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iCal calendarA guest speaker from Greece is visiting the Institute of Ecology from Monday to Thursday, 2-5 June. George Tsiamis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor from the Environmental Microbiology Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management University of Patras, is a researcher whose wider interests include bioenergy, biotechnology, and microflora of plants and animals. His newest intriguing field of research is the composition of the microbes preserved in dreg.
George Tsiamis is the first keynote speaker of the event series, held by the Geoscience and Ecology Doctoral School, dedicated to reconstructing the environmental conditions by using various bioindicators.
See the event website HERE.
George Tsiamis will give two lectures in Tallinn University:
Monday, 2 June at 11 a.m.
TU Institute of Ecology Hall (Uus Sadama 5, M523)
Unraveling Microbial Dark Matter: from 16S rRNA libraries down to Single Cell Genomics
Environmental microbes are immensely diverse and have numerous metabolic activities and products that could have industrial applications. Molecular approaches, with the assistance of new technologies, are revolutionizing the way that the microbial diversity is studied. DNA microarrays, metagenomics, and the more recent developed Single Cell Genomics approach have been effectively applied for the characterization of the hidden microbial diversity and for obtaining novel microbial products. Here we apply these three technologies with the aim to characterize the microbial diversity of the Etoliko lagoon.
Wednesday, 4 June at 1 p.m.
TU Institute of Ecology Hall (Uus Sadama 5, M523) –
Exploring Insect Microbial Diversity: from basic research to applications
Insects are by far the most diverse and most abundant animal group in respect to the number of species globally, the ecological habits and the biomass. The ecological and evolutionary success of insects depends on the countless relationships with beneficial microorganisms, which are known to influence all aspects of their biology, physiology, ecology and evolution.. We will use case studies from tsetse (Glossina morsitans morsitans) and the Mediterranean fruit (Ceratitis capitata) fly to highlight the importance of these symbionts and how they can be used to suppress insect populations.
Everyone is welcome.
For more information, please contact Tiiu Koff at tkoff@tlu.ee