People
Leadership
Jacob Haqq-Misra
Position
Director of BMSIS / Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Meteorology & Astrobiology, M.B.A.
Research Interests
planetary habitability · atmospheric dynamics · space settlement · technosignatures · environmental ethics
Other
Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of Blue Marble Space
Location
Clayton, Delaware
Email
Sanjoy Som
Position
CEO of Blue Marble Space / Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Planetary Sciences & Astrobiology
Research Interests
Evolution of air pressure · Co-evolution of Earth and life · Water-rock interactions · Life independent of light · Public outreach
Other
Exobiology research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center
Location
Mountain View, California
Email
Graham Lau
Position
Communications & Marketing Director / Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Geological Sciences & Astrobiology
Research Interests
astrobiology · geochemistry · Earth system science · philosophy of science fiction · communication studies
Location
Boulder, Colorado
Email
Anamaria Berea
Position
BMSIS Reprsentative / Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Economics & Ph.D. Computational Social Sciences
Research Interests
complex systems · economics · data science · biosignatures · technosignatures · astrobiology
Other
Ronin Institute Scholar; Research Affiliate, Complex Adaptive Systems Lab University of Central Florida; Arch Mission Foundation Advisor; METI International Advisor
Email
Research Scientists
Dimitra Atri
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Physics
Research Interests
Mars · Exoplanets · Planetary Habitability · Human Spaceflight · Space Weather
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Other
NYU Abu Dhabi
Email
Jennifer Blank
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Geochemistry
Research Interests
Mars Curiosity mission · biogeochemistry · prebiotic chemistry · experimental petrology and fluid geochemistry · stable isotope geochemistry
Location
Mountain View, California
Other
Senior Researcher in the Division of Space Sciences & Astrobiology at NASA Ames Research Center
Email
Chris Butch
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
Nucleic Acids · Biochemistry · Prebiotic Chemistry · Drug Design · Machine Learning
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Other
Research Fellow at Earth Life Science Institute and Emory University
Email
Henderson (Jim) Cleaves
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry & Biochemistry
Research Interests
origins of life · prebiotic chemistry · astrobiology · primitive self-replicating molecules · organic synthesis
Location
Washington, D.C.
Other
Chair and Professor, Department of Chemistry, Howard University
Email
Betul Kacar
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Biomolecular Chemistry
Research Interests
experimental evolution · protein networks · molecular resurrection · systems biology · complex life
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Other
Assistant Professor of Astrobiology at the University of Arizona; Global Science Coordinator, ELSI Origins Network.
Email
Ivan Paulino Lima
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Biophysics
Research Interests
astrobiology · extremophiles · microbiology · synthetic biology · science communication
Location
Mountain View, California
Other
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
Email
Rafael Loureiro
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Botany
Research Interests
applied plant physiology · space horticulture · plant pigment and planetary co-evolution · science policy
Location
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Other
Assistant Professor of Botany at Winston-Salem State University
Email
Omer Markovitch
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry
Research Interests
origin of life · prebiotic evolution · systems chemistry · water structure and dynamics · computational chemistry
Location
Groningen, The Netherlands
Other
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Groningen
Email
Shawn McGlynn
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Biochemistry
Research Interests
sulfur isotope fractionation · microbial ecophysiology · cell interfaces and electron transfer · metalloproteins · origin of life
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Other
Research Scientist at the Earth-Life Science Institute
Email
Milena Popovic
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Biochemistry
Research Interests
astrobiology · origin of life · RNA world · in vitro evolution · RNA structure and function
Location
Mountain View, California
Other
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at NASA Ames
Email
Andro Rios
Position
Senior Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry
Research Interests
organic chemistry · prebiotic chemistry · astrobiology · chemical education · metabolic diseases
Location
Mountain View, California
Other
Exobiology Branch at NASA Ames Research Center & Chemistry Lecturer at CSU Monterey Bay
Email
Juan Carlos Chavez
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Information Science
Research Interests
Digital Divide · Information Poverty · Indigenous Systems of Knowledge · Indigenous Technologies · Astrobiology and Indigenous Origins of Life
Email
Shiladitya DasSarma
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Biochemistry
Research Interests
Extremophiles · Astrobiology · Biotechnology · Biomedical Applications · Climate Action
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Other
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University System of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA
