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▪ 9:00 – 9:10 – Welcome Introduction
 
▪ 9:00 – 9:10 – Welcome Introduction
  
== Session I Metabolism ==
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== Session I [[Metabolism]] ==
 
CHAIR: [[Leendert Hamoen]]
 
CHAIR: [[Leendert Hamoen]]
  
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* 10:30 – 10:50 – COFFEE BREAK
 
* 10:30 – 10:50 – COFFEE BREAK
  
== Session II Biofilms ==  
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== Session II [[biofilm formation|Biofilms]] ==  
 
CHAIR: Dirkjan Scheffers
 
CHAIR: Dirkjan Scheffers
  
 
* 10:50 – 11:05 – Laura Hobley, University of Dundee, UK
 
* 10:50 – 11:05 – Laura Hobley, University of Dundee, UK
 
** [[BslA]] is a novel self-polymerising protein that forms a hydrophobic layer around ''Bacillus subtilis'' [[biofilm formation|biofilms]]
 
** [[BslA]] is a novel self-polymerising protein that forms a hydrophobic layer around ''Bacillus subtilis'' [[biofilm formation|biofilms]]
* 11:10 – 11:25 – [[Akos Kovacs]], University of Jena, DE
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* 11:10 – 11:25 – [[Akos T Kovacs]], University of Jena, DE
** Living on the surface: Biofilm formation and surface motility of [[Bacillus subtilis]]
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** Living on the surface: Biofilm formation and surface motility of ''Bacillus subtilis''
* 11:30 – 11:45 – [[Ole Okstad]], University of Oslo, NO
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* 11:30 – 11:45 – [[Ole Økstad]], University of Oslo, NO
 
** Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) regulation of biofilm formation in [[Bacillus subtilis]]
 
** Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) regulation of biofilm formation in [[Bacillus subtilis]]
 
* 11:50 – 12:05 – [[Jörg Stülke]], University of Göttingen, DE
 
* 11:50 – 12:05 – [[Jörg Stülke]], University of Göttingen, DE
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* 12:30 – 13:40 LUNCH (+ BACIP MEETING)
 
* 12:30 – 13:40 LUNCH (+ BACIP MEETING)
  
Session III: Beyond Bacillus subtilis, a focus on non-subtilis species
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== Session III: Beyond ''Bacillus subtilis'', a focus on non-subtilis species ==
CHAIR: Jan Maarten van Dijl
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CHAIR: [[Jan Maarten van Dijl]]
13:40 – 13:55 – Anne-Brit Kolstø, University of Oslo, NO
 
▪ TBA
 
14:00 – 14:15 – Rebecca Biedendieck, Technische Universitat, Braunschweig, DE
 
▪ Production and secretion of recombinant proteins in Bacillus megaterium
 
14:20 – 14:35 – Per Bullough, University of Sheffield, UK
 
▪ Surface architecture of endospores of the Bacillus cereus/anthracis/thuringiensis family at the subnanometer scale.
 
14:40 – 14:55 – Susanne Pohl, Newcastle University, UK
 
▪ Oxidative stress in Bacillus anthracis
 
15:00 – 15:15 –Mette Dines-Cantor, Chr. Hansen A/S, Hørsholm, DK
 
▪ Screening for new Bacillus-based probiotic feed additives for the pig industry.
 
15:20 – 15:35 – Jurgen Seppen, Amsterdam Medical Centre, NL
 
▪ The utility Bacillus subtilis for intestinal gene transfer.
 
