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=Sunday, June 19, 2011 Afternoon=
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=Tuesday April 24th 2012 Morning=
  
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* 8:00-8:45 - REGISTRATION
* 2:00             Welcome remarks – [[Jim Hoch]]
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* 9:00-9:10 – Welcome Introduction [[Kevin Devine]]
 
==Physiology==                                                                                                                 
 
CHAIR: [[Josef Deutscher]]
 
 
* 2:15 – 2:30 T1, Elaine Milohanic, INRA and AgroParis Tech, Thiverval-Grignon, France
 
** [[ManR]] regulates the expression of the main ''Listeria monocytogenes'' glucose/mannose transporter and uses a second glucose transporter as substrate sensor. 
 
 
 
* 2:30 – 2:45 T2, [[Boris Görke]], Dept. of General Microbiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
 
** [[Crh]], the homolog of the phosphor-carrier protein HPr, regulates a glycolytic bypass in ''Bacillus subtilis''. 
 
 
* 2:45 – 3:00 T3, Jean-Michel Jault, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
 
** The unusual activity of a [[GTP-binding proteins|GTPase]] from ''Bacillus subtilis'', [[YphC]] (or [[EngA]]), involved in ribosome biogenesis.
 
 
* 3:00 – 3:15 T4, Yuka Kazo, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Life Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
 
** Analysis of dimerization of 70S ribosome, and ''[[yvyD]]'' gene during stationary phase in ''Bacillus subtilis''. 
 
 
 
* 3:15 – 3:30 T5, Donald A. Morrison, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
 
** Regulation of the competence regulon in Group A and Group B streptococci:  Pyogenic Type II ComR receptors recognize small species-specific peptide pheromones when expressed in a heterologous host.
 
 
* 3:30 – 3:45 T6, Nathalie Campo, Centre national de la Recherche Scientifique, Toulouse, France
 
** X-state (competence) development causes transient cell cycle alterations in ''Streptococcus pneumoniae''. 
 
 
 
* 3:45 – 4:00 T7, Maria C. Mansilla, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Univ. Nac.de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
 
** A novel pathway for lipoic acid synthesis in Gram-positive bacteria.
 
 
* 4:00 – 4:15 T8, [[Jörg Stülke]], Dept. of General Microbiology, Georg-August- Univeristy Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
 
** A novel factor controlling bistability in ''Bacillus subtilis'': The [[YmdB]] protein affects [[biofilm formation]] and [[motility and chemotaxis|motility]].
 
 
 
==Genome Engineering ==
 
CHAIR: Mike Rasmussen 
 
 
* 4:45 – 5:00 T9, Robert A. Britton, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan, USA
 
** Recombineering in lactic acid bacteria. 
 
 
* 5:00 – 5:15 T10, Ghislain Schyns, DSM Nutritional Products, Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
 
** Learning from probiotics to improve biological availability of feed enzymes. 
 
 
* 5:15 – 5:30 T11, Sébastien Potot, DSM Nutritional Products, Biotechnology, Basel, Switzerland
 
** Mixing bacterial genomes to identify critical mutations in ''Bacillus subtilis'' industrial strains.
 
 
* 5:30 5:45 T12, Philippe Jacques, Université Lille, France
 
** Environmental factors and pleiotropic regulators influence homologous compound pattern of mycosubtilin produced by ''Bacilius subtilis'' ATCC 6633.
 
 
* 5:45 – 6:00 T13, [[Philippe Noirot]], INRA, Jouy en Josas, France
 
** Systematic identification of dispensable genome parts in ''Bacillus subtilis'' coupled with metabolic model reconstruction. 
 
 
==Welcome Reception  - 7:00 – 9:00  – Grand Hotel & La Pace==
 
 
 
=Monday, June 20, 2011 – Morning=
 
 
 
==Cell Wall I==                                                                                                                     
 
CHAIR: [[Kevin Devine]]
 
 
 
* 8:15 – 9:00, [[Jeff Errington]], Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
 
** Keynote Lecture: Emergence and proliferation of ''B. subtilis'' L-forms. 
 
 
 
* 9:00 – 9:15 T14, Olaf Schneewind, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
 
** LytN, a murein hydrolase in the cross wall compartment of ''Staphylococcus aureus'', is required for bacterial growth and envelope assembly.
 
 
* 9:15  – 9:30 T15, Hèléne Bierne, Institut Pasteur, Unité des interactions bactéries-cellules, Inserm, Paris, France
 
** A regulated switch from helical to polar localization of ''Listeria monocytogenes'' cell wall-anchored proteins.
 
 
* 9:30 – 9:45 T16 [[Sven Halbedel]], Dept. of Bacterial Infections, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany 
 
** A role for the membrane curvature sensor [[DivIVA]] in cell separation and virulence of ''Listeria monocytogenes''. 
 
 
 
* 9:45 – 10:00 T17, Teresa Costa, ITQB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
 
** Control of ''Bacillus subtilis'' cell shape by the novel cytoskeletal element [[RodZ]]. 
 
 
 
* 10:00 – 10:15 T18, Julia Domínguez-Escobar, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
 
**Processive movement of [[MreB]]-associated cell wall biosynthetic complexes in bacteria. ''In vivo'' visualization of sidewall biosynthetic machineries in ''Bacillus subtilis''. 
 
