Astromycology in Space Exploration with Dr. Marta Filipa Simões

Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Wednesday, February 28, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern) when we'll hear from Dr. Marta Filipa Simões where we will discuss how fungal ecology and biodiversity can behave in outer space conditions.

Dr. Marta Filipa Simões is a microbiologist who has worked with a myriad of microorganisms (mycobacteria, environmental and clinical bacteria, mycobacteriophages, yeasts, and filamentous fungi) and has a multidisciplinary background with a particular focus on mycology (filamentous fungi). She graduated in Biotechnological Engineering, did a Master in clinical microbiology, and got her Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, in Portugal. She then did a postdoc in Saudi Arabia, at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and has worked in the UK at Edge Hill University (EHU) as a senior biology technician, a junior research fellow, and an associate tutor. She is currently based in Macau (China), where she is working as an assistant professor on astrobiology, at the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences (SKLPlanets) located at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). 


Livestream & Recording (YouTube)
The talk will also be streamed live at the YouTube link below. Please note that questions submitted via the Zoom Q&A feature will have priority over YouTube chat.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yq4AL9M59c

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Last Updated: February 1, 2024

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