Academic Qualification

Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (PGCTHE), Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK.

Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

MSc in Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

BSc in Biotechnological Engineering, University Lusófona of Humanities and Technologies, Lisbon, Portugal

Scientific interests

Astromycology, Astrobiology, and Microbiology, with a special emphasis on Applied Mycology and Biotechnology.

Current research focuses: fungal ecology and biodiversity in environmental analogues to outer-space conditions; fungal development under altered gravity and exposure to artificial Lunar and Mars regoliths, high salinities, and extreme temperatures, under the contexts of space exploration and climate change; fungal bioprospection, application, and growth containment; and space biotechnology.

Outreach: high engagement with different organisations and societies to promote the dissemination of science, particularly microbiology, and astrobiology, as well as to develop answers to environmental concerns and space exploration.

- Member of the Editorial Board of Microbiology Today, the Microbiology Society's membership magazine (https://microbiologysociety.org/members-outreach-resources/microbiology-today.html, https://microbiologysociety.org/), part of the Society’s Environmental Impact Working Group (until the end of 2024), and Champion of the society (since December 2024).

- Member of the Applied Microbiology International (AMI, https://appliedmicrobiology.org/), former Society for Applied Microbiology (sfam), and part of the Climate Action Advisory Group (CAAG).

- Member of and Macau coordinator of the Portuguese Language Office of Astronomy for Development (PLOAD, https://pload.org/), developed by the Office of Astronomy for Development – International Astronomical Union (IAU, www.iau.org).

- Member of the Macao Association for Scientific Cooperation between China and Portuguese Speaking Countries (ASCMAC; www.ascmac.org).

- Part of the Network of European Researchers in Biology and Medicine in China (NERBIMEC – https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/china/network-european-researchers-biology-and-medicine-china).

- Member of the Origins of Life Early-career Network (OoLEN, www.oolen.org).

- Part of the Astrobiology Society of Asia-Pacific (ASAP, https://astrobiology.asia/).

- Member of the “Lusophone Network of Microbiology”, Rede Lusófona de Microbiologia https://redelusofonamicrobiologia.wordpress.com, coordinator from Macau University of Science and Technology.

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Academia https://must-mo.academia.edu/MartaSim%C3%B5es

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Publications and Communications

1 – PATENTS

4 - Constantino, L., Anes, E., Simões, M.F., Valente E. (2017). Vesicular formulations containing organic acid prodrugs, process for their preparation. National Invention Patent No.: 103495, ref. DP/01/2017/41417.

3 - Constantino, L., Anes, E., Simões, M.F., Valente E. (2013). Vesicular formulations containing organic acid prodrugs, process for their preparation. Euroasian Patent No.: 018246.

2 - Constantino, L., Anes, E., Simões, M.F., Valente E. (2007). Vesicular formulations containing organic acid prodrugs, process for their preparation, new prodrugs, pharmaceutical compositions and method for the treatment of tuberculosis and other mycobacteriosis. United States Patent WO/2007/142548, PCT No.: PCT/PT2007/000024.

1 - Constantino, L., Anes, E., Simões, M.F., Valente E. (2006). Vesicular formulations containing pro-drugs from the pyrazinoic acid or other organic acids, which allow the protection of the pro-drug from plasmatic degradation and processes for the elaboration of these formulations. National Invention Patent No.: 103495, ref. DP/01/2007/3349.

2 – PAPERS

41. He, Y., Simões M.F., de la Haba, R.R., Santos-Pereira, C., Sousa, J., Gomes, J.S., Silvério, S.C., Rodrigues, L.R. & Antunes, A. (2025). Fodinibius alkaliphilus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalophilic bacterium isolated from an inland saltern in central Portugal and reclassification of “Aliifodinibius salipaludis” as Fodinibius salipaludis comb. nov.. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2025 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.00684).

40 Trotta, C., Alves, A.L., Cardoso, M., da Silva, C., Léo, P., de Castro, L., Domínguez, Y., Simões, M.F., & Ottoni, C.A. (2025). Marine mycosilver nanoparticles: Screening, evaluation of their antimicrobial properties and synthesis optimization. Sustainable Chemistry, 6(1), 10. DOI: 10.3390/suschem6010010.

