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We are a laboratory dedicated to the study of organic compounds derived from Stardust and future sample return missions, meteorites, lab simulations of Mars, interstellar, proto-planetary, and cometary ices and grains, and instrument development.</p> <h2>News</h2> Our own Danny Glavin is the winner of the <a href="http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/daniel-glavin-wins-2010-nier-prize/">2010 Nier Prize</a> for young reseachers in meteorites.<br> <h2>Researchers</h2> <p>The Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory consists of the following people:</p> <a href="dworkin.html">+ Jason Dworkin</a> (GSFC/691)<br> <a href="http://astrobiology.gsfc.nasa.gov/analytical/glavin.html">+ Danny Glavin</a> (GSFC/699)<br> <a href="elsila.html">+ Jamie Elsila</a> (GSFC/691)<br> + Jen Stern (GSFC/699)<br> + Mike Callahan (GSFC/691)<br> <a href="martin.html">+ Millie Martin</a> (GSFC/691/CUA)<br> + Aaron Burton (GSFC/691/NPP)<br> <h2>Students</h2> + Mickey Kopstein (2010)<br> <a href="http://www.geosc.psu.edu/people/graduates/grads_u-z.php">+ Karen Smith</a> (2009-)<br> + Ariel Lewis (2008)<br> <a href="doty.html">+ Jim Doty</a> (2005-7)<br> + Rianne Esquivel (2006-7)<br> + Josh Stern (2007)<br> <h2>Partners</h2> <p>We have been proud to host the following visitors to our lab:</p> <a href="http://www.gl.ciw.edu/bios/hjcleaves">+ Jim Cleaves</a><br> <a href="http://www.issibern.ch/PDF-Files/Spatium_16.pdf">+ Oliver Botta</a><br> <a href="http://phytoplankton.gsfc.nasa.gov/personnel/">+ Antonio Mannino</a><br> <a href="http://ael.gsfc.nasa.gov/ael_bio_eigenbrode.html">+ Jen Eigenbrode</a><br> <a href="http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/z.martins">+ Zita Martins</a><br> <a href="matrajt.html">+ Graciela Matrajt</a><br> <a href="huwig.html">+ Kathy Huwig</a><br> <a href="http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~arlablue/NineCircles/people/matt.htm">+ Matt Pasek</a><br> <h2>Major Collaborations</h2> <p>A large part of what we do is help our colleagues understand the organic compounds of astrobiological interest in their samples. In addition, to samples we rely on the complementarity of different analytical techniques with our collaborators:</p> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Osiris-Rex/100000024052654">+ OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission</a><br> <a href="http://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/691/cosmicice/">+ NASA Goddard Cosmic Ice Lab</a><br> <a href="http://www-691.gsfc.nasa.gov/personnel/jnuth/jnuth.html">+ NASA Goddard Interstellar Grain Lab</a><br> <a href="http://www.astrochem.org/">+ NASA Ames Astrochemistry Lab</a><br> <a href="http://fogel.gl.ciw.edu/">+ Carnegie Institution of Washington Biogeochemistry Group</a><br> <a href="http://www.geosc.psu.edu/people/faculty/personalpages/chouse/index.html">+ Penn State Astrobiology Research Center/Chris House group</a><br> <a href="http://www.geology.wisc.edu/research/sahai_group/">+ Wisconsin Astrobiology Research Consortium/Nita Sahai group</a><br> <a href="http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html">+ Stardust</a> <br><a href="http://ael.gsfc.nasa.gov/marsSAM.shtml">+ Sample Analysis at Mars</a><p> </p> We are also thankful for the meteorites generously provided by the <a href="http://geology.cwru.edu/~ansmet/">ANSMET teams</a>, <a href="http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/index.cfm">NASA JSC</a>, and <a href="http://www.minerals.si.edu/meteor.htm">Smithsonian Institution</a>. <h2>Recent publications</h2> <p>Callahan, M.P., Smith, K.E., Cleaves, H.J., Ruzica, J., Stern, J.C., Glavin, D.P., House, C.H., Dworkin, J.P. (2011) Carbonaceous meteorites contain a wide range of extraterrestrial nucleobases. <i>Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA</i>. <a href="http://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1106493108">Early edition</a>.