Microbiomes and cultivated plants: from soil diversity to plant physiology

​From soil diversity to plant physiology: a dialogue on microbiomes and cultivated plants

​The Bioactive Iași research group invites you to the international webinar “Microbiomes and cultivated plants: from soil diversity to plant physiology”, organised by the SOPHYA International Associated Laboratory (LAI).

​Researchers from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania and the University of Lille, France, will discuss about soil microbial diversity, plant-microorganism interactions, and the biotechnological applications of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria.

​Tuesday, 24 November 2026

​3:00-5:00 p.m. Romanian time | 2:00-4:00 p.m. Paris time Online via Zoom

​Programme (Romanian time):

​3:00-3:20 p.m. | Prof. Marius Ștefan - UAIC Iași

​“Engineering the rhizosphere: PGPR from mechanisms to microbial inoculants”

​3:30-3:50 p.m. | PhD student Anda Mihaela Mleşniță and Prof. Marius Mihășan - UAIC Iași

​“From reads to genomes: metagenomic approaches to soil microbial biodiversity and their application to mine tailings”

​4:00-4:20 p.m. | Dr David Gagneul - University of Lille

​“Specialized metabolites: drivers of plant evolution”

​4:30-4:50 p.m. | Prof. Anca Lucau - University of Lille

​“Exploring the Chicory Holobiont: Microbial Diversity, Functions, and Plant Physiology”

​Each presentation will be followed by 10 minutes of discussion.

​The webinar is open to everyone interested, including researchers, academic staff, PhD candidates, and students. A certificate of attendance will be issued after the event to participants wishing to claim doctoral training credits.

​Join the webinar on Zoom:

​https://univ-lille-fr.zoom.us/j/91246608446?pwd=BCi6ugsCV4CLaREg21WeavDSBhWcaX.1