15:40 – 16:00 – COFFEE BREAK
 
  
Session IV: Spores/sporulation
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* 13:40 – 13:55 – [[Anne-Brit Kolsto|Anne-Brit Kolstø]], University of Oslo, NO
CHAIR: Nicola Stanley-Wall
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** TBA
16:00 – 16:15 – Stanley Brul, University of Amsterdam, NL
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* 14:00 – 14:15 – Rebecca Biedendieck, Technische Universitat, Braunschweig, DE
▪ Functional genomics for food preservation: inhibiting bacterial spore germination
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** Production and secretion of recombinant proteins in ''Bacillus megaterium''
16:20 – 16:35 – Ewa Bukowska-Faniband, University of Lund, SE
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* 14:20 – 14:35 – Per Bullough, University of Sheffield, UK
▪ Cortex synthesis during Bacillus subtilis sporulation depends on the transpeptidase activity of SpoVD
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** Surface architecture of endospores of the ''Bacillus cereus''/anthracis/thuringiensis family at the subnanometer scale.
16:40 – 16:55 – Robyn EIJLANDER, University of Groningen, NL
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* 14:40 – 14:55 – Susanne Pohl, Newcastle University, UK
▪ SporeWeb: Interactive visualization of gene regulatory networks during the complete sporulation cycle of Bacillus subtilis
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** Oxidative stress in ''Bacillus anthracis''
17:00 – 17:15– Katie Jameson, University of York, UK
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* 15:00 – 15:15 –Mette Dines-Cantor, Chr. Hansen A/S, Hørsholm, DK
▪ Regulating DnaA to maintain diploidy at the onset of sporulation
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** Screening for new ''Bacillus''-based probiotic feed additives for the pig industry.
17:20 – 17:35 – Katja Nagler, German Aerospace Centre, Cologne, DE
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* 15:20 – 15:35 – Jurgen Seppen, Amsterdam Medical Centre, NL
▪ High salinity has negative effects on Bacillus subtilis spore germination and outgrowth
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** The utility ''Bacillus subtilis'' for intestinal gene transfer.
17.40 – 17.55– Patrik Florek, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK
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* 15:40 – 16:00 – COFFEE BREAK
▪ Characterization of Bacillus three-component SpoIISABC toxin-antitoxin system
 
18.00 – 19.30 BACELL STEERING GROUP MEETING
 
  
19:30 WINE RECEPTION AND DINNER AT THE Great North Museum, Barras Bridge
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== Session IV: Spores/[[sporulation]] ==
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CHAIR: [[Nicola Stanley-Wall]]
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* 16:00 – 16:15 – Stanley Brul, University of Amsterdam, NL
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** Functional genomics for food preservation: inhibiting bacterial spore germination
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* 16:20 – 16:35 – Ewa Bukowska-Faniband, University of Lund, SE
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** Cortex synthesis during ''Bacillus subtilis'' [[sporulation]] depends on the transpeptidase activity of [[SpoVD]]
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* 16:40 – 16:55 – Robyn EIJLANDER, University of Groningen, NL
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** SporeWeb: Interactive visualization of gene regulatory networks during the complete [[sporulation]] cycle of ''Bacillus subtilis''
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* 17:00 – 17:15– Katie Jameson, University of York, UK
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** Regulating [[DnaA]] to maintain diploidy at the onset of [[sporulation]]
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* 17:20 – 17:35 – Katja Nagler, German Aerospace Centre, Cologne, DE
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** High salinity has negative effects on ''Bacillus subtilis'' spore germination and outgrowth
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* 17.40 17.55– Patrik Florek, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK
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** Characterization of ''Bacillus'' three-component SpoIISABC [[Toxins, antitoxins and immunity against toxins|toxin-antitoxin system]]
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* 18.00 – 19.30 BACELL STEERING GROUP MEETING
  
Thursday April 11th 2013
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== 19:30 WINE RECEPTION AND DINNER AT THE Great North Museum, Barras Bridge ==
Session V: Synthetic Biology
 
CHAIR: Thomas Wiegert
 
9:00 – 9:15 – Elbrich Hendricks, University of Groningen, NL
 
▪ iGEM team Groningen 2012: Food Wardens – Grand Prize Winners
 
9:20 – 9:35 – Francois Coutte, University of Lille, FR
 
▪ Genetic engineering of Bacillus subtilis assisted by computational modelling to overproduce lipopeptide biosurfactants
 
9:40 – 9:55 – Maarten Mols, University of Groningen, NL
 
▪ Improving the Bacilllus cell factory by cell envelope engineering
 
10:00 – 10:15 – Tjeerd van Ris, DSM, Delft, NL
 
▪ Improved enzyme production by codon pair optimization
 
10:20 10:35 – Alexander Webb, Imperial College London, UK
 
▪ Parasight
 
10:40 – 11:00 – COFFEE BREAK
 
  
Session VI: Cell walls and secretion
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= Thursday April 11th 2013 =
CHAIR: Ole Okstad
 
11:00 – 11:15 – Patricia Dominguez-Cuevas, Newcastle University, UK
 
▪ Actin cytoskeleton Mbi homologue coordinates cell wall hydrolases and LytE activity during cell elongation.
 
