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Join this course to discover how oceans serve as vital carbon sinks, where the ‘biological pump’ transfers carbon from phytoplankton in surface waters to the deep ocean, reducing atmospheric CO₂ by around 200 ppm.
Climate change warms and stratifies the upper ocean, diminishing nutrient mixing, oxygen transport, and marine health—ultimately affecting overall habitability and economic value.
This biennial summer series, offered since 2013, investigates climate impacts on marine microbial communities and biogeochemical cycles. This year, the course will emphasise multi-omics in marine biology and ecology, led by experts in amplicon, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and proteomics. Participants may expect daily lectures, workshops, tutorials, poster sessions, and hands-on programming, with a small class size promoting close student-lecturer interaction.
30 June — 4 July 2025
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
HK$3,000 (Includes accommodation)
Apply by 24 May 2025
Postgraduate students and early career researchers
If you have any enquiries about the course, please contact Jiawei Chen by email at jchenek@connect.ust.hk.
Chair Professor, Department of Ocean Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
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