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01/2025 – now, ZARM, University of Bremen, Germany: Research Group Leader of the Laboratory of Applied Space Microbiology (LASM).
05/2019 – 12/2024, ZARM, University of Bremen, Germany: Postdoctoral Fellow and Junior Research Group Leader of the LASM.
12/2017 – 12/2018 – Italian Research Council, Concordia research station, Antarctica: Station Leader and Glaciologist. Responsible for a crew of 13 and performed field work daily.
08/2015 – 08/2016 – University of Hawaii, Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii, USA: Crew Biologist of HI-SEAS IV, a NASA-funded, one-year mission in an isolated habitat. No real-time communication, no exposure to the open air. Research on spaceflight microbiome dynamics.
11/2013 – 11/2017 (defended April 2018), University of Rome II, Rome, Italy: PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology. Supervisors: Prof. Daniela Billi (University of Rome II) and Dr. Lynn Rothschild (NASA Ames). Field: astrobiology.
10/2012 – 08/2013, University of Paris-Saclay, Evry, France: Master's in Systems and Synthetic Biology. In parallel to Sup’Biotech. Thesis at NASA Ames (California).
09/2008 – 07/2013, Sup’Biotech, Villejuif, France: Master's equivalent, and Bachelor's, in Biotechnology Engineering.
2011 – University of Paris-Est Creteil, Créteil, France: Bachelor's in Biology and Chemistry. Cumulative degree (alongside Sup’Biotech).
- ERC Starting Grant (Project 101165485 — MarCyano), 2025.
- Europlanet TA grant (17-EPN3-018; Microbiome evolution during the HI-SEAS IV mission and impact on human space travel), 2017.
The list below shows the latest 25 publications of this research group. For the complete, searchable list of ZARM publications, please click more
2021
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Heinicke,
Christiane;
Ramalho,
Tiago P;
Determann,
Jonathan;
Duckhorn,
Malte;
Smagin,
Michael;
Avila,
Marc
A low-pressure, N2/CO2 atmosphere is suitable for Cyanobacterium-based life-support systems on Mars
Frontiers in microbiology, 12 :611798
2021
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
A low-pressure, N2/CO2 atmosphere is suitable for Cyanobacterium-based life-support systems on Mars
Frontiers in microbiology, 12 :611798
2021
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Heinicke,
Christiane;
Adeli,
Solmaz;
Baqué,
Mickael;
Correale,
Giuseppe;
Fateri,
Miranda;
Jaret,
Steven;
Kopacz,
Nina;
Ormö,
Jens;
Poulet,
Lucie;
Verseux,
Cyprien
Equipping an extraterrestrial laboratory: Overview of open research questions and recommended instrumentation for the Moon
Advances in Space Research, 68 (6) :2565—2599
2021
Publisher: Pergamon
Equipping an extraterrestrial laboratory: Overview of open research questions and recommended instrumentation for the Moon
Advances in Space Research, 68 (6) :2565—2599
2021
Publisher: Pergamon
Heinicke,
Christiane;
Poulet,
Lucie;
Adeli,
Solmaz;
Baqué,
Mickael;
Jaret,
Steven;
Ormö,
Jens;
Kopacz,
Nina;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Fateri,
Miranda;
Correale,
Giuseppe
Laboratory on the Moon: Equipping and testing of a habitat laboratory for the scientific exploration of the Moon by humans
43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 28 January-4 February, 43 :160
2021
Laboratory on the Moon: Equipping and testing of a habitat laboratory for the scientific exploration of the Moon by humans
43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 28 January-4 February, 43 :160
2021
Mahnert,
Alexander;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Schwendner,
Petra;
Koskinen,
Kaisa;
Kumpitsch,
Christina;
Blohs,
Marcus;
Wink,
Lisa;
Brunner,
Daniela;
Goessler,
Theodora;
Billi,
Daniela;
others
Microbiome dynamics during the HI-SEAS IV mission, and implications for future crewed missions beyond Earth
Microbiome, 9 :1—21
2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Microbiome dynamics during the HI-SEAS IV mission, and implications for future crewed missions beyond Earth
Microbiome, 9 :1—21
2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
2020
Verseux,
Cyprien
Bacterial growth at low pressure: A short review
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 30 (7)
2020
Bacterial growth at low pressure: A short review
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 30 (7)
2020
Verseux,
Cyprien
Cyanobacterium-based technologies in space and on Earth
Biotechnological Applications of Extremophilic Microorganisms
Page 289—312
Publisher: De Gruyter
