Kamyar Amirhosseini

Doctoral Researcher
Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use (CBL), University of Göttingen
Email: kamyar.amirhosseini@uni-goettingen.de

Research Interests
• Soil Biodiversity Monitoring
• Soil Ecology
• Soil Biology

Current Project
PhD Researcher | Biodiversa+ “SoilRise” Project

• Conducting DNA barcoding of earthworms sampled across Europe to evaluate soil biodiversity.
• Engaging in citizen science-based soil monitoring to promote awareness of belowground biodiversity.
• Collaborating with international research institutions to develop standardized protocols and scalable biodiversity indicators.

Education
• M.Sc. Soil Biology & Biotechnology, University of Tehran, 2022
Thesis: Study of the function of microplastics as novel substrates for establishment and proliferation of periphytic biofilms and alleviation of its environmental contamination in rice fields
• B.Sc. Soil Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, 2020
Selected Publications
• Amirhosseini, K., Alizadeh, M., & Azarbad, H. (2025). Harnessing the Ecological and Genomic Adaptability of the Bacterial Genus Massilia for Environmental and Industrial Applications. Microbial Biotechnology, 18(5), e70156.
• Amirhosseini, K., Etesami, H., & Lingua, G. (2025). Enhancing plant drought tolerance through multidimensional arbuscular mycorrhizal networks. In Sustainable Agriculture under Drought Stress (pp. 401-420). Academic Press.
• Haghani, Z., & Amirhosseini, K. (2024). Microbiomes in Mangroves and Wetlands: Their Role and Importance in Ecosystem Sustainability. Microbes as Agents of Change for Sustainable Development, 203-232.
• Amirhosseini, K., Haghani, Z., & Alikhani, H. A. (2023). Microplastics pollution in rice fields: a case study of Pir Bazar rural district of Gilan, Iran. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(12), 1473.