11:20 – 11:35 – David Noone, Trinity College Dublin, IE
 
▪ Several regulatory mechanisms combine to make expression and cell association of the CwIO D,L-endopeptidase-type autolysin responsive to growth conditions in Bacillus subtilis
 
11:40 – 11:55 – Dirk-Jan Scheffers, University of Groningen, NL
 
▪ Substrate availability guides peptidoglycan synthesis
 
12:00 – 12:15 – Thomas Wiegert, University of Applied Sciences Zittau, DE
 
▪ Influence of the intramembrane cleaving protease RasP on protein secretion in Bacillus subtilis
 
12:20 – 12:35 – Vivianne Goosens, University Medical Centre Groningen, NL
 
▪ A role for TatAC in Bacillus subtilis twin-arginine protein translocation
 
12:40 – 13:40 – LUNCH
 
  
Session VII: Regulation & Replication
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== Session V: Synthetic Biology ==
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CHAIR: [[Thomas Wiegert]]
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* 9:00 – 9:15 – Elbrich Hendricks, University of Groningen, NL
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** iGEM team Groningen 2012: Food Wardens – Grand Prize Winners
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* 9:20 – 9:35 – Francois Coutte, University of Lille, FR
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** Genetic engineering of ''Bacillus subtilis'' assisted by computational modelling to overproduce lipopeptide biosurfactants
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* 9:40 – 9:55 – Maarten Mols, University of Groningen, NL
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** Improving the ''Bacilllus'' cell factory by cell envelope engineering
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* 10:00 – 10:15 – Tjeerd van Ris, DSM, Delft, NL
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** Improved enzyme production by codon pair optimization
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* 10:20 – 10:35 – Alexander Webb, Imperial College London, UK
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** Parasight
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* 10:40 – 11:00 – COFFEE BREAK
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== Session VI: Cell walls and [[protein secretion|secretion]] ==
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CHAIR: [[Ole Økstad]]
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* 11:00 – 11:15 – Patricia Dominguez-Cuevas, Newcastle University, UK
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** Actin cytoskeleton [[Mbi]] homologue coordinates cell wall hydrolases and [[LytE]] activity during cell elongation.
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* 11:20 – 11:35 – David Noone, Trinity College Dublin, IE
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** Several regulatory mechanisms combine to make expression and cell association of the [[CwIO]] D,L-endopeptidase-type autolysin responsive to growth conditions in ''Bacillus subtilis''
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* 11:40 – 11:55 – Dirk-Jan Scheffers, University of Groningen, NL
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** Substrate availability guides peptidoglycan synthesis
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* 12:00 – 12:15 – [[Thomas Wiegert]], University of Applied Sciences Zittau, DE
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** Influence of the intramembrane cleaving protease [[RasP]] on [[protein secretion]] in ''Bacillus subtilis''
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* 12:20 – 12:35 – Vivianne Goosens, University Medical Centre Groningen, NL
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** A role for [[TatAC]] in ''Bacillus subtilis'' twin-arginine protein translocation
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* 12:40 – 13:40 – LUNCH
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== Session VII: Regulation & Replication ==
 
CHAIR: Henrik Strahl
 
CHAIR: Henrik Strahl
13:40 – 13:55 – Sara Kesel, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, DE
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* 13:40 – 13:55 – Sara Kesel, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, DE
Immediate and heterogeneous response of the LiaFSR two-component system of Bacillus subtilis to the peptide antibiotic bacitracin
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** Immediate and heterogeneous response of the [[LiaF]]-[[LiaS]]-[[LiaR]] [[Two-component systems|two-component system]] of ''Bacillus subtilis'' to the peptide antibiotic bacitracin
14:00 – 14:15 –Jakob Engman, Lund University, SE
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* 14:00 – 14:15 –Jakob Engman, Lund University, SE
Aggregation of the YjbH adaptor protein as a mechanism of Spx regulation.
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** Aggregation of the [[YjbH]] adaptor protein as a mechanism of [[Spx]] regulation.
14:20 – 14:35 –Fabian Commichau, University of Gottingen, DE
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* 14:20 – 14:35 –[[Fabian Commichau]], University of Göttingen, DE
Essential genes in Bacillus subtilis: a re-evaluation after 10 years
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** [[Essential genes]] in ''Bacillus subtilis'': a re-evaluation after 10 years
14:40 – 14:55– Thorsten Mascher, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, DE
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* 14:40 – 14:55– Thorsten Mascher, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, DE
(Tools for studying the) Regulatory dynamics of peptide antibiotic detoxification modules in Bacillus subtilis
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** (Tools for studying the) Regulatory dynamics of peptide antibiotic detoxification modules in ''Bacillus subtilis''
15:00 – 15:15 – Vladimir Bidnenko, INRA, Jouy en Josas, FR
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* 15:00 – 15:15 – Vladimir Bidnenko, INRA, Jouy en Josas, FR
Distinct activities of co-essential Bacillus subtilis flap-endonucleases, Pol I and YpcP, in DNA replication and repair
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** Distinct activities of co-essential Bacillus subtilis flap-endonucleases, Pol I and YpcP, in DNA replication and repair
15:20 – 15:35 – Panos Soultanas, University of Nottingham, UK
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* 15:20 – 15:35 – Panos Soultanas, University of Nottingham, UK
Functional interplay of DnaE polymerase, DnaG primase and DnaC helicase within a ternary complex during lagging strand DNA replication in Bacillus subtilis
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** Functional interplay of [[DnaE]] polymerase, [[DnaG]] primase and [[DnaC]] helicase within a ternary complex during lagging strand [[DNA replication]] in ''Bacillus subtilis''
15:40 – 16:00 – COFFEE BREAK
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* 15:40 – 16:00 – COFFEE BREAK
  