39 Wang, S.-Y., Zhang, Y-J., Chen, L.X., Pang, Y.-B., Herrera-Balandrano, D.D., Daly, P., Liu, F.-Q., Simões, M.F., Shi, X.-C. & Laborda, P.* (2025). Discovery of the dipicolinic acid synthase in the spoilage fungus Paecilomyces reveals its role in spore heat, salt, and alkaline pH resistance. Food Research International, 115994. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2025.115994.

38 Zhang, J., Simões, M.F., Wen, Q., Shen, H., Zhang, X., Liu, B., Antunes, A. & Zhang, S.* (2024). Co–upcycling hazardous solid wastes of MSWI fly ash and secondary aluminum ash into iron and glass ceramic foams. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 215 (April 2025): 108082. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.108082.

37 Augustin, N., van der Zwan, F.M., Petersen, S., Linse, K., Sander, S., Abegg, F., Alhussami, A.M., Altalhi, S,. Atienza, D., Böhnke-Brandt, S., Cuno, P., Diekrup, D., Diercks, I., Elsässer, A., Huusmann, H., Macrina, L., Matthiessen, T., Nolan, M.K.B., Ouhssain, M., Pieper, M., Salamah, S.A., Simões, M.F., Stelzner, M., Striewski, P., Suck, I., Taylor, J., Thomaidis, K. (2024) .The Effect of Spreading Rate on the Volcanic Activity and Frequency Distribution of Hydrothermal Vent Sites in the Red Sea, Cruise No. M194, 10 October - 06 November 2023, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) - Piraeus (Greece). METEOR-Berichte ; M194 ; 1-76. Publisher: Begutachtungspanel Forschungsschiffe, Bonn. ISSN: 2195-8475. DOI: 10.48433/cr_m194.

36 Aguiar, A., Gama, L., Fornari, M., Neto, A., de Souza, R., Perna, R., Castro, L., Kovacs, S., Simões, M.F., Ferreira, N., Domínguez, Y., de Castro, L. & Ottoni, C.A.* (2024). Bioprospecting of Mangrove Filamentous Fungi for the Biodegradation of Polyethylene Microplastics. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 12, 1629. DOI: 10.3390/jmse12091629.

35 Aguiar, A.P., Ottoni, C.A., Aquaroli, C.L.R., Mendes, E.C.V., Araújo, A.L.S., Simões, M.F. & Barbieri, E.* (2024). Mycogenic silver nanoparticles (from Penicillium citrinum IB-CLP11) – their antimicrobial activity and potential toxicity effects on freshwater organisms. Environmental Science: Nano, 11, 2229–2238. DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00002A.

34 Wang, S.-Y., Jiang, Y.-H., Chen, X., Herrera-Balandrano, D.D., Simões, M.F., Shi, X.C.* & Laborda, P.* (2024). Biocontrol strategies for the management of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica species: A review. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 130, 102239. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2024.102239.

33 Zhang, J., Deng, J., He, Y., Wua, J., Simões, M.F., Liu, B., Li, Y., Zhang, S. & Antunes, A.* (2024). A review of biomineralization in healing concrete: Mechanism, biodiversity, and application. Science of the Total Environment, 170445. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170445.

32 Antunes, A.*, Simões, M.F., McCulloch, B., Santos-Pereira, C., Yang, H., Silvério, S.C., Rocha, H., Moura, A. & Rodrigues, L.R.* (2023) Microbial biodiversity of hypersaline environments as a target for bioprospection: Results from sampling in Cabo Verde and Portugal. In: Editorial on the special issue of Chinese Medicine for the 4th Sino-CPLP Symposium on Natural Medicine and Biodiversity Resources (SNMBR) & The International Forum on Research and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry (Macau) on Medicinal Plant Resource, Natural Product and Function, Pharmacology and Regulatory. Chinese Medicine, 18 (Suppl 2): A1, 137. DOI: 10.1186/s13020-023-00828-3.

31 Zhang, J., Simões, M.F., Deng, J., Shi, Z., He, Y., Wen, Q., Shen, H., Antunes, A. & Zhang, S.* (2023) Isothermal foaming-nucleation-crystallization of glass ceramic foams with hierarchical pore structure: A sustainable approach for disposal of secondary aluminum ash. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 26: 5638-5650. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.08.276.

