Laurent Philippot

Laurent Philippot is a soil microbial ecologist working at the French Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (INRAE). His main research interest is in bridging microbial community ecology, microbial processes and ecosystem functioning using a trait-centered approach. He has developed this line of research with a focus on microbial guilds involved in nitrogen cycling and greenhouse gas emissions. Laurent Philippot is director of research at the INRAE and also vice head of the Agroecology Department in Dijon. 

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During the XXII International N Workshop, he will give a keynote about Bridging microbial community ecology and N-cycling. Microorganisms have a central role in ecosystem processes by driving the Earth’s nitrogen cycling. This talk will also illustrate how the analysis of microbial communities can help understanding N-cycling in terrestrial environments using mostly denitrification and nitrification as model microbial processes.