EVOLTREE Workshop on the Metagenomics of the Tree Microbiome

This EVOLTREE workshop is part of the IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference  (8th-12th June 2015)

There will be two invited speakers:

• Dr. Anna-Maria Pirttilä, from the University of Oulu, Finland. Presentation title: Endophytic bacterial microbiome of mountain birch recovered from moth herbivory
• Dr. Christopher W. Schadt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA. Presentation title: Understanding the Populus Microbiome: Drivers of Community Variation and Potential Implications for Plant and Ecosystem Function

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.

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, you can apply for funding under the EVOLTREE Ten Grant Initiative.

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