Microbiomes Underpinning Agriculture - a view from Twitter
Posted on October 19, 2018 by Ellen Hinkley
The Microbiomes Underpinning Agriculture Focused Meeting took place at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork, Ireland, between 1–2 October. We’ve turned to Twitter to look at some of the highlights of the meeting.
While the last preparations were being made at the venue, delegates used their journeys to Cork to share their excitement about the upcoming event.
We're all set in Cork and ready to go ahead of tomorrow's international @MicrobioSoc @teagasc focused meeting on 'Microbiomes Underpinning Agriculture' #MUAFM18 pic.twitter.com/6LLBFWo2xc
— SoilEnvMicro (@Soilmicrobio) September 30, 2018
An awkward train selfie for the start of an adventure to #muafm18 with my poster tube (which I'm thinking needs some googly eyes)! pic.twitter.com/h3HVWzOa2r
— Gareth Raynes (@FrndlyBacteria) September 28, 2018
Team #root on their way to #MUAFM18 in Cork! Ready to talk about #Streptomyces and #archaea! #welovesip #conference pic.twitter.com/X4OfQ9iin4
— Sarah Worsley (@sarahfworsley1) September 30, 2018
Just landed in Cork for #MUAFM18! Looking forward to talking to people about the root microbiome, streptomyces and archaea tomorrow! #teamroot pic.twitter.com/BCqMbZNWQb
— Sam Prudence (@Sam_Prudence) September 30, 2018
The morning kicked off with a welcome address from organiser Fiona Brennan.
FOCUSED MEETING 2018: MICROBIOMES UNDERPINNING Agriculture is about to start. #MUAFM18 #niooknaw @PaolinaGarbeva pic.twitter.com/NvN1ikWSa9
— Adam Oss (@Adam_Oss) October 1, 2018
Fiona Brennan kick starts the Microbiome underpinning agriculture focused meeting #TheBugsAreInvolved #MUAFM18
— Israel Ikoyi (@onos2god) October 1, 2018
Fiona Brennan opens the last Focused Meeting of the season to an international audience in Cork, on Microbiomes Underpinning Agriculture #MUAFM18 @MicrobioSoc pic.twitter.com/Xt7FjPhjmI
— Peter Cotgreave (@PeterCotgreave) October 1, 2018
Which was followed by a morning of talks on plant and soil microbiomes.
Great talk from @im_just_jake showcasing his work on the role NO plays in root colonization by Streptomyces coelicolor! #MUAFM18 #teamroot pic.twitter.com/TblIanR0hc
— Sam Prudence (@Sam_Prudence) October 1, 2018
Great talk by @Alex_deMenezes from @nuigalway about the microbiome of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone @MicrobioSoc #MUAFM18. Great to see a former @UCDSBES colleague doing so well! pic.twitter.com/gsxpSbuHEi
— Evelyn Doyle (@EMD51) October 1, 2018
Lunch and an evening drinks reception provided the chance to network, socialise and to view the more than 50 posters on display.
Lunch and networking today at Microbiomes Underpinning Agriculture #MUAFM18 pic.twitter.com/ZB6UX2STEk
— Microbiology Society (@MicrobioSoc) October 1, 2018
Enjoying posters and wine after a great day of talks @MicrobioSoc @Pharmabiotic @teagasc #MUAFM18 pic.twitter.com/7z8D5grtNl
— Orla O’Sullivan (@OrlaOS) October 1, 2018
Fantastic to have nearly all of the @Soilmicrobio group together at the @MicrobioSoc @teagasc focused meeting on microbiomes underpinning agriculture #MUAFM18 pic.twitter.com/ELaXQVYlDa
— SoilEnvMicro (@Soilmicrobio) October 2, 2018
Poster presentation by @MGrauButinyac at #MUAFM18 describing her work on the effect of soil pH and P on functional microbial communities involved in N cycling, interesting work! @MAGGE_pH @Soilmicrobio pic.twitter.com/zTBZsVHckr
— FACCE ERA-GAS (@FACCE_ERAGAS) October 1, 2018
Come see my posters number 22! #MUAFM18 pic.twitter.com/lMVyJVS717
— Sorcha R. Kelly (@SorchaRKelly2) October 2, 2018
Delighted to have the opportunity to present some of my work at #MUAFM18 pic.twitter.com/BwxLZw3JBa
— Ciara Tyrrell (@Ci_Tyrrell) October 2, 2018
Janerson Coelho, a PhD candidate at @waterfordit presenting his research on "soil microbial abundance following anaerobic digestion" at #MUAFM18 pic.twitter.com/tEF8wRG4A4
— WITBiology (@WITBiology) October 2, 2018
Congratulations to the Microbial Genomics Poster Prize winner, Gareth Raynes, as well as to Nicholas Waters and Céline Ribière for winning the 2nd and 3rd prizes!
The successful poster prize winners and wrap up #MUAFM18. Well done to @Soilmicrobio for pulling off a great meeting @teagasc @MicrobioSoc pic.twitter.com/Eca7DrjAsD
— Paul Cotter (@pauldcotter) October 2, 2018
Day two kicked off with talks on animal microbiomes, followed by a Microbiome Methods workshop at Moorepark Food Research Centre.
Ready for round 2 @MicrobioSoc #MUAFM18 pic.twitter.com/J12RdPOxJa
— Aoife Duff (@AoifeDuff2) October 2, 2018
Some great talks on animal microbiomes #MUAFM18 @MicrobioSoc this morning. Back at base @teagasc Moorepark for the Microbiome Methods workshop. Looking forward to learning some more metagenomic analysis techniques.
— Chloe Matthews (@Chloe_M_tt) October 2, 2018
Fantastic to have the final session in Moorepark Teagasc. Including a very interesting tour around the labs! To top it all off, we saw the largest sequencing facility in Ireland! #MUAFM18 @teagasc @MicrobioSoc https://t.co/kezy2KvzgK
— Aoife Duff (@AoifeDuff2) October 2, 2018
We were thrilled to read the lovely feedback shared by delegates.
Brilliant couple of days at #MUAFM18 in Cork. Great to talk science with so many new and old friends, and wonderful organisation by @Soilmicrobio, @MicrobioSoc and colleagues!
— Leighton Pritchard (@widdowquinn) October 2, 2018
Many thanks to @Soilmicrobio and her colleagues from the Irish Division of @MicrobioSoc for all their hard work organising a hugely successful Focused Meeting in Cork #MUAFM18 safe travels home to all the delegates
— David Clarke (@cleverflick) October 2, 2018
Kicking off my first two days as a PhD student at the ‘Microbiomes underpinning agriculture’ conference in @RochestownPark ! Such excellent speakers and talks both days! Massive thank you to @Ci_Tyrrell @SorchaRKelly2 @AoifeDuff2 @MGrauButinyac for showing me the ropes! #MUAFM18 pic.twitter.com/2maPNhTBXO
— Aisling Moffat (@moffat_aisling) October 2, 2018
We hope that all those that attended enjoyed the meeting and hope to see you at another Society event soon.
