CyanoFactory2014 programme

CyanoFactory Scientific Meeting 2014
Ljubljana, Slovenia
December 8 – 10, 2014

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

MONDAY, December 8 [CyanoFactory MEMBERS ONLY]

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09:00 – 09:15 Welcome, presentation of the programme, and a brief overview of recent project activities (Marko Dolinar and Peter Lindblad)
Session I: Chassis and Parts Framework
09:15 – 10:00 Update WP1: ToolBox for cyanobacterial synthetic biology (UU)
10.00 – 10:45 Update WP3: Improvement of chassis growth, functionality and robustness (IBMC)

10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break

11:15 – 12:00 Update WP4: Introduction of custom designed hydrogen producing units (UU)
12:00 – 12:45 Update WP5: Improvement of photosynthetic efficiency towards H2-production (RUB)

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch

Session II: Systems Biolgy and Omics
14:00 – 14:45 Update WP7: Analyses of the purpose designed cyanobacterial cells to identify bottlenecks and suggest further improvements (USFD)
14:45 – 15:00 Update WP8: Metabolic modelling of the engineered cells (UPVLC)

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break

Session III: Biosafety and Photobioreactors 15:30 – 16:15 Update WP6: Biosafety (UL)
16:15 – 17:00 Update WP9: Development of an efficient photobioreactor unit (KSD)
17:00 - 17:45 Update WP10: Assembly and performance assessment of a larger prototype photobioreactor system (CNR-ISE)

TUESDAY, December 9 [CyanoFactory MEMBERS ONLY]

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Session IV: Common themes 09:00 – 09:45 Update WP2: CyanoData Warehouse (UM)
09:45 – 10:30 Update WP12 + WP11: Dissemination and Management (UU)

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 11:45 Presentation of forthcoming consortium meetings
11.45 – 12:30 Strengthening collaboration between WPs

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14.00 - 14.30 Transportation to Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
14:30 – 15:15 Introduction to the CyanoData workshop

15:15 – 15:45 Coffee break

Parallel Sessions:

A - in the Dean's meeting room
15:45 – 16:30 Planning beyond the FP7 project
16:30 – 18:30 Steering Committee Meeting (Steering Committee members only)

B - in the computer room
15:45 - 18:30 CyanoData Workshop

Transportation to the City

20:00 Dinner in the Old Town

  WEDNESDAY, December 10 [OPEN for guests and visitors]

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09:00 – 10:00 INVITED LECTURE 1 - TBA
10:00 – 11:00 INVITED LECTURE 2 - TBA

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 INVITED LECTURE 3 – TBA

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 INVITED LECTURE 4 – TBA
15:00 – 16:00 ”CyanoFactory” by Peter Lindblad (Dept. Chemistry – Angstrom Laboratory, Uppsala University; Sweden), coordinator of the FP7 project Cyanofactory
16:00 – 17:00 Teatime discussion: Synthetic biology of Cyanobacteria – an open field for collaborations