30 Simões, M.F.*, Cortesão, M., Azua-Bustos, A., Bai, F.-Y., Canini, F., Casadevall, A., Cassaro, A., Cordero, R.J.B., Fairén, A.G., González-Silva, C., Gunde-Cimerman, N., Koch, S., Liu, X.-Z., Onofri, S., Pacelli, C., Selbmann, L., Tesei, D., Waghmode, A., Wang, T., Zucconi, L. & Antunes, A.* (2023). The relevance of fungi in astrobiology research – Astromycology. Mycosphere, 14(1): 1190–1253. DOI: 10.5943/mycosphere/14/1/13.

29 Wu, J.-H., McGenity, T.J., Rettberg, P., Simões, M.F., Li, W.-J. & Antunes, A.* (2022). The archaeal class Halobacteria and astrobiology: Knowledge gaps and research opportunities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13: 1023625. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1023625.

28 Silva, C.A., Ribeiro, B.M., Trotta, C.V., Perina, F.C., Martins, R., Abessa, D.M.S., Barbieri, E., Simões, M.F. & Ottoni, C.A.* (2022). Effects of mycogenic silver nanoparticles on different trophic levels organisms. Chemosphere, 308(3):136540.DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136540.

27 Zhang, H.* & Simões, M.F. (2022). Species recognition of Aspergillus conidia using convolutional neural networks in scanning electron microscopy imagery. International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, 11(1):8-13.DOI:10.18178/ijpmbs.11.1.8-13.

26 Méndez, A.*, Rivera-Valentín, E.G., Schulze-Makuch, D., Filiberto, J., Ramírez, R., Wood, T.E., Dávila, A., McKay, C., Ceballos, K.O., Jusino-Maldonado, M., Torres-Santiago, N., Heller, R., Byrne, P., Malaska, M.J., Nathan, E., Simões, M.F., Antunes, A., Martínez-Frías, J., Carone, L., Izenberg, N.R., Atri, D., Chitty, H.I.C., Nowajewski-Barra, P., Rivera-Hernández, F., Brown, C., Lynch, K., Catling, D., Zuluaga, J.I., Salazar, J.F., Chen, H., González, G., Jagadeesh, M.K. & Haqq-Misra, J. (2021). Habitability Models for Planetary Sciences. Astrobiology,21,8.DOI:10.1089/ast.2020.2342.

25 Simões, M.F.* & Antunes, A. (2021). Microbial pathogenicity in space. Pathogens, 10(4): 450. DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10040450.

24 Simões, M.F.*, Ottoni, C.A. & Antunes, A. (2020). Mycogenic metal nanoparticles for the treatment of mycobacteriosis. Antibiotics, 9(9): 569. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9090569. 23 Méndez, A., Rivera-Valentín, E. G., Schulze-Makuch, D., Filiberto, J., Ramírez, R. M., Wood, T. E., Dávila, A., McKay, C., Ortiz Ceballos, K. N., Jusino-Maldonado, M., Torres-Santiago, N. J., Nery, G., Heller, R., Byrne, P. K., Malaska, M. J., Nathan, E., Simões, M. F., Antunes, A., Martínez-Frías, J., Carone, L., Izenberg, N. R., Atri, D., Carvajal Chitty, H. I., Nowajewski-Barra, P., Rivera-Hernández, F., Brown, C., Lynch, K., Catling, D., Zuluaga, J. I., Salazar, J. F., Chen, H., González, G., Kashyap Jagadeesh, M., Haqq-Misra, J., Barnes, R. & Cockell, C. S. (2021). Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 white paper e-id. 065; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 53, Issue 4, e-id. 065. DOI: 10.3847/25c2cfeb.20609a88. (arxiv.org/abs/2007.05491).

22 Simões, M.F.*, Ottoni, C.A. & Antunes, A. (2020). Biogenic metal nanoparticles: a new approach to detect life on Mars? Life, 10(3),28.DOI:10.3390/life10030028.

21 DasSarma, P., Antunes, A., Simões, M.F. & DasSarma, S.* (2020). Earth’s Stratosphere and Microbial Life. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 38:197-244.DOI:10.21775/cimb.038.197.

20 Rodriguez, R., Santos, C., Simões, M.F., Soares, C., Santos, C. & Lima, N.* (2019). Polyphasic, including MALDI-TOF MS, evaluation of freeze-drying long-term preservation on Aspergillus (section Nigri) strains. Microorganisms,7(291):1-17.DOI:10.3390/microorganisms7090291.

19 McCulloch, B., Rowson, J., da Moura, A., Rocha, H., Simões, M.F. & Antunes, A.* (2019). Metabolic profiling and environmental characterisation of salterns in the islands of Cabo Verde. Access Microbiology, 1(1A). DOI:10.1099/acmi.ac2019.po0517.

18 Broomfield, A. & Simões, M.F. (2019). Penicillium spp. strains as a possible weapon to fight microbial infections. Access Microbiology, 1(1A). DOI:10.1099/acmi.ac2019.po0249.

17 Simões, M.F., Maiorano, A.E., Santos, J.G., Peixoto, L., Souza, R.F.B., Neto, A.O., Brito, A.G. & Ottoni, C.A. (2019). Microbial fuel cell-induced production of fungal laccase to degrade the anthraquinone dye remazol brilliant blue R. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 17(3): 1413–1420. DOI:10.1007/s10311-019-00876-y.

16 Ottoni, C.A., Simões, M.F., Santos, J.G., Peixoto, L., Martins, C.R., Silva, B.P., Neto, A.O., Brito, A.G. & Maiorano, A.E. (2018). Application of microbial fuel cell technology for vinasse treatment and bioelectricity generation. Biotechnology Letters, 41(1):107-114. DOI:10.1007/s10529-018-2624-2.

15 Ottoni, C.A., Simões, M.F., Fernandes, S., Santos, J.G., Sabino, E., Souza, R.F.B. & Maiorano, A.E. (2017). Screening of filamentous fungi for mycogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles with antimicrobial activity. AMBexpress,7(31).DOI:10.1186/s13568-017-0332-2.

14 Al-Amoudi, S.A., Essack, M., Simões, M.F., Bougouffa, S., Soloviev, I., Archer, J.A.C., Lafi, F.F. & Bajic, V.B. (2016). Bioprospecting Red Sea coastal ecosystems for culturable microorganisms and their potential to produce bioactive compounds. MarineDrugs,14(165).DOI:10.3390/md14090165.

13 Ottoni, C., Simões, M.F., Fernandes, S., Santos, C. & Lima, N. (2016). High laccase expression by Trametes versicolor in a simulated textile effluent with different carbon sources and pHs. Enzyme and Microbial Technology Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 13(8), 778. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13080778.

12 Simões, M.F., Dias, N., Santos, C. & Lima, N. (2016). Establishment of a Quality Management System based on ISO 9001:2008 standard in a public service fungal culture collection. Microorganisms, 4(21). DOI:10.3390/microorganisms4020021.

11 Salhi, A., Essack, M., Radovanovic, A., Marchand, B., Bougouffa, S., Antunes, A., Simões, M.F., Lafi, F.F., Motwalli, O.A., Bokhari, A., Malas, T., Al Ahmoudi, S., Othum, G., Allam, I., Mineta, K., Gao, X., Hoehndorf, R., Archer, J.A.C., Gojobori, T. & Bajic, V.B. (2015). DESM: Portal for microbial knowledge exploration systems. Nucleic Acids Research gvk1147. DOI:10.1093/nar/gkv1147.

10 Pires, D., Valente, E., Simões, M.F., Carmo, N., Testa, B., Constantino, L. & Elsa Anes (2015). Esters of pyrazinoic acid are active against pyrazinamide-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other naturally resistant mycobacteria in vitro and ex vivo within macrophages. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59(12): 7693-7699. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00936-15.

9 Alzubaidy, H., Essack, M., Malas, T.B., Bokhari, A., Motwalli, O., Kamanu, F.K., Jamhor, S.A., Mokhtar, N.A., Antunes, A., Simões, M.F., Alam, I., Bougouffa, S., Lafi, F.F., Bajic, V.B. & Archer, J.A.C. (2015). Rhizosphere microbiome metagenomics of grey mangroves (Avicennia marina) in the Red Sea. Gene, 576(2): 626-636. DOI:10.1016/j.gene.2015.10.032.

8 Simões, M.F., Antunes, A., Ottoni, C., Alam, I., Amini, M.S., Mokhtar, N., Archer, J.A.C. & Bajic, V.B. (2015). Soil and Rhizosphere Associated Fungi in Grey Mangroves (Avicennia marina) from the Red Sea - A Metagenomic Approach. Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 13(5): 310-320. DOI:10.1016/j.gpb.2015.07.002.

