Pénélope Dégardin starts her PhD at LOMIC. She is interested in algicidal bacteria, who are these microbes, and what is their effect on phytoplankton dynamics and carbon cycling in the ocean. Welcome Pénélope!

We welcome Alizée Berthelot to LOMIC! During her PhD, she will study how glacial iron is available to phytoplankton and prokaryotic communities

We have a new Dr. in the room! Rhea Thoppil brilliantly defended her PhD thesis "Microbial strategies for glacial iron acquisition in the Southern Ocean". Congratulations and all the best in your next steps!!

The @lomicumr7621.bsky.social is present at the @same18-bcn.bsky.social these days, sharing our results on nitrogen and iron cycling, ocean microbes over space and time. Also a great opportunity to network, talk science and meet friends!

Christel Hassler, from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, came visit us and gave a fantastic seminar entitled
"Unique features of the Southern Ocean relevant to the biological carbon pump and to iron biogeochemistry"

Louis Dennu defended his PhD ‘The pangenome of Bathycoccus prasinos: Towards an understanding of latitudinal and seasonal adaptation’. He was great! Congratulations and all the best to the new Dr.

The Lomic Day, a great opportunity to see the ongoing studies in our lab and to share a nice moment all together under the sun!!

We were present during the @obs-banyuls.fr scientific days that took place in Argeles cinema. Let the show begin!

We welcome Dr. Denisse Sánchez Pérez, researcher at CICIMAR in Baja California, for a three week stay in our lab. She aim to determine the temporal and seasonal variability of dissolved organic matter quality and plankton in the bay of la Paz

Spring bloom of master1 students that do their internship at @lomicumr7621.bsky.social. From left to right, Camille (Arctic plankton), Margot (algicidal bacteria), Marine (iron limitations), Samuel (water mass exchanges), Shane (plastic pollution) and Joseph (Arctic bacteria strains)

Do you want to do a PhD on microbial interactions in Antarctica? Apply for our Phd offer!

This week we had the kickoff meeting of the ANR Project PIANO (PI Ingrid Obernosterer) that will study the response of microbes to Antarctic ice sheet melting. Stay tuned for new polar adventures!

The Phd days are taking place these days at the @obs-banyuls.fr with the participation of LOMIC students. A great opportunity to discover the awesome ECR we have at Banyuls!

Eva Ortega-Retuerta is spending some days in Chile, visiting our friends from @copascoastal.bsky.social and talking about our present and future collaboration projects. Stay tuned!