19th EANA Astrobiology Conference

Tue. 03

Wed. 04

Thu. 05

Fri. 06

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Registration

8:00 - 9:00 (1h)

Registration

Welcome talk

9:00 - 9:30 (30min)

Welcome talk

Introductory talk

9:30 - 10:00 (30min)

Introductory talk

› Opening avenues in astrobiology, a testimony - André Brack, Centre de biophysique moléculaire 09:30-10:00 (30min)

Social Sciences, Philosophy and Education

10:00 - 11:10 (1h10)

Social Sciences, Philosophy and Education

Muriel Gargaud

› Will recent advances in AI result in a paradigm shift in Astrobiology and SETI? - Joseph Gale, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 10:00-10:20 (20min)

› Is real life somewhere else? - Jacques Arnould, CNES 10:20-10:40 (20min)

› Extraterrestrial civilizations? Scientific, philosophical and theological consequences. - Gerhard Haerendel, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 10:40-11:10 (30min)

Coffee break

11:10 - 11:40 (30min)

Coffee break

Astrochemistry and Prebiotic Chemistry

11:40 - 12:40 (1h)

Astrochemistry and Prebiotic Chemistry

Paola Modica

› FORMATION OF AMINO ACID PRECURSORS IN SLIGHTLY-REDUCING PRIMITIVE ATMOSPHERES BY SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLES - Kensei Kobayashi, Yokohama National University 11:40-12:00 (20min)

› Exploring Proto-cytoplasmic Media. Self-Assembly and Molecular Diffusion in Salt-Hydrogel Phases - Terence Kee, University of Leeds 12:00-12:20 (20min)

› Membraneless Polyester Microdroplets as Primordial Compartments at the Origins of Life - Tony Jia, Earth-Life Science Institute 12:20-12:40 (20min)

Lunch

12:40 - 14:00 (1h20)

Lunch

Astrochemistry and Prebiotic Chemistry

14:00 - 15:40 (1h40)

Astrochemistry and Prebiotic Chemistry

Anna Neubeck

› Probing Organic Transformations on Mineral Surfaces Through Electrochemical and Hydrothermal Experiments - Kristin Johnson-Finn, Earth-Life Science Institute 14:00-14:20 (20min)

› Anomalous fluctuations and selective extinction in populations of primordial replicators - Savino Longo, University of Bari 14:20-14:40 (20min)

› Prebiotic Reaction Vessels – RNA Formation in Nanoconfinements of water - Andrea Greiner, TUM School of Education, Technical University of Munich and Deutsches Museum, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 14:40-15:00 (20min)

› Liquid Crystal ordering of single and oligo nucleotides: from supramolecular assembly to polymeric nucleic acids - Tommaso Fraccia, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University - Intitut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes 15:00-15:20 (20min)

› STUDY OF THE EVOLUTION OF NUCLEOBASES UNDER MARS-LIKE CONDITIONS: IMPACT OF UV-IRRADIATION AND PERCHLORATES ON URACIL AND CYTOSINE. - Naïla Chaouche, Laboratoire inter-universitaire des systèmes atmosphèriques 15:20-15:40 (20min)

Coffee break

15:40 - 16:10 (30min)

Coffee break

Astrophysics and Planetary Habitability

16:10 - 17:30 (1h20)

Astrophysics and Planetary Habitability

Russell Deitrick

› Early stages of the evolution of planetary systems - Ewa Szuszkiewicz, CASA* and Institute of Physics, University of Szczecin 16:10-16:30 (20min)

› The Evolution of Venus and its Late Accretion - Cedric Gillmann, Université libre de Bruxelles 16:30-16:50 (20min)

› Evolution of early Earth's atmosphere depending on interior volatile depletion and outgassing - Lena Noack, Free University Berlin, Institute of Geological Sciences 16:40-17:10 (30min)

› Experimental constraints on the timing of degassing of nitrogen in the atmosphere. - Fabien Bernadou, Institut des Sciences de la Terre dÓrléans - UMR7327 17:10-17:30 (20min)

FIRST POSTER SESSION
Life Sciences
Astrochemistry
Prebiotic Chemistry
Astrophysics & Exoplanets
Planetary Geology & Habitability
Public lecture (in French)

