Life in Space

Workshop organized by Prof. Dr. Dieter Braun, Prof. Dr. Kirsten Jung, Prof. Dr. William Orsi, Prof. Dr. Silke Robatzek, Prof. Dr. Herwig Stibor, and Prof. Dr. Oliver Trapp (LMU).

Speakers: Kristina Beblo-Vranesevic, Matthew Gilliham, William Martin, Cyprien Verseux

• Kristina Beblo-Vranesevic is a scientist in the Aerospace MicrobiologyWorking Group at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), focusing on human health in aviation, spaceflight, and transport environments.
• Matthew Gilliham is Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space at the University of Adelaide and currently Visiting Fellow at CAS. He leads a large-scale research program on plant growth and adaptation in space environments.
• William F. Martin is Professor of Molecular Evolution at the University of Düsseldorf, researching the origin and early evolution of life.
• Cyprien Verseux is Research Group Leader of the Laboratory of Applied Space Microbiology at the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) at the University of Bremen.

Lecture Series, Winter Semester 2026/27 – “Mission Space”.

Registration

Registration at info@cas.lmu.de is required for participation.