 
* 10:15 – 10:30 T19, [[Anne Galinier]], Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
 
** The [[YvcK]] protein is required for morphogenesis via localization of [[ponA|PBP1]] under gluconeogenic growth conditions in ''Bacillus subtilis''.
 
  
==Cell Wall II==                                                                                                                    
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==Session I: Modeling and Networks ==                                                                                                                  
CHAIR: [[Jeff Errington]]
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CHAIR: [[Sierd Bron]]  
 
 
* 11:00 – 11:15 T20, Letal Salzberg, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trintiy College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
 
** [[WalR]]-[[WalK]] ([[YycF]]-[[YycG]])-mediated control of cell wall metabolism in ''Bacillus subtilis'': linking autolysins and actin-like proteins. 
 
 
   
 
   
* 11:15 – 11:30 T21, Hiraku Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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* 9:10-9:30 – BACELL Systems – Past, Present, Future
** Involvement of essential lipid synthetic enzyme, [[PlsX]], in the cell division machinery.   
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** [[Jan Maarten van Dijl]] (University Medical Center Groningen)
 
* 11:30 – 11:45 T22, Maria-Halima Laaberki, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, New York,  USA
 
** The unexpected role of O-acetylation of peptidoglycan in cell separation and S-layer anchoring in ''Bacillus anthracis''. 
 
  
* 11:45 – 12:00 T23, Michel-Yves Mistou, INRA, Institut Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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* 9:30-9:50 Unraveling the [[ncRNA|Small Regulatory RNA]] Network of ''Bacillus subtilis''
** Outer polysaccharide pellicle: a structural component of Gram positive bacteria cell wall. 
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** Ruben Mars (University Medical Center Groningen)
 
* 12:00 12:15 T24, [[Rick Lewis]], Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
 
** The decoration of peptidoglycan by teichoic acids: the missing enzymatic step revealed by X-ray crystallography? 
 
 
=Monday, June 20, 2011 – Afternoon=
 
  
==Structure==
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* 9:50-10:10 – A Computational [[Stressosome]] Model Consolidates Hypotheses about Environmental Activation of [[SigB]] the General Stress response
CHAIR: [[Jim Hoch]]
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** Ulf Liebal (University of Rostock)
  
* 2:00 2:15 T25, Wayne F. Anderson, Northwestern University CSGID, Chicago, Illinois USA
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* 10:10-10:30 Reconciling Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms with Noise Patterns of Bacterial Metabolic Promoters in Induced and Repressed States
** Applying structural genomics – revealing the bacterial surface one protein structure at a time.
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** Matthieu Jules (Institut Micalis, INRA)
  
* 2:15 2:30 T26, Catarina G. Fernandes, ITQB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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* 10:30 11:00 – COFFEE BREAK
** From the crystal structure of the [[Tgl]] transglutaminase to the cross-linking of the spore surface layers.
 
  
* 2:30 – 2:45 T27, [[Claes von Wachenfeldt]], Dept. of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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== Session II: [[Cell wall degradation/ turnover|Cell Wall]] ==
** Redox sensing by [[Rex]] family repressors.
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CHAIR: [[Colin Harwood]]
  
* 2:45 – 3:00 T28, Marion Boudes, IBBMC, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
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* 11:00-11:20 – The [[WalR]]/[[WalK]], [[PhoP]]/[[PhoR]] and [[SigI]]/[[RsgI]] Regulatory Systems of ''Bacillus subtilis'' Cooperate to Control Cell Wall Metabolism during Growth and Under Stress Conditions
** Structural and functional study of ComE, a key actor in ''S. pneumoniae'' competence.
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** Letal Salzberg (Trinity College Dublin)
  
* 3:00 3:15 T29, [[Hendrik Szurmant]], Dept. of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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* 11:20-11:40 Adaptation of ''Bacillus subtilis'' to High Salinity: Osmotic Induction of the Cell Wall Hydrolase [[YqiI]]  
** [[Two-component systems|Sensor histidine kinase]] signaling: An active conformation deduced from integrating genomics, molecular dynamics and mutagenesis.
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** Kathleen Fischer (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
  
==[[Sporulation proteins|Sporulation]]/ [[germination]]==
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* 11:40-12:00 – Regulatory and Cellular Dynamics of the Lia-Response of ''Bacillus subtilis''
CHAIR: [[Charles Moran]]
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** [[Thorsten Mascher]] (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
  
