1st Workshop - successfully organized (29-31 March 2023, Belgrade, Serbia)

The BIOLAWEB project organized the first workshop on the topic: "Metabarcoding of diatoms and phytoplankton for biomonitoring" in the period from March 29-31, 2023 at the University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia (UB-ICTM).

The workshop was a hybrid event and was attended by almost 110 participants, of which about 60 were included via the ZOOM application.

The workshop was led by scientists from the French National Institute for Food, Agriculture and Environment (INRAE): Dr Clarisse Lemonnier, Dr Frédéric Rimet, Dr Agnès Bouchez, and Dr Benjamin Alric, the leading experts in the field of metabarcoding for biomonitoring.

Participants had the privilege to gain valuable knowledge about state-of-the-art science, learning about general aspects of metabarcoding for biomonitoring, as well as, about specific methods and challenges in the field of diatom and phytoplankton metabarcoding. 

Furthermore, being together with colleagues from different regions, institutions, and fields of science, this event provided us all with a chance to get to know each other better, discuss interesting subjects, and make plans for some future cooperation. BIOLAWEB team was delighted to have a chance to host such great lecturers and numerous guests.