7 Antunes, A., Alam, I., Simões, M.F., Daniels, C., Siam, R., El-Dorry, H. & Bajic, V. B. (2015). First insights on the viral communities of the deep-sea anoxic brines of the Red Sea. Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 13(5): 304-309. DOI:10.1016/j.gpb.2015.06.004.

6 Simões, M.F., Santos, C. & Lima, N. (2013). Structural diversity of Aspergillus (section Nigri) spores. Microscopy and Microanalysis; 19: 1151-8. DOI:10.1017/S1431927613001712.

5 Simões, M.F., Santos, C. & Lima, N. (2013). The importance of structural diversity of spores in the taxonomy of Aspergillus (section Nigri). SPMicros2012, special issue of the XLVI Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy. Microscopy and Microanalysis; 19 (S4): 77-78. DOI: 10.1017/S1431927613001001.

4 Valente, E., Simões, M.F., Testa, B. & Constantino, L. (2011). Development of a method to investigate the hydrolysis of xenobiotic esters by a Mycobacterium smegmatis homogenate. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 85: 98-102. DOI:10.1016/j.mimet.2011.02.003.

3 Simões, M.F., Valente, E., Rodriguez-Gomez, M.J., Anes, E. & Constantino, L. (2009). Lipophilic POA amide and ester prodrugs. Stability, activation and activity against M. tuberculosis. European journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 37: 257-263. DOI:10.1016/j.ejps.2009.02.012.

2 Jordão, L., Simões, M.F., Bleck, C., Griffiths, G. & Anes, E. (2008). Characterization of Mycobacterium bovis Phagosome. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 14: 124-25. DOI: 10.1017/S1431927608089629.

1 Simões, M.F. & Anes, E. (2007). Efeito de anti-inflamatórios não esteróides no Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Aidscongress.net, Edited by: SIDAnet, Associação Lusófona, 2008, 8th virtual congress HIV-AIDS (ISBN: 978-972-95977-7-0); pp: 263-269.

3 – LATEST ORAL PRESENTATIONS

53. Simões, M.F. (2025). Astromicologia: a importância dos fungos na exploração espacial. Event entitled "Astrobiologia: entre Estrelas e Microrganismos” (https://astros1.webnode.page/), organised by AstroBioLusitanos (https://astros1.webnode.page/quem-somos/), and supported by the Centre for Astrophysics of the University of Porto (CAUP) and the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA), held at Porto Planetarium and Astrophysics Center, Porto and online. May 24, 2025.

52. Simões, M.F. (2025). Fungi in Space: From Pioneers to Key Future Players. Invited talk on the topic “Innovative Women in Science: Celebrating Female Experts in Medical and Astrobiological Research”, for Power Hour 40, an AustCham Macau event, held at Amber Room, Level 5, St. Regis Macao. April 24, 2025.

51.Santos-Pereira, C., Gomes, J.S., Sousa, J., Pereira, A., Simões, M.F., Rodrigues, J., Monteiro, A., Linhares, J., Chaves, S.R., Franco-Duarte, R., Antunes, A., Silvério, S.C. & Rodrigues, L.R. (2025). B3iS- Biodiversity and Bioprospecting of Biosurfactants in Saline Environments. B+FHE Workshop- Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications. Braga, Portugal (https://cebconference.wixsite.com/bfhe2/, online). Feb 28, 2025 (online).

50. Gomes, J.S., Santos-Pereira, C., Sousa, J., Pereira, A., Chaves, S.R., Franco-Duarte, R., Simões, M.F., Silvério, S.C., Antunes, A. & Rodrigues, L.R. (2025). Discovery of Green Surfactants through culture-dependent and metagenomic strategies. B+FHE Workshop- Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications. Braga, Portugal (https://cebconference.wixsite.com/bfhe2/, online). Feb 28, 2025 (online).

49. Pereira, A., Gomes, J.S., Santos-Pereira, C., Sousa, J., Franco-Duarte, R., Simões, M.F., Silvério, S.C., Antunes, A. & Rodrigues, L.R. (2025). Surfing the Salt: Validation and characterization of promising biosurfactants. B+FHE Workshop- Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications. Braga, Portugal (https://cebconference.wixsite.com/bfhe2/). Feb 28, 2025 (online).

48 Simões, M.F., Drews, A.M., de Barros, G.M., Jin, L., Ottoni, C.A.,, Wong, C.K.H., Varese, C. (2025) Filamentous fungal potential applications under altered gravity. Presented at 4th World Biological Science and Technology Conference 2025 -BIOST. January 9-11, (Macau SAR, China).

