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Macau University of Science and Technology

MUST-SKL of Lunar and Planetary Sciences

Leader of the Astrobiology Research Group; Coordinator of the Astrobiology and Cosmochemistry Experimental Platforms

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andre-Antunes-3 (institutional page: https://www.must.edu.mo/en/ssi/astrobiology )

Astrobiology and Applied Space Biotechnology of unexplored new extreme environments representing terrestrial analogues for Mars and Ocean Worlds

Astrobiology and Applied Space Biotechnology of unexplored new extreme environments representing terrestrial analogues for Mars and Ocean Worlds

0710 生物学

0702 物理学,0703 化学,0704 天文学,0707 海洋科学,0708 地球物理学,0709 地质学,0713 生态学,0805 材料科学与工程,0831 生物医学工程,1004 公共卫生与预防医学,1007 药学

Background in Biology or other fields of Biosciences; Previous experience working with microbiology.

André Antunes (PhD Biochemistry/Microbiology; Undergraduate degree Biology)

2022 2021 Outstanding Associate Editor (Frontiers in Microbiology) Frontiers Media (Switzerland) 2020 “Outstanding Performance Award in Online Teaching” for the “Advanced Topics in Comparative Planetology” module. Macau University of Science and Technology (Macau SAR, China) 2019 People’s Choice Prize 2nd Place (Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2019) Microbiology Society (UK) 2018 Winner of the People’s Choice Prize (Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2018) Microbiology Society (UK) 2017 Winner of the Best Principal Investigator Prize (Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2017) Microbiology Society (UK) 2016 2016 Society for Applied Microbiology Annual Photo Award (2nd Runner Up) Society for Applied Microbiology (UK) 2012-2014 7th Framework Programme ESFRI-BMS INFRA- 2012-2.2.5 “MIRRI – Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure” European Union (EU 7th Framework Programme) 2011 SEDCO Research Excellence Award (awarded to research project) SEDCO Holding Company 2011 Best Poster Award (W.E.P. Research Poster Session 2011) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) 2010 External Laboratory Access- Global Collaborative Research KAUST scholarship Global Collaborative Research- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) 2009 Research Fellowship to participate in the Research Summer Course: “Microbial Oceanography: Genomes to Biomes” Agouron Institute 2006-2007 Post-doc scholarship (SFRH/BPD/22576/2005) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) 2006 Travel Fellowship to participate in the IOM 2006 Meeting International Organization for Mycoplasmology (IOM) 2001-2004 PhD scholarship (SFRH/BD/3170/2000) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

Astrobiology, Microbiology, Geomicrobiology, Microbe-Mineral Interactions, Extremophiles, Microbial Diversity, Biotechnology.

3 (includes 1 co-supervised student in the UK)

5 (2 have concluded their studies+ 3 current students)

4 (1 current postdoctoral fellow in group)

Given that the establishment of our group and lab is still relatively recent we have been, and continue to be, strongly supported by the funding of the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences:

Project name: 月球與行星科學國家重點實驗室(澳門科技大學)運 作經費資助(2021-2023)- Lab funding: State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences (Macau University of Science and Technology) Operating Funds
Funding Source: FDCT
FDCT Project number: SKL-LPS (MUST)-2021-2023 Total Amount: 36,000,000MOP
Duration: for 3years (2021-2023)

Other, smaller grants to support the work of a potential MYSP post-doc in my group include:

Project Name: SaMiRoS- Salt, Microbes, Rocks, and Space
Funding Source: MUST- FRG
Project number: FRG-22-079-LPS
Total Amount: 99,500MOP
Duration: 2022-2023

Project Name: Bioactive polysaccharides from polyextremophlic bacteria of Deception Island as prospective food additives
Funding: INACH- Instituto Antártico Chileno, Chile
Total Amount: 170 000 USD
Duration: 2022-2025
Project Name: B3iS - Biodiversity and Bioprospection of Biosurfactants In Saline environments
Funding Source: FCT (Portugal)
Project number: PTDC/BII-BIO/5554/2020
Total Amount: 2.264.144 MOP
Duration: 2021-2024

Project Name: HEXPLORES 2023: Hydrothermal Exploration of the Red Sea (Co-PI)
Funding Source: IFM-Geomar/ KAUST
Total Amount: NA- Partly funded by IFM-GEOMAR (Germany) and KAUST- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia)
Duration: 2023-2024

We also have several recent and upcoming project submissions (NSFC, FDCT-MOST, FDCT-NSFC, 10Cent New Cornerstone Investigator) with pending funding status.