EANA 2025 Conference
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Programme at a glance

Monday
October 20th
Tuesday
October 21th
Wednesday
October 22th
Thursday
October 23th
Friday
October 24th
MorningEANA Council Meeting / AbGradE'25Opening ceremonySpace FactorScientific sessionScientific session
Coffee & tea breakCoffee & tea breakCoffee & tea breakCoffee & tea break
Scientific sessionSpace FactorScientific sessionClosing ceremony
LunchLunch breakLunch breakLunch break
AfternoonEANA Council Meeting / AbGradE'25Scientific sessionScientific sessionScientific session
Coffee & tea breakCoffee & tea breakCoffee & tea break
Scientific sessionGeneral Assembly (GA)Scientific session
EveningSocial activityPoster session IConference dinnerPoster session II


Oral and poster presentations

The length of the oral contributed talks is 12 minutes (+ 3min Q&A).
The official language of EANA 2025 is English. Simultaneous interpretation is not provided. It is therefore expected that authors can present their research in the English language.
For poster presentations, please bring your printed poster in A0 in portrait format (max 84 cm x 119 cm). There is no print service at the venue.

Detailed programme and abstracts

  EANA - Day 1


21/10/2025, Tuesday, 09:00


Opening Ceremony   (Zita Martins, TBD, Jean-Pierre Paul de Vera, Lena Noack)


21/10/2025, Tuesday, 09:30


Session 1: Planetary Habitability & Exoplanets   (Chair: TBD)

21/10/2025, Tuesday, 09:30-10:00Keynote What could Europlanet mean for the astrobiology community? (Ann C. Vandaele)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 10:00-10:30Coffee Break
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 10:30-10:45
Water vapor abundance on the atmosphere of Venus – Clues about Past Habitability (João Dias)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 10:45-11:00
Assessing Microbial Survival on Basalt Under Early Mars CO₂–H₂ Atmospheres With and Without UVC Exposure (Asena Kuzucan)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 11:00-11:15
Relationship between the western and northern deltas in Jezero crater on Mars and its potential astrobiological significance (Anastasiia Ovchinnikova)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 11:15-11:30
Functional Bioreceptivity and Structural Viability of Basaltic Substrates: Implications for Ecosystem Genesis and In Situ Habitat Construction on the Moon and Mars (Beatriz Cubero)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 11:30-11:45
Evaluating the Astrobiological Potential of Enceladus through Geochemical Modeling of Water-Rock Interactions (Paolo Villanueva)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 11:45-12:00
Astrophysical challenges for the detection of other Earths (Nuno C. Santos)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 12:00-12:15
Using the Earth as an exoplanet in the search for extraterrestrial life (Frances Westall)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 12:15-12:30
Bare-rock worlds or planets with peculiar atmospheres? Predicted atmospheric evolutionary pathways for the TRAPPIST-1 planets (Lena Noack)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 12:30-14:00Lunch Break
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 14:00-14:30Keynote Exoplanets - Finding other Earths with the PLATO mission (Heike Rauer)

21/10/2025, Tuesday, 14:30


Session 2: Space Missions & Space Instrumentation   (Chair: TBD)


21/10/2025, Tuesday, 14:30-15:30


Round Table "Science Requirements and Instrumentation for Icy Moon and subglacial lake explorations"   (Clemens Espe, Zita Martins, João Canário, Jean-Pierre Paul de Vera, Moderator: Alba Gómez Arias)

21/10/2025, Tuesday, 15:30-16:00Coffee break
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 16:00-16:15
TRIPLE project - Technologies for Rapid Ice Penetration and Subglacial Lake Exploration (Dirk Heinen)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 16:15-16:30
The Relevance of Landers and in-situ Measurements for Astrobiological Investigations during Small Bodies Missions (Stephan Ulamec)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 16:30-16:45
ExoMars/Rosalind Franklin Mission Update (Jorge L. Vago)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 16:45-17:00
BioSigN: a space experiment in the final years of ISS operations (Jean-Pierre Paul de Vera)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:00-17:15
PASLAB: The Planetary Analogue Simulation Laboratory at DLR Berlin (Mickael Baqué)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:15-17:30
Is There Such a Thing as an Agnostic Biosignature? A Critical Review Toward a Working Framework (Max Riekeles)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30Poster Session I