* 3:45 4:00 T30, Michael Young, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, United Kindom
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* 12:00-12:20 – [[SepF]] is a New Membrane Anchor for the Key [[Cell Division]] Protein [[FtsZ]]
** Multiple orphan histidine kinases interact directly with [[Spo0A]] to control the initiation of endospore formation in ''Clostridium acetobutylicum''.
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** Ilkay Celik (Newcastle University)
  
* 4:00 4:15 T31, Lei Shi, INRA-AgroParis Tech, Micalis Institute, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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* 12:20-12:40 The Bacterial [[MreB]] Cytoskeleton Organizes the Cell Membrane
** Phosphorylated bacterial recombinase checks chromosome integrity during spore formation.
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** Henrik Strahl (Newcastle University)
  
* 4:15 4:30 T32, [[Patrick Piggot]], Dept. Microbiol. & Immunol., Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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* 12:40 14:20 LUNCH (+ BACIP MEETING)
** Compartmentalization of [[SigE|σE]] Activity During Sporulation of ''Bacillus subtilis'': Much Ado About What?
 
  
* 4:30 4:45 T33, [[Adriano Henriques]], ITQB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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=Tuesday April 24th 2012 Afternoon=
** A negative feedback loop that limits the ectopic activation of a cell type-specific sporulation [[sigma factor]] of ''Bacillus subtilis''.
 
  
* 4:45 – 5:00 T34, Thierry Doan, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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== Session III: Adaptation, [[Sporulation]] and [[DNA replication|DNA Replication]] ==
** Bacterial membrane fission during sporulation in ''Bacillus subtilis''.
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CHAIR: [[Ulrike Mäder]]
  
* 5:00 5:15 T35, [[Tony Wilkinson]], Dept. of Chemistry, University of York, UK
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* 14:20-14:40 Selecting Better Bet Hedging [[Bacillus]] Strains
** Structural and Interaction Studies of an Intercellular Complex Mediating Engulfment during Sporulation in ''B. subtilis''.
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** Jeroen Siebring (University of Groningen)
  
* 5:15 – 5:30 T36, [[Patrick Eichenberger]], Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, Dept. of Biology, New York University, New York, USA
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* 14:40-15:00 Spore Coat Proteins: Self-Assembly Properties and Protein-Protein [[SubtInteract|Interactions]]
** A Spatial and Temporal map of the ''Bacillus subtilis'' Spore Coat.
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** Daniela Krajčíková (Slovak Academy of Sciences)
  
* 5:30 – 5:45 T37, Alex Ter Beek, Molecular Biology & Microbial Food Safety, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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* 15:00-15:20 – [[Spo0A]] links [[DNA replication|DNA Replication]] with [[Sporulation]] by Direct Binding to the Origin of Replication in ''Bacillus subtilis''  
** Live-cell imaging of aerobic bacteria: a tool to assess and model heterogeneous [[germination]] & outgrowth of ''Bacillus subtilis'' spores.
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** Mirjam Boonstra (University of Groningen)
  
==Poster Session I==
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** 15:20-15:40 DSB Repair Pathway is Required for Viability of the [[smc|SMC]]-[[ScpA]]-[[ScpB]] Depleted Strain
* 5:45 7:45, Palazzo dei Congressi Sala Alba
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** Etienne Dervyn (Institut Micalis, INRA)
  
=Tuesday, June 21, 2011– Morning=
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* 15:40-16:10 - COFFEE BREAK
  
==Pathogenic Sporeformers - Clostridia==
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== Session IV: Antibiotics ==
CHAIR: Mike Young
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CHAIR: [[Eugenio Ferrari]]
  
* 8:30 – 9:15, Neil Fairweather, Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Dept. of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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* 16:10-16:30 – Regulated Expression of a Multidrug-[[ABC transporters|ABC Transporter]] – The ''[[yheH]]-[[yheI]]-[[yheJ]]'' Operon
** Keynote Lecture: The cell wall of ''Clostridium difficile'' – is variability a key to pathogenesis?
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** Ewoud Reilman (University of Groningen)
  
* 9:15 9:30 T38, [[Linc Sonenshein]], Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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* 16:30-16:50 Signal Transduction in Antimicrobial Peptide Detoxification Modules of ''Bacillus subtilis'': Interaction between [[ABC transporters|ABC Transport]] and Sensor Kinase
** Regulation of ''Clostridium difficile'' virulence.
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** Susanne Gebhard (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
  
* 9:30 9:45 T39, Zhen Zhang, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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* 16:50-17:10 Structure-Function Relationship of the Lantibiotic Immunity-Protein [[SpaI]]  
** A [[Two-component systems|Two-Component System]] Negatively Regulates Botulinum Neurotoxin Expression.
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** Sophie Bochmann (Goethe University Frankfurt)
  