17:30 - 19:45 (2h15)

FIRST POSTER SESSION

17:30 - 19:45 (2h15)

Life Sciences

› Antarctic Dry Valleys melt water systems analogues of Martian gullies: characterization of microbial communities and soil properties - Fabiana Canini, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Biodiversity Dynamics, University of Tuscia, Department of Ecological and Biologica Sciences 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Challenging the survival potential of a desiccation-, radiation-tolerant cyanobacterium with perchlorates: Implication for the habitability of Mars - Beatriz Fernandez, Department of Biology, University of Rome, Department of Microbiology, Radboud University 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Effect of simulated microgravity on the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger - Marta Cortesão, Space Microbiology Research Group, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR) 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Deinococcus aerius after exposure on the ISS Exposed Facility - Özgen Natalie, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Vienna 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Microbial Monitoring in the EDEN-ISS Greenhouse, a Mobile Test Facility in Antarctica - Jana Fahrion, DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Ulm University 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Responses of the cryptoendolithic Antarctic black fungus Cryomyces antarcticus in liquid media irradiated with space-relevant Fe ions - Claudia Pacelli, Dept of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy, Italian Space Agency (ASI) 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Tardigrades in hypomagnetic conditions – further studies - Weronika Erdmann, Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, A. Mickiewicz University 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› THE RECONSTRUCTION OF 269 NEW DRAFT BACTERIAL GENOMES FROM ANTARCTIC CRYPTOENDOLITHIC COMMUNITIES IN THE CLOSEST MARS TERRESTRIAL ANALOGUE. - Claudia Coleine, Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Italy 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

17:30 - 19:45 (2h15)

Astrochemistry

› Astrochemistry: synthesis of the basic ‘building blocks' of life - Sohan Jheeta, NoR CEL, Leeds 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Is primordial atmosphere a key to organic matter delivery to early Earth? - Gaia Micca Longo, University of Bari 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Mineral-mediated evolution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - Nina Kopacz, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Theoretical and experimental studies of the kinetics of Ca/Mg-rich carbonates in an astrobiological context. - Savino Longo, University of Bari 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

17:30 - 19:45 (2h15)

Prebiotic Chemistry

› Abiogenically Relevant Self-Assembly Processes within Silica Hydrogels - Kamal Albdeery, University of Leeds 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Amino acids adsorption on pyrite surface by XPS: role of environmental conditions - Santos Gálvez Martínez, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA) 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Amino acids from photo- and thermo-processing of extraterrestrial ices: a possible source for further prebiotic chemistry - Paola Modica, LPC2E 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Combinatorial Prebiotic Chemistry using non-biological compounds - Kuhan Chandru, National University of Malaysia and Vscht, Prague 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Dunite as a source of H2 and Ni for the hydrogenotrophic methanogen Methanoculleus bourgensis MAB1: Insights into methanogenic life at ultramafic hydrothermal settings - Neubeck Anna, Uppsala University 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Ejection of glycine molecules adsorbed on a water ice surface by swift-heavy ion irradiation - Christian Anders, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Formation of amines : hydrogenation of nitrile and isonitrile as selective routes in the interstellar medium - Isabelle Fourré, Laboratoire de chimie théorique 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Laboratory studies on photo-processing and desorption of prebiotic molecules in space - Maria Angela Corazzi, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Mass spectrometric analysis of proteinoids in spontaneously self-assembled microspheres - Miho Sase, Fukuoka Institute of Technology 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Microwave-driven synthesis of cyanide polymers under plausible hydrothermal conditions - Marta Ruiz-Bermejo, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA) 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Nucleotide synthesis experiments by UV irradiation for “TANPOPO3” - Madoka Shiromizu, Fukuoka Institute of Technology 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Peptide bonds - Sohan Jheeta, NoR CEL, Leeds 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› The exploration of the effect of gamma radiation on primordial formamide-based solutions - Adam Pastorek, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the ASCR, Faculty of nuclear sciences and physical engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

17:30 - 19:45 (2h15)

