Jana Milucka is the Head of the research group Greenhouse Gases at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen (Germany). She received her Ph.D. in 2011.
Her research addresses the role of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms in aquatic environments, with a particular focus on the biogeochemical cycling of greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide.
Her research team studies the ecological role, diversity and physiology of protists, bacteria and archaea in groundwaters, freshwater lakes, and the ocean, using a variety of biogeochemical, molecular and imaging techniques.
She has authored > 30 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and books and her research has been featured in numerous German and international media. Jana has supervised > 10 Ph.D. students and is dedicated to educating and promoting the next generation of scientists.

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Keynote Details

Tuesday 30 June

Symposium 10: Sustainable biogeochemical cycles

Role of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycling of greenhouse gases

In natural environments, microorganisms control the biogeochemical cycles of major elements through an unparalleled variety of biochemical transformations of organic and inorganic compounds. Also the emissions of greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, are firmly controlled by microbial activity.
In my talk I will present our latest insights into the biogeochemistry of methane production and removal from a variety of key aquatic environments, including freshwater lakes and the ocean. I will specifically discuss how the activity and distribution of the microorganisms responds to the changing nature of these environments.