AstroBioChemistry Lab
@astrobiochemlab.bsky.social
AstroBioChemistry Lab based in UTRGV
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(This is a student managed account)
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Hello and welcome to the AstroBioChemistry lab Bluesky. This is a UTRGV student-managed account under our amazing PI, Dr. Eloi Camprubi. We are excited to have an outlet where we can showcase our incredible lab members and their current achievements.
#UTRGV
@Eloi_CC (on X)
#astrobiology
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@Eloi_CC (on X)
#astrobiology
This fall, the AstroBioChemistry lab showed up to the annual TAPS meeting at @UTSA in full force. 1 postdoc, 1 PhD, 4 Masters, and 3 undergrads presented posters this past Thursday and Friday. We greatly appreciate our gracious host Dr. Xinting Yu (@JonesKuma) for inviting us.
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This fall, the AstroBioChemistry lab showed up to the annual TAPS meeting at @UTSA in full force. 1 postdoc, 1 PhD, 4 Masters, and 3 undergrads presented posters this past Thursday and Friday. We greatly appreciate our gracious host Dr. Xinting Yu (@JonesKuma) for inviting us.
Our students took science on the road! 🚗💥 Two undergrads and one M.S. student spent two days at Baylor University for the Advanced Instrumentation Workshop. They learned glovebox synthesis of a Phosphorus (I) complex, UHPLC, GC, Raman, and more. Big experiments, bigger smiles!
October 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Our students took science on the road! 🚗💥 Two undergrads and one M.S. student spent two days at Baylor University for the Advanced Instrumentation Workshop. They learned glovebox synthesis of a Phosphorus (I) complex, UHPLC, GC, Raman, and more. Big experiments, bigger smiles!
Continuing our Summer internship highlights ☀️, we celebrate Ilan Elavarasan, recipient of NASA’s Early Career Collaboration Award 🚀! She spent 2 weeks at JPL w/ Dr. Edith Fayolle studying biosignature irradiation on Europa’s icy surface 🧊🧪—a step in the search for life!
October 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Continuing our Summer internship highlights ☀️, we celebrate Ilan Elavarasan, recipient of NASA’s Early Career Collaboration Award 🚀! She spent 2 weeks at JPL w/ Dr. Edith Fayolle studying biosignature irradiation on Europa’s icy surface 🧊🧪—a step in the search for life!
We are proud to highlight, one of our former undergrads and now a master's student, Kiara Perez, for successfully completing their Summer 2025 internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory 🚀, earned through the RAISE seminar series program.#NASA #JPL #MarsScience #UTRGV
October 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We are proud to highlight, one of our former undergrads and now a master's student, Kiara Perez, for successfully completing their Summer 2025 internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory 🚀, earned through the RAISE seminar series program.#NASA #JPL #MarsScience #UTRGV
🎉 Celebrating the start of the 2025 FALL semester 🍂, the ABC Lab would like to take the opportunity to share all the amazing science 🧪✨ and adventures 🌍✈️ our members had this past Summer ☀️🌸.
September 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🎉 Celebrating the start of the 2025 FALL semester 🍂, the ABC Lab would like to take the opportunity to share all the amazing science 🧪✨ and adventures 🌍✈️ our members had this past Summer ☀️🌸.
This summer, Kaelyn took her research to Maine! 🌊 In the lab, she explored how life’s building blocks might have formed on early Earth—using CO₂ + H₂ gas 🎈, s-nucleophiles & mineral catalysts to study thioester formation, a step toward prebiotic fatty acid synthesis. 🧪
August 16, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This summer, Kaelyn took her research to Maine! 🌊 In the lab, she explored how life’s building blocks might have formed on early Earth—using CO₂ + H₂ gas 🎈, s-nucleophiles & mineral catalysts to study thioester formation, a step toward prebiotic fatty acid synthesis. 🧪
Meet Nolan Salinas!👨🔬 He’s a senior undergraduate who just finished his first year of college at UTRGV. 📚 Nolan received an Associate’s degree in Chemistry from South Texas College before getting his diploma from Edinburg North High School last year!