Astrophysics & Exoplanets

› Binary stars and habitable planets: can 'hostile' environments be less hostile for potentially habitable worlds? - Nikolaos Georgakarakos, New York University, Abu Dhabi 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Habitability of exoplanets in binary and multiple star systems - Leander Schlarmann, University of Vienna 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› THOR: A Fast and Flexible 3D GCM for the Study of Exoplanets - Russell Deitrick, Center for Space and Habitability [Bern] 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

17:30 - 19:45 (2h15)

Planetary Geology & Habitability

› CO2 ice condensation is not a detriment to the habitability of warm terrestrial planets - Irene Bonati, Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Dunite as a source of H2 and Ni for the hydrogenotrophic methanogen Methanoculleus bourgensis MAB1: Insights into methanogenic life at ultramafic hydrothermal settings - Anna Neubeck, Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› GENETIC HYPOTESIS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE WESTERN ARABIA TERRA SURFACE: ASTROBIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS - Antonio Molina, Centro de Astrobiología (INTA-CSIC) 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Geomorphological evidence of localized stagnant ice deposits in Terra Cimmeria, Mars - Solmaz Adeli, DLR Institute of Planetary Research 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› GEOMORPHOLOGY IN THE TRANSITION ARABIA TERRA/NOACHIS TERRA, MARS - Cristina Robas, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA) 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Hydrothermally altered basalts at high water-to-rock ratio at Skouriotissa VMS (Cyprus): an analog site to constrain condition formations of Fe-Mg-Al phyllosilicates on Noachian Mars - Claire Ramboz, Université d'Orléans, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Identifying New Soil Microhabitats in the Hyperarid Atacama Desert, Chile. - Felix Arens, Center of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Technical University Berlin 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Impact enhanced habitats in the Chicxulub impact crater and the extraterrestrial relevance - Charles Cockell, University of Edinburgh 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

› Survival of the halophilic archaeon Halovarius luteus after desiccation, simulated Martian UV radiation and vacuum in comparison to Bacillus atrophaeus - Niloofar Feshangsaz, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre 17:30-19:45 (2h15)

18:30 - 19:45 (1h15)

Public lecture (in French)

Space Factor Contest

9:00 - 11:00 (2h)

Space Factor Contest

Marta Cortesao and Lena Noack

› Pluto, a distant cousin of the primitive Earth ? - Lora Jovanović, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS) 09:00-09:15 (15min)

› FORMATION OF (PER)CHLORATES ON MARS - Antonín Knížek, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the ASCR 09:15-09:30 (15min)

› Automatic rock identification in macroscopic scale using image processing techniques: An application for planetary exploration - Lefteris Profitis, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering National Technical University of Athens - Elias Chatzitheodoridis, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering National Technical University of Athens 09:30-09:45 (15min)

› Optimization of the LAb-CosmOrbitrap experiment negative ion mode - Barnabé Cherville, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace 09:45-10:00 (15min)

› RAMAN ANALYSIS OF PIGMENTS FROM MESSINIAN GYPSUM ENDOLITHS - Kateřina Němečková, Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University 10:00-10:15 (15min)

› Understanding natural genetic networks and engineering artificial gene circuits in microgravity - Sayak Mukhopadhyay, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics,HBNI. 10:15-10:30 (15min)

› Diversification of complex life on the early Earth: the Proterozoic of Artic Canada as a case study - Corentin Loron, Department Geology and UR Astrobiology, University of Liège 10:30-10:45 (15min)

› Addressing the fungal contamination – testing antifungal materials and radiation-driven decontamination methods - 10:45-11:00 (15min)

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30 (30min)

Coffee break

Astrophysics and Planetary Habitability

11:30 - 12:30 (1h)

Astrophysics and Planetary Habitability

› Are Perchlorate Brines Habitable? - Jacob Heinz, Center of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrobiology Research Group, TU Berlin, Germany 11:30-11:50 (20min)

› Perchlorate glasses on Mars and the search for extraterrestrial life - Philippe Reekie, University of Edinburgh 11:50-12:10 (20min)

› The Process of Deliquescence Might Allow Methanogenic Archaea to Metabolize on Mars - Dirk Schulze-Makuch, School of the Environment, Washington State University, Astrobiology Group, ZAA, Technical University Berlin 12:10-12:30 (20min)

