (Universidad Central del Caribe), Emily Holton (NASAAmes), John Kiss (Miami U. of Ohio), Patrick Masson (U. of Wisconsin), Gloria Muday (Wake Forest U.), AnnaLisa Paul (U. of Florida), April Ronca (Wake Forest U.), Gerald Sonnenfeld (Binghamton U.), Paul Todd (SHOT,Inc.), and Sarah Wyatt (Ohio U.). Most of the articles required revision, but the final products, which will bepublished this summer along with annual meeting symposia review articles, should prove to be of significantinterest to the gravitational biology community.

Stan RouxASGSB Editor-in-Chief


Actions Taken by the ASGSB Board during

Note: The following is a synopsis of the minutes taken atthe November 2004 Board meetings in New York City. Theofficial, complete minutes will be submitted to the Boardfor approval at its Spring 2005 meeting.

Wednesday, November 9, 2004The meeting was called to order at 8:06 p.m. by

ASGSB President John Kiss. The minutes of the 2004spring board meeting were accepted as submitted.New BusinessReport on the 2004 Meeting. Annual Meeting ChairSteve Doty noted that turnout for the pre-meetingworkshop was good. He reviewed some late schedulechanges and enlisted help from board members toensure that certain events stayed on schedule. DaveChapman reported that meeting pre-registration was264; planning had been based on a registration of 250.


Long-Range Planning Committee Recommends Initiatives to the ASGSB Board

The Long-Range Planning Committee discussed some of its concerns during a lively meeting on Thursday,November 11, 2004. Despite (or because of) the low attendance, the participants contributed diverse opinions, allin the spirit to promote ASGSB’s cause and development.

The principle goal proposed was to create greater visibility of ASGSB on the Internet, in curricula, compa-nies, and campuses. The intent should be to provide information and rekindle the public’s and students’ interestin space activities by capitalizing on late-breaking news, explaining new experimental goals and challenges, andproviding a reliable source for information on all matters related to space biology and exploration.

ASGSB is the premier scientific society for space biology. This significance is underscored by a large interna-tional membership. Despite the international character of our society we have not utilized other nations’ interestin and commitment to space technology and biology.

Recent advances in developing space-worthy aircrafts have demonstrated that the public as well as venturecapitalists support novel venues for space exploration. ASGSB should not miss out on forming ties with suchentities and explore possible collaboration.

Lastly, the role of the Long-Range Planning Committee itself was discussed. Its mission is to advise theBoard of new developments, possibly of a change in direction and policy; provide creative input to deepenASGSB’s impact and significance among established scientific societies. The discussion ranged from expandingour membership base (despite funding shortages) to seeking admittance to Federation of American Societies forExperimental Biology (FASEB). Although desirable, the latter point may prove too costly.

These discussions resulted in the following four recommendations to Board and the membership at largeand were explained at the Business Meeting:

1) For all members: consider putting web-links to ASGSB and spacebio.org on your personal web pages.This will heighten ASGSB’s visibility and indicate everyone’s dedication to ASGSB.

2) Have a meeting in Europe! This point was enthusiastically supported and then (luckily) endorsed also bya corresponding resolution proposed by the Board by the time the business meeting convened.

3) Contact officials from Scaled Composites (the company that designed and built SpaceShipOne), learnmore about their strategies and views for the future of commercial space exploration, and explore possibleties to ASGSB.

4) Promote the significance of the LRPC and make it enticing enough for ASGSB members to join thiscommittee and become engaged in shaping the future of ASGSB.

Submitted by Karl H. Hasenstein

Doty expressed concern about the meeting’s high cost,but noted that it was unavoidable given the New Yorklocation, and that the hotel had been very responsive.John Kiss thanked Doty for his hard work in organizingthe meeting.

Executive Director’s Report. Tom Scott introducedSusan Dakin, a scientific writer who was hired in Aprilto serve as ASGSB Executive Secretary, providingadministrative support to the Executive Director.Scott reported that fundraising had been going well.Corporate dues were increased to $3,000 for full mem-bers and $1,500 for associates. Though the increase mayhave resulted in the loss of one or two associate mem-bers (whose renewals were still being pursued), the totalamount collected has increased.

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Financial Report. Treasurer Dave Chapman reportedthat income from corporate dues has about doubledfrom 2003. All full corporate members renewed, andSteve Doty solicited a new membership fromOrthoLogic Corporation. Associate members also havepledged to renew. Chapman suggested that boardmembers help to solicit additional corporate member-ships, targeting not only companies in traditional,aerospace-related areas, but also pharmaceuticalcompanies.

Secretary-Treasurer Victoria Friedensen reviewedthe Statement of Accounts for January 1-November 1,2004. Society operating expenses were usual andnormal, except for the high cost ($9,000) of the springboard meeting. With help from Dave Chapman andPat Russell, the Society’s funds were transferred toNorth Carolina, except for about $5,000 to covermiscellaneous expenses during the transition.

Future Annual Meeting Locations2005 Meeting. Chuck Fuller is continuing to look atvenues, including Reno, San Francisco, and San Diego,and bids are being prepared. One promising venue inReno is already fully booked, but other venues in thearea are being investigated, including the Reno Hilton.Possible San Francisco locations include the Conven-tion Center, South City, and the Holiday Inn at whichthe Society previously met. However, a problem withSan Francisco is that NASA Ames personnel cannotreceive official travel support for a meeting held there.Because of concerns about attendance by membersfrom NASA Ames, it was generally agreed that SanFrancisco should be taken off the list. Sacramento andthe UC-Davis campus are not being considered, asthese locations would not be of much interest to themembership. Fuller invited the board to suggest otherpossible locations. Fuller’s goal is to resolve possibledates and locations during January (working with TomScott) and to report at the spring board meeting.2006 Meeting. John Kiss is looking mainly at theCleveland area and has had preliminary talks withpeople at the NASA Glenn Research Center, whomight help with meeting organization. He would liketo reinstate the old schedule of announcing the exactdates and venue of the next meeting at the previousmeeting. Tom Scott will work with Kiss to acceleratethe planning process. Joan Vernikos noted thatmicrogravity research is strong at the Glenn Center andthat a microgravity workshop might be coordinatedwith the ASGSB meeting. Paul Todd said that hewould help with efforts to arrange such a collaboration.Kiss expects to have more to report at the spring boardmeeting.2007 Meeting. Chris Brown identified Washington,DC, North Carolina, and Williamsburg, VA, as possiblevenues. The Annual Meeting has not been held in

Washington for three or four years. The Society haspreviously met in Charlotte, NC. Raleigh is accessible,but is not a big city. Williamsburg also is not a big city,and is less accessible, but is close enough to NASALangley for possible collaboration. It is reached via theWashington or Norfolk airport; the drive from Wash-ington is about two hours. Brown will pursueWilliamsburg or Washington as possible venues.International Meeting Location. John Kiss reported thatJack van Loon had raised the issue of an internationallocation for a future annual meeting. Van Loon wouldbe happy to work on exploring possibilities for meetingin a European location, such as Amsterdam . The issuehas come up repeatedly, but has not been pursuedbecause of concerns about affordability for members.Kiss asked for board members’ opinions on whether thepossibility of an international meeting location shouldbe explored. Van Loon said he favored the idea as away to strengthen ties with European and Japanesescientists, expand ASGSB, and form bonds with othersocieties. He stated that ELGRA is interested in apossible joint meeting with ASGSB, and ESA might beinterested. Another possibility is the Dutch SpaceAgency. The timing of a joint meeting would dependon the organizations’ meeting cycles. The next meetingsof both ESA and ELGRA are in 2005, and the meetingcycles are three years for ESA and two years forELGRA. Victoria Friedensen commented that thefinancial consequences of a joint meeting in Europe willdepend on negotiated arrangements, the exchange rate,and the availability of PI funding.