Email
Jihua Hao
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Geochemistry
Research Interests
Early Earth surface environments · Origins of life · Habitability of other planetary oceans · Photochemistry under planetary conditions · High temperature and pressure aqueous geochemistry
Location
Hefei, China
Other
Professor, University of Science and Technology of China
Email
Tony Z. Jia
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry
Research Interests
Prebiotic Chemistry · Astrobiology · DNA/RNA Sequencing · Nanomaterials/Self-Assembly · Membraneless Compartments
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Other
Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Email
Cassandra Juran
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Stem Cell Biology · Bioengineering · Mechanotransduction · Single Cell Comics · Regenerative Medicine · Aerospace Physiology
Location
Mountain View, California
Other
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow
Email
Fathi Karouia
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Biology
Research Interests
Space Biology · Astrobiology · Omics · Space Technologies · Human Spaceflight
Location
San Francisco, CA
Other
NASA Ames Exobiology Branch and Space Research Within Reach
Email
Rakesh Mogul
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Biological & Organic Chemistry
Research Interests
extremotolerance · planetary protection · spacecraft-associated microorganisms · biochemistry · lipoxygenase structure & function
Location
Pomona, California
Other
Professor at Cal Poly Pomona & Director of NASA/CSU Spaceward Bound
Email
Scott Perl
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Geological Sciences & Geobiology
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Planetary Geology · Geobiology · Mineralogy · Habitability
Location
Pasadena, California, USA
Other
Research Scientist, Geobiology & Astrobiology, Caltech / NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Research Affiliate, Mineral Sciences, Los Angeles Natural History Museum
Email
McCullen Sandora
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Physics
Research Interests
Habitability · Cosmology · Planetary Science · Quantum Field Theory · Data Science
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Email
Daniella Scalice
Position
Research Investigator
Education
B.S. Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Research Interests
astrobiology · STEM outreach · cross-cultural education · science communication
Location
Annapolis, Maryland
Other
Education and Communications Lead for the NASA Astrobiology Program
Email
Svetlana Shkolyar
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Geological Sciences
Research Interests
astrobiology · Mars · rover missions · Raman spectroscopy · outreach & communication
Location
Greenbelt, MD
Other
Visiting Assistant Research Scientist, UMD/NASA GSFC/CRESST
Email
Ken Williford
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Earth and Space Sciences and Astrobiology
Research Interests
Life beyond Earth · Mars sample return · Co-evolution of Earth and life · Complex systems · Consciousness
Location
Seattle, Washington
Other
Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; Visiting Associate, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology
Tomasz Zajkowski
Position
Research Investigator
Education
Ph.D. Biochemistry
Research Interests
Origin of life · Prions · Evolution · Synthetic biology · Space microbiology
Location
California, USA
Other
University of Warsaw and Universities Space Research Association
Email
Mark Neyrinck
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Astrophysics
Research Interests
Connections between structures and processes on Earth and in space · Cosmology · The cosmic web of galaxies and matter · Field-based interdisciplinary astronomy learning
Location
Colorado
Other
Adjunct Professor, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, University of Denver
Zach Adam
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Earth Sciences
Research Interests
micropaleontology · Precambrian evolution · complexity · origins of life · ECLSS
Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Other
Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University
Email
Daniel Angerhausen
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Astronomy & Astrophysics
Research Interests
exoplanets · astrobiology · airborne astronomy · mission design · science communication
Location
Bern, Switzerland
Other
Center for Space and Habitability Fellow at the University of Bern
Email
André Antunes
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Biochemistry/Microbiology
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Extremophiles · Microbial Diversity · Microbe-Mineral Interactions · Terrestrial Analogues
Location
Macau, China
Other
Associate Professor and Astrobiology Group Leader, State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST)
Arsev Aydinoglu
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Communication & Information Science
Research Interests
interdisciplinary studies · origin of life · science communication · research data management · astrobiology
Location
Ankara, Turkey
Other
Deputy Director & Coordinator for Education at Middle East Technical University
Email
Armando Azua-Bustos
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Research Interests
xerophiles - astrobiology · space research · microbial ecology · extreme environments · science communication
Location
Madrid, Spain
Other
- ResearchScientist, Department of Planetology and Habitability Center of Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA), Madrid, Spain - VisitingScientist, Global Viral, San Francisco, USA. - Visiting Scientist, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Chile. -TED Fellow2017
