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Annual Meetings of the GREEN-IT Research Unit
The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Bioresources for Sustainability Unit (GREEN-IT) took place at ITQB NOVA on the 20-22 September 2017. The annual meeting included presentations of GREEN-IT Research Topics, discussions and debates, meetings with the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), invited lectures and and feedback on GREEN-IT progress from the SAB.
Invited Lectures
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| Prof. Rodomiro Ortiz Faculty [Chair] Professor, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sundsvagen, Sweden, and renown expert on plant breeding, genetic characterization and precise phenotyping |
Prof. Diethard Mattanovich Professor at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, and renown expert on metabolic engineering, microbial biotechnology, and systems biology and industrial biotechnology |
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| Sketches by Cirenia Baldrich |
The 2nd Annual Meeting of the Bioresources for Sustainability Unit (GREEN-IT) took place at ITQB NOVA on the 7-8 July 2016. The annual meeting included presentations of all Research Groups, discussions and debates, poster presentations and Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board.
The 1st Annual Meeting of the Bioresources for Sustainability Unit (GREEN-IT) took place at ITQB NOVA and Hotel Aldeia dos Capuchos on the 13 November 2015. The annual meeting included presentations of all Research Groups, discussions and debates and team building activities.
Invited Speakers hosted by GREEN-IT Researchers
1. Joyce Boye, Science and Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – “ On the digestibility of pulse protein ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 28 Jan 2016
2. Marc Van Montagu, Ghent University, Belgium – “Plant Sciences: Discover, Innovate, communicate with Society ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 07 Mar, 2016
3. Ana Campilho, CIBIO-InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Portugal – “ Plant vascular formation – a model for functional characterization of conserved genes ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 08 Mar, 2016
4. Phil Wigge, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK – “Making a thermosensor- temperature perception mechanisms in plants ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 10 Mar 2016
5. Sonia Osorio-Algar, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department, University of Malaga, Spain – “The uncovering of new transcription factors involved in ripening and post-harvest life of tomato and strawberry fruits” , Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 14 Mar 2016
6. Andreas Weber, Universität Düsseldorf – “C3-C4 intermediate photosynthesis - prerequisite for C4 photosynthesis ” 16 Mar 2016, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras
7. Julian Hibberd, University of Cambridge – “The evolution of C4 photosynthesis ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 18 Mar, 2016
8. Christine H. Foyer, Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK – “The functions of WHIRLY1 functions in stress and senescence ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 30 Mar 2016
9. Dierk Scheel, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany - “Signaling in PAMP-triggered immunity ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 01 Apr 2016
10. Wout Boerjan, VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University - “Genetic engineering of wood quality to improve biomass processing ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 13 Apr, 2016
11. Paul Christou, Applied Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, University of Lleida - “Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology for the creation of novel plant chemodiversity ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 14 Apr 2016
12. Hannele Tuominen, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Sweden - “Molecular control of xylem cell death and impact on plant performance ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 21 Apr 2016
13. Hendrik Poorter, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH - “General patterns in biomass allocation and allometry among higher plants ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 26 Apr 2016 Host: Nelson Saibo.
14. Bradley Lusk, Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University – “Thermophilic Anode Respiring Bacteria ”, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 04 Jul, 2016
15. Jose M. Pardo, Instituto de Bioquimica Vegetal y Fotosintesis (IBVF-CSIC), Spain - “Regulation of potassium uptake and storage ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 12 Jul 2016
16. Elspeth Mac Rae, Scion, New Zealand – “Forests, biorefineries and the bioeconomy in New Zealand ”, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 18 Nov, 2016
17. Seminar with the participation of several public and private entities - The New Breeding Techniques: Scientific, Technical, Social and Legal Aspects, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 12 Dec 2016
18. Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK - “Optimising CO2 assimilation and crop yields in fluctuating environments ”, Plants4Life Doctoral Program Invited Speaker, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, 19 Dec 2016
GREEN-IT Researchers Institutional Seminars
1. Rita Abranches, Plant Cell Biology Lab, GREEN-IT Unit – “ Plant biofactories for the production of recombinant proteins ”, ITQB NOVA SCAN Seminar, Oeiras, 20 Jan, 2016
2. Inês Cardoso Pereira, Bacterial Energy Metabolism Lab, GREEN-IT Unit – “ A protein trisulfide couples dissimilatory sulfate reduction to energy conservation ”, ITQB NOVA SCAN Highlight Seminar, Oeiras, 27 Jan, 2016
3. Isabel Abreu, UNIMS ITQB/IBET - UniMS: Mass Spectrometry for ITQB, iBET, and beyond , ITQB NOVA SCAN Seminar, Oeiras, 02 Mar, 2016
4. Liliana C. Tomé, Isabel Marrucho Lab - “Ionic Liquid-based Materials for Advanced CO2 Separation Membranes ”, ITQB NOVA SCAN Seminar, Oeiras, 06 Apr, 2016
5. Célia Miguel, Forest Biotech Lab – “Searching for molecular regulators of cork cambium in a cork non-producing model tree ”, ITQB NOVA SCAN Seminar, Oeiras, 20 Apr, 2016
6. Carla António, Plant Metabolomics Lab, GREEN-IT Unit – “Plant Metabolomics Laboratory: a three year journey at ITQB NOVA ”, ITQB NOVA SCAN Seminar, Oeiras, 21 Sep, 2016
7. Pedro Fevereiro, Plant Cell Biotechnology Lab, GREEN-IT Unit – “Gene expression regulation in Eukaryotes: E pur si muove! ”, ITQB NOVA SCAN Seminar, Oeiras, 16 Nov, 2016
