The program informed below is a preliminary schedule and may change until the date of the event. Check this page regularly and keep up to date on the IBSB: Biodiversity accelerating the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy schedule.
Agenda
The program will take place on May 16th, 2024.
| Time | Session | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Opening and institutional talks | Opening with INPA director, LNBR/CNPEM director, Chalmers representatives, Swedish embassy, MCTI representative, and Amazon research secretary | |
| 9:30 – 9:50 | INPA overview and research programs on biodiversity and bioeconomy | Jorge Porto, INPA | |
| 9:50 – 10:10 | CNPEM overview and research programs on biodiversity and bioeconomy | Eduardo Couto, CNPEM | |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Chalmers University overview and research programs on biodiversity and bioeconomy | Lisbeth Olsson, Chalmers | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Synthetic Biology and Biocatalysis
moderator: Mario Murakami/CNPEM |
Microbial decomposition of tree bark | Johan Larsbrink, Chalmers |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Gut microbiota of Brazilian herbivores | Gabriela Persinoti, CNPEM | |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Mechanisms of stress response in probiotic bifidobacteria | Carl Franzen, Chalmers | |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Fungal platform for enzyme production | Mario Murakami, CNPEM | |
| 12:20 – 12:40 | Microbial robustness in bioprocesses | Lisbeth Olsson, Chalmers | |
| 12:40 – 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 – 14:20 |
Biodiversity prospection: focus on Amazon moderator: João Vicente Braga de Souza |
Biodiversity Research and the Biological Collections Program | Fernanda Werneck, INPA |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Exploring the Therapeutic potential of Bioactive Agents from Natural Sources in the Context of Cancer and Immunomodulation | Gemilson Soares Pontes, INPA | |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Bioprospection of Plants, Plant Tissue Cultures and Endophytic Fungi: linked by Natural Product Chemistry searching for active substances in the Amazon | Cecilia Veronica Nunez, INPA | |
| 15:40 – 16:10 | From Fungi to Pharmaceuticals: Exploring the Amazon’s Bioeconomic Potential | João Vicente Braga de Souza, INPA | |
| 16:10 – 16:30 | Coffee break | ||
| 16:30 – 17:30 |
Round table moderator: Eduardo Couto/CNPEM |
Round table on challenges to accelerate the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy |