For the EVOLTREE workshop on the Metagenomics of the Tree Microbiome taking place at the IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference 2015 in Florence, Italy, on 10th June 2015.
There will be two invited speakers:
- Dr. Christopher W. Schadt (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA), presenting: Understanding the Populus Microbiome: Drivers of Community Variation and Potential Implications for Plant and Ecosystem Function.
- Dr. Anna-Maria Pirttilä(University of Oulu, Finland), presenting: Endophytic bacterial microbiome of mountain birch recovered from moth herbivory.
We are looking for voluntary speakers to take part in this workshop.
If you wish to give an oral presentation during this workshop, please submit your abstract and register on the IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference website, stating that you wish to speak at the EVOLTREE workshop. Deadline: end April.
For more information contact Stephanie Hayes (stephanie.hayes_at_efi.int).
If your abstract is accepted and you are a PhD or Post-doctoral student AND an EVOLTREE member, you can apply for funding under the EVOLTREE Ten Grant Initiative.