July 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Meet Nolan Salinas!👨🔬 He’s a senior undergraduate who just finished his first year of college at UTRGV. 📚 Nolan received an Associate’s degree in Chemistry from South Texas College before getting his diploma from Edinburg North High School last year!
🚨Join us for Ep. 2 of the 2025 LIFE NASA RCN Seminar Series!🪐
🗓️ July 8 | 8am PDT / 11am EDT
🎙️Featuring Dr. Eloi Camprubi & PhD candidate Myrine Barreiro-Arevalo from UTRGV!
🧬 Cutting-edge insights on life’s origins await.
🔗Meeting link below! #Astrobiology #NASA
🗓️ July 8 | 8am PDT / 11am EDT
🎙️Featuring Dr. Eloi Camprubi & PhD candidate Myrine Barreiro-Arevalo from UTRGV!
🧬 Cutting-edge insights on life’s origins await.
🔗Meeting link below! #Astrobiology #NASA
July 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🚨Join us for Ep. 2 of the 2025 LIFE NASA RCN Seminar Series!🪐
🗓️ July 8 | 8am PDT / 11am EDT
🎙️Featuring Dr. Eloi Camprubi & PhD candidate Myrine Barreiro-Arevalo from UTRGV!
🧬 Cutting-edge insights on life’s origins await.
🔗Meeting link below! #Astrobiology #NASA
🗓️ July 8 | 8am PDT / 11am EDT
🎙️Featuring Dr. Eloi Camprubi & PhD candidate Myrine Barreiro-Arevalo from UTRGV!
🧬 Cutting-edge insights on life’s origins await.
🔗Meeting link below! #Astrobiology #NASA
🎉 Huge congratulations to Dulce for being named a 2025 SIBCS Student Success Award Winner in Chemistry – Undergraduate Research Achievement! Your work in astrobiochemistry, early research leadership, and passion for science communication is truly inspiring. 🚀🧪 #Space #UndergraduateResearch
June 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🎉 Huge congratulations to Dulce for being named a 2025 SIBCS Student Success Award Winner in Chemistry – Undergraduate Research Achievement! Your work in astrobiochemistry, early research leadership, and passion for science communication is truly inspiring. 🚀🧪 #Space #UndergraduateResearch
🎉 Big congratulations to ABC Lab member Ilankuzhali Elavarasan for receiving the NASA Astrobiology Early Career Collaboration Award! 🌟 This award supports research travel for early career scientists to foster new collaborations in astrobiology. #Astrobiology #ECCA #WomenInSTEM
June 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🎉 Big congratulations to ABC Lab member Ilankuzhali Elavarasan for receiving the NASA Astrobiology Early Career Collaboration Award! 🌟 This award supports research travel for early career scientists to foster new collaborations in astrobiology. #Astrobiology #ECCA #WomenInSTEM
We are excited to share that our PhD candidate Myrine has been awarded the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship! She’ll join the Earth-Life Science Institute at Tokyo Tech to advance our research on protocell models. Grateful to JSPS for supporting global collaboration in science. 🔬
June 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We are excited to share that our PhD candidate Myrine has been awarded the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship! She’ll join the Earth-Life Science Institute at Tokyo Tech to advance our research on protocell models. Grateful to JSPS for supporting global collaboration in science. 🔬
Meet Kaelyn Calma!✨She’s a master’s student, finishing up her first semester in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 🧬 program at @utrgv!📚 Kaelyn graduated with a B.Sc in Biology in December 2024!🎓
June 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Meet Kaelyn Calma!✨She’s a master’s student, finishing up her first semester in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 🧬 program at @utrgv!📚 Kaelyn graduated with a B.Sc in Biology in December 2024!🎓
Meet Gabriella Garza! 👩🔬 She’s a 2nd-year grad research assistant in the Astrobiochemistry Lab, studying the origins of life. Gabriella holds a bachelor’s in biology and is currently pursuing her master’s in the same field. 🌱🧪 #WomenInSTEM #Astrobiology
