As a visiting scientist of CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI), Prof. Louis LEGENDRE from Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC, also known as University of Paris VI) started his one-month visit to Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences on June 2. Prof. LEGENDRE’s visit was warmly welcomed by Prof. LU Xuefeng, Deputy Director General of QIBEBT. 

During his visit, Prof. LEGENDRE discussed with the scientists at QIBEBT about the cutting-edge knowledge and technologies on the research of marine microbial ecology and carbon sequestration, and he also exchanged his research experiences with young researchers and taught the students how to write a scientific paper. 

On June 11, Prof. LEGENDRE gave a lecture titled “From Marine Microbes to Ocean Biogeochemistry and Carbon Sequestration”, which focused on large-scale and long-term effects of marine microbes in the ocean, as well as the important roles of marine microbes and phytoplankton in marine carbon biogeochemical cycles. 

Also, Prof. LEGENDRE, together with his colleague Dr. Sophie RABOUILLE from UPMC and Prof. Richard RIVKIN from Memorial University of Newfoundland, discussed the potential collaboration with QIBEBT.  

Prof. LEGENDRE’s visit will promote the cooperation between UPMC and QIBEBT.