Chuck Fuller offered three observations: (1) If cost isa key consideration, holding an overseas meeting is prob-lematic; (2) The construct of international meetings is “ide-ally the only way to go”; (3) however, if ASGSB is to haveinternational interactions, they must be truly international,reaching not only to Europe but to Japan and elsewhere.If the Society is to commit to having international meet-ings, it must (a) agree to a higher cost and (b) recognizethe need to reach out as broadly as possible. In consider-ing whether or how often to hold overseas meetings, theboard must consider how much of the Society would beleft out—in particular, the impact on domestic students’participation. These issues must be addressed before adecision can be made on whether to go forward with aninternational meeting. Fuller also noted that each poten-tial partner society will have a different mechanism forhosting a joint meeting.

Fuller moved that John Kiss, Chris Brown, and Jackvan Loon take action over the course of this year, eitherfor the spring meeting or for next year’s annual meeting,to come back with a proposal for the potential of a 2008meeting in Europe. It was noted that 2008 also is the yearfor a COSPAR meeting (usually held in July) and the tenthanniversary of the International Space Station. In an in-

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formal straw poll conducted by John Kiss, a majority ofthe board favored exploring the concept of an interna-tional meeting in 2008, and none expressed opposition.Howard Levine seconded Chuck Fuller’s motion, andthe motion carried.Action: John Kiss, Chris Brown, Jack van Loon, andthe new President-Elect will investigate the feasibilityof holding the 2008 Annual Meeting in Europe andwill report either at the spring board meeting or whenthe board meets at the 2005 Annual Meeting.

Web-Site Report. Webmaster Tim Mulkey distributeda Web-site report, summarizing activity on the siteand major activities during the past year. The pastyear saw about 72,000 unique visits, with an averageof 36 pages viewed per visit. Victoria Friedensennoted that one measure of a good Web site is howwilling visitors are to “drill down” into the site’scontent; pages served per unique visitor is an indica-tor of this. Board members appreciated having theprogram and abstracts (with key words) posted wellin advance of the meeting, and also the pre-meetingagenda.

The interfaces with Janet Powers, for posting ofthe newsletter, and Mary Musgrave, for the scienceedition, have been working well. Mulkey oftenreceives the newsletter for posting even before it goesto the printer. He is doing all Web-site maintenancehimself, but does not need assistance, other than inensuring that he is sent the needed information.

Mulkey identified some materials on the site thatneed updating, including the one-page disciplinaryfact sheets and the three space biology slide sets. Theslide sets, which were assembled by Stan Roux yearsago, are being downloaded about three dozen times amonth and need to be updated or replaced. ChrisBrown suggested posting a link to Spacebio.net,which offers an expanding collection of regularlyupdated materials (PowerPoint slides with accompa-nying text). It was suggested that ASGSB post thechapter “Life Sciences in Space,” written by JoanVernikos for the NASA History Office, or link to thechapter if it is available elsewhere on the Web. PaulTodd complimented Mulkey on the overall highquality of the site and its ease of navigation.

Action: John Kiss will check with Stan Roux todetermine whether to update the slide sets or replacethem with links to other sources of materials. DaveChapman will contact appropriate board membersand ask them to update the one-page disciplinary factsheets.Action: Victoria Friedensen will follow up to arrangefor posting of (or linking to) the chapter “Life Sciencesin Space.”

Proposed Amendments to the Constitution. ChrisBrown reminded the board of the official procedure foramending the constitution. He had proposed twoamendments, the first of which had received concur-rence by seven board members and had been placed onthe ballot:1. To allow Retired members to hold office in theSociety.2. To have the Secretary-Treasurer elected by themembership from the membership, rather than by theboard from the board.

Chuck Fuller raised the issue of how the constitu-tion defines Retired members. It was clarified thatRetired members pay dues at a lower rate. However,there was confusion among board members as towhether Retired membership is based on employmentstatus or on relinquishment of membership privileges,regardless of employment status. Fuller interpretedArticle III to mean that Retired membership hasnothing to do with external employment status, butreflects only membership status and privileges withinthe Society. Chris Brown expressed the opinion that aRetired member who is active in the Society, wellknown to the membership, and willing to serve on theboard should be eligible to hold office. Fuller notedthat members who are retired from employment butwish to be eligible to hold office in the Society canretain full membership privileges by paying dues at theRegular member rate.

Dave Chapman noted that one current and onenominated board member are Retired members, andthat the intent of the proposed amendment was toreconcile the constitution with actual practice. PaulTodd noted that if Retired status is not linked toemployment status, then the only requirement forRetired membership is having been a member of theSociety for at least three years. Bill Landis suggestedthat the definition of Retired membership status needsto be clarified to the membership.

Chris Brown suggested that more work is neededto resolve problems with the constitution, beyond theproposed amendments. Victoria Friedensen movedthat the President appoint an ad hoc committee toreview the constitution, for discussion at the springboard meeting. After some discussion, the board thenreturned to Friedensen’s motion that the Presidentappoint an ad hoc committee to review the constitution.Chris Brown volunteered to chair the committee, andChuck Fuller, Ron Schaefer, and Paul Todd agreed toserve. The motion carried unanimously.Action: Chris Brown will remove the first proposedamendment from the ballot and will add the secondproposed amendment.Action: An ad hoc committee chaired by Chris Brownwill review the constitution and propose changes to bediscussed at the spring board meeting.


Student Association Report. Student AssociationPresident Mike Benoit reported on the second annualstudent outreach, which took place that morning. Asuccessful visit to St. Joseph’s Middle School, inManhattan, was made by Benoit, Julie Wilcox,Wenonah Vercoutere (a former student), and ValerieMeyers. Vercoutere and Meyers made presentations.Benoit thanked Tom Dreschel for providing things forthe kids and Steve Doty for organizing the program.Photos from the event will be posted on the StudentAssociation’s Web site.

Of the Association’s $356 budget for the year, $174was spent to reimburse Web hosting expenses for thepast two years. Transportation to St. Joseph’s cost $15,and $95 is earmarked for Web hosting for the comingyear. Benoit thanked Tom Scott and Tim Mulkey forgiving the Association a permanent and prominentlink on the ASGSB Web site. Julie Wilcox recentlymade additional upgrades to the site and would liketo add a discussion board. Benoit raised the issue ofhaving someone monitor the discussion board forappropriateness of content, and Chris Brown sug-gested asking the Education Committee Chair to dothis.

ASGSB Peer-Reviewed Journal. John Kiss reportedthat as a test of the feasibility of a peer-reviewedjournal, two-page extended abstracts are beingsolicited and will undergo peer review. The process isbeing managed by Stan Roux and Mary Musgrave.Submittal instructions have been posted on the Website, and an announcement appeared in the newslet-ter. The extended abstracts will be published in thesame bulletin issue as the review papers from themeeting symposia. At that point, the board willevaluate the project’s success and decide whether tomove toward journal status. Stan Roux is establishingan Editorial Board to review the extended abstracts.Review papers are to be submitted to Steve Doty.

