ECS Presentations - Six

1:45pm – 3pm GMT, 15 December 2026 ‐ 1 hour 15 mins

Early Career Scientists

13:45-14:00 Shengwei Liu, University of Warwick - A widespread aminotransferase catalyses a key step in de novo cysteinolic acid biosynthesis in marine bacteria and phytoplankton

14:00-14:15 Daniel Van, University of Warwick - Uncovering a novel oxidative stress protection mechanism in ammonia oxidising archaea

14:15-14:30 Isabella Frost, John Innes Centre - Biocontrol activity of Pseudomonas spp. against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae is linked to novel natural product clusters

14:30-14:45 Caleb Morgan, University of Sheffield - From suppressive soil to biocontrol: characterising Pseudomonas isolates for plant disease protection

14:45-15:00 Samuel Marron, Northumbria University - The role of the soil microbiome in carbon sequestration and capture in soils amended with mineral by-products