SEARCHING FOR NOVEL ORGANISMS WITH INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL

Programme

0930h Welcome and Introduction – Professor Ibrahim Banat

0940 – 1020h Dr Amedea Perfumo – GeoForschungs Zentrum, Helmholtz-Zentrum, Potsdam, Germany.

Bioprospecting – the search for novel organisms in the environment, methods and constraints.

1020-1100h Dr Michelle Rudden – Department of Biology, University of York, UK.

The exploitation of Genetic and Metabolic regulation in bacteria in industrial processes.

1100-1120h Coffee Break

1120-1200h Dr Matthew Twigg – School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, UK.

Genes, Gigabytes & Google – Bioinformatics tools to aid the genetic manipulation of bacteria for industrial application.

1200-1220h Professor Roger Marchant – School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, UK.

What’s in a name? Giving bacteria an identity.

1220-1330h Lunch

In addition to the talks there will be a hands-on session for participants to experience some of the bioinformatics tools plus a poster session for students and postdocs.