Lunch

12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)

Lunch

ExoMars 2020

14:00 - 15:50 (1h50)

ExoMars 2020

Frances Westall

› ExoMars 2020 - Jorge Vago, European Space Research and Technology Centre 14:00-14:30 (30min)

› The ExoFit Rover field trial - simulating ExoMars Rover operations - Matt Balme, School of Physical Sciences, The Open University 14:30-14:50 (20min)

› Investigating the clay-bearing unit of Oxia Planum, the landing site of the ExoMars 2020 mission - Lucia Mandon, Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre, Planètes, Environnement 14:50-15:10 (20min)

› MOMA: THE MARS ORGANIC MOLECULE ANALYZER EXPERIMENT ON EXOMARS 2020 - 15:10-15:30 (20min)

› Testing the ExoMars 2020 scientific exploration protocol - Frédéric Foucher, Centre de biophysique moléculaire 15:30-15:50 (20min)

Coffee break

15:50 - 16:20 (30min)

Coffee break

ExoMars 2020

16:20 - 17:00 (40min)

ExoMars 2020

Beda Hofmann

› CLUPI: Geology and biosignatures on Mars close up - Jean-Luc Josset, Space Exploration Institute 16:20-16:40 (20min)

› The PanCam instrument for the Rosalind Franklin (ExoMars 2020) rover - Andrew Coates, Centre for Planetary Science, Mullard Space Science Laboratory 16:40-17:00 (20min)

Space Missions and Instrumentation

17:00 - 17:40 (40min)

Space Missions and Instrumentation

Elias Chtazitheodoridis

› Toward a European Mars sample receiving facility. - Michel Viso, Centre National d'Études Spatiales 17:00-17:20 (20min)

› Scientific challenges to prevent the biological contamination of Outer Solar System bodies - what do we need to know for planetary protection? - Petra Rettberg, Strahlenbiologie, Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin, German Aerospace Center (DLR) 17:20-17:40 (20min)

SECOND POSTER SESSION - SPACE FACTOR CONTEST
Space missions
Instrumentation & Approaches
Biosignatures & Biogeosciences
Social Sciences & Philosophy
Education, Outreach & Networking

17:40 - 19:45 (2h05)

SECOND POSTER SESSION - SPACE FACTOR CONTEST

17:40 - 19:45 (2h05)

Space missions

› A novel laser desorption mass spectrometry technique for the in-situ detection of biomolecules on space missions - Niels Ligterink, Center for Space and Habitability, University of Bern 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Accessing Icy Moon's Ocean with Thermonuclear Reactor - Pauli Laine, University of Jyvaskyla 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› AstroBio CubeSat: a mini laboratory payload for space environment astrobiology experiments - Andrea Meneghin, INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Biomarker preservation in Antarctic sandstone after space exposure outside the International Space Station - Alessia Cassaro, Dept of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Impact of Calcium perchlorate on the TMAH thermochemolysis reaction: application to SAM and MOMA - Yuanyuan He, Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés et Matériaux - EA 4038 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Moon CubeSat Hazard Assessment (MOOCHA) – An International Earth-Moon Small Satellite Constellation and its Possibilities for Astrobiology - Hector-Andreas Stavrakakis, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› OSIRIS-REx sample return space mission exploring primitive carbonaceous asteroid Bennu: Spectroscopy of laboratory analogs to understand data from an astrobiology-relevant target - Giovanni Poggiali, INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Raman spectroscopy as a tool for discrimination of sulfates in exobiology: In-situ and laboratory studies - Filip Košek, Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Space Exposure of Amino Acids and Their Precursors in the Tanpopo Mission: Results and Future Prospects - Kensei Kobayashi, Yokohama National University 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› They work, they replicate, they Live! - how space law shoukd regulate the use of synthetic biological organisms used for space industrial operations - Kamil Muzyka, Institute for Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

17:40 - 19:45 (2h05)

