CyanoFactory2014 programme
CyanoFactory Scientific Meeting 2014
Ljubljana, Slovenia
December 8 – 10, 2014
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
MONDAY, December 8 [CyanoFactory MEMBERS ONLY]
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]
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
19:30 Dinner out (walk to the restaurant)
WEDNESDAY, December 10 [OPEN for guests and visitors]
Invited speakers: Koji Sode, Ken Reardon, Lei Pei
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 ”CyanoFactory” by Peter Lindblad (Dept. Chemistry – Angstrom Laboratory, Uppsala University; Sweden), coordinator of the FP7 project Cyanofactory
15:00 – 16:30 Discussion: Synthetic biology of Cyanobacteria – an open field for collaborations
