Last week, the Mlab, together with fellow members of the Department of Microbial Ecology, took a well-deserved break from the lab benches and screens to reconnect with nature — and each other 🍃✨.
Today at the National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC), we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Ricardo Alcamí 🧬, who gave a truly fascinating and timely talk on the entry and impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Antarctica 🐦❄️.
🌊📚 MLab at the Museum Journal Club: Exploring Rafting and Species Dispersal 🪵🌍
🍻🔬 MLab at Pint of Science 2025: Microbes, Oceans, and Wonder 🌊🧫
Alicia Prior Inspires Young Minds at CEIP Ramón Gómez de la Serna on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! ✨🔬🎓
Today, Nicolás Valiente, an early-career scientist and now a professor at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, gave an insightful lecture at the Emiliano Aguirre Auditorium at the National Museum of Natural Sciences. 🌍🦠
Today, in the Emiliano Aguirre auditorium, Thomas Schmid (researcher from the CIEMAT) participated as a speaker in the Andrés Barbosa Polar Research Seminars with his presentation titled Identifying Geoindicators in the Ice-Free Areas of Antarctica Using Remote Sensing Technologies 🌐🛰️. Schmid's talk focused on the use of advanced remote...
On September 27th, we celebrated the European Researchers' Night at the National Museum of Natural Sciences. Along with other members of the microbiology department, we engaged with young visitors through a variety of fun games to teach them about the importance of microorganisms🦠🧫.
Today, Beatriz Fernández Marin from the University of the Basque Country presented her fascinating lecture titled 'Terrestrial Photosynthesis at the Poles: Challenges and Peculiarities' at the Emiliano Aguirre Auditorium of the National Museum of Natural Sciences. 🌿❄️
At Mlab, we are true nature enthusiasts and always seize the opportunity to escape into the great outdoors. As the 2023/2024 academic year came to an end, we decided to take a refreshing hike to El Escorial with other members of our department 🌲🏞️.