Link: Space Microbiology Research Group

Research Interests

Space Microbiology, Astrobiology, Education, Outreach

PhD thesis

“Morphological and molecular adaptation of the filamentous fungi Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus sp. to space conditions”

PhD Supervisors

Dr. Ralf Möller (DLR), Prof. Dr. Stefanie Pöggeler and Dr. Fabian M. Commichau (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)

Education

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.

Extra-curricular Education

2011-2017: BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
Local BEST Group
Porto Educational Department

Outreach Activities

2016-now: Space Microbes
Communication and Outreach about the science of space microbiology

Feb 2017: Astrobiology: The search for life beyond Earth
TEDxUniversityofPorto

Memberships

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

Publications

See Publikationen des Instituts für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin and
elib - Publikationen des DLR -> Marta Filipa Cortesão