NASA URC for Biotechnology and Environmental Health Texas Southern University

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NASA URC for Biotechnology and Environmental
HealthTexas Southern University
Dr. Bobby Wilson, Center Director

• NANURC Annual Meeting 2005
• December 5, 2005

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Program Outcomes

• Improved Research Capacity
• Equipment Facilities (New Science Building
  35,000,000)
• Biotech and Environmental Center of Excellence
• Increased External Funding
• Outreach Activities
• Summer Internship Program
• NASA Scientist Seminar Series

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Student Research and Training (URC)
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Publications

• Wise, K., Manna, S., Wilson, B. L., Thomas, R.
  L., Barr, J., Kulkarni, A., Pellis, N. R. and
  Ramesh G. T., (2005), Activation of Nuclear
  Transcription Factor kappa-B in Mouse Brain
  Induced by A Simulated Microgravity Environment,
  Aviation Space Med Res. (2005).
• Conley, Felicia L., Thomas, R. L., Wilson, B. L.,
  (2005), Measurements of volatile organic
  compounds in the urban atmosphere of Harris
  County, Texas, J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A.
  Vol.A40, No.9, 2005.
• Wise, K., Manna, S., Yamauchi, K., Ramesh, V.,
  Wilson, B.L., Thomas, R.L., Sarkar, S., Kulkarni,
  N., Ramesh, G., Activation of Nuclear
  Transcription Factor kB In Mouse Brain Induced By
  A Simulated Microgravity Environment, In Vitro
  Cell. Dev. Biol.Animal 41118-123, March and
  April 2005.
• K. Felix, K. Wise, S, Manna, K. Yamauchi, B.
  L. Wilson, A. Kulkarni, N. R. Pellis and G.T.
  Ramesh, Altered Cytokine Expression in Tissues of
  Mice Subjected to Simulated Microgravity,
  Accepted in Molecular Cellular Biochemistry,
  2004.
• K. Anthony, R. Eason, N. Pourmand, W.
  Tongprasit, Z. Herman, O. Jejelowo, R. Davis, and
  V. Stolc Characterization of synthetic DNA bar
  codes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene-deletion
  strains, Proceedings of The National Academy of
  Sciences, 2004.
• E. Anyanwu, M. El Saeid, A. Akpan, and M. Saleh,
  Evaluation of the Most Current and Effective
  Methods in the Analysis of Chlorinated Dioxins in
  Ground Beef, The Scientific World Journal, 3(9)
  913-921, 2003.

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Research Grants Awarded

• Bobby Wilson, (PI), James DuMond (I), G.T. Ramesh
  (I), Renard Thomas (I), Chemical and Biological
  Assessment of Endocrine Disruptors in Waterways
  of Southeast Texas, National Science Foundation
  HBCU-RISE, 2004-2007, 998,328.
• Barbara Hayes, (PI), James DuMond (I), G. Ramesh
  (I), M. Saleh (I), Institute for Biomedical and
  Health Disparities Research, Research Center for
  Minority Institute- National Institutes of
  Health, 2004-2009, 9,793,396. Competitive
  Renewal Pending.
• Bobby Wilson (PI), Xin Wei (I), Renard Thomas
  (I), Fabrication and Processing of Nanomaterial
  Composites Systems, U.S. Air Force Research
  Laboratory, 2005-2006, 245,000

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