Category: Ambassadors

August 4, 2020

Anni Moore Morningside College I am a microbiome support ambassador because I believe that everything in this world can be advanced through collaboration and cooperation – and what a better…

August 3, 2020

Shruti Shah CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography Since my childhood, I was curious about nature and oceans. My fascination and curiosity to understand the natural phenomena happening around me motivated…

August 3, 2020

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…

August 3, 2020

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…

July 13, 2020

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…

July 10, 2020

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…

July 9, 2020

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…

July 9, 2020

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…

July 9, 2020

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,…

July 9, 2020

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…