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Verena Gschiel (University of Southampton)
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This seminar series aims to provide a platform for early career researchers (including PhD candidates) to present their research and stimulate discussion on a diverse set of topics related to seed microbiomes.
The presentations take place online (~20 min + 10 min Q&A) via Teams, on the first Thursday of the month at 16:00-17:30 CET every three months (September, December, March and June). To stimulate discussion and allow for the presentation of ongoing work, the talks are not recorded.
Seminar organizers Carolina Lobato and Makrina Diakaki
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Gillian Bergmann (University of California, Davis)
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About the presenter:
Gillian is an ecology PhD candidate in the labs of Johan Leveau and Rachel Vannette at UC Davis, as well as a visiting graduate researcher with the EmerSys team at INRAE-IRHS. She is particularly interested in how various processes can contribute to microbial transmission between floral stigmas and developing seeds across spatial scales. In the long-term, she aims to study microbial community assembly processes across the seed life cycle, document the microbial diversity of seed communities, and relate assembly outcomes to seedling health. She is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and a UC Davis Dean’s Distinguished Graduate Fellow.