Olga Lastovetsky
@OLastovetsky
Assistant Professor at University College Dublin. PI #MIntlab studying microbial interactions, fungal endobacteria, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, symbiosis
Soapbox science is under way! The rain has stopped and 12 amazing speakers are talking about their research on the streets of Dublin (South King street, next to Luke Kelly statue 13.00-16.00) @SoapboxSciIRL
This Saturday 14th June come watch 12 amazing scientists discuss their research on the streets of Dublin 🧬 🧪 🧫 @UCDSBES @UCDEarth @SoapboxSciIRL @ucddublin
🧪👩🔬This Sat 14 June, 12 scientists will bring their fascinating research to Dublin city centre! #SoapboxScience Drop by South King St 1-4pm to join them in exploring topics ranging from nematodes & reptiles, to DNA & human health at this FREE event. ➡️ucd.ie/research/news/…
Understanding function from AM fungal colonisation Adam Frew @frewecologist 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…
Get ready for some fantastic science on the streets on 14th June 2025 near Luke Kelly statue,Dublin. 🧪🔬 So excited for #SoapboxScience! This initiative brings incredible research to everyone. #RCSI #UCDAgri #BioEnvSci @RCSI_Irl @agriculture_ie @ucdagfood @UCD_SBBS @UCDSBES
Get ready for some fantastic science on the streets on 14th June 2025 near Luke Kelly statue,Dublin. 🧪🔬 So excited for #SoapboxScience! This initiative brings incredible research to everyone. #RCSI #UCDAgri #BioEnvSci @RCSI_Irl @agriculture_ie @ucdagfood @UCD_SBBS @UCDSBES
Get ready for some fantastic science on the streets on 14th June 2025 near Luke Kelly statue,Dublin. 🧪🔬 So excited for #SoapboxScience! This initiative brings incredible research to everyone. #RCSI #UCDAgri #BioEnvSci @RCSI_Irl @agriculture_ie @ucdagfood @UCD_SBBS @UCDSBES
🌱🔬 Many congratulations to UCD Assistant Professors Olga Lastovetsky and Ekin Ozer, whose research projects have been funded under Research Ireland’s 'Frontiers for the Future’ Programme. The projects are among 23 that will share in a total of €23.6 million awarded to tackle…
PhD Opportunity Alert! I am seeking a highly motivated candidate for a PhD position in my group (#MIntLab), to work on the topic of Plant-Microbe interactions! Please help spread the word! 🍄🧫🌱#fungi #AMF #bacteria #PhDPosition #ResearchOpportunity #ScienceJobs
Fungal impacts on Earth’s ecosystems | Nature nature.com/articles/s4158…
Openings for 10 faculty positions within UCD Science, including our school!
University College Dublin is seeking to recruit 50 early-career faculty through the Ad Astra Fellows programme: ucd.ie/adastrafellows… Applications are now open for 10 positions in the College of Science: ucd.ie/adastrafellows…
A study links the rise in the use of the herbicide glyphosate to reduced birthweight and reduced gestational length in humans. According to the authors, the findings conflict with US EPA claims that glyphosate presents no health risks. In PNAS: ow.ly/Hsa350ULsBH
#DYK mycorrhizal fungi live entirely underground, intertwined with the root systems of host plants?🌱 These incredible fungi boost water and nutrient absorption and play a vital role in carbon storage, making them true climate heroes! 🍄 via @OneEarth
Realising the promise of AMF biofertilisers through more applied research 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… #Commentary by Salomon and Watts-Williams highlighting the recent work by Koziol et al. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… @myco_research @WurzelKosmos
Seeing the world as an academic that only stays for the length of the conference
Conservation of symbiotic signaling since the most recent common ancestor of land plants | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
🚨 PhD Opportunity Alert! My colleague Dr. Paola Valentini is seeking a highly motivated candidate for a PhD position in her group, topic host-microbiome interaction! Please help spread the word! #PhDPosition #ResearchOpportunity #ScienceJobs
Join the Terraform Project @TCD_NatSci as a Research Assistant! Work with @JenniferMcElwa3 & a multidisciplinary team exploring plant-environment interactions through deep time. Lab work, fieldwork & data analysis in an ERC-funded project. Apply now: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecruit/…
New paper @NewPhyt! Meta-analysis of 302 globally sourced AMF inoculant trials. Only 12% of commercial products both boosted crop growth and had effective root colonization by mycorrhizal fungi. Good news: Research lab fungi outperform products 5X! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…
Plant biologists! We need you! @joanna_kacprzyk did set up a quick survey to study why people chose to study plant science. Please check here and shared widely: forms.gle/4Dw7P8Xymx4Gbi…