LAI SOPHYA webinar – Microbiomes and cultivated plants – 24 November 2026
On behalf of the SOPHYA International Associated Laboratory (LAI), we are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Microbiomes and cultivated plants: from soil diversity to plant physiology.”
The webinar will take place online on Tuesday, 24 November 2026, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. (Romanian time).
It will bring together researchers from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași (Romania) and the University of Lille (France). Each presentation will be followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
Programme (Romanian time)
3:00-3:20 p.m. – Prof. Marius Ștefan, UAIC Iași
“Engineering the rhizosphere: PGPR from mechanisms to microbial inoculants”
3:30-3:50 p.m. – PhD student Andreea Mihaela Mlesnita and Prof. Marius Mihasan, UAIC Iași
“From reads to genomes: metagenomic approaches to soil microbial biodiversity and their application to mine tailings”
4:00-4:20 p.m. – Dr. David Gagneul, University of Lille
“Specialized metabolites: drivers of plant evolution”
4:30-4:50 p.m. – Prof. Anca Lucau, University of Lille
“Exploring the chicory holobiont: microbial diversity, functions, and plant physiology”
The webinar is open to everyone. A certificate of attendance will be issued after the webinar for participants wishing to claim doctoral training credits.
Pre-register and add this event to your calendar: https://luma.com/gxqi7m4j
Facultatea de Biologie din Iași vă invită la webinarul internațional „Microbiomes and cultivated plants: from soil diversity to plant physiology”, organizat în cadrul Laboratorului Internațional Asociat LAI SOPHYA.
Webinarul va avea loc online marți, 24 noiembrie 2026, între orele 15:00 și 17:00 (ora României) și va reuni cercetători de la Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași (România) și de la Universitatea din Lille (Franța). Fiecare prezentare va fi urmată de 10 minute de discuții.
Program (ora României)
15:00-15:20 – Prof. Marius Ștefan, UAIC Iași
“Engineering the rhizosphere: PGPR from mechanisms to microbial inoculants”
15:30-15:50 – PhD student Andreea Mihaela Mlesnita and Prof. Marius Mihasan, UAIC Iași
“From reads to genomes: metagenomic approaches to soil microbial biodiversity and their application to mine tailings”
16:00-16:20 – Dr David Gagneul, University of Lille
“Specialized metabolites: drivers of plant evolution”
16:30-16:50 – Prof. Anca Lucau, University of Lille
“Exploring the chicory holobiont: microbial diversity, functions, and plant physiology”
Webinarul este deschis tuturor celor interesați. După webinar, participanții care doresc să solicite credite de formare doctorală vor primi un certificat de participare.
Înscrieți-vă și adăugați evenimentul în calendarul dumneavoastră folosind următorul link: https://luma.com/gxqi7m4j