iScience (Sep 2023)
Enhancing European capabilities for application of multi-omics studies in biology and biomedicine space research
- Aránzazu Manzano,
- Silvio Weging,
- Daniela Bezdan,
- Joseph Borg,
- Thomas Cahill,
- Eugénie Carnero-Diaz,
- Henry Cope,
- Colleen S. Deane,
- Timothy Etheridge,
- Stefania Giacomello,
- Gary Hardiman,
- Natalie Leys,
- Pedro Madrigal,
- Felice Mastroleo,
- F. Javier Medina,
- Jakub Mieczkowski,
- Manuel A. Fernandez-Rojo,
- Keith Siew,
- Nathaniel J. Szewczyk,
- Stephen B. Walsh,
- Willian A. da Silveira,
- Raúl Herranz
Affiliations
- Aránzazu Manzano
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Silvio Weging
- University of Halle, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Daniela Bezdan
- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; NGS Competence Center Tübingen (NCCT), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Yuri GmbH, Meckenbeuren, Germany
- Joseph Borg
- Department of Applied Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, 2080 Msida MSD, Malta
- Thomas Cahill
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK
- Eugénie Carnero-Diaz
- Institut Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, EPHE, UA, 75005 Paris, France
- Henry Cope
- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby DE22 3DT, UK
- Colleen S. Deane
- Human Development & Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
- Timothy Etheridge
- Department of Sport and Health Science, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK
- Stefania Giacomello
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 17165 Stockholm, Sweden
- Gary Hardiman
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK
- Natalie Leys
- Microbiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK CEN, 2400 Mol, Belgium
- Pedro Madrigal
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, EMBL-EBI, Hinxton CB10 1SD, UK
- Felice Mastroleo
- Microbiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK CEN, 2400 Mol, Belgium
- F. Javier Medina
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Jakub Mieczkowski
- 3P-Medicine Laboratory, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
- Manuel A. Fernandez-Rojo
- Hepatic Regenerative Medicine Lab, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Food, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Keith Siew
- University College London, London NW3 2PF, UK
- Nathaniel J. Szewczyk
- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby DE22 3DT, UK; Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- Stephen B. Walsh
- University College London, London NW3 2PF, UK
- Willian A. da Silveira
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Health, Science and Wellbeing, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DF, UK; International Space University, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France; Corresponding author
- Raúl Herranz
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), 28040 Madrid, Spain; Corresponding author
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 26,
no. 9
p. 107289
Abstract
Summary: Following on from the NASA twins’ study, there has been a tremendous interest in the use of omics techniques in spaceflight. Individual space agencies, NASA’s GeneLab, JAXA's ibSLS, and the ESA-funded Space Omics Topical Team and the International Standards for Space Omics Processing (ISSOP) groups have established several initiatives to support this growth. Here, we present recommendations from the Space Omics Topical Team to promote standard application of space omics in Europe. We focus on four main themes: i) continued participation in and coordination with international omics endeavors, ii) strengthening of the European space omics infrastructure including workforce and facilities, iii) capitalizing on the emerging opportunities in the commercial space sector, and iv) capitalizing on the emerging opportunities in human subjects research.