Email
Laurie Barge
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Geological Sciences
Research Interests
origin of life · prebiotic chemistry · geochemical energetics · electrochemistry · self-organizing structures
Location
Pasadena, California
Other
Research Scientist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Email
Afshin Beheshti
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Biophysics
Research Interests
Space Biology · COVID-19 and Infectious Diseases · Cancer · Mitochondria · miRNAs
Other
COV-IRT, Broad Institute, and NASA Ames Research Center
Celia Blanco
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Physics
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Origins of Life · Molecular Evolution · Prebiotic Chemistry · Bioinformatics
Location
California, USA
Other
University of California, Los Angeles
William Brazelton
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Biological Oceanography and Astrobiology
Research Interests
Marine Microbiology · Subsurface Biosphere · Metagenomes · Horizontal Gene Transfer · Astrobiology
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Other
School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Julia Brodsky
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
M.S. Astrophysics
Research Interests
early astrobiology education · astrobiology · cognitive astrobiology · systems thinking in education · questioning in education
Location
Rockville, Maryland, USA
Other
Founder and Lead Curriculum Developer at Art of Inquiry - Online Space Science program for youth
Alice Carron
Position
Science Communication & Education Affiliate
Education
M.S. Visual Technology
Research Interests
Interdisciplinary Studies · STEM Education and Public Outreach · Tribal Education Advocacy · Documentary Film · Multicultural Collaboration
Location
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mark Claire
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Astronomy & Astrobiology
Research Interests
atmospheric chemistry · science policy · science education · biogeochemistry · planetary habitability
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Other
Academia Survivor, Vinochemist
Email
Julia DeMarines
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
M.S. Space Studies
Research Interests
astrobiology · biosignatures · Titan · science communication · astrobiology education
Location
Oakland, California
Other
Science Instructor at Chabot Space & Science Center
Email
Aaron Goldman
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Microbiology
Research Interests
computational biology · astrobiology · bioinformatics · science education · philosophy of science
Location
Oberlin, Ohio
Other
Assistant Professor of Biology at Oberlin College
Email
Natalie Grefenstette
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry
Research Interests
Origins of Life · Astrobiology · Life Detection · Agnostic Biosignatures · Laws and Universal Principles of Biology
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Other
Sante Fe Institute (post doc)
Email
Lev Horodyskyj
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Geosciences & Astrobiology
Research Interests
astrobiology · science communication · digital education · soils · planetary habitability
Location
Campinas, Brazil
Email
Afshin Khan
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Environmental Science
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Space Biology
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Other
Postdoctoral Fellow at Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Email
Katya (Ekaterina) Khramtsova
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Molecular Pathogenesis and Molecular Medicine
Research Interests
Genomics · Drug Discovery and Development · Bioethics · Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Healthcare · STEM Education and Outreach
Location
Princeton, NJ
Other
Associate Director Population Analytics and Insights, Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Mike Kubo
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
B.S. Chemistry
Research Interests
astrobiology · subsurface biosphere · science education · analytical chemistry · isotopic analysis
Location
Mountain View, California
Other
Lab Manager & Technician at SETI Institute/NASA Ames Research Center
Email
Mike Lee
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Biology
Research Interests
bioinformatics · microbial ecology · microbial evolution · deep biosphere · space biology
Location
Mountain View, California
Other
NASA Space Biology Fellow
Email
Jeff Marlow
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Geobiology
Research Interests
microbiology · metabolic activity · methane seeps · proteomics · extremophiles
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Other
Assistant Professor of Biology, Boston University
Email
Haritina Mogosanu
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
M.S. International Security & M.S. Environmental Management
Research Interests
astrobiology education · planetary protection · international security · cultural astronomy · science communication
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Other
Biosecurity Risk Analyst at the Ministry for Primary Industries
Email
Siddharth Pandey
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Space Systems Engineering
Research Interests
Mars exploration · sample acquisition · in-situ resource utilization · mission design · aerospace engineering
Location
Perth, Australia
Other
Director, Mars Society Australia
Email
Rolando Perez