* 9:45 – 10:00 T40, Eric A. Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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* 17:10-17:30 – Structure, Biosynthesis and Properties of Kurstakins, Nonribosomal Lipopeptides from [[Bacillus]] spp.
** Identification, Purification and Characterization of Botulinum Neurotoxin BoNT/A Subtype Toxins.
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** [[Philippe Jacques]] (Universite de Lille)
  
* 10:00 10:15 T41, Stephen Melville, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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== 17.30-18.30 BACELL STEERING GROUP MEETING ==
** Spatial and temporal linkage of type IV pili assembly and division septum formation in ''Clostridium perfringens''.
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== 19:30 WINE RECEPTION ==
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== 20:00 - DINNER ==
  
* 10:15 – 10:30 T42, Jon Marles-Wright, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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= Wednesday April 25th 2012 - Morning =
** Towards an understanding of the anatomy of Clostridial bacterial microcompartments.
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== Session V: Application ==
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CHAIR: [[Jörg Stülke]]
  
==Pathogenic Sporeformers - ''Bacillus anthracis''==
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* 9:00-9:20 – ''Bacillus subtilis'' Cell Factory Producing Scyllo-Inositol, A Potential Therapeutic Agent for Alzheimer’s Disease
CHAIR: Olaf Schneewind
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** [[Ken-ichi Yoshida]] (Kobe University)
  
* 11:00 11:15 T43, Theresa M. Koehler, Dept. Microbiol. and Molec. Genet., University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
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* 9:20-9:40 Developing an Enzyme Discovery Tool for ''Bacillus subtilis''  
** Modulation of the ''Bacillus anthracis'' Secretome.
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** Tjeerd van Rij (DSM)
  
* 11:15 11:30 T44, Susanne Pohl, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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* 9:40 10:00 - Use of ''Bacillus amyloliquefaciens'' for Control of Plant Stress
** The secondary secretion pathway in ''Bacillus anthracis''.
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** Johan Meijer (University of Uppsala)
  
* 11:30 11:45 T45, Agnès Fouet, Toxines et Pathogénie Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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* 10:00 10:20 – Phenotypic Heterogeneity during Heterologous Protein Production in ''Bacillus megaterium''  
** ''Bacillus anthracis'' virulence regulator AtxA mediates bicarbonate induction of toxin gene expression.
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** Rebekka Biedendieck (Technische Universität Braunschweig)
  
* 11:45 12:00 T46, [[Colin Harwood]], Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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* 10:20-10:40 Absolute Protein Quantification - Application in ''Bacillus subtilis''
** Are superoxide ions a key environmental signal for the ''Bacillus anthracis'' pathogenic life cycle?
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** [[Dörte Becher]] (Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald)
  
=Tuesday, June 21, 2011– Morning=
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10:40-11:00  - COFFEE BREAK
  
==[[Transcription]] Regulation I==
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== Session VI: RNA Metabolism and Regulation ==
CHAIR: Terry Koehler
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CHAIR: [[Uwe Völker]]
  
* 2:00 – 2:15 T47, Kris Ann Baker, Dept. of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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* 11:00-11:20 Three Essential Ribonucleases [[rny|RNase Y]], [[rnjA|J1]] and [[rnc|III]] Control the Abundance of a Majority of ''B. subtilis'' mRNAs
** Transcription anti-termination by a phosphorylated response regulator and cobalamin-dependent termination at a B12 [[riboswitch]] contribute to ethanolamine utilization in ''Enterococcus faecalis''.
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** [[Ciaran Condon|Ciarán Condon]] (Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique CNRS)
  
* 2:15 2:30 T48, [[Harald Putzer]], Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, France
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* 11:20-11:40 – The Effects of [[RpoE]] and [[HelD]] on [[RNA polymerase|RNA Polymerase]] from ''Bacillus subtilis''  
** The roles of [[RNases]] [[rny|Y]] and [[rnjA|J]] in mRNA metabolism in ''Bacillus subtilis''.
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** [[Libor Krasny|Libor Krásný]] (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic)
  
* 2:30 2:45 T49, Jean-Christophe Giard, Laboratoire de Microbiologie de l’Environnement, University of Caen, Caen, France
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* 11:40 12:00 Dynamic Localization of an [[LicT|RNA-Binding Transcription Factor]] in ''Bacillus subtilis''  
** First experimental genome-wide identification of [[ncRNA|small non-coding RNAs]] in the opportunistic pathogen ''Enterococcus faecalis'' V583.
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** Fabian Rothe (University of Göttingen)
 
 
* 2:45 3:00 T50, [[Peter Lewis]], School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
 
** Structure/Function analysis of epsilon: A new subunit of Gram positive [[RNA polymerase|RNA polymerases]].
 
 
 
* 3:00 – 3:15 T51, Olivier Delumeau, INRA, Micalis Institute, Jouy-en-Josas, France
 
