Daily Schedule
September 10th
13:30
Registrations Open
14:30
Opening Ceremony
Professor Vitor Vasconcelos
Global Changes and Ecosystem Services
14:45
Keynote Speaker
Davide Degli-Esposti
15:20
Student Orals
André Silva
Biostimulant activity of microalgae and cyanobacteria for agricultural purposes
Luís Afonso
Environmental DNA to characterise marine pelagic megafauna communities in Portuguese seamounts
Nicola Gambardella
Thermokarst lakes mercury dynamics in Canadian Arctic: the role of prokaryotic methylators and demethylators
16:00
Coffee Break
16:30
Poster Session
16:50
Student Orals
Alexandre Barroso
In silico proteolysis approach to uncover the repertoire of antimicrobial peptides from Cnidaria
Jacinto Cunha
Quantifying the role of saltmarsh as a vulnerable carbon sink: a case study from Northern Portugal
Francisco Pascoal
Identification of rare microorganisms employing unsupervised machine learning
17:30
Closing Session
September 11th
09:00
Opening Ceremony
Biology, Aquaculture and Seafood Quality
09:15
Keynote Speaker
Pedro Cunha
09:50
Student Orals
Adriana Alves-de-Oliveira
Protein Hydrolysates from agri-food by-products boost Sparus aurata growth, oxidative status and preserve intestinal integrity
Daniela Rebelo
Toxicity of aromatic amines in aquatic environments: impacts of 4-chloroaniline and 3,4-dichloroaniline on D. rerio embryos
Cláudia Teixeira
Evaluating the effects of dietary glutamine and glutamate supplementation in zebrafish (Danio rerio) juveniles
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
Poster Session
11:20
Student Orals
Jesús Fernández-Gutiérrez
Bryozoans and entoprocts in marinas of North Portugal
Carla Sousa
Fish quality under the microscope: the impact of parasitic load and seasonality
Nádia Silva
PNPLA1: a case of gene loss in sperm whales
12:00
Lunch Break
Marine Biotechnology
13:30
Keynote Speaker
João Varela
14:05
Student Orals
Francisco Camacho
Chemical-mediated interactions between cyanobacteria and amoebae
Anne Liong
Trichlorination by a single cyanobacterial non-heme iron- and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent halogenase
Mohamed Emam Mansour
Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals Age-Dependent Infection Response Disparities to SARS-CoV-2 Infection
14:45
Poster Session
15:05
Student Orals
Inês Gonçalves
Exploring the unknown beta-oxidation pathway in cyanobacteria
Mariana Oliveira
Exploring the antimicrobial and anticancer potential of Actinomycetota from Mozambique marine sponges
João Reis
Discovery of novel hydroxylated bartolosides – a biological mechanism perspective
15:45
Coffee Break
16:05
Guest Speaker
Rita Torre
Waves of positivity: navigating towards happiness and success at work
17:30
Sponsor Presentation
Francisca Simões – Blue Bio Value
17:40
Awards + Closing Session
18:00
Sunset