Instrumentation & Approaches

› 67P/CG Dust Particles Composition as measured by the COSIMA/Rosetta Mass Spectrometer - Christelle Briois, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Application of two-step laser mass spectrometry to the characterization of fossil organic matter and prospects for Exobiology - 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Microbial component detection in Enceladus snowing phenomenon; proposed missions instrumentation analysis - Jan Kotlarz, Institute of Aviation [Warsaw] 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› The derivatization procedure for the in situ analysis of organic compounds on Mars with the MOMA experiment onboard the Rosalind Franklin rover of the Exomars 2020 space mission - Naïla Chaouche, Laboratoire inter-universitaire des systèmes atmosphèriques 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Time-resolved Raman spectroscopy for the detection of biomarkers among layered minerals - Bram Mooij, LaserLaB Vrije Universiteit Amserdam 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

17:40 - 19:45 (2h05)

Biosignatures & Biogeosciences

› Biogenic or not? Morphometric analysis of filamentous structures - Beda Hofmann, Natural History Museum Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences [Bern] 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› BIOMARKER DETECTION IN FOSSILIZATED ANAEROBIC BACTERIAL STRAINS - Laura García-Descalzo, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA) 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Detection of carotenoids of halophilic organisms in inclusions inside complex laboratory-grown chloride and sulfate crystals using a portable Raman spectrometer - Adam Culka, Charles University, Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Mars Brine Chemistries: Habitability, Biosignatures, and Detection - Anushree Srivastava, The Open University 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Microbial nitrate-dependent Fe(II) oxidation: mechanisms and astrobiological significance - Alex B. Price, School of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, The Open University 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Resolving the microbe-meteorite interface of the extreme thermoacidophile Metallosphaera sedula at nanometer scale - Denise Koelbl, University of Vienna 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Searching for subterranean-adapted microorganisms as part of the ESA CAVES and PANGAEA Astronaut training programs for planetary exploration - Ana Miller, HERCULES Laboratory, University of Évora 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Twenty years of Raman spectroscopy in exobiology research - Jan Jehlicka, Charles University, Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

17:40 - 19:45 (2h05)

Social Sciences & Philosophy

› Charles Cros and Nikola Tesla, Pioneers of Interplanetary Telegraphy - Florence Raulin-Cerceau, Centre Alexandre Koyré (UMR 8560-CNRS/EHESS/MNHN) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

17:40 - 19:45 (2h05)

Education, Outreach & Networking

› Astrobiology and Society. Public interaction activities in Greece. - Hector-Andreas Stavrakakis, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Astrobiology at middle school level in Pakistan - Rabeea Abdul Rasheed, Lahore Grammar School EME 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

› Sonifying the Universe in Quest for Life 2.0: New Tools for Research and Outreach - Deborah Kala Perkins, Eubios Ethics Institute, AUSN 17:40-19:45 (2h05)

Space Missions and Instrumentation

9:00 - 10:00 (1h)

Space Missions and Instrumentation

Pauli Laine

› High resolution mass spectrometry for future space missions: comparative analysis of Titan's tholins - Laura SELLIEZ, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace 09:00-09:20 (20min)

› UV luminescence characterisation of organics in Mars-analogue substrates. - Boris Laurent, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science, Aberystwyth University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews 09:20-09:40 (20min)

› Newly developing methodologies to investigate health hazards posed by ionizing radiation to space travel - Franco Ferrari, CASA* and University of Szczecin 09:40-10:00 (20min)

EANA and EAI Roundtable

10:00 - 11:00 (1h)

EANA and EAI Roundtable

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30 (30min)

Coffee break

Life Sciences

11:30 - 12:30 (1h)

Life Sciences

Oleg Kotsyurbenko

› Exposure Experiments in the 2nd Japanese Astrobiology Experiment, Tanpopo2 - Hajime Mita, Fukuoka Institute of Technology 11:30-11:50 (20min)

› Survival and DNA Damage of Deinococcal Species in Space: Three Years of Microbe Space Exposure Experiment of Tanpopo Mission at Exposure Facility of Japanese Experiment Module of International Space Station - Shin-ichi Yokobori, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences 11:50-12:10 (20min)

› Improved resistance to UV radiation resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana by expressing genes isolated from hyperhalophilic microorganisms - Sara Gómez de Frutos, Centro de Astrobiología 12:10-12:30 (20min)

