Lecture Programme

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Opening Session
13:00	Welcome and introduction A. Pühler, Bielefeld University/D
13:10	Research and funding initiatives of the BMBF in the field of systems biology P. Lange, BMBF, Berlin/D
13:30	Comparative microbial genome sequencing and analysis K. Dewar, McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre, Montreal/CDN
14:00	Metagenome sequencing projects at Genoscope J. Weissenbach, Genoscope - Centre National de Séquençage, Evry/F
14:30	Bacterial pangenome and the global gene pool M.A. Barocchi, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics S.r.l., Siena/I
15:00	Coffee break
Technologies
15:30	The genome sequencer FLX - get the complete picture with long reads and highest flexibility V. Strack, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim/D
16:00	Bacteria on the illumina genome analyzer: from sample preparation to data analysis L. Farinelli, FASTERIS SA, Geneva/CH
16:30	The SOLiD system - basics of functionality and applications T. Rygus, Applied Biosystems, Darmstadt/D
17:00	Coffee break
Technology Platforms
17:30	Sequencing of microbial genomes combining 454- and sanger-technologies A. Strittmatter, University of Göttingen/D
18:00	Sequence analysis and genome annotation in the age of ultrafast sequencing technologies A. Goesmann, Bielefeld University/D
18:30	Physiological proteomics of bacteria B. Voigt , M. Hecker, University of Greifswald/D
19:00	Get-together with poster party and exhibition

Friday, June 6, 2008

Microbial Genomics
09:00	Genome research as a tool for analysis of antibiotic biosynthesis W. Wohlleben, University of Tübingen/D
09:30	*Protein profiling during transition from heterotrophic to hydrogen-dependent lithoautotrophic growth of Ralstonia eutropha* H16** B. Friedrich, A. Pohlmann , University of Berlin/D
10:00	*Genome plasticity of Escherichia coli* and its impact on virulence and commensalism** U. Dobrindt, University of Würzburg/D
10:30	*In search for the genetic basis of virulence in Neisseria meningitidis* : comparative genomics and beyond** C. Schoen, University of Würzburg/D
11:00	Coffee break
Pan-/Supragenomes and Metagenomics
11:30	The search for new biocatalysts from extremophiles W. Liebl, Technical University of Munich/D
12:00	Metagenomics of microbial communities W. Streit, University of Hamburg/D
12:30	The pangenome of the genus Listeria T. Chakraborty, University of Gießen/D
13:00	Lunch, poster and exhibition
Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology
14:00	Kinetic modelling of metabolic networks using in-vivo perturbations J.J. Heijnen, TU Delft/NL
14:30	Genomics of Corynebacteria: from genome sequences to gene regulatory networks A. Tauch, Bielefeld University/D
15:00	Streamlining and reprogramming bacterial catalysts V.M. dos Santos, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Braunschweig/D
15:30	Coffee break
Industrial Biotechnology
16:00	Opportunities and challenges for industrial metagenome research S. Pelzer, BRAIN AG, Zwingenberg/D
16:30	Genomic design for the production of technical enzymes in industrial processes S. Evers , J. Bongaerts, Henkel KGaA, Düsseldorf/D
17:00	Industrial application of ultrafast genome sequencing – genomic design of E.coli and C. glutamicum platform organisms S. Hans , F. Schneider, R. Kelle, Evonik Degussa GmbH, Halle/D
17:30	Concluding remarks
18:00	End of the worksho

Download Programme