Seán Jordan
@seanfj.bsky.social
Investigating the origin and evolution of life on Earth and elsewhere in the Universe.
Associate Professor at DCU. PI of ProtoSigns Lab – protosignslab.bsky.social
Associate Professor at DCU. PI of ProtoSigns Lab – protosignslab.bsky.social
From ProtoSigns Lab in The Conversation this week – 'Could life exist on Mars today?'
Devyani Jambhule took the lead here – excellent from an early stage PhD student 👏
@protosignslab.bsky.social @theconversation.com @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie
Devyani Jambhule took the lead here – excellent from an early stage PhD student 👏
@protosignslab.bsky.social @theconversation.com @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie
Could life exist on Mars today? Here’s what the latest evidence says.
Piece by DCU's Dr Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social and Devyani Jambhule for @uk.theconversation.com.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4o8kgOC
Piece by DCU's Dr Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social and Devyani Jambhule for @uk.theconversation.com.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4o8kgOC
October 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
From ProtoSigns Lab in The Conversation this week – 'Could life exist on Mars today?'
Devyani Jambhule took the lead here – excellent from an early stage PhD student 👏
@protosignslab.bsky.social @theconversation.com @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie
Devyani Jambhule took the lead here – excellent from an early stage PhD student 👏
@protosignslab.bsky.social @theconversation.com @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie
Reposted by Seán Jordan
Dr Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social: Was there ancient life on Mars? My DCU team are doing our bit to assess Nasa’s latest discovery. Read more in @independent.ie: launch.dcu.ie/4nxR17w #DCUResearch
September 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Dr Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social: Was there ancient life on Mars? My DCU team are doing our bit to assess Nasa’s latest discovery. Read more in @independent.ie: launch.dcu.ie/4nxR17w #DCUResearch
I wrote some thoughts on NASA's most recent announcement about 'potential biosignatures' on Mars in the Irish Independent today:
www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...
@protosignslab.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...
@protosignslab.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
Dr Seán Jordan: Was there ancient life on Mars? My DCU team are doing our bit to assess Nasa’s latest discovery
On Wednesday, Nasa announced that the Perseverance rover had identified potential biosignatures – signs of ancient life – on Mars.
www.independent.ie
September 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I wrote some thoughts on NASA's most recent announcement about 'potential biosignatures' on Mars in the Irish Independent today:
www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...
@protosignslab.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...
@protosignslab.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
Reposted by Seán Jordan
On the show today: Phil Jupitus; Shrekking; @seanfj.bsky.social on possible life on Mars; The world jigsaw championships; Showbiz news; velvet red wines; @toxicolly.bsky.social reviews 'Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues' &
'The Wrong Paris'...
'The Wrong Paris'...
September 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
On the show today: Phil Jupitus; Shrekking; @seanfj.bsky.social on possible life on Mars; The world jigsaw championships; Showbiz news; velvet red wines; @toxicolly.bsky.social reviews 'Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues' &
'The Wrong Paris'...
'The Wrong Paris'...
Interested in moving/establishing your research group in Ireland?
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
I'd love to see more #originoflife #astrobiology researchers join us here!
Feel free to contact me directly to discuss!
@abgradcon.bsky.social @oolen.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
I'd love to see more #originoflife #astrobiology researchers join us here!
Feel free to contact me directly to discuss!
@abgradcon.bsky.social @oolen.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
Global Talent Ireland - Research Ireland
Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese...
www.researchireland.ie
July 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Interested in moving/establishing your research group in Ireland?
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
I'd love to see more #originoflife #astrobiology researchers join us here!
Feel free to contact me directly to discuss!
@abgradcon.bsky.social @oolen.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
I'd love to see more #originoflife #astrobiology researchers join us here!
Feel free to contact me directly to discuss!
@abgradcon.bsky.social @oolen.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
Thank you to @oolen.bsky.social for inviting me to give a keynote on progressing from Postdoc to PI in Iceland! I met so many promising ECRs!
Scouted some fieldwork locations while I was there too so can't wait to return for sampling!
@erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie @dcuresearch.bsky.social
Scouted some fieldwork locations while I was there too so can't wait to return for sampling!
@erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie @dcuresearch.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Thank you to @oolen.bsky.social for inviting me to give a keynote on progressing from Postdoc to PI in Iceland! I met so many promising ECRs!
Scouted some fieldwork locations while I was there too so can't wait to return for sampling!
@erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie @dcuresearch.bsky.social
Scouted some fieldwork locations while I was there too so can't wait to return for sampling!
@erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie @dcuresearch.bsky.social
I had lots of fun recording this Documentary Special from @newstalkfm.bsky.social @jonathanmccrea.bsky.social:
'Is There Anybody Out There'
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...
@protosignslab.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie
'Is There Anybody Out There'
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...
@protosignslab.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie
Documentary Special: “Is There Anybody Out There?” | Newstalk
Are we alone in the universe? Could there be other civilisations out there that we could possibly...
www.newstalk.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I had lots of fun recording this Documentary Special from @newstalkfm.bsky.social @jonathanmccrea.bsky.social:
'Is There Anybody Out There'
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...
@protosignslab.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie
'Is There Anybody Out There'
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...
@protosignslab.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie
Reposted by Seán Jordan
🎊We are very pleased to announce that our paper investigating what we think Prototaxites, the mysterious giant of the Devonian landscape, actually was is now available as a pre-print on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🎊We are very pleased to announce that our paper investigating what we think Prototaxites, the mysterious giant of the Devonian landscape, actually was is now available as a pre-print on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
What a team!
Happy birthday to our fantastic PI @seanfj.bsky.social. Wishing you a great day and a fantastic year ahead. 🎉🥳🎂
March 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
What a team!
Reposted by Seán Jordan
Meet our team! This is PI @seanfj.bsky.social 👨🔬🤿🏃
January 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Meet our team! This is PI @seanfj.bsky.social 👨🔬🤿🏃
📢 PhD Opportunity Alert! 🌍🔬
Join the ProtoSigns Lab to explore novel biosignatures for microfossil interpretation! Fully-funded 4-year PhD with fieldwork, cutting-edge facilities & interdisciplinary training.
🔗 Apply by 31 Jan 2025
Full details:
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/302167
Join the ProtoSigns Lab to explore novel biosignatures for microfossil interpretation! Fully-funded 4-year PhD with fieldwork, cutting-edge facilities & interdisciplinary training.
🔗 Apply by 31 Jan 2025
Full details:
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/302167
December 20, 2024 at 10:30 AM
📢 PhD Opportunity Alert! 🌍🔬
Join the ProtoSigns Lab to explore novel biosignatures for microfossil interpretation! Fully-funded 4-year PhD with fieldwork, cutting-edge facilities & interdisciplinary training.
🔗 Apply by 31 Jan 2025
Full details:
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/302167
Join the ProtoSigns Lab to explore novel biosignatures for microfossil interpretation! Fully-funded 4-year PhD with fieldwork, cutting-edge facilities & interdisciplinary training.
🔗 Apply by 31 Jan 2025
Full details:
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/302167
Reposted by Seán Jordan
Reminder of the January 8th deadline for this reef palaeoecology PhD project at @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social with @tomezard.bsky.social + @chrisgoatley.bsky.social :)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
December 18, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Reminder of the January 8th deadline for this reef palaeoecology PhD project at @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social with @tomezard.bsky.social + @chrisgoatley.bsky.social :)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Come and join our team here at the ProtoSigns Lab in DCU as part of our ERC funded project!
We're making some really exciting discoveries around protocell membrane formation with implications for the origin of life and the search for life elsewhere in our solar system!
#originoflife #modeling
We're making some really exciting discoveries around protocell membrane formation with implications for the origin of life and the search for life elsewhere in our solar system!
#originoflife #modeling
Postdoc position available in our lab in DCU!
We’re looking for a computational modeller passionate about protocell membranes, origins of life, and biosignature detection to join our ERC funded project. 🧬💻
Full job details and apply here:
universityvacancies.com/dublin-city-...
#OriginsOfLife
We’re looking for a computational modeller passionate about protocell membranes, origins of life, and biosignature detection to join our ERC funded project. 🧬💻
Full job details and apply here:
universityvacancies.com/dublin-city-...
#OriginsOfLife
Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Modelling of Protocell Membranes | University Vacancies IrelandUniversity Vacancies Logo
universityvacancies.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Come and join our team here at the ProtoSigns Lab in DCU as part of our ERC funded project!
We're making some really exciting discoveries around protocell membrane formation with implications for the origin of life and the search for life elsewhere in our solar system!
#originoflife #modeling
We're making some really exciting discoveries around protocell membrane formation with implications for the origin of life and the search for life elsewhere in our solar system!
#originoflife #modeling