</p> <p>Herd, C.D.K, Blinova, A., Simkus, D.N, Huang, Y., Tarozo, R., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Gyngard, F., Nittler, L.R., Cody, G.D., Fogel, M.L., Kebukawa, Y., Kilcoyne, A.L.D., Hilts, R.W., Slater, G.F., Glavin, D.P., Dworkin, J.P. Callahan, M.P., Elsila, J.E., De Gregorio, B.T., Stroud, R.M. (2011) Origin and evolution of prebiotic organic matter as inferred from the Tagish Lake meteorite. <i>Science</i>, <b>332</b> 1304-1307. [<a href="PDF/Herdetal2011.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Parker, E.T., Cleaves, H.J., Dworkin, J.P. Glavin, D.P., Callahan, M.P., Aubrey, A., Lazcano, A., Bada, J.L. (2011) Primordial synthesis of amines and amino acids in a 1958 Miller H<sub>2</sub>S-rich spark discharge experiment. <i>Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA</i>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">108</span>, 5526 5531. [<a href="PDF/Parker2011.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Elsila J.E., Callahan, M.P., Glavin, D.P., Dworkin, J.P., Brückner, H. (2011) Distribution and stable isotopic composition of amino acids from fungal peptaibiotics: Assessing the potential for meteoritic contamination. <i>Astrobiology</i> <span style="font-weight: bold;">11</span>, 123-133. [<a href="PDF/Elsila2011.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Glavin, D.P., Callahan, M.P., Dworkin, J.P., Elsila J. E. (2011) The effects of parent body processes on amino acids in carbonaceous chondrites. <i>Met. Planet. Sci</i>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">45</span>, 1948-1972. [<a href="PDF/Glavinetal2011.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Glavin, D.P., Dworkin, J.P., Lupisella, M., Williams, D.R., Kminek, G., Rummel, J.D (2010) In situ biological contamination studies of the Moon: Implications for planetary protection and life detection missions. <i>Earth Moon Planets</i>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">107</span>, 87-93. [<a href="PDF/Glavinetal2010-EMP.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Glavin, D.P., Aubrey, A., Callahan, M.P., Dworkin, J.P., Elsila J. E., Parker, E.T., Bada, J.L., Jenniskens, P., Shaddad, M.H. (2010) Extraterrestrial amino acids in the Almahata Sitta meteorite. <i>Met. Planet. Sci</i>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">45</span>, 1695-1709. [<a href="PDF/Glavinetal2010.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Sandford, S.A., Bajt, S., Clemett, S.J., Cody, G.D., Cooper, G., DeGregorio, B.T., De Vera, V., Dworkin, J.P., Elsila, J.E., Flynn, G.J., Glavin, D.P., Lanzirotti, A., Limero, T., Martin,, M.P., Snead, C.J., Spencer, M.K., Stephan, T., Westphal, A., Wirick, S., Zare, R.N., and Zolensky, M.E. (2010) Assessment and control of organic and other contaminants associated with the Stardust sample return from comet 81PD Wild 2. <i>Met. Planet. Sci.</i> <b>45</b>, 406-433. [<a href="PDF/Sandford2010.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Elsila J. E., Glavin D. P., and Dworkin J. P. (2009) Cometary glycine detected in samples returned by Stardust. <i>Met. Planet. Sci</i> <b>44</b>, 1323-1330.[<a href="PDF/Elsila2009.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Nuevo, M., Milam, S.N., Sandford, S.A., Elsila, J.E., and Dworkin, J.P. (2009) Formation of Uracil from the Ultraviolet Photo-Irradiation of Pyrimidine in Pure H<sub>2</sub>O Ices. <i>Astrobiology</i> <b>9</b>, 683-695.[<a href="PDF/Nuevo2009.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Glavin, D.P. and Dworkin, J.P. (2009) Enrichment of the amino acid L-isovaline by aqueous alteration on CI and CM meteorite parent bodies. <i>Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA</i> <b>106</b>, 5487-5492.[<a href="PDF/GlavinDworkin2009.