CONFERENCEScientific programme
October 1st, Wednesday | |||
8:30-10:00 | Registration&welcome coffee | ||
10:00-10:15 | Opening ceremony | ||
10:15-11:15 | Opening lecture | Eckhard Thines, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Lecture title to be announced later |
11:15-13:05 | Session: Medical and antimicrobial microbiology, chair Asoc. Prof. Triinu Visnapuu | ||
11:15-11:45 | Keynote speaker of the session | Aivars Bērziņš, Institute of Food safety, | Lecture title to be announced later |
11:45-13:05 | Kotryna Čekuolytė, Vilnius University, Institute of Biosciences | Silver Nanoparticles Obtained Using Geobacillus sp. Bacteria in Biocontrol of Pathogenic Skin Microbiota | |
Yevgen Karpichev, Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology | Identification of Microorganisms Possessing Biological Threats Using MALDI-TOF MS Enhanced by Artificial Intelligence | ||
Reinis Rutkis, University of Latvia, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology | Fueling the Shield: The Role of F₁F₀-ATPase in AMP Resistance of Zymomonas mobilis | ||
Rita Bandariavičiūtė, BioAvots Ltd | Advanced technologies in clinical microbiota research | ||
13:05-14:00 | Lunch break | ||
14:00-15:00 | Session: Flash talks I | ||
15:00-16:30 | Session: Virology, Chair Dr. Laura Kalinienė | ||
15:00-15:30 | Keynote speaker of the session | Hedviga Tamman, University of Tartu | Estonian Phages Going Viral |
15:30-16:30 | Analiis Veeremaa, University of Tartu, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology | A Test System for Exploring the Substrates of the Viral Protease | |
Ina Baļķe, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre | From Leaves to Lab: Tracking Plant Viruses with NGS | ||
Nikola Brauča, Riga Stradins University | First Steps Towards the Latvian Klebsiella spp. Bacteriophage Biobank | ||
October 2nd, Thursday | |||
9:00-11:00 | Session: Environmental microbiology, Chair Asoc. Prof. Linda Mežule | ||
9:00-9:30 | Keynote speaker of the session | Tālis Juhna, Riga Technical University | Is the Concept of Water Biostability Still Valid? |
9:30-11:00 | Dániel Kácsor, Tallinn University of Technology | Label-free Droplet Image Analysis with CellProfiler and CellProfiler Analyst | |
Triini Olman, Tallinn University of Technology | Microplastic Influence on Antibiotic Susceptibility and Bacterial Aggregation | ||
Damien Faivre, University of Latvia | Diversity of Magnetotactic Bacteria and Magnetosome Biomineralization | ||
Krista Kānberga-Siliņa, Biosan | Recent Advances in the Use of RTS-1 (Biosan sponsored lecture) | ||
11:00-11:30 | Coffee break | ||
11:15-13:05 | Session: Microbial communites and interactions, Chair Prof. Ott Scheler | ||
11:30-12:00 | Keynote speaker of the session | Ronnie de Jonge, Utrecht University | Dissecting Mechanisms of Root Microbiota Establishment Using Synthetic Communities |
12:00-13:30 | Triinu Visnapuu, University of Tartu | Fructan-metabolizing Bacteria from Strawberry as Potential Biocontrol Agents | |
Zigmunds Orlovskis, University of Latvia & Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre | Underground Biological Internet: Common Mycelial Networks in Inter-Plant Signalling and Resistance to Pathogens | ||
Anete Borodušķe, University of Latvia, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology | The Microbiome of Sambucus nigra: Uncovering Its Role in Modulating Phytochemistry and Antiviral Activity | ||
Arnius Guobys, Vilnius University, Institute of Biomedical Sciences | Probiotic Potential of Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Larvae: an Experimental Evaluation | ||
13:30-14:30 | Lunch break | ||
14:30-15:30 | Session: Flash talks II | ||
15:30-17:00 | Poster session&coffee | ||
17:00-18:30 | Session: Microbial diversity and preservation, Chair Dr. Daiva Burokienė | ||
17:00-17:30 | Keynote speaker of the session | Rosa Alduina, University of Palermo | From Genes to Drugs: Molecular Strategies for Optimizing Antibiotic Yields in Actinomycetes |
17:30-18:30 | Maret Andreson, Tallinn University of Technology&TFTAK | Isolation and Identification of Novel Non-Dairy Starter Culture Candidates from Plant Matrix Using Backslopping Propagation | |
Tiina Tamm, University of Tartu, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology | The Richness of the Wild Yeast Population in Estonia – Examples from Two Case Studies | ||
Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte, Estonian University of Life Sciences | Microbial Diversity and Presence of Opportunistic Pathogens in Ready-to-Eat Plant-Based Meat Alternatives in Estonia | ||
October 3rd, Friday | |||
9:00-12:30 | Session: Waste and byproduct valorisation, Chair Asoc. Prof. Jānis Liepiņš | ||
9:00-9:30 | Keynote speaker of the session | Jaunius Urbonavičius, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University | Waste or Resource? Role of Microbes in By-product Valorization |
9:30-11:00 | Agris Pentjušs, University of Latvia, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology | Genome-scale Modelling of Galdieria sulphuraria for Bioconversion of Agricultural Residues into Valuable Bioproducts Under Heterotrophic Growth Conditions | |
Armands Vīgants, University of Latvia, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology | From By-product to Benefit: Bioconversion of Whey into Functional Health-promoting Compounds | ||
Uldis Kalnenieks, University of Latvia, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology | Catabolic Targets for Engineering Oxidative and Temperature Stress Resistance in the Ethanologen Zymomonas mobilis | ||
Linda Mežule, Riga Technical University | Strategies for Sewage Sludge Valorisation | ||
11:00-11:30 | Coffee break | ||
11:30-13:00 | Session: Metabolic engineering and systems biology, Chair Prof. Uldis Kalnenieks | ||
11:30-12:00 | Keynote speaker of the session | Kaspar Valgapea, University of Tartu | Systems-level Understanding and Engineering Metabolism at the Thermodynamic Limit of Life |
12:00-13:00 | Gerrich Behrendt, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems | Establishing Modular Cloning Toolboxs for Non-Conventional Bacteria: Zymomonas mobilis to Rhodobacter sphaeroides | |
Alīna Reķēna, Tallinn University of Technology | Chemostats and Omics: Tools to Improve Lipid-producing Yeasts | ||
Emīls Bolmanis, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre | Leveraging Historical Process Data for Recombinant P. pastoris Fermentation Hybrid Deep Modeling | ||
13:00-14:00 | Lunch break | ||
14:00-15:00 | Ugochi Jennifer Nwaokorie, University of Tartu | Engineering the Wood-Ljungdahl Pathway to Enhance Carbon Fixation for Sustainable Bioproduction | |
Jānis Liepiņš, University of Latvia, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology | Purine Depletion as a Tool for Desiccation Resistance Engineering | ||
Katja Bettenbrock, Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems | A New Zymomonas mobilis Platform Strain with Tunable PDC Expression | ||
15:00-16:00 | Closing lecture | Bin Yang, Washington State University | Innovating Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy Future |
16:00-16:15 | Closing ceremony | ||