  EANA - Day 2


22/10/2025, Wednesday, 08:55


Session 3: Space Factor I   (Chairs: Stella Timofeev, Carolin Krämer)

22/10/2025, Wednesday, 08:55-09:00
Introduction (Stella Timofeev, Carolin Krämer)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 09:00-09:12
Mind the Gap: Distinguishing Biotic and Abiotic Chemistries via Frontier Orbitals in Amino Acids and Peptides (José L. Ramírez-Colón)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 09:12-09:24
Microbially influenced evaporitic facies in the Makgadikgadi Pans (Botswana): insights for biosignature formation in Martian analogue environments (A. Tarozzi)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 09:24-09:36
Is it Alive? An Investigation into Mineral False Positives in the Search for Exoplanet Reflectance Biosignatures (Mia Belle Frothingham)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 09:36-09:48
Exploring microbial diversity in the Alalobad Hydrothermal System (Northern Tendaho Rift, Afar, Ethiopia): a multi-method approach to biosignature detection in planetary analogues (Rebecca Martellotti)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 09:48-10:00
Search_for_biosignatures_on_anoxygenic_exoplanets (Gabriel Alves)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 10:05-10:30Coffee Break

22/10/2025, Wednesday, 10:30


Session 4: Space Factor II   (Chairs: Stella Timofeev, Carolin Krämer)

22/10/2025, Wednesday, 10:30-10:42
Exploring the Impact of HSO and HNO Cross-Section Variability on Photochemical Modelling and its Implications for Spectral Characterization of Terrestrial Exoplanets (Alexandre Branco)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 10:42-10:54
Pristine microbial ecosystems of the remote Selvagens Islands as a natural laboratory for astrobiology and biotechnology (Pedro Nolasco-Jiménez )
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 10:54-11:06
Engineered bacterial and cyanobacterial biosensors for real-time monitoring of space radiation-induced effects (Costanza Maria Martella)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 11:06-11:18
Far-red acclimated cyanobacteria under simulated lunar ionizing radiation: Effects of long-term exoosure on metabolically active cells (Beatrice Boccia)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 11:18-11:30
How can astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) grow plant species in microgravity? (Fco. Ismael Román Moreno)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 11:30-11:42
Growing lettuce in lunar regolith with addition of biochar: a comprehensive analogue study (Štěpán Krejčí)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 11:42-11:54
Sustainable Space Habitats: Cyanobacterial Biomass as Feedstock for Fungal Biotechnology (Isabel Santos de Sousa)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 11:54-12:00
Closing Space Factor (Stella Timofeev, Carolin Krämer)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 12:00-12:30Keynote ESA Vision: Advancing Biology for Space Exploration (Rodrigo Coutinho de Almeida)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 12:30-14:00Lunch Break

22/10/2025, Wednesday, 14:00-15:00


Round Table "The role of ESA post-ISS"   (Rodrigo Coutinho de Almeida, Adrienne Kish, Karen Olsson-Francis, Moderator: Marta Cortesão)


22/10/2025, Wednesday, 15:00


Session 5: Biosignatures & Biogeology I   (Chair: TBD)

22/10/2025, Wednesday, 15:00-15:15
Modelling Global Abiotic Sulfur Cycling on Earth-like Terrestrial Planets (Rafael Rianço-Silva)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 15:15-15:30
Resilient biosignatures – How to detect bacterial endospores in ice grains ejected from icy moons (Marie Dannenmann)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 15:30-16:00Coffee Break

22/10/2025, Wednesday, 16:00


Session 6: Biosignatures & Biogeology II   (Chair: TBD)

