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.

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

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.
