DC1 ALESSANDRO CUZZERI OCTOBER 23 - MARCH 24 

Month 13: (April 2024) – New experimental plan for the main research hypothesis (alpine air metagenomics).

Month 14: (May 2024) – Fresh re-start of analyses of cryoconite amplicon data. Planned a collaboration with DC4/Aarhus University in the context of pesticide-microbiology analysis.

Month 15: (June 2024) – Biostatistics GLMM (Bayesian/TMB) implementation in own analyses. Presentation of the project to the University Doctoral Network on Alpine Biology and Global Change

Month 16: (July 2024) – Literature research, biostatistical analyses.

Month 17: (August 2024) – Sampling campaign at Forni Glacier jointly with DC4. Analysis of Illumina data from Antarctic settings (Lake Untersee). Preparations for Lake Untersee 2024 Scientific Expedition.

Month 18: (September 2024) – Preparations for Lake Untersee 2024 Scientific Expedition. Literature research, biostatistical analyses.