ECS presentations

3.30pm – 5pm GMT, 18 December 2023 ‐ 1 hour 30 mins

Early Career Scientists

15:30 – 15:45 Yizhu Zhu (Queen Mary University of London) - Cold, pristine freshwaters are natural sinks for N2O

15:45 – 16:00 Yueyue Si (University of Southampton) - Direct biological fixation provides a freshwater sink for N2O

16:00 – 16:15 Luis E. Valentin-Alvarado (UC-Berkeley) - Exploring the diversity and role of extrachromosomal elements in archaeal evolution

16:15 – 16:30 Ornella Carrion Fonseca (University of East Anglia) - DMSOP-cleaving enzymes are diverse and widely distributed in marine microorganisms

16:30 – 16:45 Robin Dawson (University of East Anglia) - Enrichment, isolation and characterisation of novel CO-degrading bacteria from volcanic soils

16:45 – 17:00 Jeff Ojwach (University of East Anglia) - Bacteria are important dimethylsulfoniopropionate producers in the roots of seagrass