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Bioengineering
Research Interests
Bioengineering for People and Planetary Health · Space Exploration · Scientific Discovery
Location
NASA Ames Research Center
Carl Pilcher
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry & Masters of Public Affairs
Research Interests
astrobiology · cancer
Location
Sebastopol, California
Email
George Profitiliotis
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD in Planetary Protection Policy Valuation
Research Interests
Futures Studies · Technosignatures · Conceptual and Societal Aspects of Astrobiology · Planetary Protection Policy · Monster Theory
Location
Greece
Sukrit Ranjan
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Astronomy & Astrophysics
Research Interests
Early Earth · Prebiotic Chemistry · Atmospheric Biosignatures · Atmospheric Photochemistry · Radiative Transfer
Other
Through 08/31/2020: SCOL Postdoctoral Fellow (EAPS, MIT); Visiting Scholar (CIERA, Northwestern University) ··· From 09/01/2020: CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow (Northwestern University); Visiting Scientist (EAPS, MIT)
Email
Edward “Eddie” Schwieterman
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Astronomy & Astrobiology
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Exoplanets · Biosignatures · Spectral Modeling · Science Outreach
Location
Riverside, California
Other
Assistant Professor of Astrobiology at UC Riverside
Email
Lauren Seyler
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Biological Oceanography
Research Interests
microbial ecology · origin of life · exobiology · biological oceanography · geomicrobiology
Location
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Other
Postdoctoral Researcher at Michigan State University
Email
Harrison Smith
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Geological Sciences
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Life Detection · Complex Systems · Origins of Life · Mission Design
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Other
Research Scientist, Earth-Life Science Institute at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Jessica Snyder
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
Biofabrication on Orbit · Tissue Engineering · Astropharmacy · Directed Evolution
Location
San Francisco, CA
Other
Co-founder / Head of Science of Odyssey SpaceWorks
Marianne Steele
Position
Science Communication & Education Affiliate
Education
PhD Physiology/Psychology
Research Interests
Mentoring · Space Science · Outreach and Education to the Community – All Ages · Citizen Science · Teacher Support
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Marshall Styczinski
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Physics
Research Interests
Magnetic Sounding · Planetary Interiors & Geophysics · Spacecraft Data Analysis · Mission Formulation · Astrobiology Education
Location
California, USA
Sarah Treadwell
Position
Science Communication & Education Affiliate
Education
Current Doctoral Student in Communications
Research Interests
Science Communication · Organizational Communications · New Media and Social Media · Astrobiology · Earth Science
Location
Rockford, Illinois
Eric Wolf
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
Research Interests
Planetary Habitability · The Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres · Three-Dimensional Climate Modeling · Radiative Transfer · Scientific Software Development
Location
Colorado
Other
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder — NASA GSFC Sellers Exoplanet Environments Collaboration — NASA NExSS Virtual Planetary Laboratory
Email
Angélica Anglés
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Astrobiology & Planetary Exploration
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Martian analog sites · Extreme environments · Planetary habitability · Public outreach
Location
Hong Kong
Other
State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Science of Macau, China, SAR (University of Science and Technology of Macau)
Anindita Das
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Geomicrobiology
Research Interests
Microbial Carbon Sequestration · Serpentinization and allied anaerobic microbial processes · Planetary Habitability and Origin of Life · Sustainability of Ecosystems- the microbial understanding · Microbes geodynamics
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Other
Assistant Teacher at Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission Schools (Barrackpore, Kolkata)
Email
Priya DasSarma
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
MS Microbiology
Research Interests
Haloarchaea · Astrobiology · Extremophile Microbiology · Genomics · Education & Outreach
Location
Maryland, USA
Other
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Josh Goldford
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Bioinformatics
Research Interests
Origin of life · metabolic evolution · microbial ecology · non-equilibrium thermodynamics · complex systems
Other
Physics of Living Systems Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Visiting Scientist, California Institute of Technology
Sasha Alexander Kaurov
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Astronomy & Astrophysics
Research Interests
Applied AI · Quantitative Social Science · Public Perceptions of Science · Science Education and Outreach · Immersive Technology
Email
Priscila Lange
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Earth Sciences
Research Interests
Oceanography · Phytoplankton Ecology · Harmful Algal Blooms · Remote Sensing · Science Communication
Location
East Boothbay, Maine
Other
Projects funded by NOAA JPSS and CNPq (Brazil)
