Link: Aerospace Microbiology Research Group
Space Microbiology, Astrobiology, Education, Outreach
“Morphological and molecular adaptation of the filamentous fungi Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus sp. to space conditions”
Dr. Ralf Möller (DLR), Prof. Dr. Stefanie Pöggeler and Dr. Fabian M. Commichau (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
2013-2015: Master (M.Sc.) Molecular and Cellular Biology, FCUP Focus: Molecular biology, Cell biology, Microbiology
2014/2015: M.Sc. thesis Molecular Ecology Department at CAB Centro de Astrobiología INTA-CSIC, Madrid, Spain “Functional metagenomics in the identification of novel UV-resistance genes". Supervisor: Dr. José Eduardo Gonzalez Pastor.
2010-2013: Bachelor (B.Sc.) Biology, Faculty of Sciences University of Porto (FCUP) Focus: Genetics, Molecular biology, Microbiology and Planetary Geology
2012/2013: B.Sc. thesis Bioactive Natural Products at IBMC-INEB, Porto, Portugal “Cloning and characterization of a MATE transporter from the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don". Supervisor: Dr. Mariana Sottomayor.
2011-2017: BEST (Board of European Students of Technology) Local BEST Group Porto Educational Department
2016-now: Space Microbes Communication and Outreach about the science of space microbiology
Feb 2017: Astrobiology: The search for life beyond Earth TEDxUniversityofPorto
2017-now: WIA-E - Women in Aerospace Europe
2017-now: VAAM - Association for General and Applied Microbiology
2015-now: AbGradE - Astrobiology Graduates in Europe
2014-now: EANA - European Astrobiology Network association
See Publications of the Institute of Aerospace Medicine and elib - Publications of the DLR -> Marta Filipa Cortesão