Lunch

12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)

Lunch

Life Sciences

14:00 - 15:40 (1h40)

Life Sciences

Claudia Pacelli

› Search for perchlorate resistance genes in microorganisms of a hypersaline lake of Atacama - Jorge Díaz-Rullo, Laboratory of Molecular Adaptation, Department of Molecular Evolution, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC/INTA) 14:00-14:20 (20min)

› Search of mechanisms of adaptation to UV radiation in microorganisms from salterns using a functional metagenomics approach - Macarena Benguigui, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA) 14:20-14:40 (20min)

› Resistance to simulated extraterrestrial conditions (space and Mars) of the first colonizing lichens collected from a Mars analogue volcanic area (Lanzarote) - Rosa de la Torre, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial 14:40-15:00 (20min)

› Antarctic cyanobacteria sources of biosignatures - Yannick Lara, Early Life Traces & Evolution – Astrobiology, UR Astrobiology, Geology Department, University of Liège, Belgium 15:00-15:20 (20min)

› Effect of saltation and abraded silicates on the survival of bacteria on Mars - Kai Finster, Stellar Astrophysics Centre [Aarhus] 15:20-15:40 (20min)

Coffee break

15:40 - 16:10 (30min)

Coffee break

Biosignatures & Biogeosciences

16:10 - 17:30 (1h20)

Biosignatures & Biogeosciences

Barbara Cavalazzi

› Viroids and viruses during evolution of life on Early Earth as model for Exoplanets? - Karin moelling, Moelling Karin 16:10-16:30 (20min)

› Reasons To Get Salty - adrienne Kish, Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes (MCAM) 16:30-16:50 (20min)

› Searching for molecular biomarkers in Atacama microbialites (N Chile). Relevance for astrobiological exploration of rocky planets - Laura Sánchez-García, Centro de Astrobiología 16:50-17:10 (20min)

› Bacterial presence in cold perchlorates solutions: Implications for Mars - Laura García-Descalzo, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA) 17:10-17:30 (20min)

Award ceremony

17:30 - 17:50 (20min)

Award ceremony

Space factor contest

Conference dinner

19:30 - 22:00 (2h30)

Conference dinner

Biosignatures & Biogeosciences

9:00 - 11:00 (2h)

Biosignatures & Biogeosciences

Kai Finster

› Effect of Solar radiation on the Distribution of Raman Biosignatures in Salt Nodules from the Atacama Desert - Mickael Baqué, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Research Group Astrobiological Laboratories, Berlin, Germany 09:00-09:20 (20min)

› Planetary simulations at DLR Berlin and in space – results and future work - Jean-Pierre de Vera, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research 09:20-09:40 (20min)

› Pyrolysis-compound specific isotope analysis (Py-CSIA) of terrestrial analogue samples. Possible applications in astrobiology and geomicrobiology - Nicasio T. Jiménez-Morillo, IRNAS-CSIC, Laboratorio Hercules (Universidade de Évora) - Ana Z. Miller, IRNAS-CSIC, Laboratorio Hercules (Universidade de Évora) 09:40-10:00 (20min)

› Simple biochemical methods for the detection of life-inhibiting peroxidants and life signatures on Mars-like soils - Konstantinos Grintzalis, Dublin City University 10:00-10:20 (20min)

› The Trouble with Tubules: Iron-Mineral Chemical Gardens Mimic Numerous Purported Fossil Microbial Filaments - Sean McMahon, UK Centre for Astrobiology, University of Edinburgh 10:20-10:40 (20min)

› Multi-scalar trace element biosignatures and rare earth element reconstruction of Palaeoarchaean biomes of microbial life: a fossil-calibrated approach - Keyron Hickman-Lewis, Centre de biophysique moléculaire 10:40-11:00 (20min)

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30 (30min)

Coffee break

Concluding talk

11:30 - 12:00 (30min)

Concluding talk

› Astrobiology: The future of life and the search for life in the universe - Rocco Mancinelli, BAER Institute 11:30-12:00 (30min)

Conclusions and closing remarks

12:00 - 12:30 (30min)

Conclusions and closing remarks

Lunch

12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)

Lunch