Virtual school registration
Teachers of the year
Microbial ecology and evolution, origin of life, major evolutionary transitions, tree of life, extremophiles, geobiology
Puri Lopez-Garcia is a biologist and Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), working at the Ecology, Systematics and Evolution unit at the University of Paris-Saclay, where she co-leads the DEEM team (Diversity, Evolution and Ecology of Microorganisms). Her research focuses on the diversity and evolution of microorganisms from all three domains of life—archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes—found in diverse, often extreme or mineral-rich ecosystems. She uses molecular tools, metagenomics, and phylogenomics to explore these topics. She has led multiple national (ANR) and European (ERC) research projects, especially on the role of symbiosis in the evolution of eukaryotes and the origin of the eukaryotic cell from prokaryotic ancestors.
CNRS – DEEM team Unité d’Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution Adresse : Campus Universitaire d’Orsay, Bât. 360, 91400 Orsay, France
puri.lopez@universite-paris-saclay.fr
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This is the registration page for the virtual edition of the RED Training School (June 2nd – 8th, 2026). This online Training School will feature recorded lectures from the current year’s in-person RED event. Each streamed lecture will be followed by a live Q&A session with the speaker. Throughout the week, attendees will have the chance to network with students from all around the world, connect with the lecturers, present their PhD topics (optional), and share and discuss research across disciplines. All lectures will be conducted in English.
Once your registration has been validated, you will get the login to access the interface for this virtual school.
Participants who watch the whole lecture series and succeed in short quizzes about it will receive a certificate of attendance. Live animations and Q&A sessions will be organized at CEST (UTC + 2), but you can watch the lectures and replays of the Q&A session at your convenience in your time zone.
Registrations are open until May 26th, 1 PM CEST (UTC +2).
The registration form is located under the Lecturers presentation. Go to registration form