2020
289—312
Cyanobacterium-based technologies in space and on Earth
Biotechnological Applications of Extremophilic Microorganisms
Page 289—312
Publisher: De Gruyter
2020
289—312
Billi,
Daniela;
Mosca,
Claudia;
Fagliarone,
Claudia;
Napoli,
Alessandro;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Baqué,
Mickael;
De Vera,
Jean-Pierre
Exposure to low Earth orbit of an extreme-tolerant cyanobacterium as a contribution to lunar astrobiology activities
International Journal of Astrobiology, 19 (1) :53—60
2020
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Exposure to low Earth orbit of an extreme-tolerant cyanobacterium as a contribution to lunar astrobiology activities
International Journal of Astrobiology, 19 (1) :53—60
2020
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
2019
Billi,
Daniela;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Fagliarone,
Claudia;
Napoli,
Alessandro;
Baqué,
Mickael;
Vera,
Jean-Pierre
A desert cyanobacterium under simulated Mars-like conditions in low Earth orbit: implications for the habitability of Mars
Astrobiology, 19 (2) :158—169
2019
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New~…
A desert cyanobacterium under simulated Mars-like conditions in low Earth orbit: implications for the habitability of Mars
Astrobiology, 19 (2) :158—169
2019
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New~…
Billi,
Daniela;
Staibano,
Clelia;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Fagliarone,
Claudia;
Mosca,
Claudia;
Baqué,
Mickael;
Rabbow,
Elke;
Rettberg,
Petra
Dried biofilms of desert strains of Chroococcidiopsis survived prolonged exposure to space and Mars-like conditions in low Earth orbit
Astrobiology, 19 (8) :1008—1017
2019
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New~…
Dried biofilms of desert strains of Chroococcidiopsis survived prolonged exposure to space and Mars-like conditions in low Earth orbit
Astrobiology, 19 (8) :1008—1017
2019
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New~…
2018
Baqué,
Mickael;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Vera,
Jean Pierre Paul;
Heinicke,
Christiane
Considerations on instruments for astrobiological investigations in a Moon/Mars laboratory
2018
Considerations on instruments for astrobiological investigations in a Moon/Mars laboratory
2018
Heinicke,
Christiane;
Jaret,
Steven;
Ormö,
Jens;
Fateri,
Miranda;
Kopacz,
Nina;
Baqué,
Mickael;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Foing,
Bernard;
Razeto,
Alberto
How a laboratory on the Moon should be equipped
2018
How a laboratory on the Moon should be equipped
2018
Verseux,
Cyprien
Resistance of cyanobacteria to space and Mars environments, in the frame of the EXPOSE-R2 space mission and beyond
University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
2018
Resistance of cyanobacteria to space and Mars environments, in the frame of the EXPOSE-R2 space mission and beyond
University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
2018
2017
Fagliarone,
Claudia;
Mosca,
Claudia;
Ubaldi,
Ilaria;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Baqué,
Mickael;
Wilmotte,
Annick;
Billi,
Daniela
Avoidance of protein oxidation correlates with the desiccation and radiation resistance of hot and cold desert strains of the cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis
Extremophiles, 21 :981—991
2017
Publisher: Springer Japan
Avoidance of protein oxidation correlates with the desiccation and radiation resistance of hot and cold desert strains of the cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis
Extremophiles, 21 :981—991
2017
Publisher: Springer Japan
Billi,
Daniela;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Staibano,
Clelia;
Rabbow,
Elke;
Rettberg,
Petra
Boss cyano experiment on the expose-r2 space mission: enhanced survival of chroococcidiopsis biofilms to space and simulated mars conditions compared to planktonic counterparts
2017
Boss cyano experiment on the expose-r2 space mission: enhanced survival of chroococcidiopsis biofilms to space and simulated mars conditions compared to planktonic counterparts
2017
Billi,
Daniela;
Baqué,
Mickael;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Rothschild,
Lynn;
Vera,
Jean-Pierre
Desert cyanobacteria: potential for space and Earth applications
Adaption of Microbial Life to Environmental Extremes: Novel Research Results and Application :133—146
2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Desert cyanobacteria: potential for space and Earth applications