Session VIII: Division
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== Session VIII: Division ==
 
CHAIR: Alan Nielson
 
CHAIR: Alan Nielson
16:00 – 16:15 – Peter Graumann, Universitat Freiburg, DE
 
▪ Movement of up to 3.4mm long MreB filaments at various angles underneath the cell membrane and their intrinsic membrane affinity
 
16:20 – 16:35 – Hiraku Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan
 
▪ Involvement of essential lipid synthetic enzyme, PlsX, in the cell division machinery
 
16:40 – 16:55 – Ilkay Celik, Newcastle University, UK
 
▪ Bacillus minimal divisome
 
17:00 – 17:15 – Robert Cleverley, Newcastle University, UK
 
▪ Structure of the major divisome protein EzrA
 
17:20 – 17:35 – Alex Dajkovic, University of California Irvine, USA
 
▪ Organization of FtsZ polymers in living Bacillus subtilis cells
 
17:40 – 17:55 – Romain Mercier, Newcastle University, UK
 
▪ Excess membrane synthesis drives a primitive mode of cell proliferation
 
 
END OF MEETING
 
 
=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
 
** [[Jan Maarten van Dijl]] (University Medical Center Groningen)
 
 
* 9:30-9:50 – Unraveling the [[ncRNA|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 degradation/ turnover|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''
 
** [[Thorsten Mascher]] (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
 
 
* 12:00-12:20 – [[SepF]] is a New Membrane Anchor for the Key [[Cell division|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|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 [[SubtInteract|Interactions]]
 
** Daniela Krajčíková (Slovak Academy of Sciences)
 
 
* 15:00-15:20 – [[Spo0A]] links [[DNA replication|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|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 transporters|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 transporters|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.
 
** Philippe Jacques (Universite de Lille)
 
 
== 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
 
** [[Ken-ichi Yoshida]] (Kobe University)
 
 
* 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''
 
** [[Dörte Becher]] (Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald)
 
 
10:40-11:00  - COFFEE BREAK
 
 
== Session VI: RNA Metabolism and Regulation ==
 
CHAIR: [[Uwe Völker]]
 
 
* 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
 
** [[Ciaran Condon|Ciarán Condon]] (Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique CNRS)
 
 
* 11:20-11:40 – The Effects of [[RpoE]] and [[HelD]] on [[RNA polymerase|RNA Polymerase]] from ''Bacillus subtilis''
 
** [[Libor Krasny|Libor Krásný]] (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic)
 
 
* 11:40 – 12:00 – Dynamic Localization of an [[LicT|RNA-Binding Transcription Factor]] in ''Bacillus subtilis''
 
** Fabian Rothe (University of Göttingen)
 
 
* 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|pH Homeostasis]] in ''Bacillus subtilis''
 
** [[Elisabeth Härtig]] (TU Braunschweig)
 
 
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 - [[Zoltan Pragai|Zoltán Prágai]] (DSM)
 
* 17:40-17:50 – Wrap up / end of workshop – [[Philippe Noirot]] (INRA)
 