Undergraduate Research Grants Proposal. WendyBoss distributed a description of a proposed programfor Gravitational and Space Biology Summer Under-graduate Research Fellowships (GSB SURF), whichshe modeled on the program developed by MarkBrodl and Jonathan Monroe for the American Societyof Plant Biologists. She thanked Paul Todd and ChrisBrown for assistance in preparing the proposal. Thegoal would be to encourage students to becomeinvolved in the field early in their college careers;students would work in companies or with facultymembers. The cost would be roughly $6,000 perstudent (a $4,000 stipend plus fringe benefits, $500 forsupplies, the opportunity to apply for a $500 travelgrant to present a poster at the Annual Meeting, andpossibly additional travel funds for overseas students).

Tom Scott said it was important that the Society com-mit to raising the money for such a program. Chris Brownnoted that it would be an aid to fundraising. Paul Toddstated that undergraduate research experiences have ahuge impact on students, much more than at the gradu-ate level. Peter Lee suggested that the fund could benamed for a corporate sponsor. Boss said she would pro-vide the proposal as a Word file to those interested in re-viewing it, and would edit it further.

Old BusinessTom Scott addressed the issue, raised by Volker

Kern, of why the NASA PI meeting was not officiallypart of the Annual Meeting. He stated that he had notyet heard from the organizers of the PI meeting inJanuary, when a binding agreement had to be madewith the hotel as to the number of rooms required forthe meeting. When the PI meeting later was scheduled,it was too late to make it an official ASGSB function.With sufficient advance planning, the PI meeting couldbe part of next year’s Annual Meeting.

Kern said that the PI meeting provided an opportu-nity for communication. He noted that fewer than 30% ofthe approximately 150 PIs are ASGSB members. ChrisBrown agreed that coordination with the PI meetingwould be a great opportunity for the Society, and that itwas just a matter of timing that it could not be done thisyear. It was suggested that NASA PIs should be present-ing papers and symposia at the Annual Meeting andshould be encouraged to join ASGSB.

Nancy Searby said she did not think that the PI meet-ing was part of ASGSB and expressed concern that as asatellite meeting, it would compete with the Annual Meet-ing. The advantage to ASGSB of coordinating the meet-ings is the opportunity to grow the membership, whichwill work only if the PI meeting is integrated into theAnnual Meeting. Chris Brown noted the value to Societymembers of getting an overview of the direction of theagency, division, and directorate. Joan Vernikos com-mented that this sounded like a satellite meeting, and nota meeting within the ASGSB program. If the PI meetingwere held the day before or day after the ASGSB meeting,PIs could be encouraged to attend the whole meeting.Volker Kern noted that the PIs were invited to attend theAnnual Meeting this year, with little response. WendyBoss stated that adding a day to the Annual Meetingwould be a problem; she favored the idea of integratingthe meetings. Nancy Searby stressed the importance ofhaving a NASA representative address the entire ASGSBmembership, not just the subset attending the PI meet-ing.

Jack van Loon noted that the term “microgravity” still isbeing misused in abstracts, despite discussion of thisissue a few years ago. Those reviewing the abstractsshould be reminded to watch for this problem.



Tom Scott raised the issue of whether funds alsoshould be sought for the research grant program.Nancy Searby noted that fundraising for the studentfellowships will be much easier and suggested that wewait to see how successful we are with that effortduring the coming year.

Chris Brown suggested tabling his third ques-tion—who will coordinate the GSB SURF program?—until funding is obtained. After some discussion hesuggested moving forward on two fronts: (1)fundraising and (2) formalizing the program. Theissue will be revisited at the March board meeting.Dave Chapman reported that Wendy Boss is willing tochair a committee to refine the draft program descrip-tion. The program description will be sent to theentire board as a Word file, for comment.Action: Tom Scott will chair a committee (with ChrisBrown, Dave Chapman, April Ronca, and JoanVernikos) to develop a strategy and guidelines forfundraising by the board, including “product descrip-tions” and focusing on fundraising for GSB SURF.Action: Chris Brown will ask Wendy Boss to chair acommittee to refine the GSB SURF program descrip-tion. He also will distribute the program descriptionto the board as a Word file, indicating in the e-mail towhom comments should be sent.

Constitution Review Committee. Chris Brownreminded the board that he had agreed to chair an adhoc committee to review the constitution; othercommittee members are Chuck Fuller, Ron Schaefer,and Paul Todd. The constitution review committeewill report at the March board meeting, and anyproposed changes will be put to the membership atthe 2005 Annual Meeting.

Nancy Searby suggested that, in addition, a guidefor new board members would be helpful, answering“frequently asked questions” and documenting boardprocedures, schedule, and member responsibilities.She agreed to lead development of a draft guide, withhelp from John Kiss. Chris Brown suggested alsogetting input from long-time Society members notcurrently serving on the board.Action: An ad hoc committee chaired by Chris Brownwill review the constitution and propose changes to bediscussed at the spring board meeting.Action: Nancy Searby will organize and lead develop-ment of a guide for new ASGSB board members.

Future Annual Meeting Sites. Chris Brown reviewedthe sites for future annual meetings: the West Coast in2005; Cleveland in 2006; Williamsburg or Washington,DC, in 2007; and possibly Europe in 2008. He notedthat a committee to investigate the feasibility of aninternational meeting site had been formed. Jack vanLoon agreed to chair the committee, whose other


John Kiss recognized and thanked for their servicethe board members whose terms were ending:Wendy Boss, Volker Kern, and Bill Landis.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,Susan Dakin, Executive Secretary

Saturday, November 12, 2004

The meeting was called to order at 6:35 a.m. by Presi-dent Chris Brown, who welcomed the new board mem-bers, President-Elect Paul Todd, and newly elected Sec-retary-Treasurer David Chapman.

Gravitational and Space Biology Summer Under-graduate Research Fellowships. Chris Brown raisedthree questions with respect to the proposed GSBSURF program (as outlined by Wendy Boss in theNovember 9 meeting): (1) Do we want to do this? (2)Can we afford to do this? (3) Who will coordinatethis program?

Eberhard Horn stated that a strength of theSociety is its educational aspect, and that it is essen-tial to look to the future. Dave Chapman commentedthat the Finance Committee views the fellowshipprogram as a potential tool for getting corporatesponsorships or NASA grants. Chris Brown askedwhether we could afford to initially fund one fellow-ship. Chapman said that we probably could. TomScott called for a great deal more fundraising activityby board members. A discussion on how to do thisensued.

Chuck Fuller noted that the Society’s grantsprogram has been in abeyance for three or four years,and that reinstating the grants program also is a goalof the Society. Starting a fellowship program andreinstating the grants program would deplete ourreserve further. As the fellowship program, grantsprogram, and reserve are competing elements, afiscal plan is needed to balance them.

Howard Levine suggested that partial sponsor-ships of the fellowships might be easier to fund thanfull sponsorships. Joan Vernikos commented that alower cost would not be an inducement for potentialsponsors of this kind of program, and that theywould support students much more readily thanthey would support any other aspect of Societyoperations. It was generally agreed that fellowshipsshould be offered only if external funding for thispurpose can be raised. Vernikos moved that theboard approve the concept of a student fellowshipprogram, dependent on getting funding from exter-nal sources specifically for that program. John Kissseconded the motion. The motion carried unani-mously.


members are Brown, Eberhard Horn, John Kiss, andPaul Todd (who will be the past president responsiblefor organizing the 2008 meeting). Kiss suggestedinvolving members from the Japan Aerospace Explo-ration Agency. Chuck Fuller noted that the targetyear for an international meeting will depend in parton the meeting cycles of potential collaboratingorganizations, which might push it to 2009.Action: An ad hoc committee chaired by Jack vanLoon will investigate the feasibility of holding the2008 Annual Meeting in Europe and will report eitherat the spring board meeting or when the board meetsat the 2005 Annual Meeting.