22/10/2025, Wednesday, 16:00-16:15
Discriminating between enantiomeric peptides in complex samples by immunoassays and their implications for the search for biomarkers in extraterrestrial samples. (Eduardo Alonso-Pintado)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 16:15-16:30
Investigating Biogenicity in the 3.33 Ga Josefsdal Chert using Space-Prototype and Laboratory-Scale Laser Mass Spectrometry (Salome Gruchola)
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 16:30-16:45
Advancing Astrobiology: Integrative Field-to-Lab Approaches to Unravel Microbial Resilience and Biosignature Preservation in Space and Mars Analog Environments (Rosa de la Torre Noetzel )
22/10/2025, Wednesday, 16:45-17:00
Aluminous phyllosilicates promote exceptional biosignature preservation in Archaean siliciclastic sediments: implications for organic preservation in the Jezero delta (Keyron Hickman-Lewis)

22/10/2025, Wednesday, 17:00-19:00


EANA General Assembly   (EANA Executive Council)

22/10/2025, Wednesday, 20:00Conference Dinner

  EANA - Day 3


23/10/2025, Thursday, 09:00


Session 7: Life Sciences & Extremophiles I   (Chair: TBD)

23/10/2025, Thursday, 09:00-09:15
Acaryochloris marina Moss Beach exposed to simulated stellar light and anoxic atmosphere: implications for the detection of biosignatures on exoplanets (Elisabetta Liistro)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 09:15-09:30
Tracing Phosphorus-Cycling Genes for Signs of Habitability in Earth’s Deep Biosphere and Beyond  (J. Castillo)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 09:30-09:45
The Biopause project: balloon experiments to observe the upper boundary of the terrestrial biosphere   (Sohsuke Ohno)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 09:45-10:00
Toward Deep-Space Astrobiology: Lunar Exposure Experiments to Test Microbial Survival Beyond Earth’s Magnetosphere (Shin-ichi Yokobori)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 10:00-10:30Coffee Break

23/10/2025, Thursday, 10:30


Session 8: Life Sciences & Extremophiles II   (Chair: TBD)

23/10/2025, Thursday, 10:30-10:45
Relevance of FaRLiP cyanobacteria from extreme deserts to space missions searching for life (Giorgia Di Stefano )
23/10/2025, Thursday, 10:45-11:00
Time-scaled proteome wide analysis of the desert cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis 010 under far-red light (Gabriele Rigano)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 11:00-11:15
Analytical pyrolysis techniques for astrobiological exploration: Detection of biogenic molecules in Martian subsurface analogs (Nicasio T. Jiménez-Morillo)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 11:15-11:30
Project AnoxyMars: survivability and detectability of anoxygenic microorganisms in support of the ExoMars misson (Mariano Battistuzzi)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 11:30-11:45
One Decade of Salty Research: Experimental Insights into Microbial Survival in Mars-Analog Brines (Jacob Heinz )
23/10/2025, Thursday, 11:45-12:00
Microbial Architects of Alkaline Extreme Environments: Bacterial- and Diatom-Driven Organomineralisation in Lake Salda (SW Turkey) and Its Implications for Jezero Crater on Mars (Mario Borrelli)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 12:00-12:15
Energy metabolism in cryptoendolithic microbial communities of the Antarctic ice-free areas analog to Mars environments (Ricardo Belmonte-Lopes)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 12:15-12:30
Culture of extremophilic microorganisms into Enceladus-like conditions: in search of biosignatures for future space missions (Océane Lazzeroni)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 12:30-14:00Lunch Break

23/10/2025, Thursday, 14:00


Session 9: Life Sciences & Extremophiles III   (Chair: TBD)

23/10/2025, Thursday, 14:00-14:30Keynote Holistic and multidisciplinary insights into geomicrobiology and astrobiology from lava tubes (Ana Z. Miller)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 14:30-14:45
Lava Tubes as Planetary Analogs: Early Stages of Microbial Colonization Following the Tajogaite Eruption (Sara Gutierrez-Patricio)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 14:45-15:00
In-situ resource utilization and biomining of regolith by filamentous fungi.
Exploring fungi to help establish resource - efficient space missions (Johanna Piepjohn)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 15:00-15:15
Advances on Fungal Research for Sustainable Space Habitats: From Fungal Biomining to Bag-Bioreactor Cultures (Marta Cortesão)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 15:15-15:30
From Sand to Starlit Dust: Designing cyanobacterial chassis as living blueprints for space synthetic biology (Antonio Chirico)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 15:30-16:00Coffee Break

