Our WHEATSHIELD proposal is approved for funding ARIS! Together with Fakulteta za kmetijstvo UM & NLZOH, we aim to: 1️⃣Identify drought-resilient microbes 2️⃣Build a bacterial biobank 3️⃣Unravel microbiome-driven drought tolerance mechanisms in wheat. me2anda.eu/research/host/…

Calling all microbiome researchers! Frontiers in Microbiology Research Topic, Enhancing Legume Resilience: Microbial and Viral Interactions in Stress Adaptation, is now open for submissions. Join us in shaping the future of legume-microbe research 🌱🦠. frontiersin.org/research-topic…

Master’s thesis opportunities! 🌱 Plant-microbe interactions. 🦠 Ecology of C.difficile – uncovering its role in soil ecosystems and beyond. Exciting projects for students in microbiology, ecology, agronomy & more! 📩 Get in touch & learn more: me2anda.eu/opportunities

Our newly published paper: Bacterial rrn copy numbers linked to soil function and crop yield in l... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The International Network on Soil Biodiversity - NETSOB - promotes the sustainable use and conservation of soil biodiversity, bringing experts in this field and existing initiatives together 🪱🐞🐛🐌🐜🍄 🔍 Learn more about it ➡️ openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/cor…

🌍 Calling all early-career journalists! Join us at the NLZOH in Slovenia for a 3–5 month residency exploring our public health and environmental science research. Apply through the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Program. Deadline is May 6th! frontiers.media/residencies/ca…

Exciting news! We received funding to create a first Slovenian Agricultural Soil Microbiome Atlas!!! 🥳 A crucial step toward sustainable farming, healthier soils, and resilient food systems. Open for collaborations and sharing samples/data.

Just returned from an inspiring #BAGECO2025 in Graz - a big thank you to the organizers for an excellent event with an outstanding lineup of speakers. BAGECO always reminds me why microbial ecology is such an exciting field.

Postdoc Opportunity – Methanotrophs and Drought Resilience Are you interested or working on microbial ecology and methane ? We’re looking for a motivated postdoc or final-year PhD interested in submitting a Marie Skłodowska-Curie or HFSP proposal with us (in Italy and&or Norway).

Welcome to ME2andA Substack: Microbes, Plants, Us and Science in Action open.substack.com/pub/me2anda/p/…

Our second post on Substack. Let us know your thoughts, what did we miss or what part of microbiome science should we cover next. open.substack.com/pub/me2anda/p/…