Time |
Monday October 8th |
9:00-10:00 | Welcome. Biological materials. Fungal endophytes |
Benedicte Albrectsen, Umeå University | |
10:00-11:00 | Isolation of mycorrhizal fungi and inocculation of plants |
Judith Felten, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
11:00-12:00 | Stainings for fungi, plants and tannins |
Judith Felten, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
13:00-14:00 | Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) for Identification of Microorganisms |
Natuschka Lee, Umeå University | |
14:00-15:00 | Genes and Genomes of microorganisms |
Natuschka Lee, Umeå University | |
15:00-16:00 | Meta-genomics and -transcriptomics |
Nathaniel Street, Umeå University | |
Time |
Wednesday October 10th |
09:00-09:45 | Microdialysis for microscale root-microbe interactions |
Sandra Jämtgård, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
10:15-11:00 | Sequencing techniques to study fungi in forest soils |
Björn Lindahl, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
11:00-11:45 | Some insights into soil fauna (soil organism-plant interactions) |
Astrid Taylor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
13:00-13:45 | Detection of microorganismer in roots - signatur analyses of fatty acids |
Sabine Ravnskov, Aarhus University | |
14:30-15:15 | Amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA for analysis of the plant microbiome |
Juraj Medo, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra |
Time |
Monday October 8th |
9:00-10:00 | Welcome. Biological materials. Fungal endophytes |
Benedicte Albrectsen, Umeå University | |
10:00-11:00 | Isolation of mycorrhizal fungi and inocculation of plants |
Judith Felten, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
11:00-12:00 | Stainings for fungi, plants and tannins |
Judith Felten, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
13:00-14:00 | Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) for Identification of Microorganisms |
Natuschka Lee, Umeå University | |
14:00-15:00 | Genes and Genomes of microorganisms |
Natuschka Lee, Umeå University | |
15:00-16:00 | Meta-genomics and -transcriptomics |
Nathaniel Street, Umeå University | |
Time |
Wednesday October 10th |
09:00-09:45 | Microdialysis for microscale root-microbe interactions |
Sandra Jämtgård, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
10:15-11:00 | Sequencing techniques to study fungi in forest soils |
Björn Lindahl, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
11:00-11:45 | Some insights into soil fauna (soil organism-plant interactions) |
Astrid Taylor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | |
13:00-13:45 | Detection of microorganismer in roots - signatur analyses of fatty acids |
Sabine Ravnskov, Aarhus University | |
14:30-15:15 | Amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA for analysis of the plant microbiome |
Juraj Medo, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra |
Development of novel wood-based products requires an understanding of the biological processes that lead to wood cell differentiation including cell division, expansion, secondary cell wall formation and programmed cell death. Currently though there is a lack of complete and updated information on these topics in a form of a book.
This PhD course will fill this gap and provide an overview of these biological processes, explaining how they lead to developing different kinds of wood, and how they affect wood traits of economic importance. Lectures and seminars are given by world experts in the field. Current tools for studying wood biology, wood structure, wood mechanics and wood chemical composition are introduced with practical demonstrations. Bioinformatics tools to answer student’s biological question on wood biology will be introduced and practiced during a training session. Social evening activities along with research project poster presentations by the students will allow free interactions and discussions among the students and the lecturers. The course literature is consisted of approx. 20 research and review papers suggested by the lecturers.
More information and registration: https://www.slu.se/en/ew-calendar/2024/2/wood-biology-and-biotechnology/
Deadline for application: 12th of January 2024 (the number of participants is limited to 18)