23/10/2025, Thursday, 16:00


Session 10: Planetary Protection   (Chair: TBD)

23/10/2025, Thursday, 16:00-16:15
Planetary Protection at ESA: future plans and considerations (Silvio Sinibaldi)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 16:15-16:30
Scientific context for reviewing planetary protection protocols for lunar exploration (Claire Batty)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 16:30-16:45
Review of the COSPAR Planetary Protection Update for Icy Worlds Exploration (Jonas L’Haridon)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 16:45-17:00
Developing a probabilistic approach to planetary protection: back to basics (Olsson-Francis, K)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:00-17:15
An Ensemble Binning Approach to Identify Functional Diversity in Cleanroom Environments (Michael C. Macey)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:15-17:30
Can spacecraft-borne contamination compromise our understanding of lunar ice chemistry? (Francisca Paiva)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30Poster Session II

  EANA - Day 4


24/10/2025, Friday, 09:00


Session 11: Astro-/Prebiotic Chemistry & Origin of Life   (Chair: TBD)

24/10/2025, Friday, 09:00-09:15
Site-specific D-H exchange of amino acids under asteroidal hydrothermal conditions (Laurent Remusat)
24/10/2025, Friday, 09:15-09:30
Thermal processing alters pristine organic refractory materials (Riccardo Giovanni Urso)
24/10/2025, Friday, 09:30-09:45
Calcite-Mediated Preservation of Prebiotic Molecules in a High-Altitude Hydrothermal System: Insights from Puga Hot Spring, Ladakh, India (Amritpal Singh Chaddha)
24/10/2025, Friday, 09:45-10:00
Experimental Reconstruction of Meteoritic Organic Compounds Brought to the Early Earth (Kensei Kobayashi)
24/10/2025, Friday, 10:00-10:30Coffee Break
24/10/2025, Friday, 10:30-10:45
Where are the extraterrestrial sugars? Insights from the enantioselective analysis of Ryugu and Orgueil samples (Vanessa Leyva)

24/10/2025, Friday, 10:45


Session 12: Bioethics, Arts & Communication   (Chair: TBD)

24/10/2025, Friday, 10:45-11:00
Cultural Evolution as a Means to Minimizing the Existential Risk to Humanity (Michael Waltemathe)
24/10/2025, Friday, 11:00-11:15
Great Expectations and Greater Uncertainties: Communicating Earth’s Uniqueness in the DRAKE project (Julie Nekola Nováková)
24/10/2025, Friday, 11:15-11:30
BioQuantum Record
From the Lab to Exhibition and Into Space: Sculpting Mineral Arkships for Extra-terrestrial Life Narratives   (Anna Steward)

24/10/2025, Friday, 11:30-12:30


Awards and Closing Ceremony   (EANA President)

