About this course
This summer school aims to give an overview of how microbial networks contribute to the production of the GHG methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) in terrestrial ecosystems by leading scientists in the field of environmental microbiology. In addition, we will explore how microbial metabolisms are affected by anthropogenic climate change, and the potential consequences and mitigation strategies of anthropogenic perturbations of biogeochemical cycles, with a focus on the non-CO2 greenhouse gases methane and CO2. Lectures will be accompanied by laboratory sessions where the participants will be taught state-of-the-art cultivation methods of key anaerobic and aerobic microbial lineages such as methanogens and nitrifiers, and get hands-on experience with bioreactors. Moreover, we will cover strategies for the characterization of microbial physiologies involved and methods to explore the interplay between the two biogeochemical cycles of methane and nitrogen.
The course will be held in English, starting on Monday 16.09 at 12:30, and ending on Friday 20.09 at 16:30.
