{"id":21436,"date":"2019-05-06T11:58:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T18:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/?p=21436"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:35:55","slug":"kidney-on-a-chip-has-gone-to-outer-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/kidney-on-a-chip-has-gone-to-outer-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Kidney on a Chip has gone to outer space..and returned to Earth!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_21446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21446\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"figure figure-caption wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21446 size-full-content\" src=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASA-Ed-Kelly-NASA-D5UwBMfW0AAXH721-750x562.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Kelly spoke at NASA a few days before the launch happened, explaining why the team is sending Kidney on a Chip to the International Space Station.\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASA-Ed-Kelly-NASA-D5UwBMfW0AAXH721-750x562.jpg 750w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASA-Ed-Kelly-NASA-D5UwBMfW0AAXH721-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASA-Ed-Kelly-NASA-D5UwBMfW0AAXH721-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASA-Ed-Kelly-NASA-D5UwBMfW0AAXH721-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASA-Ed-Kelly-NASA-D5UwBMfW0AAXH721-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASA-Ed-Kelly-NASA-D5UwBMfW0AAXH721-1140x854.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASA-Ed-Kelly-NASA-D5UwBMfW0AAXH721-108x81.jpg 108w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASA-Ed-Kelly-NASA-D5UwBMfW0AAXH721.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ed Kelly spoke at NASA a few days before the launch happened, explaining why the team is sending Kidney on a Chip to the International Space Station. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>What did it take to send delicate kidney cells into space to be studied by astronauts wearing big, clunky gloves who may, or may not, have a background in biochemistry? We popped into the lab to talk to Ed Kelly and Cathy Yeung to find out.<\/h4>\n<p><b>Dawg Scripts: Why did you put kidney cells on a chip?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Associate Professor Ed Kelly<\/b>: As a Toxicologist, we talk about the \u201cThree Rs\u201d when it comes to our research: reduce, refine, and replace. That means we are looking for ways to reduce animal testing, refine processes, and\u2014where we can\u2014replace animal testing. With Kidney on a Chip, we have a better model than testing kidney cells on plates under the microscope, in petri dishes, or with animals. The tubules\u2014about the size of a human hair\u2014housing the cells in the chip mirror the tubules in the kidney in the body and, like the kidney in the body, we can move fluid through the tubules and have more information than we would otherwise. For example, we did some testing using a powerful antibiotic. We knew the antibiotic was toxic but we didn\u2019t know why. By using Kidney on a Chip, we were able to identify the biomarkers of toxicity, showing that the antibiotic was indeed toxic to renal tubular cells.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are planning for failure, even though that\u2019s not an option.\u201d\u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Ed Kelly, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>DS: So then why send chips to space?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Research Assistant Professor Cathy Yeung<\/b>, \u201905: Kidney disease can take years to develop. Microgravity accelerates kidney disease or dysfunction, and other conditions in astronauts, so the goal is to see the impact low gravity will have on the cells in the microphysiological chips. We anticipate learning more about how kidney stones, osteoporosis, and proteinuria (an abnormally high amount of protein in urine which indicates kidney damage) begins and develops. There aren\u2019t many effective treatments for kidney stones currently. Last year, the main \u201crecommendation\u201d for treatment was to ride a roller coaster in hopes of dislodging\u00a0the stone (we don\u2019t recommend this course of treatment). Instead, we hope to gain some insights into how they develop that may lead to improved therapies.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DS: What can you tell us about the cell samples you are using?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>CY: The kidney cells used come from two men and two women so we will be able to see gender differences, which is important for diseases like osteoporosis which has a higher incidence among women. All of this research is important for people on Earth, as well as the future of missions to Mars when people will be in microgravity for years. We have questions about how kidneys process Vitamin D and hope to gain insight about osteoporosis and how to prevent it from this research. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21439\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"figure figure-caption wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21439\" src=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Cathy Yeung and Ed Kelly were asked when the launch would happen after the third launch delay. They responded in a precise scientific way.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cathy Yeung and Ed Kelly were asked when the launch would happen after the third launch delay. They responded in a precise and scientific way. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>DS: What are some of the challenges of sending the chips to space?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>EK: We\u2019ve had a lot of logistical challenges. First of all, we have to make the level of science very easy for<br \/>\nastronauts who will be working with large gloves. Some of the astronauts have advanced degrees in science, but we had to make sure that whoever is running the experiment that day could do the work needed. Another challenge was taking the 50 cubic feet of space we use to run the experiments in our lab down to a box about the size of a microwave to fit in the rocket and space station, which is why we partnered with BioServe Space Technologies at University of Colorado Boulder.