Poster Session I - Abstracts

21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-01
Abstract #103: Spatial Analysis of Carbonaceous Materials in Proterozoic (~1 Ga) Stromatolites (Sylvia Olewinski)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-02
Abstract #29: Pseudofossils and Autocatalysis
Understanding the emergence of life on early Earth by exploring the chemical pathways that transformed simple molecules into complex, self-sustaining systems (Fruzsina Madzig)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-03
Abstract #169: ProtoSigns: Investigating Protomembrane Formation and Fossilisation On The Early Earth and Beyond (Louise Gillet de Chalonge)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-04
Abstract #33: Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of the Cave of Loulé (Portugal) – a Potential Planetary Field Analogue for Mars (Miguel Quiaios)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-05
Abstract #40: Alteration of biosignatures in a simulated Martian environment studied by Raman spectroscopy (Frédéric Foucher)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-06
Abstract #58: Preservation of Microbial Signatures in Continental Sabkhas: Implications for Mars Analog Studies (Barbara Cavalazzi)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-07
Abstract #63: The recovery of chemical fossils in Ediacaran stromatolites (>500 Ma old) from Morocco raises hopes of detecting comparatively ancient molecular signals of hypothetical life on Mars. (Laura Sánchez García)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-08
Abstract #84: Volcanic lakes as Martian analogues: Biosignature preservation in the hydrothermal system of Lake Bagno dell’Acqua (Pantelleria, Italy) (Marlisa Martinho De Brito)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-09
Abstract #98: Terrestrial Travertine Deposits: Implications for Hydrothermal Activity and Martian Habitability (Pallabi Das)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-10
Abstract #128: Comparative Analysis of Chloride Deposits in Icaria Planum, Mars, and the Uyuni Salt Flat, Bolivia: Implications for Planetary Analog Research (Nicole Jimeno Ruiz)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-11
Abstract #116: Following the water on Mars (Eduardo Caetano)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-12
Abstract #161: Ocean circulation, tides and Habitability on a temperate paleo-Venus at 2.9 Ga (Diogo Quirino)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-13
Abstract #189: Modelling habitability of Archean Earth (Stavro Ivanovski)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-14
Abstract #75: Oxygen Fugacity Feedbacks in Magma Degassing: Implications for Volatile Release and Atmospheric Composition (Caroline Brachmann)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-15
Abstract #53: The influence of compositional variations within protoplanetary disks on the interior structure of rocky planets. (Alexander Thamm)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-16
Abstract #96: Confirming exomoon-bearing long-period Kepler targets with the Mont-Mégantic Observatory 1.6 m telescope (Anastasiia Nahurna)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-17
Abstract #160: Photosynthesis and Exoplanetary Habitability: Insights from TRAPPIST-1e and Proxima Centauri b (Annamaria Paone)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-18
Abstract #11: Extending the Concepts of Habitability and the Habitable Zone beyond Surface Liquid Water: Proposal for an Ecozone (EZ) (Amri Wandel)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-19
Abstract #44: Beyond habitability: how extremophiles can shape our understanding of life’s potential (Rashida Aslam)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-20
Abstract #162: Dynamical origin of a carbonaceous rich theia (Duarte Branco)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-21
Abstract #184: Carbon dioxide and water dynamics along successional gradients on an experimental early-successional basalt landscape. (Carl Lawrence)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-22
Abstract #192: Investigating Carbon Flux of Natural Desert Plots as Context for Early Succession on a Controlled Basalt Hillslope (Taleya Delaney-Dye)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-23
Abstract #163: Insights into Europa’s biological potential using high-pressure laboratory simulations (Alvaro del Moral)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-24
Abstract #14: Dragonfly may be able to sample amino acids produced on the polar cryovolcanic regions of Titan (Diogo Gonçalves)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-25
Abstract #13: Fiber optic chemical sensors for the in-situ characterization of icy moons (Diogo Gonçalves)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-26
Abstract #167: Strategies for Locating Regions of Interest on Ocean Worlds Under Data Constraints (Christoph Waldmann)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-27
Abstract #74: Scientific Payload Integration for TRIPLE-IceCraft: Enabling Future In-Situ Biosignature Detection and Environmental Analysis in Cryogenic Systems (Clemens Espe)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-28
Abstract #168: HALO Technologies – Bridging the Gap Between Earth-Based Research and Space Environments (Clemens Espe)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-29
Abstract #183: Operational Support for TRIPLE Terrestrial Test Applications on Earth and in Space (Christian Krause)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-30
Abstract #182: Towards a concept of operations for a miniaturized autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) exploring extraterrestrial aquatic environments (Ralf Bachmayer)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-31
