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session 8

Title: Biology in Space
type: oral
Description: This session focuses on all aspects of biology and biological systems related to gravity in ground-based and space flight experiments as well as on topics not covered by other sessions of this symposium.
Date: 2026-10-09
Time: 13:45
Room: Hall 7

IPC members

Co-Chair: Dr. Didier Chaput, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France;
Co-Chair: Dr. Jancy C. McPhee, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center, United States;
Rapporteur: Dr. Marta Del Bianco, Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italy;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	13:45	Microgravity-Induced Rewiring of Longevity and Mechanotransduction Networks in Human Immune Cells During the MESSAGE Science Mission	10	confirmed	Dr. Cihan TAŞTAN	Üsküdar University	Türkiye
2	13:55	A Microgravity-Responsive Cellular Axis of Glucose Metabolism Adaptation in Astronaut Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells	10	confirmed	Ms. Beyza AYDIN	Üsküdar University	Türkiye
3	14:05	In Silico Comparative Genomic and Evolutionary Analysis of DNA Repair Genes of Niallia tiangongensis sp. nov., isolated from Tiangong Space Station	10	confirmed	Ms. Danielle Canillo	Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA)	Philippines
4	14:15	Oxidative stress and antioxidant defense regulation in tomato plants grown in Lunar (LHS-1) regolith simulant	10	confirmed	Ms. Ayşe Akkan	Ege University	Türkiye
5	14:25	Spaceflight and Exercise: The Impact of the Protein CDKN1A/p21 on Bone Regeneration in Mice	10	confirmed	Ms. Josephine Maglio	Uppsala University	Sweden
6	14:35	Engineered Bone Analog Models Designed for Testing on the International Space Station	10	confirmed	Prof. Gunes Uzer	Boise State University (BSU)	United States
7	14:45	Designing Low-Cost Microgravity Plant Growth Experiments for Sounding Rocket Platforms: Enabling Space Biology Research for Emerging Space Nations	10	confirmed	Ms. Dasuni Hewawasam	Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)	Sri Lanka
8	14:55	Bioactive Seed Coating as a Protective Strategy Against Simulated Microgravity and Radiation Stress for Sustainable Space Agriculture	10	confirmed	Mr. Ahmet Asım Önce		Türkiye
9	15:05	Growing under space stressors: early developmental responses of Brassica rapa to microgravity and chronic radiation	10	confirmed	Dr. Sara De Francesco	University of Naples "Federico II"	Italy
10	15:15	Plant responses to space-related stressors and advanced cultivation systems for bioregenerative life support in long-duration missions	10	confirmed	Dr. Chiara Amitrano	University of Naples "Federico II"	Italy
11	15:25	From Launchpad to Coastline: Functional Outcomes of the ‘Mangroves in Space’ Mission and the Future of Space-Enhanced Reforestation	10	confirmed	Mr. Anurag Sakharkar	Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO)	Canada
12	15:35	Comparative Performance of Polar and Temperate Microalgae in Microgravity Conditions on the ISS: ALGALSPACE Experiment	10	confirmed	Ms. Gülcan Ayşin Karaca	Yildiz Technical University	Türkiye
13	15:45	Microgravity: A Tool for Breaking Seed Dormancy and Enhancement of Seed Recovery	10	confirmed	Dr. Funmilola Oluwafemi	National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Abuja Nigeria	Nigeria