Spring Board Meeting. Chris Brown announced thatthe spring board meeting will take place in March inWashington, DC. The agenda includes discussion ofSociety business in two or three meetings for six oreight hours, plus most of a day on Capitol Hill visitingstate delegations and important committees. In thepast, board members have arrived in Washington onThursday evening, met first thing Friday morning,visited the Hill on Friday, met on Saturday morning,and left around noon. Brown suggested that themeeting be shifted to midweek (Tuesday throughThursday), because many elected members of Con-gress are not in Washington on Fridays or Mondays.

Chris Brown raised the issue of who should betargeted for visits. The Public and Legislative Affairscommittee suggests that NASA middle and uppermanagement is a key target. Brown suggested thatsome board members should also visit NASA Head-quarters. Joan Vernikos emphasized the need to beclear about our purpose in these visits, in order to betaken seriously. We are doing this for the spacebudget, not the Society, and we need to establishwhether the beneficiaries are interested. She alsoemphasized the need to develop long-term relation-ships with elected representatives.

Wenonah Vercoutere noted that Richard Mains ispreparing white papers that could be useful forinforming people with whom we meet. Chris Brownnoted that the white papers (developed for NASA-Ames) would need to be reviewed to be sure we are inaccord with them and would need to be supple-mented to cover all areas of the Society’s interests.David Klaus suggested that we also need to developgoals and objectives for the meetings, both with NASAand on the Hill. John Kiss emphasized the need formore guidance as to what we hope to accomplishthrough the meetings and how to do it effectively.

Chuck Fuller commented that part of the strategicapproach to the Hill is targeting committee membersand science staffers, who are the ones who know theprograms and make the recommendations to membersof Congress. Nancy Searby stressed the importance of

knowing the budget schedule and timing of thebudget process. Joan Vernikos noted that our springboard meeting comes during the time when hearingsare being held on the next year’s budget (presenta-tions by agency personnel). We could be useful byproviding questions that can be raised in the hear-ings. She also emphasized the importance of know-ing the personal interests of elected representativesand the issues on which they want to make theirnames. David Klaus suggested bringing some “spacetoys” along— simple, small, hands-on hardware touse in demonstrations.

Chris Brown said that he would like to applythese suggestions in a more organized approach tothe March meeting. He will coordinate with RichardMains. Dave Chapman stressed that we want toprovide input before the budget is set. Ron Schaefersaid he would check on the legislative schedule.Chris Brown said he would send out an e-mail withsuggested dates; he asked that people respondquickly.Action: Chris Brown will circulate potential meetingdates for board members’ response and will coordi-nate with Richard Mains on advance planning forvisits to Capitol Hill and NASA.

Membership Drive. Chris Brown asked boardmembers to share with the Society the e-mail ad-dresses of potential ASGSB members. He alsosuggested that we add to the membership renewalform a space to identify potential members. DaveChapman suggested also circulating to the board alist of members who have not paid dues in recentyears, so that board members could contact peoplethey knew about renewing their memberships. Itwas noted that people who join the Society at thetime of the annual meeting have not received anyfollow-up communication to confirm their member-ship. Wenonah Vercoutere suggested sending awelcome package to new members. Simon Gilroycommented that another society had successfullyincreased membership by holding a contest in whichthe person who signed up the most new memberswon a free trip to the annual meeting. It was sug-gested that incentives for member recruitment wouldbe helpful.Action: Susie Dakin will consult with Tom Scott,Chris Brown, and Dave Chapman on revising themembership form.

Committee ReportsPublications Committee.Stan Roux relayed a request from Mary Musgravethat her budget checks be sent in two increments,rather than ad hoc, as it is difficult to plan preciselyhow much is needed at specific times. Tom Scott



so that the chair does not end up doing 99% of thecommittee’s work.

Karl Hasenstein suggested that one memberfrom each committee should also be assigned to theLong-Range Planning Committee, to ensure cross-talk among the committees and facilitate planning.Dave Chapman emphasized the importance ofhaving a member of the Finance Committee presentat Long-Range Planning meetings. Chris Brownsuggested that the Long-Range Planning Committeecould be scheduled to meet later than the othercommittees, so that representatives could attend.

Education Committee.Tom Dreschel asked that the Society pay for pizzafor lunch following the Saturday morning work-shop for teachers. John Kiss so moved, SimonGilroy seconded, and the motion carried unani-mously.

Finance Committee Meeting.Ken Souza reported that the issue of the NASArestructuring and its implications for the Societyhad been discussed during the Finance Committeemeeting. The Fundamental Space Biology programhas been abolished, and the research under thatprogram has been divided among various otherprograms, including Radiation Research, AdvancedLife Support, Exploration Biology, and HumanHealth and Countermeasures, and some areas ofresearch will be phased out. Most of these pro-grams have mandatory PI meetings; for example,the Human Health and Countermeasures groupmeets in January, the Advanced Life Support groupin the summer, and the Radiation group in thespring. The implication is that the core membershipof ASGSB will be fragmented, and in these times oftight money, it will be a challenge to maintaininterest in the ASGSB Annual Meeting. Souza andothers are prepared to approach the leaders of theseorganizations to engage in dialogue on cooperation,such as the possibility of “piggy-back” PI meetings.

Nancy Searby noted that ASGSB can offer anintegration function, and that the opportunity tobring together researchers in different areas can be adraw. Joan Vernikos noted that this NASA reorga-nization is significant in that for the first time in along time, “life science” is not considered a science.She stressed the importance of the Society’s integra-tive role. She suggested that the Society couldprovide integration by incorporating PI meetingsinto the annual meeting. Paul Todd agreed that thenotion of bringing the PI meetings together simulta-

said that he would do this. In addition, JanetPowers needs a new computer; the one she is using(which we bought for her in 1995) is having prob-lems and does not have a USB port. John Kissmoved that the Society buy her a new computer;Powers will investigate computers and propose oneto Tom Scott for approval. Nancy Searby secondedthe motion, which carried unanimously.

Stan Roux stated that at the membership’srequest, expanded meeting abstracts are beingsolicited for publication by the Society. The successof this year’s experiment will determine whetherexpanded abstracts are published in the future. E-mail reminders will be sent to the membership; theacceptance criteria and probably the editorial boardmembership will be posted on the Web site. ChuckFuller noted that the meeting issue of the newslettercontained an example of an expanded abstract, butnot detailed instructions to authors. Roux statedthat if members download the template from theWeb site and enter their own information into thetemplate, it will be formatted automatically. Hewill make sure that this is clear to the members. Heclarified that students’ abstracts will be eligible forpublication and will be reviewed according to thesame standards as other abstracts. Joan Vernikosasked whether a name other than “expandedabstract” could be used, both to more accuratelydescribe the publications and to take them out ofthe “abstract” category for the purpose of listing onCVs. Roux noted that authors will be required topresent data. The name “short communication”was suggested.