Abstract #193: The Renaissance Of Thermal – Electric Drills and Their Contribution To Englacial and Subglacial Exploration (Gero Francke)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-32
Abstract #154: Recovery of Aquatic Microorganisms Collected by a Membrane Filter Using Ultrasonically Enhanced Automated Reverse-Flushing System (Ilya Digel)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-33
Abstract #150: In Situ Microscopy for Astrobiology: Design and Deployment of AstroBioLab in Icy Analog Terrains (Atakan Tepecik)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-34
Abstract #181: TRIPLE: Discussing Scientific Concepts for Icy Moon Exploration by Exploring Antarctic’s Subglacial Lakes (Gregor Hoepfner)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-35
Abstract #25: The atmopshere of Titan seen by VLT-ESPRESSO: The 1st search for minor chemical compounds with Ultra High Resolution visible spectra on Titan's atmosphere (Rafael Rianço-Silva)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-36
Abstract #32: Detectability of biosignatures in atmospheres of transiting exoplanets around M-dwarf stars with James Webb Space Telescope (Vera Schorbach)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-37
Abstract #125: Agnostic Life Finder: Redefining the search for life beyond Earth (Ian Fernandez)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-38
Abstract #173: Microbially Driven Rare Earth Elements (REE) Biogeochemistry as In-Situ Resource Utilisation and a Model for Biosignatures in Astrobiology (Alba Gómez-Arias)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-39
Abstract #122: Fungus–Mineral Interactions in an Astrobiological Context: Redox-Mediated Hematite Dissolution by the Extremophile Black Yeast Rhinocladiella similis (Alef dos Santos)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-40
Abstract #62: Protein Hydrolysis Using Solid Acid Catalysts for Exploring Extraterrestrial Life   (Iku Miyanishi)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-41
Abstract #126: Longevity of Hydrological Regime and Water Activity as Important Parameters in Search for Astrobiological Target Sites (Deepali Singh )
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-42
Abstract #69: Many strings to your bow: Metabolic flexibility in a High-Altitude Andean Lake Mars analogue (Ben Tatton)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-43
Abstract #190: Effect of Different Genotypes of Alfalfa on the Release of Lithogenic Elements During Basalt Weathering  (Jocelyn Hillhouse)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-44
Abstract #28: Agnostic Biosignatures: Elucidating Chemical Signals in Organic Py-GC-MS Spectra (William Jacob Lowe)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-45
Abstract #97: Detecting cellular biosignatures from Sphingopyxis alaskensis under simulated Enceladus surface conditions (Mirandah Ackley)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-46
Abstract #137: Impact of the albedo of cyanobacteria on climate and habitability of the Archean Earth (Erica Bisesi)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-47
Abstract #143: Interaction between vegetation and Snowball phases in the late Proterozoic Earth (Giuseppe Murante)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-48
Abstract #82: Viability evaluation of antarctic cryptoendolithic communities exposed to Mars simulated conditions. (Carmen Del Franco)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-49
Abstract #68: Methanogenic Archaea under Simulated Enceladus Conditions: Implications for Habitability and Planetary Protection (Ira Vorbeck)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-50
Abstract #59: Survivability of Extremophiles Under Simulated Ionizing Radiation Conditions of Enceladus and Europa (Miguel Santos)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-51
Abstract #18: Yeasts the forgotten extremophiles - Investigation of icy-moon relevant psychrotolerant microorganisms (Tommaso Zaccaria)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-52
Abstract #90: Motility and Survivability of Escherichia coli Under Elevated Martian Salt Stresses (Berke Santos)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-53
Abstract #10: Expression of Tardigrade and Deinococcus radiodurans Proteins in Seeds as a Protection From Galactic Cosmic Rays (Sulem Calderón-García)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-54
Abstract #134: ExocubeHALO (Adrienne Kish)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-55
Abstract #55: Bioprospecting for Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microorganisms at the Siljan Impact Crater. (Gouripriya Sreekumar Menon)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-56
Abstract #80: A two-week journey to Mars: Investigating thiophene-bearing quinones in chemolithoautotrophic archaea – from protocol to practice (Sebastian V. Gfellner)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-57
Abstract #26: Physiologic behavior of tomato seedlings of Solanum lycopersicum L. var cerasiforme on regolith simulant lunar LHS-1 and LMS-1 (Ivan Nocua)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-58
Abstract #85: Watermelon growth in Mars regolith simulant following seed treatment with plant growth-promoting bacteria (Marina Sokić)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-59
Abstract #120: Applied Space Mycology: Fungal Solutions for Human Habitats Beyond Earth (Stella Marie Timofeev)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-60
Abstract #8: Automated post-processing system for cereal crops in a lunar habitat (Cecilia Ricci)
21/10/2025, Tuesday, 17:30-19:30, PI-61
Abstract #133: Physics and Universal Biology (Margarida Hermida)