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>DS: Will there be a lab in space?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21442\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"figure figure-caption wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21442\" src=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0382-e1557168302538-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Very early Friday morning May 3, 2019, the team gathered to watch the launch...which was scrubbed 15 minutes before go time. It was rescheduled for very early in the morning Saturday, May the 4th.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0382-e1557168302538-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0382-e1557168302538-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0382-e1557168302538-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0382-e1557168302538-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0382-e1557168302538-1140x1520.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very early Friday morning May 3, 2019, the team gathered to watch the launch&#8230;which was scrubbed 15 minutes before go time. It was rescheduled for very early in the morning Saturday, May the 4th. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CY: There will be experiments running at precisely the same time on the ground as in the Space Station while the Chips are in space. Our team of faculty and graduate students will be on site at Kennedy Space Center in Florida running the experiments on Earth. So we have to create labs that will go to space and also recreate our lab in Florida. The box going to space with the chips has to be specially designed to handle the stressors of coming in and out of atmosphere, the vibrations in breaking the sound barrier, and dropping to Earth on its return. The kidney cells have to be kept at a constant 37 degree C temperature, which requires three different power sources from the time the chips are built on the lab on Earth, transferred to the rocket, and launched into space. We don\u2019t know what will happen and we are doing our best, working with our BioServe partners, to anticipate as many obstacles as possible.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DS: What\u2019s special about this project?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>EK: We are proud that the University of Washington is the only university with two projects launching to the International Space Station as part of this nationwide Organ on a Chip project\u00a0funded by the NIH and CASIS. Our project will be the first to launch and the Heart on a Chip by Deok-Ho Kim in Bioengineering will be the second.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Below are scenes from the Launch that happened on May 4, 2019. May the Fourth Be With You, was the rally cry of the day after multiple delays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KVxC5StldpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To watch the launch video, click here for a link to the SpaceX YouTube page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasa2explore\/47797314582\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See NASA&#8217;s photos of the Kidney on a Chip experiment in space!<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21443\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"figure figure-caption wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21443 size-full-content\" src=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0041-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"The team reconvened Saturday, May the 4th, 2019...ever hopeful that this time the launch would be successful.\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0041-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0041-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0041-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0041-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0041-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0041-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0041-108x81.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team reconvened Saturday, May the 4th, 2019&#8230;ever hopeful that this time the launch would be successful. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21444\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"figure figure-caption wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21444\" src=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0055.jpg\" alt=\"AND WE HAVE LIFT OFF!!! \" width=\"750\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0055.jpg 636w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0055-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0055-375x218.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AND WE HAVE LIFT OFF!!! <span class=\"wp-media-credit\">Photo: Sarah C.B. Guthrie\/NASA TV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/boundless\/kidney-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about the Kidney on a Chip project<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To study with researchers like Pharmaceutics\u2019 Associate Professor Ed Kelly and Pharmacy\u2019s Research Assistant Professor Cathy Yeung, click on the links for\u00a0more information about our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/phd-ms\/\">Graduate Programs in Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy, and Biomedical Regulatory Affairs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sop.washington.edu\/department-of-pharmaceutics\/department-news-2\/\">Link to Pharmaceutics archived news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What did it take to send delicate kidney cells into space to be studied by astronauts wearing big, clunky gloves who may, or may not, have a background in biochemistry? 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