** The dynamic protein partnership of [[RNA polymerase]] in ''Bacillus subtilis''.
 
 
 
* 3:15 – 3:30 T52, [[Thorsten Mascher]], Department of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
 
** Extracytoplasmic function (ECF) [[sigma factors]] in gram-positive bacteria: Heading for the unknown.
 
 
 
==[[Transcription]] Regulation II==
 
CHAIR: [[Linc Sonenshein]]
 
 
 
* 4:00 –4:15 T53, Michael J. Federle, Dept. of Med. Chem. Pharmacognosy, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
 
** Rgg [[transcription factors]] are a new class of pheromone response effectors in streptococci.
 
 
 
* 4:15 – 4:30 T54, Rozenn Gardan, INRA UMR1319 Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France
 
** Rgg-associated small hydrophobic peptides: A new family of pheromones involved in [[quorum sensing]] in streptococci.
 
 
 
* 4:30 – 4:45 T55, Isabelle Poquet, Microbiologie de l’Alimentation au service de la Santé, UMR 1319 Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France
 
** ''Lactococcus lactis'' ZitR is a zinc responsive repressor active in low, non-toxic zinc concentrations ''in vivo''.
 
 
 
* 4:45 – 5:00 T56, Thomas Dubois, INRA, UMR1319 Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France
 
** The NprR quorum sensor is required for the saprophytic way of life of ''Bacillus cereus''.
 
 
 
* 5:00 – 5:15 T57, Boris R. Belitsky, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
 
** Multiple modes of DNA binding and regulation by ''Bacillus subtilis'' [[CodY]].
 
 
 
==Poster Session II==
 
* 5:30 – 7:30, Palazzo dei Congressi Sala Alba
 
 
 
=Wednesday, June 22, 2011– Morning=
 
 
 
==Pathogenesis II==
 
CHAIR: Agnes Fouet
 
 
 
* 8:30 – 8:45 T58, Hèléne Bierne, Institut Pasteur, Unité des Interactions Bactéries Cellules – Inserm, Paris, France
 
** ''Listeria monocytogenes'' hijacks the chromatin-remodeling machinery to modulate type III interferon responses.
 
 
 
* 8:45 – 9:00 T59, Jennifer Mitchell, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
 
** CD36 is a receptor for the adherence of Gram positive pathogens to platelets.
 
 
 
* 9:00 – 9:15 T60, Marco Rinaldo Oggioni, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
 
** A single bacterium at the origin of invasive pneumococcal disease: macrophage clearance defines the bottleneck during the first hours of infection.
 
 
 
* 9:15 – 9:30 T61, Johannes Huebner, Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
 
** Genetic loci involved in surface carbohydrate production in Enterococci.
 
 
 
* 9:30 – 9:45 T62, Kimberly Kline, Dept. of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
 
** Molecular requirements for localized secretion and sortase-assembled virulence factor biogenesis in ''Enterococcus faecalis''.
 
 
* 9:45 – 10:00 T63, Hailyn V. Nielsen, University of Washington School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
 
** Minor tip and base pilins EbpA and EbpB contribute to ''E. faecalis'' virulence in a murine model of foreign body-associated urinary tract infection.
 
 
 
==[[Resistance against toxins/ antibiotics|Antimicrobial resistance]]==
 
CHAIR: [[Jan Maarten van Dijl]]
 
 
 
* 10:30 – 10:45 T64, Emma L. Denham, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology, Groningen, The Netherlands
 
** Unraveling the bactericidal mechanism of the glycopeptides sublancin 168.
 
 
 
*10:45 – 11:00 T65, Alexandra A. Roberts, School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
 
** FosB is a bacillithiol-S-transferase that confers bacillithiol-dependent fosfomycin resistance on the Gram positive pathogen ''Staphylococcus aureus''.
 
 
 
* 11:00 – 11:15 T66, [[Tarek Msadek]], Biology of Gram-positive Pathogens, Department of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
 
** The [[ABC transporters|ABCs]] of bacitracin and nisin resistance in ''Staphylococcus aureus''.
 
 
 
* 11:15 – 11:30 T67, Susanne Gebhard, Department of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
 
** Co-evolution of and signaling by [[ABC transporters]] and [[two-component systems|two-component regulatory systems]] as [[Resistance against toxins/ antibiotics|resistance modules against antimicrobial peptides]] in Firmicutes bacteria.
 
 
 
* 11:30 – 11:45 T68, Willem van Schaik, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
 
** Comprehensive identification of genes required for resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in the nosocomial pathogen ''Enterococcus faecium''.
 