Poster Session II - Abstracts

23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-01
Abstract #4: Microbial activity and biosignature preservation amongst alkaline hot springs at Lake Magadi, Kenya (Amy Quinton)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-02
Abstract #43: Isolation and Experimental Evolution of Thermophilic Bacteria from Serbia's Extreme Environment Toward Higher Temperature Growth (Iva Rosić)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-03
Abstract #47: Selection and Experimental Evolution of a Bacterial Isolate under Acid Stress (Ivana Marić)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-04
Abstract #77: A Multi’omic Approach to the Biofilms of the Hypersaline Makgadikgadi Basin – Mapping extremophile outputs and interactions (Claire Batty)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-05
Abstract #91: The 500-Year-Microbial Experiment: How did Methylobacterium sp. survive desiccation for 10 years (Sarah-Jane Assencio)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-06
Abstract #94: "Molecular mechanisms of the resistance to space radiation in cyanobacteria" (Andrea D'Agostino)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-07
Abstract #99: Role of Manganese in Stress Response of Methane-Producing Extremophile (Steven Kilmetz)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-08
Abstract #111: Key points to understand microbial life at high temperatures (Juan M. Gonzalez)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-09
Abstract #112: Impact of the magnetic field on marine tardigrades: Astrobiological experiments at CIM-UVIGO (Cintia Cabada )
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-10
Abstract #113: Understanding the behavior of Thermus thermophilus under growth-limiting conditions (B. Aranda)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-11
Abstract #117: Comparative Growth Analysis of Polar and Temperate Microalgae in Microgravity Conditions on the ISS: Findings from the ALGALSPACE Experiment (Gülcan Ayşin Karaca)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-12
Abstract #130: Isolation of thermophilic Methanogenic Archaea from Panarea hydrothermal vents: Developing cultivation methods for extremophiles on solid media   (Sahaj Bharindwal)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-13
Abstract #140: Astrobiological relevance of skin-associated bacteria: Resistance of Staphylococcus capitis to spaceflight conditions (Katharina Siems)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-14
Abstract #177: Assessment of tardigrades in anhydrobiotic state following a sounding rocket flight (Magdalena Bartylak)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-15
Abstract #187: Saudi Arabia’s Hidden Microbiome: Exploring Hot Spring and Pink Lake Microbial Strategies for Martian Survival and Resource Utilization (Nicholas Kontis)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-16
Abstract #72: Metagenomic insights into the metabolic diversity of Globally Distributed Hypersaline Environments (Michael C. Macey)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-17
Abstract #73: Vreelandella sp. D1 as a new model organism for halophilic adaptation, secondary metabolism, and phage dynamics (Michael C. Macey)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-18
Abstract #118: Antarctic Microalgae Cultivation in Lunar Regolith Simulants: A Novel Approach for Space Biotechnology (Beyza Karacaoğlu)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-19
Abstract #148: Community Matters: Stress Tolerance of Bacterial Strains in Synthetic Microbial Consortia for Space Applications (Carolin Luisa Krämer)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-20
Abstract #174: Before going to Mars: Can tardigrades help in protecting other organisms in space? (Ewa Szuszkiewicz)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-21
Abstract #39: The Science Explorer (SciX): Accelerating Interdisciplinary Discovery in Astrobiology and Beyond (Simon Anghel)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-22
Abstract #105: Differentiation of Microbial Communities in Lake Bagno dell’Acqua (Pantelleria, Italy): A Terrestrial Analogue of Early Martian Water Systems (Fabiana Canini)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-23
Abstract #17: Azorean Hydrothermal Systems as Geochemical Analogues to Putative Vents in the Icy Moons (José M. Orench-Benvenutti)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-24
Abstract #19: The potential role of Extremophiles as Food Supplements in Extraterrestrial Bioscience Engineering (Gabriele Ellena)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-25
Abstract #49: Evaluating Aspergillus niger for Space Biotechnology – Growth and adaptation in simulated Mars surface conditions (Alessa Schiele)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-26
Abstract #87: Adaptive Changes in Spaceflight: Preparing for Life Beyond Earth   (Agata M. Rudolf)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-27
Abstract #89: Myco Space solutions: Fungal Biotechnology for Sustainable Space Resource Exploration (Inês Figueiredo)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-28
