PROGRAM.
Wednesday 13th - UTAD, Vila Real
​9:30-12:30
Workshops
​13:30-14:30
Registration
14:30 - 15:00
Opening Session
15:00 - 15:25
Musical Moment
15:25 - 16:15
Margarida Oliveira (Universidade Nova de Lisboa - ITQB), PhD - The regulation of plant-environment interactions – challenges and possibilities to breed better plants
16:15 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-17:20
Angeles Cuadrado, PhD (Universidade Alcalá de Henares, Madrid) - Chromosomal markers: Towards an understanding of the phylogenetic relationships in the genus Hordeum based on molecular karyotyping
17:20 - 18:00
Oral Communication
17:20 – 17:30 – M. Baltazar - Intergenerational priming and stress memory in bread wheat evidenced by biochemical approaches
17:30 – 17:40 – M. Santos - Cherry cracking: are the genes influenced by compounds application?
17:40 – 17:50 – C. Castro - Evaluation of Copper induced DNA damage with the Comet-FISH technique in grapevine
17:50 – 18:00 – E. Brandão-Danhão - Didactic strategy mediated by Digital Learning Objects associated with teaching and learning of Genetics
Thursday 14th - UTAD, Vila Real
22h - Meeting - Clube Vila Real
​9:30-10:20
Nuno Ferrand, PhD (University of Porto - CIBIO/inBIO) - Evolutionary genetics behind “Life Everywhere”… and a few more ideas about life, science and museums
​10:20-11:10
Vitor Sousa, PhD (FCUL, CE3C, Lisbon) - Uncovering the past evolutionary history of species from genomes
11:10 - 11:25
Coffee Break/ Pausa Café
11:25 - 11:55
Santiago Josa, MSc (CNB-CSIC, Madrid) - Animal Genetic Manipulation using CRISPR-Cas systems
11:55 - 13:45
Oral Communication
11:55 - 12:05 – A. Escudeiro - The Bovinae rob(1;29) as a model to study the translocation mechanism underlying Robertsonian Centric Fusions
12:05 - 12:15 – C. Baptista - Osteogenic potential: Comparison of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells harvested form different anatomical locations in the rat
12:15 - 12:25 – A. Gonçalves - Identification and Characterization of Novel Listeria monocytogenes Virulence Factors
12:25 – 12:35 – M. Sousa - Phylogenetic analysis of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causal agent of White Nose Disease, detected in bats in new areas in the Trás-os-Montes region (Portugal)
12:35 – 12:45 – A.R. Almeida - Impact of Roundup® and mobile phone radiations on DNA integrity of human sperm: an in vitro evaluation
​14:30-15:20
Arlete Faia, PhD (UTAD - Biolsi) - The role of microorganisms on industrial microbiology: a focus on wine biotechnology
15:20-16:00
Lélia Chambel, PhD (University of Lisbon - M&B/Biolsi, Lisbon) - Molecular typing in microorganisms
16:00 - 16:15​
Coffee Break/ Pausa Café
16:15 - 16:45
Poster Session
16:45 - 17:35
Oral Communication
16:45 - 16:55 – A. Silva - Detection of Metallo-ß-Lactamase VIM-2 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from nosocomial infections
16:55 - 17:05 – C. Barbosa - Genome-wide identification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes involved in hydrogen sulfide formation
17:05 - 17:15 – I. Seixas - Uncovering a novel set of alcohol acetyltransferases coding genes involved in ester production by Hanseniaspora guilliermondii
17:15 - 17:25 – M. Esteves - Evaluation of the fermentative proprieties of an autochthonous Saccharomycodes ludwigii strain for application on alcoholic beverage industries
17:25 - 17:35 – D. Meireles - Role of wall teichoic acid glycosylations in Listeria monocytogenes resistance to antimicrobial peptides and surface anchoring of virulence factors
17:35 - 18:00
Round Table With Former Students
20:30
Formal Dinner
Friday 15th - UTAD, Vila Real
9:30-10:20
Karine Serre, PhD (FCT, IMM, Lisbon) - Why so much hope about immunotherapy?
10:20 - 10:45
Poster Session II
10:45 - 11:10
Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:00
Oral Communication
11:10 - 11:20 - B. Cardoso - Association of a genetic polymorphism in macrophage inhibitory factor with Colorectal Cancer
11:20 - 11:30 - F. Leite-Pinheiro - Germline Genetic Variant in Lymphotoxin Alpha (LTA) in Colorectal Cancer
11:30 - 11:40 - C. Escudeiro - Inherited predisposition to early-onset HER2-positive breast cancer
11:40 - 11:50 - M. Cardoso - RAD51C germline variant analysis in families with clinical criteria of Li-Fraumeni syndrome
11:50 - 12:00 - C. Silva - The role of STRs in the characterization of a large autozygous region mapped with exome sequencing data
12:00-12:50
Paula Soares, PhD (University of Porto - IPATIMUP) - Cancer and immortalization: telomerase and beyond
14:30-15:20
Ana Isabel González Cordero, PhD (University of León) - Gene Edition: A great step for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
15:20-16:10
Salomé Pais, PhD (General Secretary of the Academy of Sciences) - New technologies for forest sustainability in a scenario of global changes
16:15-16:45
Award Ceremony
Saturday 16th - University of León, León
8:30-9:15
Opening Registration
9:15-10:15
Luisa Amoedo Otero (mABxience, León) - Development and Industrial Manufacturing of a Biosimilar Monoclonal Antibody
10:15-11:15
Oral Communication
11:15-11:45
Coffee Break
11:45-12:45
Poster Session
14:15-15:00
Roberto Fernandéz (Bioges Starters, León) - BIOGES: THE MICROBIOLOGICAL CULTURES IN FOOD INDUSTRY
15:00-16:15
Round Table ABle, FEBiotec, ADNGB
16:15-17:00
Closing Session
18:45-21:15
Tapas Route, León - More information and Registration HERE
22:45-00:00
Biotechnoparty
Sunday 16th - University of León, León
10:15-13:45
City of León Gymkhana