Our first Special Session will be held during the annual SACNAS Conference in San Antonio, TX.
As a result of this session, participants will:
-Gain exposure to a broad range of agricultural research topics and innovative approaches to identify and study plant and soil beneficial microbiomes.
-Interact with a diverse group of scientists, and clarify misconceptions about careers in agricultural research and academia, with the potential of establishing new collaborative and mentoring relationships.
- Learn about ways to participate and engage in the Agricultural Microbiome Research Community, as well as funding opportunities through different NSF programs.
- JP Dundore-Arias (University of Minnesota): Building a Diverse Agricultural Microbiomes Research Community
- Diane Okamuro (National Science Foundation): Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation: Did You Know…..
- Adan Colon-Carmona (UMass-Boston): Modulating Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities in Arabidopsis thaliana
- Soledad Benitez Ponce (Ohio State University): Effect of Land Management Practices on Soil Microbiomes and Plant Health
- Elizabeth Pierson (Texas A&M University): Root-associated Microbial Communities and their Function in Plant Stress Tolerance