Public thesis defense of Vivien Le Vourch: "Modelling airborne inoculum and plant-pathogen interactions for enhancing potato late blight support systems" SummaryPotato late blight (PLB), caused by Phytophthora infestans, remains one of the most damaging diseases affecting potato crops worldwide and a major challenge for agriculture.

Séverin Hatt (Natagriwal) will give this seminar, organized by the ELI-V department.

Dr. Xinyue Li (Max Panck Institute for Meterorology) will give this seminar, organized by the ELI-C department. The guestDr. Xinyue Li is a Postdoctoral Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) in Hamburg. She earned her PhD from the Alfred Wegener Institute/University of Bremen, working on high-resolution ocean modeling and ocean dynamics.

Sophie Opfergelt and Olivier Servais will give this seminar, organized by the ELI-E department.AbstractOver the past two decades, environmental humanities and social sciences have emphasized the agency of non-humans and the need to move beyond anthropocentric research frameworks. While this shift has gained wide acceptance conceptually, concrete methodologies to integrate human and non-human

Yinsheng Zhang will give this seminar, organized by the ELI-C department.

Public thesis defense of Hiroki Karyu: "Origins and life cycle of Venus’ clouds investigated with a high-accuracy cloud microphysics model" SummaryVenus is globally shrouded in thick sulfuric acid clouds and represents a critical analog for studying planetary climates where the atmosphere is deeply coupled with photochemically-produced cloud processes—a regime widely observed in the Solar Sys

Public thesis defense of Steffi Dekegel: "Ecological and economic sustainability of cocoa agroforests in Brazil"  SummaryGlobal value chains for tropical agricultural commodities are widely associated with environmental degradation and persistent socio-economic challenges for small-scale producers in biodiversity-rich regions.

On January 26, the Earth and Life Institute is delighted to welcome Dr.

Public thesis defense of Chloé Peduzzi: "Antibacterial secretion systems in plant-pathogenic xanthomonads: structure, function, and evolution" Summary Xanthomonas translucens (Xt) is a plant-pathogenic bacterium responsible for the bacterial leaf streak (BLS), a disease threatening cereals worldwide.

The Congo Research Network (CRN) is pleased to announce its fourth PhD workshop, which will feature a broadened regional focus on Central Africa.