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Botta, O., Martins, Z., Emmenegger, C., Dworkin, J. P., Glavin, D. P., Harvey, R. P., Zenobi, R., Bada, J. L., and Ehrenfreund, P. (2008) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and amino acids in meteorites and ice samples from LaPaz Icefield, Antarctica, <i>Met. Planet. Sci.</i> <b>43</b>, 1465-1480. [<a href="PDF/Bottaetal2008.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Johnson, A.P., Cleaves, H.J., Dworkin, J.P., Glavin, D.P., Lazcano, A., Bada, J.L. (2008) The Miller Volcanic Spark Discharge Experiment<i>, Science</i>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">322</span>, 404. [<a href="PDF/Johnsonetal2008.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Hudson, R.L., Moore, M.H., Dworkin, J.P., Martin, M.P., Pozun, Z.D. (2008) Amino Acids from Ion-Irradiated Nitrile-Containing Ices. <i>Astrobiology</i> <b>8</b>, 771-779. [<a href="PDF/Hudsonetal2008.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Glavin, D.P., Dworkin, J.P., Sandford, S.A. (2008) Detection of cometary amines in samples returned by Stardust, <i>Met. Planet. Sci</i>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">43</span>, 399-413. [<a href="PDF/Glavinetal2008.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Martins, Z., Botta, O., Fogel, M. L., Sephton M. A., Glavin, D. P., Watson, J. S., Dworkin, J. P., Schwartz, A. W., and Ehrenfreund, P. (2008) Extraterrestrial nucleobases in the Murchison meteorite, <i>Earth Planet. Sci. Let.</i> <b>270</b>, 130-136. [<a href="PDF/Martinsetal2008.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Ashbourn, S.F.M., Elsila, J.E., Dworkin, J.P., Bernstein, M.P., Sandford, S.A., and Allamandola, L.J. (2007) Ultraviolet Photolysis of Anthracene in H<sub>2</sub>O Interstellar Ice Analogs: Potential Connection to Meteoritic Organics, <i>Met. Planet. Sci.</i> <b>42</b>, 2035-2041. [<a href="PDF/Ashbournetal2007.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Martins, Z., Hofmann, B. A., Gnos, E., Greenwood, R. C., Verchovsky, A., Franchi, I. A., Jull, A. J. T., Botta, O., Glavin, D. P., Dworkin, J. P., and Ehrenfreund, P. (2007) Amino acid composition, petrology, geochemistry, <sup>14</sup>C terrestrial age and oxygen isotopes of the Shishr 033 CR chondrite, <i>Met. Planet. Sci. </i> <b>41</b>, 1581-1596. [<a href="PDF/Martinsetal2007.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Elsila, J.E, Dworkin, J.P., Bernstein, M.P., Martin, M.P., Sandford, S. A. (2007) Mechanisms of Amino Acid Formation in Interstellar Ice Analogs. <i>Astrophys. J.</i> <b>66</b>, 911-918. [<a href="PDF/Elsilaetal2007.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Pasek, M.A., Dworkin, J. P., and Lauretta, D.S. (2007) A Radical Pathway for Organic Phosphorylation During Schreibersite Corrosion with Implications for the Origin of Life. <i>Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta</i> <b>71</b>, 1721-1736. [<a href="PDF/Paseketal2007.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Sandford, S.A. Aleon, Alexander, Araki, Bajt, Baratta, Borg, Brucato, Burchell, Busemann, Butterworth, Clemett, Cody, Colangeli, Cooper, D'Hendecourt, Djouadi, Dworkin, J.P., Ferrini, Fleckenstein, Flynn, Franchi, Fries, Gilles, Glavin, Gounelle, Grossemy, Jacobsen, Keller, Kilcoyne, Leitner, Matrajt, Meibom, Mennella, Mostefaoui, Nittler, Palumbo, Robert, Rotundi, Snead, Spencer, Steele, Stephan, Tyliszczak, Westphal, Wirick, Wopenka, Yabuta, Zare, &amp; Zolensky. (2006) Organics captured from comet Wild 2 by the Stardust spacecraft. <i>Science</i> <b>314</b>, 720-724. [<a href="PDF/Sandfordetal2006.pdf">PDF</a>].</p> <p>Glavin, D.P., Dworkin, J.P., Aubrey, A., Botta, O., Doty III, J.H., Martins, Z., &amp; Bada, J.L. (2006) Amino acid analyses of Antarctic CM2 meteorites using liquid chromatography-time of flight-mass spectrometry&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Met. Planet. Sci</i>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">41</span>, 889-902. 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