47 Simões, M.F., Drews, A.M., Jin, L., Rodrigues, C.F. (2025) Fungal exposure to simulated microgravity and hypergravity – relevance for space exploration. Presented at the 2025 Macau International Forum on Space and Planetary Sciences, held at the Macau University of Science and Technology. January 7-10 (Macau SAR, China).

46 Simões, M.F. (2024). The importance of researching fungi for space exploration – An Astromycology perspective. Presented at the session Synthetic and Gravitational Biology part II, from the LAS 2024, 4th edition of the Life And Space Conference, organized by the Polish Astrobiology Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Astrobiologiczne; https://astrobio.pl/czlonkowie-ptastrobio/). December 5-8 (Online).

45 Simões, M.F. (2024). Astromicologia - Uma viagem dos fungos pelo espaço. Online invited talk for the Astronomy club called “Detectives do Cosmos” (www.instagram.com/detetivesdocosmos/). September 27 (Maputo, Mozambique).

44 Simões, M.F. (2024). What is the role of fungi in space exploration? Online invited talk for the Orange County Astronomers, a club in Southern California, incorporated in 1967 and one of the largest amateur astronomy clubs in the world, with about 800 members. (https://ocastronomers.org/calendar/general-meeting-2024-09/; Available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkQz5npjTrM). September 13, USA.

43 Simões, M.F. (2024). Enhancing and Endangering Space Missions – An Astromycology Overview. Online invited talk for the Cooperative Extension Service in Anchorage, Anchorage Outreach Center (AOC), Alaska (www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=921731956666036&set=pb.100064877193209.-2207520000). September 4, Alaska, USA.

42 Drews, A.M., Jin, L., Rodrigues, C.F., Simões, M.F. (2024). Fungal exposure to simulated microgravity on several artificial Martian and lunar regoliths. ELGRA - Europe’s Gravity Related Research – symposium. September 3-6, (www.elgra.org/elgra-2024-symposium/). Liverpool, UK.

41 Simões, M.F., Ottoni, C.A., de Barros, G.M., Drews, A.M., Wong, C.K.H., Varese, C. & Antunes, A. (2024). Mycogenic silver nanoparticles from strains exposed to hypergravity. Abstract ID#23918, Goldschmidt 2024 https://doi.org/10.46427/gold2024.23918. August 18-23, Chicago, USA.

40 Simões, M.F. (2024). Fungi in Space missions – Boon or Bane?. Invited talk at the ICG-19Youth Symposium – Bio Revolution for a Sustainable Future. 1st August, Shenzhen, China.

76 Cavini*, A.P.S., Vieira, A.C., Santos, L.N., Carnevale, K.K.A., Rigoto, E., Vieira, I.Z.E., Fernandes, S., Morales, S.A.V., Simões, M.F., Perna, R.F. & Ottoni, C.A. (2024). Demerara: a cost-effective carbon source for enhanced ftase production in Aspergillus oryzae ipt-301. I Congresso Brasileiro De Biotecnologia Industrial (XXIV SINAFERM, XV SHEB, and XV ENZITEC). August 25-28, Santinho, Florianópolis, Brazil.

75 de OLiveira, A.L.P., Strilicherk, A.V., Perna, R.F., Simões, M.F. & Ottoni, C.A.* (2024). Ensuring safe water access through mycogenic silver nanoparticles encapsulated in sodium alginate. I Congresso Brasileiro De Biotecnologia Industrial (XXIV SINAFERM, XV SHEB, and XV ENZITEC). August 25-28, Santinho, Florianópolis, Brazil.

74 Trotta, C.V., de OLiveira, A.L.P., Santos, B.M., da Silva, C.A., Perna, R.F., Simões, M.F. & Ottoni, C.A.* (2024). Disinfection of water contaminated by pathogenic bacteria using gold myconanoparticles. I Congresso Brasileiro De Biotecnologia Industrial (XXIV SINAFERM, XV SHEB, and XV ENZITEC). August 25-28, Santinho, Florianópolis, Brazil.

73 Simões, M.F.*, Spinelli, P.F., da Silva, J.M., Latas, J., Marques, J., Oliveira, V. & PLOAD team. (2024). PLOAD: Igniting Stellar Passions in Portuguese-speaking Communities. Abstract ID# 24844. Goldschmidt 2024. https://doi.org/10.46427/gold2024.24844. August 18-23, Chicago, USA.