Long-Range Planning Committee.Karl Hasenstein noted that without a committee, itis impossible to push an agenda. Nancy Searbysuggested clearly identifying the committee chairsto the membership, with contact information, andthat the chairs e-mail the people who have ex-pressed interest in their committees. DaveChapman noted that he had received from SusieDakin a list of people interested in the FinanceCommittee and had e-mailed them in advance ofthe meeting. Chris Brown suggested that informa-tion on the committees be linked from the homepage of the Web site, with contact information forthe chairs. He also suggested that rooms and timesfor committee meetings be identified farther inadvance. Tom Dreschel suggested that committeemeetings be included in the agenda for the annualmeeting. He stated that each committee shouldhave a core membership, for exchange of ideas and



neously under the auspices of ASGSB needs to bediscussed.

Ken Souza noted that not only the issue ofintegration of PI meetings but also the need toallow more funding for meeting attendance needsto be discussed with the leader of each NASAprogram. Chris Brown noted that integration ofthe meetings also would be attractive from thestandpoint of time, as the PIs do not have time toattend multiple meetings. Joan Vernikos stressedthat ASGSB needs to stand up and be recognized asthe society for gravitational and space biology.

Student Association.Robbie Ocampo reported that the Student Associa-tion met on Wednesday and discussed creativeways to attract new student members, to continueoutreach, and to continue the Association’s pres-ence on the Web. Chris Brown commented that thestudent posters were the best he had seen, and thatit worked well to schedule them early during theannual meeting.

New Business

Chris Brown reminded committee chairs to sendSusie Dakin a list of the members who attendedtheir committee meetings, so that this informationcan be added to the membership database.

Richard Mains announced that Mains Associateshas developed an ASGSB information center on theWeb for sharing of large files, and that thoseinterested should check at the Mains Associatesexhibit table.

In response to a question from Nancy Searby,Chuck Fuller said that he would solicit ideas forsymposia for next year’s annual meeting by e-mail,so that they can be finalized at the spring boardmeeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:04 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,Susan Dakin, Executive Secretary

SPACE AND LIFE: An Introduction to SpaceBiology and MedicineHubert PlanelBoca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004, 186 pp., illus.,

index, $74.95ISBN: 0-415-31759-2

The topic of this book needs to be presentedand the author has compiled a broad overviewof space flight and space exploration in general.Some of the historical data, particularly dealingwith human space flight, are well presented andnot easily available from other sources. How-ever, the chapters dealing with the stated topicare out of date.

Only about 15% of the book deals withSpace Biology in three brief chapters on Cell andDevelopmental Biology and Plants, while over40% is devoted to the history of human spaceflight, the nature of the space environment, thesearch for extraterrestrial life, and cosmicradiation. There is only one citation later than1999 and it is a 2001 review document. Inaccu-rate translations from French to English arecommon. For example, when discussing spaceflight effects on two fungi, Actinomyces andNeurospora, they are called mushrooms.

Much of the available current informationregarding the effects of space flight on life arenot included in the book. In some cases data arementioned but not cited in the brief list ofreferences. Considering the individual chaptersthat do deal with Space Biology and Medicine,most of the eight main chapters in this categorystart with a description of normal biologicfunction, followed by some examples of changesthat occur during space flight. Too often theinformation is anecdotal rather than substantiveso that a coherent picture of the effects of spaceflight is not presented. In essence only about 50-60% of each of the chapters deals with the topic“space and life.”

Submitted by Bob Phillips

Their November 2004 Meetings (continued) BOOK REVIEW


by Norman Lewis,Washington State University

At the venue of the historical Cosmos Club in Washington,DC, and with sponsorship from the National ScienceFoundation, a most wonderful and insightful two-day meetingwas held on December 13 and 14, 2004. Its purpose was topredict where biological sciences needed to be 10-20 years fromnow, with a particular emphasis on leading edge technologydevelopment. The Cosmos Club was a perfect venue for such a

gathering, being the birthplace of many scientific organizations,such as the National Geographic Society, and also whereinitiatives like the Manhattan Project were conceptualised. Likemany of its forerunners, Realizing the Vision: Leading EdgeTechnologies in Biological Systems was also a resoundingsuccess.

The gathering, organized by previous ASGSB PresidentNorman G. Lewis (Washington State University) withRaymond Chollet (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Basil J.Nikolau (Iowa State University), drew together a highlyinteractive group which was not only composed of leadingscientists from academia, research institutes and foundations,

government agencies (e.g,. NSF, NASA, USDA(Aphis), DOE, NIH) and industry, but which alsoinvolved high school education leaders who aretraining and encouraging our next generation ofstudents. The presentations, atmosphere, anddiscussions were truly electric and inspiring, withNASA and ASGSB being well represented withRon Dutcher, Thora Halstead, Lanfang Levine,Terri Lomax, Janet Powers, Tom K. Scott, andKevin Willison attending. Readers are encouragedto go to http://www.leadingedge.wsu.edu toaccess the meeting conference objectives; agenda,including power point presentations and selectedphotographs; and more extensive conferencedetails.

The participants were honoured in havingThomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives (1989-1994) and Ambassador toJapan (1997-2001), make the Welcoming Remarks.A tireless advocate of science, Ambassador Foleyreminded us first of the rich history that lay withinthe confines of the Cosmos Club, and then of theimportance and responsibility of the tasks that lieahead, drawing upon various personal, national,and worldly level perspectives as needed toillustrate his points. These inspiring andcaptivating remarks set the tone for the rest of themeeting, and served to emphasize both the urgencyand importance of the task at hand.

The first day of this exciting conference beganwith the compelling questions that need to beaddressed and resolved in the areas of SystemsBiology and Exploration of Complexity withinBiological Systems. Sue Rhee (TAIR, Stanford) ledoff by first describing the rapid progress made inpublished work in computational biology/bioinformatics, i.e., from some 24 papers spanning1984 to 1994 to nearly 10,000 in the last decade.Looking into the future, she emphasized the need toenhance substantially the bioinformaticscomponent in the training of biologists, as well as in

the need for improved data handling/processingsystems, and gave excellent advice and insight as tohow this might be achieved. Mark Lange, formerly

Realizing the Vision: Leading Edge

Thora Halstead, Tom Scott, Ron Dutcher.

“Leading Edge” participants in the Warne Lounge.

Janet Powers.


Technologies in Biological Systems

of Torrey Mesa Research Institute, and now on the facultyat Washington State University, then described theopportunities and challenges in handling/processingsuch large data sets and the ways in which experimentsof this type can be best approached and the datameaningfully interrogated, as well as of the technologiesrequired for the future.

The remainder of the day largely dealt withdescriptions of the fascinating opportunities that layahead with respect to the study of the organization ofcomplex biological systems at the single cell and tissuelevels (N.G. Lewis, Washington State, Barbara Winkel,Virginia Tech, and Richard Dixon, Noble Foundation),and the technologies that need to be developed. Thisincluded frank discussions and recognition of many ofthe intractable technical problems that need to beovercome in carrying out such studies at present. AliceClark, University of Mississippi, and William Gerwick,Oregon State, then captivated the audience with theirdiscussions of, and insights into, some of the remarkableand complex (bio)chemistries that either await discoveryor require a fuller understanding in both terrestrial andmarine environments, including their potentialapplications in medicine, agriculture, aquaculture, and soforth.

