MMEG 2026 would not be possible without the expertise and dedication of the organising committee.
Ian Lidbury
Ian Lidbury, Royal Society University research Fellow and group leader at the University of Sheffield. Interested in the molecular basis of plant-microbe interactions.
Hannah Martin
3rd year PhD student at the University of Sheffield in Ian Lidbury's lab. Hannah's project focuses on the role of plant polysaccharides in the recruitment of Bacteroidota to the plant rhizosphere.
Alex Connolly
Final year PhD student in the Ian Lidbury lab, investigating the molecular mechanisms underpinning the success of Bacteroidota in the plant microbiome.
Tim Daniell
Group leader focussing on sustainable agriculture particularly plant microbe interactions in relation to the N cycle and mycorrhiza.
Lucia Nikolaeva-Reynolds
PhD student, researching soil microbiome functional responses to environmental change using meta-omics.
Laila Moushtaq
Research technician in Environmental Microbiology at the University of Sheffield.
Ellie Harrison
Lecturer and group leader at the University of Sheffield specialising in microbial evolution, mobile genetic elements and horizontal gene transfer.
Solomon Garland
PhD student studying mobile genetic elements and their potential to enhance bacterial ecosystem services.