microbiologists working in this area
the study of microbes helps us to understand our world and our place within it. it gives us insights into the complexity of nature and society, which in turn provide many different health, environmental, social, cultural, industrial and economic benefits. microbiology answers big questions by giving us knowledge of very small things. when the discipline of microbiology is strong and intellectually vibrant, we have a better chance of finding solutions to these problems, and building a healthier, more sustainable and more prosperous future.
to celebrate our 75th anniversary in 2020, we invited microbiologists to nominate the discovery or event that best showcases 2022世界杯足球比赛 and helps us demonstrate the impact of microbiologists past, present and future.why understanding life on other planets matters to the microbiology community
through a series of interviews, we have found out more about some of the individuals that make up our community of microbiologists and whose research focuses on life on other planets. read more about those working in the field and why they think their research matters to microbiology below.
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an interview with professor charles cockell
charles cockell is professor of astrobiology at the university of edinburgh. his research focuses on studying life in extreme environments. in this interview, he tells us more about his time working at the nasa ames research center, why microbiology has an impact on extreme confines of space and why understanding life on other planets is important to microbiology.
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an interview with jennifer wadsworth
jennifer wadsworth is a postdoctoral fellow at nasa ames research center. in this interview, she tells us more about her research working with microbial contaminant species found in spacecraft assembly, and why she thinks understanding life on other planets is important to microbiology.
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an interview with petra schwendner
dr petra schwendner is an astrobiologist at the university of florida space life sciences lab, usa. in this interview, she tells us more about her research, including her involvement in examining the mars500 simulated spaceship to find out more about how populations of microbes change, and 2022世界杯足球比赛 .
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an interview with david slade
david slade is a phd student at the open university and a member of the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ . in this interview, he tells us more about his research on microbial survival in extra-terrestrial environments and why building an understanding of life on other planets is important to microbiology.
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an interview with dr karen olsson-francis
dr karen olsson-francis is director of astrobiologyou and a member of the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ . in this interview she tells us more about her research which tries to understand life beyond earth and why she thinks microbiology matters.
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an interview with dr sophie nixon
dr sophie nixon is a natural environment research council (nerc) research fellow in the department of earth and environmental sciences, university of manchester. she is also a member of the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ and in this interview, tells us more about her research into the role of microbiology in shale gas extraction and the potential for microbial life on mars.
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an interview with professor andré antunes
andré antunes is an associate professor at the china’s first state key laboratory of lunar and planetary sciences, recently established at macau university of science and technology, and a member of the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ . in this interview, he tells us more about his research in the field of marine and extreme environments.