Following a working dinner in the evening, the nextday was largely devoted to the technological advancesthat have recently been made in the areas of proteomics,metabolomics, and structural biology. Ray Chollet setout some of the challenges that faced the study ofproteomics at present, with Michael Waterman(Vanderbilt) discussing the advances that were nowbeginning to be made in using this technology to studyhuman disease. This was followed by a scintillatingpresentation by Richard Smith (Pacific NorthwestNational Laboratories) who brought us further into theworld opened up by the power of proteomics, with acomprehensive description of the technologies nowavailable, the types of questions that can be broadlyaddressed, and the technologies that still awaitdevelopment. Samuel Wang (University of St. Louis andthe Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) followed byusing lipid biochemistry as an example of how suchtechnologies might be employed.

The remainder of the meeting was spent first with aninteresting perspective by Basil Nikolau (Iowa State) ofthe advances made thus far in the study of biologicalsystems versus that of astronomy, by comparing how thelatter field had developed over the course of humanhistory; comparatively speaking, he concluded that ourscience was still very much in its infancy when placedside by side with such mature endeavors. Robert Plumband Timothy Riley (Waters Corporation) then discussedthe advances made and the technological challengesremaining in the study of both proteomics and

metabonomics. Joseph Noel (Salk Institute) alsocaptivated the audience with a description of theapplication of structural biology in delineating complexbiochemical pathways including how they evolved, aswell as summarizing the technological developmentsthat still need to be made. Jacqueline Shanks (IowaState) then took the study of metabolic engineering tothe next level by explaining the technological andconceptual difficulties that needed to be overcome inthis area, as well as summarizing the progress madethus far and the emerging opportunities.

The conference finished with a roundtablediscussion, and the product of the meeting will be areport to the National Science Foundation of generalutility to the scientific community as it will summarizethe leading edge technologies and approaches neededover the next two decades. Additionally, the journalPhytochemistry will publish a selection of the leadingedge conference papers. As ever, we are indebted toJanet Powers for her skills and enthusiasm as aphotographer!

Thomas Foley, former Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives, spoke to meeting participants.

Ray Chollet, Machi Dilworth, Dan Drell, Beth Gantt.


In Memoriam

J. Richard Keefe

J. Richard Keefe, Ph.D., Dick Keefe to all who knew him, died on December 4th,2004. Dick was a fighter—a prize fighter in his younger days—and he demonstratedthat fighting spirit in everything he did. He was always ready for any challenge,and as his varied and multifaceted carrier demonstrated, he successfully met everychallenge.

He probably worked with or for NASA in more varied capacities than anyoneelse has ever done. He began working with NASA as a Space Biology grantee whilelocated at Case- Western Reserve University. He and his wife Nancy lived in thecountry where he raised quail for his developmental research. As a scientist, inconjunction with NASA, he had experiments flown aboard the Apollo-Soyuz andCosmos spacecraft. Later, in 1986, he joined NASA as a Senior Flight Programscientist. In 1984 Dick signed the petition to become a charter member of ASGSB.And then in 1993, he left NASA and joined the American Institute of BiologicalSciences where he became Chief Scientist for the Scientific Peer Advisory andReview Services (SPARS), organizing peer review panels that evaluated science andflight proposals submitted to NASA Life Sciences.

Dick’s successes were many, but for those who knew both Dick and his wife,they know that Nancy was always there supporting him and helping him to be theman he was. He touched many people and will be greatly missed. Nancy’s supportwill be remembered, too.

Note: Dick had asked that donations be made in the name of the St. Thomas Aquinas ChurchBuilding fund (401 Alderman Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903) or the Charlottesville-AlbemarleRescue Squad (828 McIntire Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903).

Thora W. Halstead


2004-2005 ASGSB Membership DirectoryThe following directory of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology contains a listing of

members as of January 21, 2005. This is the first directory to be published after the annual meeting, as was notedin the Fall 2004 ASGSB Newsletter, in order to provide the most accurate membership information for 2004-2005.

Telephone numbers and e-mail addresses are included as provided by the members. Please notify theExecutive Director (e-mail: [email protected]) if there are any corrections to your listing. You may also makecorrections via the online ASGSB Membership Database at http://www.asgsb.org

Aniruddha AchariNASA MSFCHuntsville, AL [email protected]

Maha K. Ahmad808 S Wood StDept of Anatomy & Cell BiologyMC 512, Rm 578Univ. of Illinois, ChicagoChicago, IL [email protected]

Chakradhar Akula545 Science DrWI Ctr for Space Automation & RoboticsUniv. of WisconsinMadison, WI [email protected]

Jeffrey R. AlbertsP.O. Box 1748Star Enterprises, Inc.Bloomington, IN [email protected]

Lindsey AlexanderBox 6540SLSTPTuskegee Univ.Tuskegee Institute, AL 36088

Nina Stromgren AllenBox 7612Botany DeptNC State Univ.Raleigh, NC [email protected]

Graca Almeida-PoradaMS 202Dept of Animal BiotechnologyUniv. of Nevada, RenoReno, Nevada [email protected]

Jane C. Andrews10404 Willow DrResearch Inst. for ChildrenNew Orleans, LA 70131504-237-6388 (cell) or 504-896-2754 or [email protected]

Aldwin M. AnterolaSch. of Molec. BiosciencesAbelson 301Washington State Univ.Pullman, WA [email protected]

Rudy Aquilina701 Minnesota St #223Lockheed Martin Eng. & ServicesSan Francisco, CA [email protected]

Lori A. Armstrong3818 NW 25th TerUniv. of FloridaGainesville, FL [email protected]

Sara B. ArnaudSLR-239-11Life Sciences Div.NASA ARCMoffett Field, CA [email protected]

Annamaria Arreola2063 Baywood Ct #170Bionetics Corp.Lancaster, CA [email protected]

Monique AumailleyJoseph-Stelzmann-Str 52Institut für Biochemie IIUni. Köln50931 Köln,[email protected]

Rommel G. Bacabacvan der BoechorststraatVrije Univ.1081 BT Amsterdam,[email protected]

Mary A. Badon3 Lakeview DrClark Univ.Farmington, CT [email protected]

Lisa A. BaerMS 239-11NASA ARCMoffett Field, CA [email protected]

David Baewer8701 W Watertown Plank RdMedical College of WIMilwaukee, WI [email protected]

James F. Baker303 E Chicago AvePhysiology, M211Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch.Chicago, IL [email protected]

Paul BakerBiological Science DeptKent State Univ.Kent, OH [email protected]

Kenneth M. BaldwinDept of Physiol. & Biophys.UC IrvineIrvine, CA [email protected]

Eric BandstraDept of Bioengineering401 Rhodes Research CtrClemson Univ.Clemson, SC [email protected]

Janet BarfusMC DYN-6Dynamac Corp.Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Amir Bar-IlanP.O. Box 4032QBI Enterprises70400 Nes Ziona,[email protected]


Jordan Barney1301 Fifield HallDept of Horticultural SciencesUniv. of FloridaGainesville, FL 32611-0690352-392-1928 [email protected]

Colin Barnstable330 Cedar StDept of OphthalmologyYale Univ.New Haven, CT [email protected]

Kenneth Bateman156 Brown St #2Univ. of MassachusettsWaltham, MA [email protected]

Ted A. BatemanDept of Bioengineering501 Rhodes Research CtrClemson Univ.Clemson, SC [email protected]

Mohamed A. Bayorh720 Westview Dr SWDept of Pharmacol. & Toxicol.Morehouse Sch. of Med.Atlanta, GA [email protected]

Roger Beachy975 N Warson RdDonald Danforth Plant Science CtrSt. Louis, MO [email protected]