  
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* 16:00 – 16:15 – [[Peter Graumann]], Universitat Freiburg, DE
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** Movement of up to 3.4mm long [[MreB]] filaments at various angles underneath the cell membrane and their intrinsic membrane affinity
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* 16:20 – 16:35 – Hiraku Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan
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** Involvement of essential lipid synthetic enzyme, [[PlsX]], in the [[cell division]] machinery
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* 16:40 – 16:55 – Ilkay Celik, Newcastle University, UK
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** ''Bacillus'' minimal [[divisome]]
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* 17:00 – 17:15 – Robert Cleverley, Newcastle University, UK
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** Structure of the major [[divisome]] protein [[EzrA]]
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* 17:20 – 17:35 – Alex Dajkovic, University of California Irvine, USA
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** Organization of [[FtsZ]] polymers in living ''Bacillus subtilis'' cells
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* 17:40 – 17:55 – Romain Mercier, Newcastle University, UK
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** Excess membrane synthesis drives a primitive mode of cell proliferation
  
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= END OF MEETING =
  
 
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Wednesday 10th April 2013

▪ 8:00 – 9.00 REGISTRATION ▪ 9:00 – 9:10 – Welcome Introduction

Session I Metabolism

CHAIR: Leendert Hamoen

  • 9:10 – 9:25 – Ken-ichi Yoshida, Kobe University, Japan
  • 9:30 – 9:45 – Kambiz Morabbi Heravi, University of Stuttgart, DE
    • Mannitol utilization system of Bacillus subtilis: activation of the mtl promoters by MtlR
  • 9:50 – 10:05 – Marian Wenzel, University of Stuttgart,DE
    • Development of a self-inducible Bacillus subtilis expression system for application in high-cell-density fermentations.
  • 10:10 – 10:25 – Elisabeth Härtig, Technical University Braunschweig, DE
    • Transcriptional activation by the AlsR regulator of Bacillus subtilis comprises effector binding, oligomerization, DNA binding and DNA bending
  • 10:30 – 10:50 – COFFEE BREAK

Session II Biofilms

CHAIR: Dirkjan Scheffers

  • 10:50 – 11:05 – Laura Hobley, University of Dundee, UK
    • BslA is a novel self-polymerising protein that forms a hydrophobic layer around Bacillus subtilis biofilms
  • 11:10 – 11:25 – Akos T Kovacs, University of Jena, DE
    • Living on the surface: Biofilm formation and surface motility of Bacillus subtilis
  • 11:30 – 11:45 – Ole Økstad, University of Oslo, NO
  • 11:50 – 12:05 – Jörg Stülke, University of Göttingen, DE
    • c-di-AMP, an essential signalling nucleotide in Bacillus subtilis
  • 12:10 – 12:25 – Lynne Cairns, University of Dundee, UK
    • Investigation of the role of the motility protein, YvyG, and potential regulation by tyrosine phosphorylation in Bacillus subtilis
  • 12:30 – 13:40 LUNCH (+ BACIP MEETING)

Session III: Beyond Bacillus subtilis, a focus on non-subtilis species

CHAIR: Jan Maarten van Dijl

  • 13:40 – 13:55 – Anne-Brit Kolstø, University of Oslo, NO
    • TBA
  • 14:00 – 14:15 – Rebecca Biedendieck, Technische Universitat, Braunschweig, DE
    • Production and secretion of recombinant proteins in Bacillus megaterium
  • 14:20 – 14:35 – Per Bullough, University of Sheffield, UK
    • Surface architecture of endospores of the Bacillus cereus/anthracis/thuringiensis family at the subnanometer scale.
  • 14:40 – 14:55 – Susanne Pohl, Newcastle University, UK
    • Oxidative stress in Bacillus anthracis
  • 15:00 – 15:15 –Mette Dines-Cantor, Chr. Hansen A/S, Hørsholm, DK
    • Screening for new Bacillus-based probiotic feed additives for the pig industry.
  • 15:20 – 15:35 – Jurgen Seppen, Amsterdam Medical Centre, NL
    • The utility Bacillus subtilis for intestinal gene transfer.
  • 15:40 – 16:00 – COFFEE BREAK

Session IV: Spores/sporulation

CHAIR: Nicola Stanley-Wall

  • 16:00 – 16:15 – Stanley Brul, University of Amsterdam, NL
    • Functional genomics for food preservation: inhibiting bacterial spore germination
  • 16:20 – 16:35 – Ewa Bukowska-Faniband, University of Lund, SE
    • Cortex synthesis during Bacillus subtilis sporulation depends on the transpeptidase activity of SpoVD
  • 16:40 – 16:55 – Robyn EIJLANDER, University of Groningen, NL
    • SporeWeb: Interactive visualization of gene regulatory networks during the complete sporulation cycle of Bacillus subtilis
  • 17:00 – 17:15– Katie Jameson, University of York, UK
  • 17:20 – 17:35 – Katja Nagler, German Aerospace Centre, Cologne, DE
    • High salinity has negative effects on Bacillus subtilis spore germination and outgrowth
  • 17.40 – 17.55– Patrik Florek, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK
  • 18.00 – 19.30 BACELL STEERING GROUP MEETING

