80NSSC19K0462

THE MAJOR OUTCOMES OF OUR STUDY WILL BE A DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF GENETIC INNOVATIONS THAT UNDERLIE THE TRANSITION TO PHOTOTROPHY, AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW BIOTIC INTERACTIONS MAY SUPPORT PLASTID AND HOST HEALTH, THE GENERATION OF A GEM MODEL FOR PAULINELLA THAT PROVIDES A VALUABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCE TO DRIVE FUTURE SCIENCE, AND FUNCTIONAL DATA FOR NOVEL GENES IMPORTANT FOR FITNESS WHEN THE CELLS EXPERIENCE STRESS RESULTING FROM HIGH LIGHT OR NUTRIENT DEPRIVATION. THESE GOALS FIT IN WELL WITH THE SCOPE OF THE NASA C.5 EXOBIOLOGY PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO UNDERSTAND THE ORIGIN, EVOLUTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND FUTURE OF LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE. IN PARTICULAR, OUR WORK ADDRESSES THE RESEARCH EMPHASIS, EVOLUTION OF ADVANCED LIFE, BECAUSE IT DIRECTLY EXAMINES PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOSYMBIOSIS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS ALSO INTEGRAL TO THE EMPHASIS EARLY EVOLUTION OF LIFE AND THE BIOSPHERE BECAUSE IT INVESTIGATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF KEY BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES (PHOTOSYNTHESIS) AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

The State University Of New Jersey Rutgers

Shared Services Center (NSSC) [NASA]

Not Reported

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

New Brunswick, NJ 8901 United States

Other

None

Full And Open Competition

None

Amendment Since initial award the Potential End Date has been extended from 02/12/22 to 02/12/24 and the Potential Award value has decreased from $996,423 to $995,920.