Integrated Soil Microbiome Systems (ISMS)
PI name
Dr. Mehdi Rashtbari
PI email
mehdi.rashtbari@phytomed.uni-kiel.de
Short description of research profile
Dr. Mehdi Rashtbari is a soil microbial ecologist specializing in the functional dynamics of soil microbiomes in agroecosystems. His research focuses on integrating molecular, biochemical, and physiological approaches to understand how agricultural practices influence microbial-driven carbon and nitrogen cycling processes. He has extensive expertise in enzyme kinetics (including Vmax and Km determination), soil respiration and calorimetry, in situ rhizosphere analyses, and shotgun metagenomics for functional gene profiling.
University
Kiel University
Research area
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES » Agriculture, forestry, fisheries