April 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Meet Gabriella Garza! 👩🔬 She’s a 2nd-year grad research assistant in the Astrobiochemistry Lab, studying the origins of life. Gabriella holds a bachelor’s in biology and is currently pursuing her master’s in the same field. 🌱🧪 #WomenInSTEM #Astrobiology
Meet Mauricio Berazaluce! 🎉 Our 2nd PhD student, he's wrapping up his 1st year in the Materials Science & Engineering program at @utrgv. Mauricio earned his Chemistry degree from UTRGV in May 2024 & jumped straight into his PhD that fall! 🚀 #MeetTheLab #STEM #utrgv
April 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Meet Mauricio Berazaluce! 🎉 Our 2nd PhD student, he's wrapping up his 1st year in the Materials Science & Engineering program at @utrgv. Mauricio earned his Chemistry degree from UTRGV in May 2024 & jumped straight into his PhD that fall! 🚀 #MeetTheLab #STEM #utrgv
This past Saturday, our PhD candidate Myrine Barreiro-Arevalo presented her preliminary work at the 9th Annual Coastal Bend Conference at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, TX.
April 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This past Saturday, our PhD candidate Myrine Barreiro-Arevalo presented her preliminary work at the 9th Annual Coastal Bend Conference at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, TX.
🚀 Exciting update! Our student Ilan participated in the "Effective Planetary Engagement Workshop," organized by @NASASciAct’s Planetary ReaCH at @PSI_Tucson. The workshop focused on science outreach strategies & community engagement! 🌍🔭#SciComm #STEMEducation
March 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🚀 Exciting update! Our student Ilan participated in the "Effective Planetary Engagement Workshop," organized by @NASASciAct’s Planetary ReaCH at @PSI_Tucson. The workshop focused on science outreach strategies & community engagement! 🌍🔭#SciComm #STEMEducation
🚀 Exciting news! Huge congratulations to our PI, @eloi_CC, for being recognized by the UTRGV Office of Faculty Affairs for his outstanding contributions to space science research! 🌌🎉
March 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🚀 Exciting news! Huge congratulations to our PI, @eloi_CC, for being recognized by the UTRGV Office of Faculty Affairs for his outstanding contributions to space science research! 🌌🎉
🚀 Huge congratulations to our PI
@Eloi_CC, for an incredible interview with @utrgvnewsroom.bsky.social about his groundbreaking research! Don’t miss this deep dive into the exciting discoveries and future plans—check it out here 🎉🔬
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@Eloi_CC, for an incredible interview with @utrgvnewsroom.bsky.social about his groundbreaking research! Don’t miss this deep dive into the exciting discoveries and future plans—check it out here 🎉🔬
x.com/Eloi_CC/stat...
Dr. Eloi Camprubí-Casas on X: "Loads of space sciences going on at @UTRGV! Check out my interview: https://t.co/ZNLre3m2mA For this @NASA grant, we are working on simulating the icy surface at Jupiter's moon Europa, which will yield a chemical map to aid deciphering Europa Clipper's data. @STXSpaceScience" / X
Loads of space sciences going on at @UTRGV! Check out my interview: https://t.co/ZNLre3m2mA For this @NASA grant, we are working on simulating the icy surface at Jupiter's moon Europa, which will yield a chemical map to aid deciphering Europa Clipper's data. @STXSpaceScience
x.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🚀 Huge congratulations to our PI
@Eloi_CC, for an incredible interview with @utrgvnewsroom.bsky.social about his groundbreaking research! Don’t miss this deep dive into the exciting discoveries and future plans—check it out here 🎉🔬
x.com/Eloi_CC/stat...
@Eloi_CC, for an incredible interview with @utrgvnewsroom.bsky.social about his groundbreaking research! Don’t miss this deep dive into the exciting discoveries and future plans—check it out here 🎉🔬
x.com/Eloi_CC/stat...
