Day 1 - December 14th, 2021
15:30 - 15:35 Welcome and Introduction from SIMTREA President, Prof. Luca Cocolin
Session I: Systems biology, synthetic biology and ecology and integration of omics
Chair: Luca Cocolin
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15:35 - 15:55 Nicholas Bokulich: Bioinformatics platforms for microbial ecosystems surveillance
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15:55 - 16:15 Bas Teusink: Systems biology for microbial interaction modeling
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16:15 - 16:35 Rudolf Amann: A polyphasic approach for studying the diversity and function of complex marine microbiomes
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16:35 - 16:50 General discussion
Session II: Exploitation of microbial diversity (including culture collections)
Chair: Giovanna Felis
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16:50 - 17:10 Maria Marco: Intraspecific diversity of lactic acid bacteria
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17:10 - 17:30 Sarah Lebeer: Exploring Lactobacillaceae diversity to improve probiotic strategies
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17:30 - 17:50 Peter Vandamme: Applying culturomics in food microbiology
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17:50 - 18:05 General discussion
Day 2 December 15th, 2021
Session III: Interactions among microorganisms and with environmental matrices
Chair: Daniele Daffonchio
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9:30 - 9:50 Korneel Rabaey: Electromicrobiology: wiring up Microbial Communities
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9:50 - 10:10 Pascal Saikaly: Heterotrophic and autotrophic electroactive bacteria and their applications in microbial electrolysis cell for wastewater treatment
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10:10 - 10:30 Federico Aulenta: Bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated environments using microbial electrochemical systems
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10:30 - 10:45 General discussion
Session IV: Microbial ecology and society:the Mediterranean diversity hotspot
Chairs: Carlo Viti and Marilena Budroni
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10:45 - 11:05 Hadda Imene Ouzari: Mediterranean microbial diversity as source of new biotechnological processes
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11.05 - 11:25 Petek Cakar: Evolutionary engineering and molecular characterization of stress resistant Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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11:25 - 11:45 Marcello Scalisi: The role of the research in Mediterranean sustainable development
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11:45 - 12:00 General discussion
12:00 – 12:10 Closing Luca Cocolin