72 Antunes, A., Wu, J.-H., McGenity, T.J., Rettberg, P., Li, W.-J., Simões, M.F. (2024). Worth their Salt: Halophiles and High Salinity Environments in Astrobiology and Space Biotechnology. Abstract ID# 24831. Goldschmidt 2024. https://doi.org/10.46427/gold2024.24831. August 18-23, Chicago, USA

71 Venice, F., Simões, M.F., Spina, F. &Varese, G.C. (2024). Space, the fungal frontiers: where no fungus has gone before. Poster presented for the Topic: AS05. Genomics, genetics and molecular biology, at the 12th International Mycological Congress (IMC12). August 11-15, 2024, Maastricht, Netherlands.

70 da Silva, J.M., Latas, J., Spinelli, P.F. & Simões M.F. (2024). Bridging Worlds: The Impact of PLOAD on Portuguese-Language Astronomy Communication. Presented at the CAP (Communicating Astronomy with the Public) 2024, June 25-27, Toulouse, France (and also online).

69 Santos-Pereira, C., Silvério, S.C., He, Y., Gomes, J.S., Sousa, J., Simões, M.F., Rodrigues, L.R. & Antunes, A.* (2024). Promising biosurfactants from Biodiversity and Bioprospection studies in underexplored hypersaline environments.第十屆澳門生物醫學科學研討會2024, 10th Macau Symposium on Biomedical Sciences 2024, at University of Macau, June 13-15, Macau, China.

68 Zhou, M., Wu, J.-H., Zhang, J., Antunes, A., & Simões, M.F.* (2024). AmyR - An Impactful Astromycology Research Tool. 第十屆澳門生物醫學科學研討會2024, 10th Macau Symposium on Biomedical Sciences 2024, at University of Macau, June 13-15, Macau, China.

67 He, Y., Santos-Pereira, C., Silvério, S.C., Simões, M.F., Rodrigues, L.R. & Antunes, A.* (2023). Exploring the microbiology of high-salinity Mars analog sites as a source of novel strains relevant for Astrobiology and Space Biotechnology. 5th Meeting of Bergey’s International Society for Microbial Systematics (BISMiS), November 5-9, Guangzhou, China.

66 Wu, J.H., McGenity, T.J., Rettberg, P., Simões, M.F., Li, W.J. & Antunes, A.* (2023). New computer-based tools for exploring phenotypic data on microbial resources and creating paths for new discoveries. Presented in Session 6: Bridging the gap between microbial systematics and the larger microbiology community, from the 5th Meeting of Bergey’s International Society for Microbial Systematics (BISMiS), November 5-9, Guangzhou, China.

65 Gomes, J.S.,Santos-Pereira, C., Sousa, J., Simões, M.F., Antunes, A., Franco-Duarte, R., Silvério, S.C. & Rodrigues, L.R. (2023). Uncovering new biosurfactants from Iberian hypersaline environments through metagenomics. IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics. October 19-20, Braga, Portugal.

64 Tesei, D. & Simões, M.F. (2023). Screening of extremotolerant filamentous fungi for the biogenic synthesis of metal nanoparticles under simulated microgravity, Fun-EX, September 19-22 , Ljubljana, Slovenia.

63 Drews, A., Jin, L. & Simões, M.F. (2023). Exploring filamentous fungi biofilm growth under simulated microgravity on analog Martian and Lunar regolith, Fun-EX, September 19-22, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

62 Simões, M.F., Zhang, J., Ottoni, C.A. & Antunes A. (2023). Mycogenic metal nanoparticles as under-explored resources for space exploration. Goldschmidt, international conference on geochemistry and related subjects, organized by the European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society. July 9-14, Lyon, France and online.

61 Simões, M.F., Marques, J., Cuambe, V., Cabral, I., Oliveira, V. & Latas, J. (2023). Promoting the use of astronomy as a tool for Portuguese-speaking countries and communities – PLOAD. Goldschmidt, July 9-14, Lyon, France and online, international conference on geochemistry and related subjects, organized by the European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society.

60 Simões, M.F. & Ottoni, C.A. (2022). Marine mycosilver nanoparticles synthesis: Screening, optimization and antimicrobial activities. Poster No.: 527137 for the Subject Area: ISFUS - Fungal biology in extreme environments. IV International Symposium on Fungal Stress - ISFUS & International Fungal Biology Conference – IFBC, September 25-29, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.

