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ATHENA Talks | Bacteria and salinity: two talks from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

October 26, 2026

ATHENA Talks posters for the two talks on 30 October 2026 by Jagoda Szydło and Debosmita Chakraborty

Friday, 30 October 2026 | 10:00 – 10:50 CET | Online

The ATHENA Talks of the ATHENA European University, coordinated by the International Relations Office of the Hellenic Mediterranean University, continue this week with two researchers from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland. Both talks belong to the Sustainability Cluster and look at how bacteria help plants cope with salinity, a growing challenge for agriculture in the Mediterranean and across Europe.

ATHENA Talks poster, Jagoda Szydło

10:00 – 10:20 CET | Genomic Insights into Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Endophytes and Their Role in Poaceae under Salinity Stress

Ms. Jagoda Szydło, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland

ATHENA Talks poster, Debosmita Chakraborty

10:30 – 10:50 CET | Salinity and Climate Shape Bacterial Diversity and Composition in the Halophyte Salicornia europaea across Europe

Dr. Debosmita Chakraborty, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland

Event information

Date: Friday, 30 October 2026
Time: 10:00 – 10:50 CET (two 20-minute talks)
Format: Online (Zoom)
ATHENA Thematic Cluster: Sustainability

Registration

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Missed the first ATHENA Talk of the series? Watch it on YouTube.

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