Journal Publications

Mojarro, A., A. Buch, J. P. Dworkin, J. L. Eigenbrode, C. Freissinet, D. P. Glavin, M. Millan, C. Szopa, A. J. Williams, & R. E. Summons. Murchison Meteorite Analysis using Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide (TMAH) Thermochemolysis under Simulated Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Conditions. JGR: Planets, 2023, PDF, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE007968

Mojarro, A., X. Cui, X. Zhang, A. B. Jost, K. D. Bergmann, J. Vinther, & R. E. Summons. Comparative Soft-Tissue Preservation in Holocene-age Capelin Concretions. Geobiology, 2021, PDF, SI, https://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12480

Mojarro, A., L. Jin, J. W. Szostak, J. W. Head III, & M. T. Zuber. In Search of the RNA World on Mars. Geobiology, 2021, PDF, https://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12433

Mojarro, A., J. Hachey , R. Bailey, M. Brown, R. Doebler, G. Ruvkun, M. T. Zuber, & C. E. Carr. Nucleic Acid Extraction and Sequencing from Low-Biomass Synthetic Mars Analog Soils for In Situ Life Detection. Astrobiology, 2019, PDF, https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2018.1929

Mojarro, A., J. Hachey ,G. Ruvkun, M. T. Zuber, & C. E. Carr. CarrierSeq: A Sequence Analysis Workflow for Low-Input Nanopore Sequencing. BMC Bioinformatics, 2018, PDF, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-018-2124-3

Mojarro, A., G. Ruvkun, M. T. Zuber, & C. E. Carr. Nucleic Acid Extraction from Synthetic Mars Analog Soils for In Situ Life detection. Astrobiology, 2017, PDF, https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2016.1535

Bova, S. C., T. D. Herbert, Y. Rosenthal, J. Kalansky, M. Altabet, C. Chazen, A. Mojarro, & J. Zech. Upward-Propagating Change in Eastern Equatorial Pacific Intermediate Water Heat and Carbon Content During Deglaciation. Paleoceanography, 2015, PDF, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015PA002816

Conference Publications

Mojarro, A., J. C. Aponte, J. P. Dworkin, D. P. Glavin, J. E. Elsila, H. C. Connolly Jr., & D. S. Lauretta. Early Osiris-Rex Mission Results from Standard and Wet Chemistry Pyrolysis of Samples Returned From Asteroid Bennu. Lunar & Planetary Science LV, The Woodlands, Texas, March 11-15, 2024, Abstract #1219 , PDF

Mojarro, A., A. Williams, M. Millan, J. Eigenbrode, & R. E. Summons. A Re-Analysis of Murchison Meteorite Using Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide (TMAH) Thermochemolysis Under Simulated Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Pyrolysis GC-MS Conditions. American Geophysical Union, New Orleans, December 13 - 17, 2021

Mojarro, A., B. Uveges, M. Roberts, J. Vinther, & R. E. Summons. Preliminary Ams 14C Measurements from Holocene-Age Carbonate Concretions. 30th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Virtual, September, 2021, PDF

Husain, F., A. Mojarro, J. K. Drozd, & R. E. Summons. BIOmarkers: The Oral History of Organic Geochemistry. Goldschmidt, Virtual, July 4 - 9, 2021, Abstract #4298, Link

Williams, A.J., J. Eigenbrode, M. Millan, R. H. Williams, A. Buch, S. Teinturier, D. P. Glavin, C. Freissinet, C. Szopa, O. McIntosh, S. S. Johnson, C. Knudson, J. M. T. Lewis, A. McAdam, R. Navarro-González, V. Fox, A. B. Bryk, R. E. Summons, A. Mojarro, A. Steele, H. Franz, W. Brinckerhoff, C. Malespin, P. R. Mahaffy. Organic Molecules Detected with the First TMAH Wet Chemistry Experiment, Gale Crater, Mars. Lunar & Planetary Science LII, The Woodlands, Texas, March 15-19, 2021, Abstract #1124 PDF

