Meet The Team

Meet The Team

Conference Chair & Organizers

Conference Chair & Organizers

Ahmed Abdelfattah

Organizer & Conference Chair

Ahmed Abdelfattah is Head of the Microbiome Management Working Group at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), and Co-lead of the Microbiome Biotechnology Department.

Ahmed Abdelfattah is Head of the Microbiome Management Working Group at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), and Co-lead of the Microbiome Biotechnology Department.

His research focuses on microbial inheritance, seed microbiome assembly, and host–microbiome coevolution. He has held Marie Curie and postdoctoral fellowships in Austria, Sweden, and Italy, working on plant-microbe interactions in diverse crops and ecosystems. Through interdisciplinary approaches, Abdelfattah aims to advance sustainable agriculture by integrating microbiome insights into crop production systems.

His research focuses on microbial inheritance, seed microbiome assembly, and host–microbiome coevolution. He has held Marie Curie and postdoctoral fellowships in Austria, Sweden, and Italy, working on plant-microbe interactions in diverse crops and ecosystems. Through interdisciplinary approaches, Abdelfattah aims to advance sustainable agriculture by integrating microbiome insights into crop production systems.

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The Seed Microbiome Working Group will organize the World Cafe at SeedCon 2026

Gillian Bergmann

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Cristian Salinas

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Carolina Lobato

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