Caterina Carco Riddet Institute, Massey University Everybody in this audience is confident with the several implications that the microbiota has for our general well-being. However, what really amazes me about…
Ylenia Heinrich Sanchez Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) It was love at first sight. That is how I remember the exact moment when, during my bachelor’s degree, I was told about the…
Is high diversity always a good thing? Author: Caitlin Cowan, PhD – APC Microbiome IrelandThe theme of this year’s world microbiome day is diversity. Now more than ever, there’s no doubt…
Bijayanta Sircar University of Gour Banga (India) I am a PhD research fellow in Zoology, with a specialisation in Microbiology. Currently, I am working on probiotic bacteria isolation, characterization and…
Kelly McNagny & Yane Valdez University of British Columbia Ode to the Microbiome On Microbiome Day 2020, A toast to those who have plenty, Abundant and diverse, Tis a…
Chesneau Guillaume French National Research Institute for Agriculture, food and Environment (INRAE) We all have a long story in common with microorganisms, and we have minimized their importance in our…
Tassia Torres Furtado Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro My deep interest in the microbial world comes from the diversity and versatility of microorganisms. The fact that the number…
Dhruva Kakkad Nirma University I am a #MicrobiomeAmbassador because…God and microbes are the same, found everywhere, they are omnipresent. The reason one can love microbes is they are found everywhere,…
Perrine Portier Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (France) Who is tiny, fascinating, powerful, and capable of almost anything? Who has changed the planet enough to permit life as we…
Ilario Ferrocino University of Torino (Italy) I work in the area of microbiome research at the University of Torino, within the Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Science. My main…