59Santos-Pereira, C., Gomes, J., Sousa, J., Simões, M.F., Silvério, S.C., Antunes, A. & Rodrigues, L.R. (2023). Biodiversity and bioprospection of biosurfactants in saline environments, Ciência 2023: Ciência e oceano para além do horizonte. July 5-7, Aveiro, Portugal.

5 – BOOK CHAPTERS

9 He, Y., Schultz, J., Simões, M.F., Krishnamoorthi, V., Rosado, A., Atri, D. & Antunes, A., (2024) Chapter 36. New Research Opportunities in Extreme Saline Environments of the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea: From Biotechnology to Astrobiology. In: Oceanographic and Marine Environmental Studies around the Arabian Peninsula. Edited By: Najeeb M.A. Rasul, Ian C.F. Stewart. CRC Press eBook ISBN9781003321408.

8 Santos-Pereira, C., Sousa, J., Silvério, S.C., Simões, M.F., Antunes, A., Rodrigues, L.R. (2024) Chapter 4: Metagenomics to unravel the microbial biodiversity and biotechnological potential of extreme environments, In: “Functional metagenomics: microbial diversity, interaction and application in bioremediation” (Edited by: Maulin P Shah), pp. 77-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-98372-3.00011-3.

7 Simões, M.F.* (2023). Chapter 9 - Mycosynthesis of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles and their applications. In: "Mycofactories for sustainable nanomaterials productions and applications” Eds: Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam and Junling Shi. Elsevier, pp.: 225-255. DOI: 978-0-323-99922-9.

6 DasSarma, P., Antunes A., Simões, M.F., & DasSarma, S. (2020). Earth’s Stratosphere and Microbial Life. In: Astrobiology: Current, Evolving, and Emerging Perspectives. (Edited by: André Antunes). Caister Academic Press, U.K. DOI: 10.21775/9781912530304.08.

5 Ottoni, C., Simões, M.F., Santos, J.G., Peixoto, L., Souza, R.F.B., Neto, A.O., Brito, A.G., Maiorano, A.E. (2018). Capítulo 20 - Biotratamento de vinhaça sintética e geração de eletricidade utilizando uma célula a combustível microbiana. In: Alberdan Silva Santos, Avanços Científicos e Tecnológicos em Bioprocessos, Ponta Grossa: Athena Editora. (Doi: 10.22533/at.ed.475180110; ISBN: 978-85-85107-47-5, 163-171).

4 Antunes, A., Simões,M.F.,Crespo-Medina, M., Vetriani, C. & Shimane, Y. (2016).Salinisphaerea,In:Whitman,William(ed).Bergey'sManualofSystematicsofArchaeaandBacteria.JohnWiley&Sons.(ISBN9781118960608).

3 Antunes, A., Simões, M.F., Grötzinger, S. W., Eppinger, J., Bragança, J. & Bajic, V. B. (2016). Bioprospecting Archaea: focus on extreme halophiles, In: Bioprospecting. Springer: Berlin. pp81-112(ISBN:978-3-319-47933-0(Print)978-3-319-47935-4(Online)).

2 Simões, M.F., Pereira, L., Santos, C. & Lima, N. (2013). Chapter 5, Polyphasic identification and preservation of fungal diversity: concepts and applications. In: Springer. (Org.). Management of Microbial Resources in the Environment. Management of Microbial Resources in the Environment. (Malik, A., Grohmann, E. & Alves, M. Eds.), Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 91-117. doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5931-2_5 (ISBN 978-94-007-5930-5).

1 Fernandes, S., Simões, M.F., Dias, N., Santos, C. & Lima, N. (2012). Antifungal activity of biocides, Chapter 7, In: Principles and Practice of Disinfection, Preservation and Sterilization (Fraise, A.P., Maillard, J.Y. & Sattar, S.A. Eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, England, UK, p. 142-154 (ISBN: 978-1-4443-3325-1).

6 – BOOK EDITING

Paterson, R., Simões, M.F., Pereira, L., Santos, C. & Lima, N. (2012). Biological Resource Centres: Closing the gap between science and society. Abstract Book. Micoteca da Universidade do Minho, Braga, 156 pp (ISBN: 978-972-97916-5-9).