 
 
* 11:45 – 12:00 T69, Mary K. Phillips-Jones, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
 
** ''In vitro'' activation and inhibition of the intact quorum membrane sensor FsrC involved in virulence in ''Enterococcus faecalis'' V583
 
 
 
=Wednesday, June 22, 2011– Afternoon=
 
 
 
==Pathogenesis III==
 
CHAIR: Johannes Huebner
 
 
 
* 2:00 – 2:15 T70, Breck A. Duerkop, Department of Immunology, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA
 
** Bacteriophage production by ''Enterococcus faecalis'' in the mammalian intestine.
 
 
 
* 2:15 – 2:30 T71, Renata Matos, ITQB, Oeiras, Portugal; Institut Micalis, INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
 
** ''Enterococcus faecalis'' V583 prophages are induced by low concentrations of antibiotic.
 
 
 
* 2:30 – 2:45 T72, Pascale S. Guiton, Dept. of Mol. Microbiol. & Microbial Pathogenesis, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
 
** Characterization of the host response to ''Enterococcus faecalis'' mediated catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
 
 
 
* 2:45 – 3:00 T73, Ravi P.N. Mishra, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Siena, Italy
 
** Ferric Hydroxamate-binding Lipoprotein FhuD2 protects against ''Staphylococcus aureus'' infection.
 
 
 
==Pathogenesis IV: Streptococci==
 
CHAIR: Paul Sullam
 
 
 
* 3:30 – 3:45 T74, Heaven Oliver-Kozup, Dept. Microbiol., Immunol. & Cell Biol., West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
 
** Targeted binding of the surface adhesion Sel1 to a spliced variant of cellular fibronectin expressed in wounded tissue.
 
 
 
* 3:45 – 4:00 T75, Kathryn M. Gold, Dept. of Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
 
** Characterization of the TrxSR [[two-component systems|Two-Component Signal Transduction System]] that Activates Virulence in ''Streptococcus pyogenes''.
 
 
 
* 4:00 – 4:15 T76, Vijay Pancholi, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
 
** A novel transcriptional regulatory role of [[sdhA|SDH]]/[[gapA|GAPDH]] in ''Streptococcus pyogenes'' [[metabolism]] and virulence.
 
 
 
* 4:15 – 4:30 T77, Sean D. Reid, Dept. Microbiol. & Immunol., Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
 
** Insights into the regulation of Group A Streptococcal [[biofilm formation]] and dispersal and the impact on disease severity.
 
 
 
* 4:30 – 4:45 T78, Ravin Seepersaud, Division of Infectious Disease, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
 
** The accessory Sec protein Asp2 is required for both the optimal glycosylation and transport of GspB, the serine rich repeat glycoprotein adhesion of ''Streptococcus gordonii''.
 
 
 
* 4:45 – 5:00 T79, Françoise Rul, INRA, Micalis Institute, Jouy-en-Josas, France
 
** The proteomic signature of ''Streptococcus thermophilus'' in the digestive environment provides clues to lactic acid bacteria/host interactions.
 
 
 
* 5:00 – 5:15 T80, Philippe Glaser, Laboratoire Evolution et Génomique Bactériennes, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
 
** Emergence of a ''Streptococcus agalactiae'' lineage hypervirulent in fish by reductive evolution.
 
 
 
* 5:15 – 5:30 T81, Shaynoor Dramsi, Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Bactéries Pathogènes à Gram-Positif, Paris, France
 
** Role of ''Streptococcus gallolyticus'' Pil1 pilus in endocarditis.
 
 
 
==Reception and Banquet - 6:30 – 9:30  – Grand Hotel & La Pace==
 
 
 
=Thursday, June 23, 2011– Morning=
 
 
 
==Stress I==
 
CHAIR: [[Erhard Bremer]]
 
 
 
* 8:30 – 8:45 T82, Terry A. Krulwich, Dept. Pharmacol. Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
 
** In accord with the “no free lunch” principle, adaptations of alkaliphilc ''Bacillus'' that support constitutive readiness for an alkali challenge reduce fitness near neutral pH.
 
 
 
* 8:45 – 9:00 T83, Masahiro Ito, Graduate School of Life Science, Toyo University, Oura-gun, Gunma, Japan
 
** A novel K+-stimulated flagellar motor from alkaliphilic ''Bacillus''.
 
 
 
* 9:00 – 9:15 T84, [[Jan Maarten van Dijl]], University Medical Center Groningen, Dept.of Medical Microbiology, Groningen, The Netherlands
 
** Intrinsic salt-sensitivity of minimal [[TatAC]] protein translocases in Gram-positive bacteria.
 
 
* 9:15 – 9:30 T85, Veronique Broussolle, INRA, Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, Avignon, France
 
** [[DEAD-box RNA helicases|RNA helicases]] are involved in the cold adaptation of ''Bacillus cereus'' ATCC 14579.
 
  
* 9:30 9:45 T86, Geremy Clair, INRA, Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, Avignon, France
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* 12:00 12:20 – Requirements for the High-Frequency Activation of the Cryptic ''[[gudB]]'' Glutamate Dehydrogenase Gene in ''Bacillus subtilis''  
** ''Bacillus cereus'' responds to low extracellular oxidoreduction potential by readjusting its proteome and secretome.
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** Fabian Commichau (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
  