🌠💫 Our own PI, Dr. Eloi Camprubi-Casas has been elected on to the Board of Directors of the NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Texas Space Grant Consortium! 🇺🇸🚀
"We'll work tirelessly to promote STEM education, outreach, and research across Texas" - Dr. C🌌
"We'll work tirelessly to promote STEM education, outreach, and research across Texas" - Dr. C🌌
February 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
🌠💫 Our own PI, Dr. Eloi Camprubi-Casas has been elected on to the Board of Directors of the NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Texas Space Grant Consortium! 🇺🇸🚀
"We'll work tirelessly to promote STEM education, outreach, and research across Texas" - Dr. C🌌
"We'll work tirelessly to promote STEM education, outreach, and research across Texas" - Dr. C🌌
The next member to be introduced is Dulce Castillo, a 2nd year undergraduate. She graduated from Valley View High School and currently pursuing a degree in Chemistry with a minor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
February 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The next member to be introduced is Dulce Castillo, a 2nd year undergraduate. She graduated from Valley View High School and currently pursuing a degree in Chemistry with a minor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
On this #International Day of Women and Girls in #Science, the Astrobiochemistry Lab recognizes and celebrates our incredible researchers #Women in #STEM! We're proud of our trailblazers who are continuing to inspire future #Astrobiologists by pushing the frontiers of knowledge!
February 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
On this #International Day of Women and Girls in #Science, the Astrobiochemistry Lab recognizes and celebrates our incredible researchers #Women in #STEM! We're proud of our trailblazers who are continuing to inspire future #Astrobiologists by pushing the frontiers of knowledge!
Next up is Myrine Barreiro-Arevalo, a 3rd year PhD candidate in Mathematics and Statistics with Interdisciplinary Applications. She did her Bachelors in Biology and Masters in Applied Statistics at UTRGV. This summer, she was at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) in Japan.
January 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Next up is Myrine Barreiro-Arevalo, a 3rd year PhD candidate in Mathematics and Statistics with Interdisciplinary Applications. She did her Bachelors in Biology and Masters in Applied Statistics at UTRGV. This summer, she was at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) in Japan.
The next member to be introduced is David Segovia. He graduated from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with his BS in Biology. David recently got accepted into medical school at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine.
January 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The next member to be introduced is David Segovia. He graduated from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with his BS in Biology. David recently got accepted into medical school at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine.
We will begin our introductions with Dr. Eloi Camprubi, our PI. He got his BS in Biology and Biochemistry from @uabbarcelona.bsky.social , a MS in Molecular Biophysics and PhD in Chemistry from @ucl.ac.uk working under Prof. Nick Lane. He did his postdocs at @UUEarthSciences and @ELSI_origins 🥼🔬
January 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We will begin our introductions with Dr. Eloi Camprubi, our PI. He got his BS in Biology and Biochemistry from @uabbarcelona.bsky.social , a MS in Molecular Biophysics and PhD in Chemistry from @ucl.ac.uk working under Prof. Nick Lane. He did his postdocs at @UUEarthSciences and @ELSI_origins 🥼🔬
Hello and welcome to the AstroBioChemistry lab Bluesky. This is a UTRGV student-managed account under our amazing PI, Dr. Eloi Camprubi. We are excited to have an outlet where we can showcase our incredible lab members and their current achievements.
#UTRGV
@Eloi_CC (on X)
#astrobiology
#UTRGV
@Eloi_CC (on X)
#astrobiology
January 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hello and welcome to the AstroBioChemistry lab Bluesky. This is a UTRGV student-managed account under our amazing PI, Dr. Eloi Camprubi. We are excited to have an outlet where we can showcase our incredible lab members and their current achievements.
#UTRGV
@Eloi_CC (on X)
#astrobiology
#UTRGV
@Eloi_CC (on X)
#astrobiology