Kathleen M. Beckingham6100 Main St, MS 140Dept of Biochemistry & Cell Biol.Rice Univ.Houston, TX [email protected]

Donald R. Beem6500 Ridenour Way E, #2-DEldersburg, MD [email protected]

Tesfaye Belay3635 Spring Mesa DrClark Atlanta UniversitySnellville, GA 30039-4763770-978-8512

Michael R. BenoitCampus Box 429BioServeBoulder, CO [email protected]

Sharmila Bhattacharya140 Cambrian View WayNASA ARCLos Gatos, CA [email protected]

Gail E. Bingham1695 N Research PkwySpace Dynamics LabUtah State Univ.North Logan, UT [email protected]

F. Owen BlackP.O. Box 3950Legacy Clin. Res. & Technol. Ctr.Portland, OR [email protected]

Elison Blancaflor2510 Sam Noble PkwyPlant Biology Div.Samuel Roberts Noble Fdn.Ardmore, OK [email protected]

John Blasiak221 Morrill Science CtrBiology DeptUniv. of MassachusettsAmherst, MA [email protected]

Eric Blough1 John Marshall DrDept of Biological Sciences311 Science BldgMarshall Univ.Huntington, WV [email protected]

Daniel Blustein2232 West Lawn AveKalamazoo CollegeMadison, WI [email protected]

Rich Boling7200 Hwy 150SHOT, Inc.Greenville, IN [email protected]

David W. Bombick817 Gales AveWinston-Salem, NC [email protected]

April BoodyMS-BIO-8Bionetics Corp.Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Jeffrey S. Borer47 E 88th StWeill Medical CollegeCornell Medical CtrNew York, NY [email protected]

Jeffrey S. [email protected]

Wendy F. BossBox 7612Botany DeptNC State Univ.Raleigh, NC [email protected]

Julie Bourdeau303 Leggett DrRoutes AstroEngineeringKanata, ONCanada K2K 2B1613-592-0748 [email protected]

Robert N. BowmanMS 236-5NASA ARCMoffett Field, CA [email protected]

Richard BoyleMS 239-11BioVIS Technology CtrMoffett Field, CA [email protected]

Silvia BradamanteVia Golgi, 19CNR – ISTM20133 Milano MI,[email protected]

Shari BradyBox 7325, Reynolda StationDept of BiologyWake Forest Univ.Winston-Salem, NC [email protected]

2004-2005 ASGSB Membership Directory


Markus BraunVenusbergweg 22IMBIO, AG GravitationsbiologieUni. Bonn53115 Bonn,[email protected]

Enno BrinckmannPostbus 299ESA / ESTEC / MSM-GF2200 AG Noordwijk,[email protected]

Johniece L. Brooks2608 Wade Rd SE #303Washington, DC [email protected]

Christopher S. BrownBox 7006Kenan Inst. for Eng., Technol. & Sci.NC State Univ.Raleigh, NC [email protected]

Marybeth Brown19601 N Rt VPhysical TherapyUniv. of MissouriSturgeon, MO [email protected]

Erika Brown Wagner77 Massachusetts Ave, Rm 37-219Mars Gravity BiosatelliteMITCambridge, MA [email protected]

Jay C. Buckey1 Medical Center DrDartmouth Medical SchoolH.B. 7500Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med. Ctr.Lebanon, NH [email protected]

Bernd U. Budelmann301 University BlvdDept of Neuroscience & Cell Biol.Marine Biomedical InstituteUniv. of Texas Med. BranchGalveston, TX [email protected]

Charles BuerBox 7325, Reynolda StationDept of BiologyWake Forest Univ.Winston-Salem, NC [email protected]

Raymond J. Bula7872 Deer Run RdAgSpace Technologies, LLCCross Plains, WI [email protected]

Hubert W. Burden600 Moye BlvdDept of Anatomy & Cell BiologyBrody School of MedicineEast Carolina Univ.Greenville, NC [email protected]

Thomas Bushart1 University Station A6700Dept of Molecular, Cell & Devel. Biol.Univ. of Texas, AustinAustin, TX [email protected]

Carmen ButtsBldg 19, Rm 2015NAFEO – AMES Research Acad.Moffett Field, CA [email protected]

Wendy Callejas1634 Hollow Hook RdUniv. of Texas Hlth. Sci. Ctr.Houston, TX [email protected]

Victoria CallorP.O. Box 168, MS 240-10Lockheed Martin Space OpsMoffett Field, CA [email protected]

William F. CampbellDept of Plants, Soils & Biometeorol.Utah State Univ.Logan, UT [email protected]

Christopher Carr77 Massachusetts Ave, Rm 37-219Mars GravityMITCambridge, MA [email protected]

John CarverMC BIO-3Bionetics Corp.Kennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Robert Cassanova75 Fifth St NW, Ste 318NASA Inst. for Advanced ConceptsAtlanta, GA [email protected]

Stacy Cephas720 Westview Dr SWBldg BMSB Rm. 319Morehouse Sch. of Med.Atlanta, GA [email protected]

Anita Chandler1290 Hercules Dr, Ste 120Life Sciences, Systems & ServicesWyle LaboratoriesHouston, TX [email protected]

Stephen K. ChapesDiv. of Biology231 Ackert HallKansas State Univ.Manhattan, KS [email protected]

David K. Chapman1373 Fearrington PostPittsboro, NC [email protected]

Ashvini ChauhanDept of Soil & Water Science2169 McCarthy HallUniv. of FloridaGainesville, FL [email protected]

Peter ChetirkinMC DYN-1Dynamac CorpKennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Scarlett Chidgey2039 Shattuck Ave, Ste 506Mains AssociatesBerkeley, CA [email protected]



Yi-Jen Chiu601 Elmwood Ave, Box 679Ctr. for Cardiovascular ResearchUniv. of Rochester Med. Ctr.Rochester, NY [email protected]

Inho Choi234 Maeji-ri, Heungup-myonDept of Life ScienceYonsei Univ.Wonju, Kangwon-Do 220-710Rep of [email protected]

Vimlarani Chopra301 University Blvd, 317 CSBDept of Gynecologic OncologyUniv. of Texas Med. BranchGalveston, TX [email protected]

Marvin ChristensenNASA ARCLockheed MartinMoffett Field, CA [email protected]

Susanne E. ChurchillSte 255, New Research Bldg77 Ave Louis PasteurI2B2 NCBCBoston, MA [email protected]

Christopher F. Chyba2035 Landings DrSETI InstituteMountain View, CA [email protected]

Leonard Cipriano256 Promenade LnDanville, CA [email protected]

Ewa Ciszak2430 Johnstone CirNASA MSFCHuntsville, AL [email protected]

Savran ClahP.O. Box 503SLSTP AlumniShiprock, NM [email protected]

Robert E. ClelandBox 355325Botany DeptUniv. of WashingtonSeattle, WA [email protected]

LaKisha Coats1165 Welch St SWMorehouse Sch. of Med.Atlanta, GA [email protected]

Thomas Coffee500 Memorial Dr #538MITCambridge, MA [email protected]

Augusto CogoliTechnoparkstr. 1Zero-G LifeTec GmbHCH-8005 Zürich,[email protected]

Marianne Cogoli-GreuterTechnoparkstr. 1Space Biology GroupETH TechnoparkCH-8005 Zürich,[email protected]