19:30 – WINE RECEPTION AND DINNER AT THE Great North Museum, Barras Bridge

Thursday April 11th 2013

Session V: Synthetic Biology

CHAIR: Thomas Wiegert

  • 9:00 – 9:15 – Elbrich Hendricks, University of Groningen, NL
    • iGEM team Groningen 2012: Food Wardens – Grand Prize Winners
  • 9:20 – 9:35 – Francois Coutte, University of Lille, FR
    • Genetic engineering of Bacillus subtilis assisted by computational modelling to overproduce lipopeptide biosurfactants
  • 9:40 – 9:55 – Maarten Mols, University of Groningen, NL
    • Improving the Bacilllus cell factory by cell envelope engineering
  • 10:00 – 10:15 – Tjeerd van Ris, DSM, Delft, NL
    • Improved enzyme production by codon pair optimization
  • 10:20 – 10:35 – Alexander Webb, Imperial College London, UK
    • Parasight
  • 10:40 – 11:00 – COFFEE BREAK

Session VI: Cell walls and secretion

CHAIR: Ole Økstad

  • 11:00 – 11:15 – Patricia Dominguez-Cuevas, Newcastle University, UK
    • Actin cytoskeleton Mbi homologue coordinates cell wall hydrolases and LytE activity during cell elongation.
  • 11:20 – 11:35 – David Noone, Trinity College Dublin, IE
    • Several regulatory mechanisms combine to make expression and cell association of the CwIO D,L-endopeptidase-type autolysin responsive to growth conditions in Bacillus subtilis
  • 11:40 – 11:55 – Dirk-Jan Scheffers, University of Groningen, NL
    • Substrate availability guides peptidoglycan synthesis
  • 12:00 – 12:15 – Thomas Wiegert, University of Applied Sciences Zittau, DE
  • 12:20 – 12:35 – Vivianne Goosens, University Medical Centre Groningen, NL
    • A role for TatAC in Bacillus subtilis twin-arginine protein translocation
  • 12:40 – 13:40 – LUNCH

Session VII: Regulation & Replication

CHAIR: Henrik Strahl

  • 13:40 – 13:55 – Sara Kesel, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, DE
  • 14:00 – 14:15 –Jakob Engman, Lund University, SE
    • Aggregation of the YjbH adaptor protein as a mechanism of Spx regulation.
  • 14:20 – 14:35 –Fabian Commichau, University of Göttingen, DE
  • 14:40 – 14:55– Thorsten Mascher, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, DE
    • (Tools for studying the) Regulatory dynamics of peptide antibiotic detoxification modules in Bacillus subtilis
  • 15:00 – 15:15 – Vladimir Bidnenko, INRA, Jouy en Josas, FR
    • Distinct activities of co-essential Bacillus subtilis flap-endonucleases, Pol I and YpcP, in DNA replication and repair
  • 15:20 – 15:35 – Panos Soultanas, University of Nottingham, UK
    • Functional interplay of DnaE polymerase, DnaG primase and DnaC helicase within a ternary complex during lagging strand DNA replication in Bacillus subtilis
  • 15:40 – 16:00 – COFFEE BREAK

Session VIII: Division

CHAIR: Alan Nielson

  • 16:00 – 16:15 – Peter Graumann, Universitat Freiburg, DE
    • Movement of up to 3.4mm long MreB filaments at various angles underneath the cell membrane and their intrinsic membrane affinity
  • 16:20 – 16:35 – Hiraku Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan
    • Involvement of essential lipid synthetic enzyme, PlsX, in the cell division machinery
  • 16:40 – 16:55 – Ilkay Celik, Newcastle University, UK
  • 17:00 – 17:15 – Robert Cleverley, Newcastle University, UK
  • 17:20 – 17:35 – Alex Dajkovic, University of California Irvine, USA
    • Organization of FtsZ polymers in living Bacillus subtilis cells
  • 17:40 – 17:55 – Romain Mercier, Newcastle University, UK
    • Excess membrane synthesis drives a primitive mode of cell proliferation

END OF MEETING

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