Confirmed Speakers
- Key note speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Helge Bode, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology (DE), Natural Products in Organismic Interactions
- Prof. Dr. Marnix Medema, Wageningen University & Research (NL), Plant Sciences
- Prof. Dr. Pierre Stallforth, Leibniz HKI (DE), Natural products from prehistoric microbiomes
- Assist.-Prof. Dr. Joleen Masschelein, KU Leuven (BE), Molecular Biotechnology of Plants and Micro-organisms
- Prof. Dr. Barrie Wilkinson, John Innes Centre (UK), Molecules from Nature
- Topic speakers:
- Jun.-Prof. Dr. Lena Barra, Universität Konstanz (DE), Genetic and Enzymatic Basis of Specialized Metabolism
- Dr. Daniel Petras, Universität Tübingen (DE), Functional Metabolomics Lab
Wednesday, September 20th 2023
| Topic | |
|---|---|
| 12.00 – 14.00 | Arrival & Registration |
| 14.00 – 14.15 | Introduction |
| 14.15 – 15.00 | Prof. Dr. Marnix Medema (Wageningen University & Research) Deciphering the chemical language of microbiomes |
| 15.00 – 16.20 | Short Talk Session 1 |
| 16.20 – 17.20 | Coffee Break + Postersession 1 |
| 17.20 – 17.50 | Assist.-Prof. Dr. Joleen Masschelein (KU Leuven) Unveiling the iterative assembly of hybrid specialized lipid antibiotics |
| 17.50 – 19.00 | Short Talk Session 2 |
| 19.00 – 19.45 | Reception + Poster Session 2 |
| 19.45 – 22.00 | BBQ |
Thursday, September 21st 2023
| Topic | |
|---|---|
| 9.00 – 10.00 | Short Talk Session 3 |
| 10.00 – 10.45 | Prof. Dr. Pierre Stallforth (Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena) Natural Products from Interacting Microorganisms and Ancient Microbiomes |
| 10.45 – 11.30 | Coffee Break + Poster Session 3 |
| 11.30 – 13.00 | Short Talk Session 4 |
| 13.00– 14.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | VAAM Section Business Meeting |
| 15.00 – 15.45 | Prof. Dr. Barrie Wilkinson (John Innes Centre) Obafluorin, a natural product inhibitor of threonyl-tRNA synthetase: biosynthesis and mechanisms of action and immunity |
| 15.45 – 16.30 | Short Talk Session 5 |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Coffee Break + Poster Session 4 |
| 17.30 – 18.00 | Dr. Daniel Petras (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen) From Molecules to Ecosystems – A Functional Metabolomics Toolbox to Study the Role and Fate of Small Molecules within Microbial Communities |
| 18.00 – 19.30 | Short Talk Session 6 |
| 19.30 – 20.00 | Reception |
| 20.00 – 22.00 | Dinner |
Friday, September 22nd 2023
| Topic | |
|---|---|
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Prof. Lena Barra (Universität Konstanz) to be announced soon |
| 9.30 – 10.30 | Short Talk Session 7 |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Poster and Presentation Awards |
| 11.15 – 12.00 | Prof. Dr. Helge Bode (Max-Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology) Natural products from microbes and men |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Concluding Remarks & Departure |