Decoding the Marine Microbial World: Currencies, Interactions and Environmental Controls

Marine microbes are the hidden engines driving Earth’s biogeochemical cycles, mediating the flow of energy and the cycling of nutrients in the ocean. Consequently, these tiny organisms play a large role in shaping both global climate and the marine food web. Deciphering the complex dynamics of these microbial networks requires a truly interdisciplinary approach, spanning disciplines ranging from microbiology to oceanography to organic chemistry and many more. The Marine Microbe GRC aims to foster cross-disciplinary interactions between researchers to promote science that tackles fundamental challenges in marine microbiology. This year's conference will highlight new insights into critical interactions and exchanges that determine ecosystem function and the environmental drivers that shape microbial communities. We will also emphasize research that bridges scales from cellular to ecosystem and research that integrates computational techniques, from numerical modeling to AI, to help decode the microbial world.