The Challenges in Forest Ecology seminar series, featuring top scientists from around the world, provides a unique opportunity to discuss the state of the art in forest ecology from different perspectives and approaches with the leading experts in the field.

05 November 2025 at 16:00 CET / CEST (GMT+1/+2)

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Meeting ID: 985 4595 2150

Passcode: 931458

Francis Martin (INRAE Nancy, France)

His research focuses on understanding how fungi drive forest ecosystems through their roles in important soil and biological processes including carbon and nutrient turnover, as well as mutualistic symbioses. Much of this research has concentrated on ectomycorrhizal fungi, which form mutualistic symbiotic associations with the roots of forest trees, and provide phosphate and nitrogen in exchange for sugars. He explores these plant-microbe interactions, in part, by identifying the communication genes (e.g., those coding for effector proteins) and the regulatory factors that drive the mycorrhizal symbiosis development.

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The Seminar Series is held within the project ERA Chair: Striving for Excellence in the Forest Ecosystem (EXCELLENTIA), receiving funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe.

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