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Prof. George Kowalchuk heads the Ecology Biodiversity research group at Utrecht University, focusing on the development and maintenance of biodiversity, as well as the ecological processes that determine interactions between the atmosphere, water, and soil. His multifaceted research program is centered on environmental rhizosphere microbiology within the context of global change. Specific research foci include environmental genomics of ecologically relevant microorganisms, rhizosphere ecology, molecular community analysis of bacterial and fungal communities, and microbial diversity within the rhizosphere. He studies the interactions between aboveground and belowground biota, the effects of genetically modified plants on soil communities, and the roles of plant-microbe interactions in carbon and nutrient cycling. His work relates to the development and application of novel molecular genomics approaches to gain insight into the diversity and functions of largely unexplored soil microbial communities. Prof. Kowalchuk has held academic positions at the Free University of Amsterdam and serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals.
Utrecht University • Utrecht, Netherlands
Leading the Ecology Biodiversity research group, focusing on environmental rhizosphere microbiology.
Free University of Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Held the chair in Plant-Microbe Interactions within the Department of Ecological Science.
Department of Psychology