Publications and communications of Catherine Demoulin

Demoulin, C. (2024). Biosignatures of fossil and modern cyanobacteria [Doctoral thesis, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/319687

Demoulin, C., Sforna, M.-C., Lara, Y., Cornet, Y., Somogyi, A., Medjoubi, K., Grolimund, D., Sanchez, D. F., Tachoueres, R. T., Addad, A., Fadel, A., Compère, P., & Javaux, E. (16 February 2024). Polysphaeroides filiformis, a proterozoic cyanobacterial microfossil and implications for cyanobacteria evolution. iScience, 27 (2), 108865. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.108865

Demoulin, C., Lara, Y., Lambion, A., & Javaux, E. (2024). Microfossils dataset - Oldest thylakoids in fossil cells directly evidence oxygenic photosynthesis. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/308458

Demoulin, C., Lara, Y., Lambion, A., & Javaux, E. (January 2024). Oldest thylakoids in fossil cells directly evidence oxygenic photosynthesis. Nature, 625 (7995), 529 - 534. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06896-7

Lara, Y., Demoulin, C., Vansteenkiste, A., & Javaux, E. (11 May 2023). Cyanobacterial photoprotective pigments as example of robust signatures of life [Poster presentation]. BEACON 2023 Biennal European Astrobiology Conference, Fuencaliente, La Palma, Spain.

Demoulin, C., Sforna, M.-C., Lara, Y., Cornet, Y., Somogyi, A., Medjoubi, K., Grolimund, D., Ferreira Sanchez, D., Tucoulou Tachoueres, R., Addad, A., Fadel, A., Compère, P., & Javaux, E. (May 2023). Polysphaeroides filiformis, a Proterozoic cyanobacterial microfossil and implications for the evolution of heterocytous cyanobacteria [Paper presentation]. The Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (EAI).

Lara, Y., Mc Cann, A., Malherbe, C., François, C., Demoulin, C., Sforna, M.-C., Eppe, G., De Pauw, E., Wilmotte, A., Jacques, P., & Javaux, E. (2022). Characterization of the Halochromic Gloeocapsin Pigment, a Cyanobacterial Biosignature for Paleobiology and Astrobiology. Astrobiology. doi:10.1089/ast.2021.0061

Sforna, M.-C., Loron, C., Demoulin, C., François, C., Cornet, Y., Lara, Y., Grolimund, D., Fereirra Sanchez, D., Medjoubi, K., Somogyi, A., Addad, A., Fadel, A., Compère, P., Baudet, D., Brocks, J., & Javaux, E. (2022). Intracellular bound chlorophyll residues identify 1 Gyr-old fossils as eukaryotic algae. Nature Communications. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27810-7

Sforna, M.-C., Loron, C., Demoulin, C., François, C., Cornet, Y., Lara, Y., Grolimund, D., Ferreira Sanchez, D., Medjoubi, K., Somogyi, A., Addad, A., Fadel, A., Compère, P., Baudet, D., Brocks, J., & Javaux, E. (November 2021). Intracellular detection of nickel-porphyrins moieities in a 1-Gyr old multicellular alga allows to track early phototrophy [Paper presentation]. Rencontre des sciences de la terre.

Demoulin, C., Sforna, M.-C., Lara, Y., Loron, C., Cornet, Y., Tucoulou Tachoueres, R., Grolimund, D., Ferreira Sanchez, D., Addad, A., Fadel, A., Compère, P., & Javaux, E. (2021). Integrative paleontological and geochemical study of the microfossil Polysphaeroides filiformis and its implication for deep time cyanobacterial evolution [Paper presentation]. Goldschmidt 2021.

Lara, Y., Mc Cann, A., Malherbe, C., François, C., Demoulin, C., Sforna, M.-C., Eppe, G., De Pauw, E., Wilmotte, A., Jacques, P., & Javaux, E. (2021). UV-screening pigment enabling ancient photosynthesis [Paper presentation]. Goldschmidt 2021, Lyon, France.

