Learning analytical techniques to assess microbial protein depolymerisation and facilitate data interpretation

Home laboratory: Joint Research Unit for the Fractionation of AgroResources and Environment (FARE), INRAE, France

Host laboratory: Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, University of Vienna, Austria
 

Duration: 3 weeks, Sept. 1–20, 2024

CANETE is a project dedicated to understanding key physiological processes carried out by soil microorganisms, namely protein depolymerisation and amino acid consumption. The Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science at the University of Vienna, Austria, is run by Professor Andreas Richter, a pioneer in conceptual and analytical research in this area who specialises in terrestrial ecosystems. Charlotte Stutzmann, a research engineer recruited by CANETE, will travel to the centre to learn analytical techniques that can be applied to the diverse soils that the project is studying. This trip also represents an opportunity to collaborate with Richter’s dynamic research group, which is performing high-level research.