Jacob Cohen400 E Remington Dr #B212STCNASA ARCSunnyvale, CA [email protected]

Patrick Collins2412 Professional DrRecom TechnologiesRoseville, CA 95661916-789-2022

Gary W. ConradDiv. of Biology232 Ackert HallKansas State Univ.Manhattan, KS [email protected]

Mary K. Corbett4597 Pauli DrCornell Univ.Manlius, NY [email protected]

Barbara J. CorbinMC SK12NASA JSCHouston, TX [email protected]

Manning J. Correia7.102 Medical Research BldgDept of Otolaryngol., Physiol. & Biophys.Univ. of Texas Med. BranchGalveston, TX [email protected]

Melanie J. CorrellPO Box 110570Dept of Agricultural & Biol. Engineering209 Frazier Rogers HallUniv. of FloridaGainesville, FL 32611-0570352-392-1864 [email protected]

Daniel CosgroveDept of Biology208 Mueller LabPenn. State Univ.University Park, PA [email protected]

David R. CoxMC YA-E4Biological SciencesNASA KSCKennedy Space Center, FL [email protected]

Thomas M. Crabb1212 Fourier DrOrbital Technologies Corp.Madison, WI [email protected]

Bruce J. Crawford2177 Westbrook MallDept of Anatomy & Cell BiologyFaculty of MedicineUniv. of British ColumbiaVancouver, BCCanada V6T [email protected]

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Education News and Opportunities

“Act Now” Opportunities for Studentsand Teachers

February 25, 2005. New opportunities for stu-dents and teachers have been added to the ActNow page of the education section of the NASAhome page. Act Now is updated frequently withannouncements about NASA education activities,resources, and opportunities.

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NIAC Student Fellows AnnouncementNASA’s Institute of Advanced Concepts (NIAC)is offering up to four $9000 fellowships to creativecollege students with ideas that can dramaticallyadvance the Vision for Space Exploration. Stu-dent fellows are required to team with an experi-enced mentor in an aerospace-related field fromacademia or industry. The deadline for proposalsis April 15, 2005.

Future Flight Design ChallengeStudents in grades 5-8 are invited to take a lookinto the future of aviation and develop a newdesign for the National Airspace System. Win-ners will be featured in a webcast on May 4, andtheir concept will be brought to life by AirspaceConcept Evaluation System (ACES) softwareused by aeronautics experts. Register onlinebetween February 28 and March 15, 2005.

Act Nowhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/actnow/index.html

NASA Selects Student Team to Con-duct “Real-World” Science

NASA announced in January a team fromTroy, Mich., is the winner of the first nationwidescience contest that provides students a uniqueopportunity to conduct their own research usingone of NASA’s ground-based hypergravityfacilities.

NASA Exploration Systems Mission Direc-torate officials named the “Centrifu-G’s” as theHyper-G contest’s main winner. The team willvisit NASA’s Ames Research Center in May, andconduct research using the International SpaceStation Test Bed Centrifuge.

“The hypergravity competition representsone of the most innovative and exciting scientificopportunities for students,” said NASA AmesEducation Director Mark Leon. “Not only doesthis particular experiment give students realscience experience, it also puts them toe to toewith some of the world’s leading researchers inthis field,” Leon said.

Tianna Shaw, manager of the Facility Utiliza-tion Office, and Dr. Jeff Smith, Ames’ AssistantChief of the Gravitational Research Branch, willhelp the students develop plans for the experi-ment. “Hypergravity is levels of gravity aboveone ‘G,’ or greater than Earth’s gravity,” Smithsaid. “NASA researchers conduct hypergravityexperiments on centrifuges to understand howgravity causes changes in humans and otherliving organisms,” he explained.

Centrifu-G’s team members will studywound healing in the flatworm Planaria. Stu-dents hypothesized that flatworms exposed tohypergravity will experience a slower rate ofregeneration. “Studying the combined processesof wound healing and gravity stress in these tinyanimals may provide clues to successfullytreating wounds that might be sustained byastronauts on future long-term missions to themoon or Mars,” Smith said.

During the students’ visit to Ames, theirteachers will have an opportunity to help guidethem through the scientific process, whilelearning about hands-on methods in biology,physics, and mathematics as they relate toNASA’s exploration biology research.

The competition began in September 2004.Each student team entered the contest by submit-ting a letter of intent, stating the idea for ascientific experiment. In December 2004, 27 high

school student teams from 10 states providedproposals.

In addition to the grand prize, there are threehonorable mention teams: Vinegar Eel Nema-todes Under Study, Columbus, Ga.; the TeamInfinity Universe, Los Alamos, N.M.; and the 12Volt Super Shockers, Boise, Idaho.

The Treasure Valley Math and Science Center,Boise, Idaho, also received special commendationto acknowledge the number and quality ofexperimental ideas submitted.

For more information about the Hyper-Gcompetition on the Web, visit: http://lifesci.arc.nasa.gov


Life Sciences Calendar

March 31-April 3, 2005 2005 National Convention of the National Science Teachers Association, Dallas, TX.Further information: http://www.nsta.org/convention

April 2-6, 2005 Experimental Biology 2005, San Diego, CA.Further information: http://www.faseb.org/meetings/eb2005/

May 8-12, 2005 76th Annual Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), Kansas City, MO.Further information: Aerospace Medical Association, 320 S. Henry St., Alexandria,VA 22314; (703) 739-2240; http://www.asma.org

May 17-20, 2005 The First Symposium on Plant Neurobiology, Florence, Italy. Further information:http://izmb.de/zellbio/volkmann/neuro_meeting.html

May 22-26, 2005 15th IAA Humans in Space Symposium, Graz, Austria. Further information:http://www.uni-graz.at/space2005

June 16-18, 2005 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society 2005 Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas,NV. Further information: http://www.uhms.org/

June 26-July 1, 2005 26th Annual International Gravitational Physiology Meeting and 9th Tri-annual Euro-pean Life Science Symposium, Cologne, Germany. Further information: http://www.isgp.org/

July 11-14, 2005 35th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES) and European Sympo-sium on Space Environmental Control Systems, Rome, Italy. Further information:SAE Headquarters, E-mail: [email protected]; http://www.sae.org/events/ice/

July 16-20, 2005 Plant Biology 2005, Seattle, WA. Further information: http://www.aspb.org/meetings/

July 22-27, 2005 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Las Vegas, NV. Fur-ther information: http://hcii2005.engr.wisc.edu

September 21-23, 2005 ELGRA (European Low Gravity Research Association) Biennial Meeting and GeneralAssembly, Santorini, Greece. Further information: http://www.elgra.org

September 26-30, 2005 49th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Orlando, FL.Further information: http://hfes.org/Meetings/menu.html

October 16-19, 2005 52nd Annual Meeting of the Radiation Research Society, Denver, CO.Further information: http://www.radres.org/2005_meeting.htm

October 17-21, 2005 56th International Astronautical Congress, Fukuoka, Japan.Further information: http://www.iac2005.org/

October 26-29, 2005 International Conference on Plant Lipid-Mediated Signaling: Building Connections,Raleigh, NC. Further information: http://www.biotech.vt.edu/Plant_Signaling.html

November 1-4, 2005 21st ASGSB Annual Meeting, Reno, NV. Further information: http://asgsb.org

November 12-16, 2005 Neuroscience 2005, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Fur-ther information: http://www.sfn.org/

February 5-8, 2006 Habitation 2006, Orlando, FL. Further information: http://HABITATION2006.us

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