From | 2006-03-12 |
To | 2006-03-16 |
Course |
Participants are kindly invited to submit a poster illustrating their present research activities. All the posters will be displayed in the Castle of Bertinoro
The course format is Gordon Conference Style (this methodology facilitates informal discussions among teachers and students) |
Venue | Bertinoro di Romagna, ITALY |
Directors | Davide Zannoni (Bologna, ITALY) |
Speakers | S.Agathos (Louvain, Belgium), B.Boon (Gent, Belgium), D.Daffonchio (Milan, Italy), W.Dejonghe (Geel, Belgium), W.De Windt (Gent, Belgium) F.Fava (Bologna, Italy), S.Fedi (Bologna, Italy), E.Galli (Milan, Italy), P.Golyshin (Brunschweig, Germany), L.Kerkhof (New Brunswick, USA), M.Petruccioli (Viterbo, Italy), D.Pieper (Brunschweig, Germany), R.Rabus (Bremen, Germany), R.Turner (Calgary,Canada), W.Verstraete (Gent, Belgium). |
Programme | Saturday, March 11th ? Arrival at the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro Sunday, March 12th Biodegradation pathways and bioremediation processes
Morning Session 8:30 ? 13:00
08:45
D.Zannoni
Welcome
09.00
E.Galli
From biodegradation to bioremediation: microbial degradation of aromatic compounds (part I)
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
D.Pieper
Key enzymes and genes for aromatic degradation
12:45
Questions from students on morning lectures
13:00
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 14:30 ? 18:00
E. Galli
Microbial degradation of aromatic compounds (part II)
D. Pieper
Workshop on: Catabolic gene fingerprinting
Coffee Break
S.Fedi
Butane and propane oxidizing bacteria
Monday, March 13th ? Analysis of microbial communities and removal of pollutants
Morning Session 8:30 ? 13:00
08:30
D. Daffonchio
Molecular tools to track complex microbial communities in polluted environments
09:30
L. Kerkhof
Assessing active bacteria for bioremediation studies
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
W. Dejonghe
Degradation tests and molecular techniques for removal of pollutants in lab & field tests
12:45
Questions and answers session
13:00
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 14.30-18:00
D. Daffonchio
Workshop on: Ribosomal intergenic transcribed spacers for typing bacterial strains and communities
L. Kerkhof
Workshop on: Performing TRFLP analysis on natural samples
Coffee Break
W. Dejonghe
Workshops on: Molecular techniques to detect metabolic genes; Determination factors to obtain in situ bioprecipitation of metals
Tuesday, March 14th ? Bioavailability, biodegradation & bioaugmentation
Morning Session 8:30 ? 13:00
08:30
F. Fava
Biogenic agents for improving the bioavailability and biodegradation of hydrophobic pollutants
09:30
W.Verstraete/W. De Windt
Bioaugmenting the subsoil: the cases Desulfitobacterium dehalogens (1, 2-DCA) and Dehalococoides ethenes (PER)
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
N. Boon
Catabolic plasmids and their role in bioaugmentation
12:45
Questions and answers sessions
13:00
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 14:30 ? 18:00
F. Fava
Microbial biotransformation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediments
W. Verstraete/W. De Windt
Aspecific dehalogenation by means of bio-palladium
Coffee Break
N. Boon
Workshop on: Tracking catabolic strains with GFP
Wednesday, March 15th ? Biofilms, fungi degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons & functional genome analysis
Morning Session 8:30 ? 13:00
08:30
R.Rabus
Anaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds: from physiology to functional genomics
09:30
M.Petruccioli
Degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by white-rot fungi
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
R.Rabus
Physiological proteomics with environmental bacteria
12:45
Questions and answers session
13:00
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 14:30 ? 18:00
R.Turner
Microbial resistance to metals in free cells and biofilms
P.Golyshin
Functional genome analysis of Alcanivorax borkumensis, an ubiquitous and efficient marine oil-degrader
Coffee Break
R. Turner
Workshop on: Microbial biofilms procedures
Thursday, March 16th ? Genomics
Morning Session 8:30 ? 13:00
P. Golyshin
New protein diversity from extreme (meta)genomes
S. Agathos
Environmental genomics: Culturable and Unculturable Bacteria in Sites Polluted with Explosives
Coffee Break
t.b.d.
The biodegradation and biotransformation gene pool<
Questions and answers session
13:00
Lunch Break
Departure: Thursday Afternoon |