Abstract submission deadline for Microbiomes Underpinning Agriculture Focused Meeting
19 June 2018
The abstract submission deadline for the Microbiomes Underpinning Agriculture Focused Meeting is Sunday 24 June.
Submit your abstract here to showcase your research at this event taking place between 1–2 October 2018 at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork, Ireland.
Focused Meeting 2018: Microbiomes Underpinning Agriculture aims to focus on the diverse roles played by microorganisms in agricultural systems, and on exploring what microbiome research can offer to agriculture. A particular emphasis will be placed on soil, plant and animal microbiomes, their interaction, and on cross-linking expertise across disciplines. An enhanced understanding of these microbiomes will provide opportunities towards managing agricultural systems in a manner that harnesses the natural power of microbes to provide solutions to global challenges of food security, resource limitation and climate change, and towards more efficient and sustainable food-production systems. This meeting will be of interest to academics, industry and government institutions.
The conference will incorporate a methods workshop that will enable integration of skills and sharing of best practice across technical aspects of microbiome research including sequencing and analysis/interpretation of data associated with complex microbial communities in agricultural systems. Leading experts in microbiome analysis will introduce novel technologies and give their perspectives on best practice in a series of invited talks and panel discussion. The methods workshop will be held at Teagasc (The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority), Moorepark in Fermoy, County Cork. The conference will also include an optional tour of the genomic sequencing and microscopy facilities in Moorepark Research Centre.
For advice on what to include in your abstract, download our guide.
Updates on the Microbiomes Underpinning Agriculture meeting can be found on Twitter using the hashtag #MUAFM18.
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