Mojarro, A., X. Cui, J. Vinther, & R. E. Summons. Biomarker Taphonomy in HoloceneAge Concretions. 29th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Gothenburg, Sweden, September 1 - 6, 2019, Abstract #P18, PDF

Carr, C. E., K. Saboda, A. Mojarro, J. Hachey, S. A. Bhattaru, G. Ruvkun, & M. T. Zuber. Nucleic Acid Sequencing Under Mars-Like Conditions. Aerospace Conference, IEEE, Big Sky, Montana, March 2-9, 2019, PDF

Mojarro, A., J. Hachey, R. Bailey, M. Brown, R. Doebler, G. Ruvkun, M. T. Zuber, & C. E. Carr. Nucleic Acid Extraction and Sequencing from Low-Biomass Synthetic Mars Analog Soils. Lunar & Planetary Science XLVIII, The Woodlands, Texas, March 21-25, 2017, Abstract #1585 PDF ePoster

Pontefract, A., J. Hachey, A. Mojarro, V. K. Walker, H. Rowedder, T. F. Zhu, C. Lui, M. T. Zuber, G. Ruvkun, & C. E. Carr. Understanding Habitability and Biosignature Preservation in a Hypersaline Mars Analog Environment: Lessons from Spotted Lake. Lunar & Planetary Science XLVIII, The Woodlands, Texas, March 21-25, 2017, Abstract #1124 PDF

Carr, C. E., A. Mojarro, J. Hachey, K. Saboda, J. Tani, S. A. Bhattaru, A. Smith, A. Pontefract, M. T. Zuber, M. Finney, R. Doebler, M. Brown, R. Talbot, V. Nguyen, R. Bailey, T. Ferguson, G. Church, & G. Ruvkun. Towards In Situ Sequencing for Life Detection. Aerospace Conference, IEEE, Big Sky, Montana, March 4-11, 2017, Abstract #2353 ResearchGate

Carr C. E., A. Mojarro, J. Hachey, A. Pontefract, R. Doebler, M. Brown, G. Ruvkun, & M. T. Zuber. Progress and Challenges for Life Detection via Nucleic Acid Sequencing. Astrobiology Science Conference, Mesa, Arizona, April 24-28, 2017, Abstract #3395 PDF

Hachey, J., A. Mojarro, J. Tani, A. Smith, A. Pontefract, S.A. Bhattaru, K. Saboda, G. Ruvkun, M. T. Zuber, & C. E. Carr. Single Molecule Sequencing for Life Detection Beyond Earth. Nanopore Community Meeting, New York, NY, December 1-2, 2016 Video

Mojarro, A., J. Hachey, J. Tani, A. Smith, S. A. Bhattaru, A. Pontefract, R. Doebler, M. Brown, G. Ruvkun, M. T. Zuber, & C. E. Carr. Nucleic Acid Extraction and Sequencing for In Situ Life Detection on Mars. 3rd International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions, Pasadena, CA, October 24-27, 2016, Abstract #4095 PDF

Mojarro, A., G. Ruvkun, M. T. Zuber, & C. E. Carr. Methods for Extracting Nucleic Acids from Mars Analog Regolith. Lunar & Planetary Science XXXXVII, The Woodlands, Texas, March 21-25, 2016, Abstract #1643 PDF ePoster

Carr, C. E., A. Mojarro, J. Tani, S. A. Bhattaru, M.T. Zuber, R. Doebler, M. Brown, K. Herrington, R. Talbot, C. Fuller, M. Finney, G. Church, & G. Ruvkun. Advancing the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Genomes. Aerospace Conference, IEEE, Big Sky, Montana, 2016, Abstract #2676 ResearchGate

Mojarro, A., G. Ruvkun, M. T. Zuber, & C. E. Carr. Human Exploration at Valles Marineris: The Past, Present, and Future of Life on Mars, First Landing Site/Exploration Zone Workshop for Human Missions to the Surface of Mars, 2015, Abstract #1036 PDF Slides Video