We are all living in a Microbial World
Location: G21/22, Devonshire Building
Time/Date: 4th October 2013, 15:30
Date: Friday 4th October
Time: 3:30pm (includes refreshments)
Venue: Devonshire Building G21/22
Register: Please click here.
Join us for the latest instalment of the informal Biology, Ecology and Environmental Engineering Research Sessions (BEEERS). Dr Ian Singleton (Biology) will lead this discussion group, supported by Dr Neil Gray from the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences and Dr Julia Cooper in the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.
Background:
Microbes - you can’t see them (generally), they are difficult to study and they aren’t very cuddly. So why bother? Well – they carry out essential ecosystem functions and without them we’d be stuffed. They are also pretty good at killing things.
This session will look at different microbes including fungi, bacteria and archaea and briefly discuss what they do, how they can be studied and give some examples of recent work. The wide range of ecological areas being studied in Newcastle offers potential for some novel research to be carried out and we hope to stimulate discussion on how microbiology researchers can collaborate with soil, plant, insect and animal scientists (and anybody else for that matter). Does general ecological theory apply to microbes? Can soil microbes affect insect/bird populations? Or are these daft questions?
Short talks:
Published: 3rd September 2013