* 9:45 10:00 T87, [[Ulrike Mäder]], Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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* 12:20-12:40 The Anaerobic Formation of Acetoin Regulated by the Transcriptional Regulator [[AlsR]] – Part of [[pH homeostasis|pH Homeostasis]] in ''Bacillus subtilis''  
** Whole-transcriptome analysis of ''Bacillus subtilis'' under various environmental conditions.
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** [[Elisabeth Härtig]] (TU Braunschweig)
  
==Stress II==
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12:40-14:00 – LUNCH
CHAIR: Terry Krulwich
 
  
* 10:30 – 10:45 T88, Axel Hartke, Lab. Microbiologie de l’Environnement, Université de Caen, Caen, France
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= Wednesday April 25th 2012 - Afternoon=
** The oxidative stress response of Enterococci: Connection to virulence and antibiotic resistance.
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== EU BaSynthec Synthetic Biology Symposium ==
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CHAIR: [[Kevin Devine]]
  
* 10:45 11:00 T89, Matthieu Jules, INRA, Micalis Institute, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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* 14:00-14:10 – Introduction – [[Philippe Noirot]] (INRA)
** Multi-omics, multi-laboratory study unravels ''Bacillus'' dynamic responses to environmental shifts.
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* 14:10-14:40 – Enhanced Recombinant Protein Productivity by Genome Reduction in ''Bacillus subtilis'' - [[Naotake Ogasawara]] (Nara Institute)
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* 14:40-15:10 – Computational and Bioinformatics Approaches to Enabling Synthetic Biology - Anil Wipat (Newcastle University)
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* 15:10-15:40 – Highly Modified Peptides by Synthetic Biology Approaches - [[Oscar Kuipers]] (Groningen University)
  
* 11:00 11:15 T90, [[Erhard Bremer]], Microbiology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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* 15:40-16:10 COFFEE BREAK
** Regulation of the synthesis of the osmoprotectant glycine betaine in ''B. subtilis'': Induction by choline and repression by a chemical chaperone.
 
  
* 11:15 11:30 T91, Mamta Rawat, California State University-Fresno, California, USA
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* 16:10-16:40 ''Bacillus subtilis'' Minimal Genome Work in Europe - [[Philippe Noirot]] (INRA)
** Bacillithiol dependent detoxification in ''Staphylococcus aureus''.
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* 16:40-17:10 – View of Novozymes on Synthetic Biology - Allen Kent Nielsen (Novozymes)
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* 17:10-17:40 – View of DSM on Synthetic Biology - [[Zoltan Pragai|Zoltán Prágai]] (DSM)
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* 17:40-17:50 – Wrap up / end of workshop – [[Philippe Noirot]] (INRA)
  
* 11:30 – 11:45 T92, Vanessa Khemici, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
 
** DNA replication stress triggers competence for genetic transformation in ''Streptococcus pneumoniae''.
 
  
==Closing remarks==
 
  
 
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Tuesday April 24th 2012 – Morning

  • 8:00-8:45 - REGISTRATION
  • 9:00-9:10 – Welcome Introduction Kevin Devine

Session I: Modeling and Networks

CHAIR: Sierd Bron

  • 9:10-9:30 – BACELL Systems – Past, Present, Future
  • 9:30-9:50 – Unraveling the Small Regulatory RNA Network of Bacillus subtilis
    • Ruben Mars (University Medical Center Groningen)
  • 9:50-10:10 – A Computational Stressosome Model Consolidates Hypotheses about Environmental Activation of SigB the General Stress response
    • Ulf Liebal (University of Rostock)
  • 10:10-10:30 – Reconciling Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms with Noise Patterns of Bacterial Metabolic Promoters in Induced and Repressed States
    • Matthieu Jules (Institut Micalis, INRA)
  • 10:30 – 11:00 – COFFEE BREAK

Session II: Cell Wall

CHAIR: Colin Harwood

  • 11:00-11:20 – The WalR/WalK, PhoP/PhoR and SigI/RsgI Regulatory Systems of Bacillus subtilis Cooperate to Control Cell Wall Metabolism during Growth and Under Stress Conditions
    • Letal Salzberg (Trinity College Dublin)
  • 11:20-11:40 – Adaptation of Bacillus subtilis to High Salinity: Osmotic Induction of the Cell Wall Hydrolase YqiI
    • Kathleen Fischer (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
  • 11:40-12:00 – Regulatory and Cellular Dynamics of the Lia-Response of Bacillus subtilis
  • 12:00-12:20 – SepF is a New Membrane Anchor for the Key Cell Division Protein FtsZ
    • Ilkay Celik (Newcastle University)
  • 12:20-12:40 – The Bacterial MreB Cytoskeleton Organizes the Cell Membrane
    • Henrik Strahl (Newcastle University)
  • 12:40 – 14:20 LUNCH (+ BACIP MEETING)