Email
Dani Leach
Position
Science Communication & Education Affiliate
Education
MS Space Studies
Research Interests
Astrobiology · K-12 Education and Teacher Outreach · Citizen Science · Science Communication · Earth and Space Science
Other
Lakewood School District, Marysville WA
Liam Longo
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D Florida State University
Research Interests
protein evolution · protein · RNA world · liquid-liquid phase separation · evolution of metabolism
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Other
Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Earth Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Email
Noah Randolph-Flagg
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Earth and Planetary Science
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Hydrothermal Systems · Tectonics · Groundwater Flow · Aqueous Chemistry
Location
NASA Ames Research Center
Other
Lecturer, UC Berkeley; Exobiology research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center
Kirtland Robinson
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Chemistry
Research Interests
Organic Geochemical Tracers · Prebiotic Chemistry · Planetary Habitability · Geomimicry · Europa Clipper - MASPEX
Other
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University
Mike Simmons
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Research Interests
Public Outreach and Education in Astronomy · Diversity in STEM
Location
Agoura Hills, California, USA
Other
International Dark-Sky Association Board of Directors · Founding Member of The Overview Institute · International Astronomical Union Working Group on Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion · African Astronomical Society Outreach Committee
Luke Steller
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Astrobiology
Research Interests
Prebiotic Chemistry · Hot Spring Geochemistry · Archean Geology · Astrobiology · Community Engagement
Location
Australia
Aubrey Zerkle
Position
Affiliate Research Scientist
Education
PhD Geosciences
Research Interests
Earth History · Biogeochemistry · Astrobiology · Planetary Science · Science Communication
Staff Scientists
Richard Barker
Education
PhD in plant genetics and biosynthesis
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Jennifer Claudio
Education
MA Natural Sciences, San Jose State University
Location
NASA Ames Research Center
Crystal Han
Education
M.S. Bioinformatics
Research Interests
Bioinformatics · Data Science · Visualizations · Design · Web Development
Location
Milpitas, CA, USA
Kira Rienecker
Education
PhD in Integrative Neuroscience from Cardiff University
Location
NASA Ames Research Center
Visiting Scholars
Beatriz Akiti
Advisor
Dr. Shiladitya DasSarma and Priya DasSarma
Education
Finishing an undergraduate course in Biological Sciences
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Microbiology · Synthetic Biology · Bioinformatics
São Paulo, Brazil
Aarti Balana
Advisor
Dr. Fathi Karouia
Education
Masters of Science in Mathematics from Indian Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Computer Vision Deep Learning · Brain Computer Interface-Neurotechnology · Robotics · Perception · Electronic Components
India
Bhargabi Banerjee
Advisor
Dr. Graham Lau
Education
Bachelor's in Technology (Department: Biotechnology)(Final year undergraduate)
Research Interests
Science Communication · Astrobiology · Microbiology · Molecular Biology · Management
Malda, West Bengal, India
Alexandre Branco
Advisor
Dr. Henderson (Jim) Cleaves
Education
Master's student in Astrophysics at the University of Lisbon
Research Interests
Planetary Atmosphere Chemistry · Prebiotic Chemistry · Ocean Worlds · Origins of Life · Astrobiology
Lisbon, Portugal
Email
Payel Das
Advisor
Dr. Angélica Anglés
Education
Currently a final year undergraduate student, majoring in Microbiology
Research Interests
Astromicrobiology · Biogeochemical Cycle · Microbes in Extreme Environments · Biosignatures · Origins of Life
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email
Bora Eralp
Advisor
Dr. Shiladitya DasSarma and Priya DasSarma
Education
Undergraduate student in Molecular Biology and Genetics at Bogazici University, Turkey
Research Interests
Phylogeny · Evolution · Haloarchean
Istanbul, Turkey
Email
Ali Ergül
Advisor
Dr. Celia Blanco
Education
Currently an undergraduate student majoring in Molecular Biology & Genetics at Boğaziçi University
Research Interests
The Origin of Biological Homochirality
İstanbul, Turkey
Email
Julia Esposito
Advisor
Dr. Henderson (Jim) Cleaves
Education
Bachelor's of Arts in Physics and Astronomy with a Biological Concentration
Research Interests
Exoplanets · Prebiotic Chemistry · Origins of Life · Habitability · Data Science
Philadelphia, PA
Giane Galhard
Advisor
Dr. Lev Horodyskyj
Education
Information Systems Bachelor's student at University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Research Interests
Web Development · IoT · Technology in Space
São Paulo, Brazil
Amira Gomaa
Advisor
Dr. Tomasz Zajkowski
Education
Bachelor of Science
Research Interests
Evolution · Genetics · Ecology · Neuroscience.
Cairo, Egypt
Rajat Bhushan Gupta
Advisor
Dr. Graham Lau
Education
Current Masters of Biology of Extreme Environments specializing in Astrobiology at the University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
Research Interests
Extremophiles · Metabolic Pathways · Early Earth Environments · Biomineralization · Science Communication
Italy
Kashish Gupta
Advisor
Dr. Tony Jia
Education
Currently working on Master's in Biochemistry.
Research Interests
Origins of Life · Life Detection · Prebiotic Chemistry · Molecular Evolution · Geobiology.
Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Anushka Iyer
Advisor
Dr. Shiladitya DasSarma and Priya DasSarma
Education
Currently in the 3rd year of my bachelor's degree in Biotechnology
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Geology · Biochemistry · Bioinformatics · Molecular Biology
Mumbai, India
Devansh Jain
Advisor
Dr. Henderson (Jim) Cleaves
Education
Undergrad in Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology with Minor in Mathematics and Computing
Research Interests
Computational Biology · Bioinformatics · Machine Learning · Genomics
India
Aadya Jha
Advisor
Dr. Anindita Das
Education
Masters in Science
Research Interests
Ecology · Evolution · Geoinformatics
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Other
Research Scholar at Kalyani University
Email
Caner Karabaşoğlu
Advisor
Dr. Celia Blanco
Education
Bachelor Sciences' Degree on Molecular Biology and Genetics From Yildiz technical University
Research Interests
Origins of Life · Encapsulation of Genetic Code · Protocells · RNA World · Prebiotic Chemistry
Istanbul, Turkey
Gülay Kaya
Advisor
Dr. Shiladitya DasSarma and Priya DasSarma
Education
Junior Molecular Biology and Genetic Student
Research Interests
Phylogeny · Evolution · Haloarchea · Astrobiology
Istanbul, Turkey
Email
Aram Khoshnaw
Advisor
Dr. Shiladitya DasSarma and Priya DasSarma
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Research Interests
Microbial Evolution and Genomics · Bacteria · Archaea · Space Microbiology
Slemani, Iraqi Kurdistan
Jake Lowe
Advisor
Dr. Shawn McGlynn
Education
Master’s student in the Biology of Extreme Environments program at University of Naples, Federico II
Research Interests
Extremophilic Organisms · Co-evolution of Earth and Life · Prebiotic Chemistry · Ocean Worlds
Naples, Italy
Other
Visiting Researcher at the Earth-Life Science Institute
Disha Mukherjee
Advisor
Dr. Angélica Anglés
Education
Currently pursuing Integrated MSc degree
Research Interests
T Cell Biology · DNA & RNA · Virology · Epigenetics
India
Shivani Muthineni
Advisor
Dr. Angélica Anglés
Education
Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Chemistry and Zoology
Research Interests
Extremophiles- Exobiology- Origin of Life Prebiotic Chemistry- Geo microbiology
Hyderabad, India
Róźa Okoń
Advisor
Dr. Henderson (Jim) Cleaves
Education
Currently European International Master's Studies in Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Barcelona
Research Interests
Photochemistry · Computational Chemistry · Photobiology
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Email
Fatima Omar
Advisor
Drs. Henderson (Jim) Cleaves & McCullen Sandora
Education
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Physics and Astrophysics
Research Interests
Physics · Astronomy · Astrobiology · Exoplanets · SETI
Manchester, UK
Jonathan Oribello
Advisor
Dr. Lev Horodyskyj
Education
M.S. Bioinformatics
Research Interests
Bioinformatics · Data Analysis & Visualization
Santa Clara, California, USA
Sibsankar Palit
Advisor
Dr. Graham Lau
Education
Currently 3rd year of Bachelor of Science Honours Chemistry
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Chemistry · Biosignatures · Space Mission Design · Space Studies
Barasat, West Bengal, India
Sriya Pothapragada
Advisor
Dr. Celia Blanco
Education
B.S. in Bioengineering. Currently a Genetics Ph.D. student at Clemson University
Research Interests
Evolutionary Genomics · Adaptation · Biophysics
Clemson, South Carolina
Miguel Luiz Puga
Advisor
Dr. Lev Horodyskyj
Education
Undergraduate student of Information Systems at the University of São Paulo (Brazil).
Research Interests
Biotechnology · Gamification · Space Biology
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Nived Santhosh
Advisor
Dr. Fathi Karouia
Education
MS Biology
Research Interests
Ecology & Evolution · Space Biology · Life in Extreme Environments · Microbiology · Omics
Mumbai, India
Leonardo Macedo Pereira da Silva
Advisor
Dr. Lev Horodyskyj
Education
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests
Data Analysis · Programming · Education · E-learning · Technology · Astrobiology
Allison Tee
Advisor
Dr. Celia Blanco
Education
Undergraduate junior at Stanford University studying math and computer science
Research Interests
Computer Science · Biocomputation · Neurocomputation · Machine Learning
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Email
Sebastián Alejandro Valencia Meza
Advisor
Dr. Angélica Anglés
Education
BS Biology
Research Interests
Astrobiology · Biogeology · Physics and Analytical Chemistry