Sforna, M.-C., Demoulin, C., Loron, C., françois, C., Cornet, Y., Beghin, J., Brocks, J., & Javaux, E. (2021). Primary producers in the ~1Gyrs-old Mbuji-Mayi Supergroup (DR Congo) [Paper presentation]. GSA 2021.

Sforna, M.-C., Loron, C., Demoulin, C., François, C., Cornet, Y., Lara, Y., Grolimund, D., Ferreira Sanchez, D., Medjoubi, K., Somogyi, A., Addad, A., Fadel, A., Compère, P., Brocks, J., & Javaux, E. (2021). In situ detection of bound Ni-tetrapyrrole moieties in ~1 Gyr-old eukaryote microfossil suggesting its phototrophy [Paper presentation]. Goldschmidt 2021.

Sforna, M.-C., Loron, C., Demoulin, C., François, C., Cornet, Y., Lara, Y., Baudet, D., & Javaux, E. (28 October 2020). Evidence of photosynthesis showed by Ni-Porphyrin preservation in ~1 Gyr-old Eukaryotes [Paper presentation]. GSA 2020.

Sforna, M.-C., Loron, C., Demoulin, C., François, C., Cornet, Y., Lara, Y., Grolimund, D., Sanchez Ferreira, D., Medjoubi, K., Somogyi, A., Addad, A., Fadel, A., Compère, P., & Javaux, E. (2020). Nickel as tracer of oxygenic phototrophy in the fossil record [Paper presentation]. Goldschmidt 2020.

Sforna, M.-C., Loron, C., Demoulin, C., François, C., Cornet, Y., Lara, Y., & Javaux, E. (January 2020). Phototrophic green algae in Mid-Proterozoic oceans [Poster presentation]. Gordon Research Conference & Seminar.

Sforna, M.-C., Loron, C., Demoulin, C., Francois, C., Cornet, Y., Lara, Y., Grolimund, D., Sanchez, D., Medjoubi, K., Somogyi, A., Addad, A., Fadel, A., Compère, P., & Javaux, E. (18 December 2019). Ni-porphyrin in-situ detection within Mid-Proterozoic green algal microfossils [Paper presentation]. FNRS Astrobiology contact group.

Lara, Y., Demoulin, C., Durieu, B., Wilmotte, A., Jacques, P., & Javaux, E. (11 October 2019). Cyanobacterial biosignatures, fossil record of cyanobacteria, and molecular aspects of P. nigrescens ULC007 [Paper presentation]. Geomicrobiology workshop, Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Lara, Y., Demoulin, C., Lambion, A., Durieu, B., Wilmotte, A., Jacques, P., & Javaux, E. (05 September 2019). Antarctic cyanobacteria sources of biosignatures [Paper presentation]. 19th EANA Astrobiology Conference, Orléans, France.

Demoulin, C.* , Lara, Y.* , Cornet, L., François, C., Baurain, D., Wilmotte, A., & Javaux, E. (2019). Cyanobacteria evolution: Insight from the fossil record. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 140, 206-223. doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.05.007
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Demoulin, C., Lara, Y., François, C., & Javaux, E. (21 March 2018). Biosignatures of modern and fossil cyanobacteria [Poster presentation]. COST Life Origins Workshop 2018, Bertinoro.

Demoulin, C., Lara, Y., François, C., & Javaux, E. (2018). Biosignatures of modern and fossil cyanobacteria [Paper presentation]. Groupe de Contact Astrobiologie, Liège, Belgium.

Demoulin, C., Derycke, C., Michel, C., & Fischer, V. (2017). Feeding and ecological diversity of Tournaisian holocephalans: insights from dental microwear [Paper presentation]. Geologica Belgica Master Day.

Demoulin, C., Derycke, C., Michel, C., & Fischer, V. (2017). Feeding and ecological diversity of Tournaisian holocephalans: approach through the study of dental microwear [Paper presentation]. PPMB meeting 2017, Liège, Belgium.