Abstract #107: The role of fungi in biomineralization processes in alkaline volcanic lakes (Nina Kopacz)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-29
Abstract #51: Cataloguing the Limits of Life and Modelling Potential Niches on Mars and Exoplanets (Afonso Mota)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-30
Abstract #115: In Silico Metabolic Mapping of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans for Potential Survival in Venus-like Atmospheres (Maksim Karanovic)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-31
Abstract #127: Enceladupedia: A Bioinformatics Tool for Astrobiological Metagenomic Analysis of Icy Moon Analogues (Paula M. Garcia Martinez)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-32
Abstract #6: Laboratory simulations of the formose reaction under prebiotic wet-dry cycling conditions (Salomé Lagasse)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-33
Abstract #149: Alkaline aerosols and cyanide chemistry on early Earth and Mars: Sulfur-bearing mineral interfaces as drivers of prebiotic complexity (Marta Ruiz-Bermejo)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-34
Abstract #159: Encapsulation of cargo in vesicles produced via aerosol interface crossing (Ella Mullikin)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-35
Abstract #166: The role of polyamino acids synthesized in the molten state in the origin of life (MITA Hajime)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-36
Abstract #176: Role of Schreibersite in Amino Acid Polymerization Under Anoxic Conditions (Anna Neubeck)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-37
Abstract #35: Hydrothermal alteration of soluble organic matter in CI chondrite parent bodies (Sidonie Coker)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-38
Abstract #48: Icy Grains as Chemical Reactors: Laboratory Simulations and Astrophysical Implications (Marta Marczak-Grzesik)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-39
Abstract #147: Habitability and elemental abundances: the case of Phosphorus in our Galactic neighborhood (Dario Esposito)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-40
Abstract #180: Characterization of interstellar ice residues by GC-FT-Orbitrap-MS: A high-resolution approach (Garcia Adeline)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-41
Abstract #16: Self-Organization in Prebiotic Networks Towards Open-Ended Evolution (Tomás Vicente)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-42
Abstract #23: Prebiotic Gels as the Cradle of Life   (Kuhan Chanru)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-43
Abstract #57: Photocatalytic properties of sulphide surfaces in prebiotic chemistry framework: study of cation influence on nitrogen adsorption process (S. Galvez-Martinez)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-44
Abstract #109: On the origin of Anammox metabolism. An ancient living strategy in early Earth linking biotic cycles of C and N (M. Julia Barrau Párraga)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-45
Abstract #179: Chemical Information in the Early Evolution of Biopolymers (Elisa Biondi)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-46
Abstract #31: Solid-state mechanochemistry of extraterrestrial organic molecules: new insights on the exogenous delivery of organic matter (Gustavo P. Maia)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-47
Abstract #54: Spectroscopic fingerprints of adenosine under simulated Mars conditions. (Eva Mateo-Marti)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-48
Abstract #7: Disulfide bonds in the context of peptide formation and the origin of life (Luise Jumpertz)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-49
Abstract #15: A cosmological analogy for the emergence of life: Implications for extraterrestrial possibility (Pauli Laine)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-50
Abstract #61: The functional expression of the fusion of proteinoid microspheres and nucleic acids on the emergence of life (Satomi Sugawa)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-51
Abstract #124: GenesisLinks: From the origin of life on Earth to the search for life on Mars (Valentina Foresta)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-52
Abstract #164: Negative buoyancy and short-wavelength UV radiation as natural drivers in a novel scenario of Darwinian evolution of the liposomes (Vladimir Subbotin)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-53
Abstract #132: DRAKE: The Neglected Role of Disciplinary Perspectives in Selecting and Estimating the Equation’s Parameters (Jan Toman)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-54
Abstract #151: Evaluation of the PhD Application Process for the Young Researcher Program in Interdisciplinary Space Science and Planetary Research (YRP@Graz) (Ruth-Sophie Taubner)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-55
Abstract #42: Astrobiology - A Tool for Introducing Science to Non-Scientists (Joseph Gale)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-56
Abstract #186: Launching Space Biology (LSB) Workshop (Marta Cortesão)
23/10/2025, Thursday, 17:30-19:30, PII-58
Abstract #104: Outreach on the African Continent (Sohan Jheeta)