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X-WR-CALDESC:\nJoin the NASA Night Sky Network on Wednesday\, February 28\,
  at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern) along with Dr. Marta Filipa Sim
 ões where we’ll discuss how fungal ecology and biodiversity can behave in 
 outer space conditions.\n\nFungi hold immense promise as cell factories fo
 r a sustainable future. Their remarkable versatility\, coupled with their 
 ability to produce a vast array of valuable bioproducts\, makes them indis
 pensable allies in our efforts to address global challenges and create a m
 ore sustainable processes. By harnessing the power of these microbial marv
 els\, we can pave the way for a future where biotechnology plays a pivotal
  role in addressing the pressing needs of humanity while safeguarding the 
 delicate balance of our planet and our exploration of outerspace locations
 .\n\nAt the same time\, fungi can also be critical since they can be respo
 nsible for the production of unwanted compounds (e.g.\, mycotoxins) and in
 fect many different organisms\, posing as a threat to our own health (as h
 ighlighted by the fungal priority pathogens list released by the World Hea
 lth Organization)\, and therefore our survival outside our planet\, especi
 ally in long term space missions.\n\nFor all of these reasons astromycolog
 y needs to better research the impact of fungi in space exploration\, to d
 evelop new processes and technologies that can be safely used during space
  missions (and also transferred to our planet and daily lives)\, in order 
 to better plan and implement safer and more sustainable space missions.\n
 \nAbout Marta Filipa Simõesz:\n\nMarta Filipa Simões is a microbiologist w
 ho has worked with a myriad of microorganisms (mycobacteria\, environmenta
 l and clinical bacteria\, mycobacteriophages\, yeasts\, and filamentous fu
 ngi) and has a multidisciplinary background with a particular focus on myc
 ology (filamentous fungi). She graduated in Biotechnological Engineering\,
  did a Master in clinical microbiology\, and got her Ph.D. in Chemical and
  Biological Engineering\, in Portugal. She then did a postdoc in Saudi Ara
 bia\, at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)\, and 
 has worked in the UK at Edge Hill University (EHU) as a senior biology tec
 hnician\, a junior research fellow\, and an associate tutor.\n\nShe is cur
 rently based in Macau (China)\, where she is working as an assistant profe
 ssor on astrobiology\, at the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary 
 Sciences (SKLPlanets) located at the Macau University of Science and Techn
 ology (MUST). She is establishing her research team on astromycology. Her 
 current work is focused mostly on: fungal ecology\, biodiversity in enviro
 nmental analogues to outer-space conditions\, bioprospection and applicati
 on of filamentous fungi\, and fungal growth containment and exploitation i
 n outer-space similar conditions (e.g.\, simulated microgravity\, and expo
 sure to artificial regoliths).\n\nThe event will be streaming live on YouT
 ube\, but please note that questions asked over the NSN-members-only Zoom 
 Q&A will be prioritized.
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DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the NASA Night Sky Network on Wednesday\, February 28\, 
 at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern) along with Dr. Marta Filipa Simõ
 es where we’ll discuss how fungal ecology and biodiversity can behave in o
 uter space conditions.\n\nFungi hold immense promise as cell factories for
  a sustainable future. Their remarkable versatility\, coupled with their a
 bility to produce a vast array of valuable bioproducts\, makes them indisp
 ensable allies in our efforts to address global challenges and create a mo
 re sustainable processes. By harnessing the power of these microbial marve
 ls\, we can pave the way for a future where biotechnology plays a pivotal 
 role in addressing the pressing needs of humanity while safeguarding the d
 elicate balance of our planet and our exploration of outerspace locations.
 \n\nAt the same time\, fungi can also be critical since they can be respon
 sible for the production of unwanted compounds (e.g.\, mycotoxins) and inf
 ect many different organisms\, posing as a threat to our own health (as hi
 ghlighted by the fungal priority pathogens list released by the World Heal
 th Organization)\, and therefore our survival outside our planet\, especia
 lly in long term space missions.\n\nFor all of these reasons astromycology
  needs to better research the impact of fungi in space exploration\, to de
 velop new processes and technologies that can be safely used during space 
 missions (and also transferred to our planet and daily lives)\, in order t
 o better plan and implement safer and more sustainable space missions.\n\n
 About Marta Filipa Simõesz:\n\nMarta Filipa Simões is a microbiologist who
  has worked with a myriad of microorganisms (mycobacteria\, environmental 
 and clinical bacteria\, mycobacteriophages\, yeasts\, and filamentous fung
 i) and has a multidisciplinary background with a particular focus on mycol
 ogy (filamentous fungi). She graduated in Biotechnological Engineering\, d
 id a Master in clinical microbiology\, and got her Ph.D. in Chemical and B
 iological Engineering\, in Portugal. She then did a postdoc in Saudi Arabi
 a\, at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)\, and ha
 s worked in the UK at Edge Hill University (EHU) as a senior biology techn
 ician\, a junior research fellow\, and an associate tutor.\n\nShe is curre
 ntly based in Macau (China)\, where she is working as an assistant profess
 or on astrobiology\, at the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sc
 iences (SKLPlanets) located at the Macau University of Science and Technol
 ogy (MUST). She is establishing her research team on astromycology. Her cu
 rrent work is focused mostly on: fungal ecology\, biodiversity in environm
 ental analogues to outer-space conditions\, bioprospection and application
  of filamentous fungi\, and fungal growth containment and exploitation in 
 outer-space similar conditions (e.g.\, simulated microgravity\, and exposu
 re to artificial regoliths).\n\nThe event will be streaming live on YouTub
 e\, but please note that questions asked over the NSN-members-only Zoom Q&
 A will be prioritized.
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SUMMARY:Free Live NSN Webinar Series: Astromycology in Space Exploration wi
 th Dr. Marta Filipa Simões
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