1.    Agri-Biotechnology.
2.    Biosafety and Biosecurity.
3.    Biodiversity of selected model groups of phytoplankton.
4.    Discovery of novel genes for crop and animal genetic improvement.
5.    Unraveling host – parasite interactions.
6.    Bioprospecting for novel microorganisms from the environment.
7.    Microbial genetics and genomics.
8.    Microbial ecology.
9.    Bacterial systematics.
10.  Plant genetic diversity.
11.   Biodiversity of selected model groups of phytoplankton.
12.   Exploration of microalgae for biofuel production.
13.   Potential and risk of mass development of the Cyanobacterium
        Athrospira.
14.   Climate change and bio-adaptation.
15.   Nutrient deposition and cycling.
16.   Ecophysiology.
17.   Nematology and crop protection.