Tuesday April 24th 2012 – Afternoon

Session III: Adaptation, Sporulation and DNA Replication

CHAIR: Ulrike Mäder

  • 14:20-14:40 – Selecting Better Bet Hedging Bacillus Strains
    • Jeroen Siebring (University of Groningen)
  • 14:40-15:00 – Spore Coat Proteins: Self-Assembly Properties and Protein-Protein Interactions
    • Daniela Krajčíková (Slovak Academy of Sciences)
  • 15:00-15:20 – Spo0A links DNA Replication with Sporulation by Direct Binding to the Origin of Replication in Bacillus subtilis
    • Mirjam Boonstra (University of Groningen)
    • 15:20-15:40 – DSB Repair Pathway is Required for Viability of the SMC-ScpA-ScpB Depleted Strain
    • Etienne Dervyn (Institut Micalis, INRA)
  • 15:40-16:10 - COFFEE BREAK

Session IV: Antibiotics

CHAIR: Eugenio Ferrari

  • 16:10-16:30 – Regulated Expression of a Multidrug-ABC Transporter – The yheH-yheI-yheJ Operon
    • Ewoud Reilman (University of Groningen)
  • 16:30-16:50 – Signal Transduction in Antimicrobial Peptide Detoxification Modules of Bacillus subtilis: Interaction between ABC Transport and Sensor Kinase
    • Susanne Gebhard (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
  • 16:50-17:10 – Structure-Function Relationship of the Lantibiotic Immunity-Protein SpaI
    • Sophie Bochmann (Goethe University Frankfurt)
  • 17:10-17:30 – Structure, Biosynthesis and Properties of Kurstakins, Nonribosomal Lipopeptides from Bacillus spp.

17.30-18.30 BACELL STEERING GROUP MEETING

19:30 – WINE RECEPTION

20:00 - DINNER

Wednesday April 25th 2012 - Morning

Session V: Application

CHAIR: Jörg Stülke

  • 9:00-9:20 – Bacillus subtilis Cell Factory Producing Scyllo-Inositol, A Potential Therapeutic Agent for Alzheimer’s Disease
  • 9:20-9:40 – Developing an Enzyme Discovery Tool for Bacillus subtilis
    • Tjeerd van Rij (DSM)
  • 9:40 – 10:00 - Use of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens for Control of Plant Stress
    • Johan Meijer (University of Uppsala)
  • 10:00 – 10:20 – Phenotypic Heterogeneity during Heterologous Protein Production in Bacillus megaterium
    • Rebekka Biedendieck (Technische Universität Braunschweig)
  • 10:20-10:40 – Absolute Protein Quantification - Application in Bacillus subtilis

10:40-11:00 - COFFEE BREAK

Session VI: RNA Metabolism and Regulation

CHAIR: Uwe Völker

  • 11:00-11:20 – Three Essential Ribonucleases RNase Y, J1 and III Control the Abundance of a Majority of B. subtilis mRNAs
  • 12:00 – 12:20 – Requirements for the High-Frequency Activation of the Cryptic gudB Glutamate Dehydrogenase Gene in Bacillus subtilis
    • Fabian Commichau (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
  • 12:20-12:40 – The Anaerobic Formation of Acetoin Regulated by the Transcriptional Regulator AlsR – Part of pH Homeostasis in Bacillus subtilis

12:40-14:00 – LUNCH

Wednesday April 25th 2012 - Afternoon

EU BaSynthec Synthetic Biology Symposium

CHAIR: Kevin Devine

  • 14:00-14:10 – Introduction – Philippe Noirot (INRA)
  • 14:10-14:40 – Enhanced Recombinant Protein Productivity by Genome Reduction in Bacillus subtilis - Naotake Ogasawara (Nara Institute)
  • 14:40-15:10 – Computational and Bioinformatics Approaches to Enabling Synthetic Biology - Anil Wipat (Newcastle University)
  • 15:10-15:40 – Highly Modified Peptides by Synthetic Biology Approaches - Oscar Kuipers (Groningen University)
  • 15:40-16:10 – COFFEE BREAK
  • 16:10-16:40 – Bacillus subtilis Minimal Genome Work in Europe - Philippe Noirot (INRA)
  • 16:40-17:10 – View of Novozymes on Synthetic Biology - Allen Kent Nielsen (Novozymes)
  • 17:10-17:40 – View of DSM on Synthetic Biology - Zoltán Prágai (DSM)
  • 17:40-17:50 – Wrap up / end of workshop – Philippe Noirot (INRA)


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