Adaption of Microbial Life to Environmental Extremes: Novel Research Results and Application :133—146
2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Billi,
D;
Verseux,
C;
Rabbow,
Elke;
Rettberg,
Petra
Endurance of desert-cyanobacteria biofilms to space and simulated Mars conditions during the EXPOSE-R2 space mission
2017
Endurance of desert-cyanobacteria biofilms to space and simulated Mars conditions during the EXPOSE-R2 space mission
2017
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Baqué,
Mickael;
Cifariello,
Riccardo;
Fagliarone,
Claudia;
Raguse,
Marina;
Moeller,
Ralf;
Billi,
Daniela
Evaluation of the resistance of Chroococcidiopsis spp. to sparsely and densely ionizing irradiation
Astrobiology, 17 (2) :118—125
2017
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA
Evaluation of the resistance of Chroococcidiopsis spp. to sparsely and densely ionizing irradiation
Astrobiology, 17 (2) :118—125
2017
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA
Heinicke,
Christiane;
Verseux,
Cyprien
Surface Operations during a long-duration Mars simulation mission
68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Page IAC—17
2017
Surface Operations during a long-duration Mars simulation mission
68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Page IAC—17
2017
Annick,
Wilmotte;
Billi,
Daniela;
Fagliarone,
Claudia;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Mosca,
Claudia;
Baqué,
Mickael
Unravelling the secret of the resistance of desert strains of Chroococcidiopsis to desiccation and radiation
2017
Unravelling the secret of the resistance of desert strains of Chroococcidiopsis to desiccation and radiation
2017
2016
Baqué,
M;
Verseux,
C;
Böttger,
Ute;
Billi,
D;
Vera,
Jean Pierre Paul
BIOMEX on EXPOSE-R2: Preservation of cyanobacterial Raman biosignatures after Martian ground-based simulation exposure
2016
BIOMEX on EXPOSE-R2: Preservation of cyanobacterial Raman biosignatures after Martian ground-based simulation exposure
2016
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Acevedo-Rocha,
Carlos G;
Chizzolini,
Fabio;
Rothschild,
Lynn J
Misconceptions of synthetic biology: lessons from an interdisciplinary summer school
NanoEthics, 10 :327—336
2016
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Misconceptions of synthetic biology: lessons from an interdisciplinary summer school
NanoEthics, 10 :327—336
2016
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Baqué,
Mickael;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Böttger,
Ute;
Rabbow,
Elke;
Vera,
Jean-Pierre Paul;
Billi,
Daniela
Preservation of biomarkers from cyanobacteria mixed with Marslike regolith under simulated Martian atmosphere and UV flux
Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, 46 :289—310
2016
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Preservation of biomarkers from cyanobacteria mixed with Marslike regolith under simulated Martian atmosphere and UV flux
Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, 46 :289—310
2016
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Baqué,
Mickael;
Lehto,
Kirsi;
Vera,
Jean-Pierre P;
Rothschild,
Lynn J;
Billi,
Daniela
Sustainable life support on Mars—the potential roles of cyanobacteria
International Journal of Astrobiology, 15 (1) :65—92
2016
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Sustainable life support on Mars—the potential roles of cyanobacteria
International Journal of Astrobiology, 15 (1) :65—92
2016
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Verseux,
Cyprien N;
Paulino-Lima,
Ivan G;
Baqué,
Mickael;
Billi,
Daniela;
Rothschild,
Lynn J
Synthetic biology for space exploration: promises and societal implications
Ambivalences of creating life: Societal and philosophical dimensions of synthetic biology :73—100
2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Synthetic biology for space exploration: promises and societal implications
Ambivalences of creating life: Societal and philosophical dimensions of synthetic biology :73—100
2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
2015
Nieth,
Anita;
Verseux,
Cyprien;
Barnert,
Sabine;
Süss,
Regine;
Römer,
Winfried
A first step toward liposome-mediated intracellular bacteriophage therapy
Expert opinion on drug delivery, 12 (9) :1411—1424
2015
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
A first step toward liposome-mediated intracellular bacteriophage therapy
Expert opinion on drug delivery, 12 (9) :1411—1424
2015
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
