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The Anniversary Conference of the Institute of Biology 50 Years of Academic Research in Biology September 29 – October 1st, 2010
Conference Programme September 29 8:30 – 9:45 – Participant registration – Heliade Rădulescu Hall – Romanian Academy Library Aula Magna of the Romanian Academy 10:00 – 13:00 – Opening ceremony of the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Biology 13:00 – 14:30 – Lunch break 14:30 – 16:30 – Invited lectures Chair: Prof. Octavian Popescu Prof. Reto J. Strasser – University of Geneva, SWITZERLAND ♣ "You are stressed, I'm stressed and the plants are stressed; Is there a common Stress-Concept?" Prof. Aharon Oren – The Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL ♣ The microbiology of the Dead Sea: culture-dependent and culture-independent studies in an increasingly extreme environment Prof. Guy Hervé – CNRS, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, FRANCE ♣ High pressure in biochemistry and biology Prof. Daniel Prieur – Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, IUEM, Plouzane, FRANCE ♣ Don’t crack under pressure! Is the majority of Prokaryotes piezophilic? Starting with 18:00 – Gala dinner Military National Circle (Cercul Militar Național) September 30 Heliade Rădulescu Hall – Romanian Academy Library 9:00 – 11:15 – Invited lectures & Oral Presentations Chair: Dr. Mădălin Enache Dr. Takashi Itoh – RIKEN, BioResource Center, Japan Collection of Microorganisms, JAPAN ♣ Japan biogeography and genetic diversity of hyperthermophilic archaea, Vulcanisaeta distributa and related taxa Prof. David R. Evans - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA ♣ The Aquifex aeolicus ATC-DHO Complex: a thermostable nanoscale reactor catalyzing consecutive reactions Dr. Cristina Purcărea - Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Diversity of carbamoyl phosphate synthetases in prokaryotes Dr. Sergiu Fendrihan - Romanian Bioresource Centre and advanced Research Association, Bucharest ROMANIA ♣ Raman spectroscopy detection of the Haloarchaea in salt crystals Dr. Cristina Moisescu - Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Morphological changes in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense exposed to temperature and pH stresses Prof. Ioana Gomoiu - Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Coloured fungi in space: project management and preliminary scientific results Dr. Mihaela Antofie - Universitatea Lucian Blaga, Sibiu, ROMANIA ♣ The future Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing to the Convention on Biological Diversity - scientifically and technical considerations 11:15 – 11:30 – Coffee break 11:30 – 13:30 – Invited lectures & Oral Presentations Chair: Prof. Reto J. Strasser Prof. Luc de Vuyst – Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BELGIUM ♣ Unraveling the secrets of spontaneous food fermentations Dr. Medana Zamfir - Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Diversity and potential applications of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Romanian fermented dairy products Prof. Guenter Peschek – Institute of Physical Chemistry, Vienna, AUSTRIA ♣ Cyanobacterial respiration – The fascinating „struggle“ between physiology and genes Prof. Ioan Ardelean – Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Respiration-in-light in Cyanobacteria: fundamentals, biotechnological potential and ecological implications Prof. Anicet Blanch – University of Barcelona, Barcelona, SPAIN ♣ Feasibility of methods based on nucleic acid amplification techniques for microbiological analysis of water quality: Opportunities and drawbacks 13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch break 14:30 – 16:45 – Invited lectures & Oral Presentations Chair: Prof. Moshe Gophen Prof. Moshe Gophen – Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, MIGAL – Galilee Technological Center, Kiryat Shmone, ISRAEL ♣ Operational Implementation of Scientific Research in Lake Kinneret (Israel) Dr. László G.-Tóth - Balaton Limnological Reserach Institute, Hungarian Academy, HUNGARY ♣ Structure and function of the zooplankton in the large and shallow Lake Balaton, Hungary Dr. Jürg Bloesch - EAWAG, Dübendorf (Alumnus), SWITZERLAND ♣ Biological assessment of water quality focused on the Danube River Basin – a review Dr. Cristina Sandu - Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Danube Strategy - a balance between socio-economic development and environmental protection Dr. Laura Alexandrov - National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”, Constanța, ROMANIA ♣ The use of Artemia in the Romanian coastal aquaculture Dr. Laura Alexandrov - National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”, Constanța, ROMANIA ♣ Rotifers cultures for marine fish larves feeding 16:45 – 17:00 - Coffee break 17:00 – 18:00 - Poster session October, 1 Heliade Rădulescu Hall – Romanian Academy Library 9:00 – 11:15 – Invited lectures & Oral Presentations Chair: Dr. Cristina Purcărea Prof. Hedeel Guy Evans - Department of Chemistry, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA ♣ The Protective Function of the Protein FAM129B in Apoptosis Prof. Petra Boukamp - Department Genetics of skin Carcinogenesis, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, GERMANY ♣ A role for telomeres in skin cancer development and progression Dr. Nicolae Mirancea – Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Basement membrane – important player in embryo development and various diseases, including cancer development and progression Prof. Gradimir Misevic – SWITZERLAND ♣ Nano-Bio-Sciences and technologies: Molecular nano-velcro system related to self recognition in evolution of multicellularity, cancer and viral/retroviral immunotherapy, and nano-bio devices Prof. Octavian Popescu - Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Glycan-glycan interactions – a pathway to multicellularity 11:15 – 11:30 – Coffee break 11:30 – 13:30 – Invited lectures & Oral Presentations Chair: Prof. Gradimir Misevic Dr. Tudor Constantin Badea - Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Unit Head - National Institute of Health/ National Eye Institute, Bethesda Maryland, USA ♣ Molecular genetic approaches to the study of neuronal morphology; development and function Prof. Annie Rousselet – UMR 144 Institut Curie, Paris, FRANCE ♣ Is the centrosome a calcium regulated mechano-sensor in animal cells? Dr. Mugurel Constantin Rusu – University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Carol Davila” Bucharest, ROMANIA ♣ Novel insights into the tracheal innervation and microinnervation Dr. Monica Axini - "Monachus" Group of Research and Ecological Education Constanta, ROMANIA ♣ Invertebrate diversity of Conacu-Negresti Valley (southwestern of Constanta County, Romania) Dr. Carol-Constantin Prunescu - Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Class Chilopoda: the environment adaptation and evolution 13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch break 14:30 – 16:15 – Invited lectures & Oral Presentations Chair: Dr. Marilena Onete Dr. Josef ©ibík - Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC ♣ Vegetation database – facilities and utilities Dr. Monica Axini - “Monachus” Group of Research and Ecological Education Constanta, ROMANIA ♣ Flora and vegetation from Conacu-Negresti Valley (southwestern of Constanta County, Romania) Dr. John Owen Mountford - NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Oxfordshire, UK ♣ Meadow restoration and agri-environment schemes: the British experience Dr. Wojciech Mroz - Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, POLAND ♣ Natura 2000 in the Carpathians – lessons learnt Dr. Simona Mihăilescu - Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Nature conservation activity in the latest 50 years in the Institute of Biology Bucharest Dr. Irina Holobiuc - Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, ROMANIA ♣ Ex situ conservation of some threatened Dianthus taxa from Romanian Natura 2000 Sites 16:15 – 16:30 Coffee break 16:30 – Closing ceremony
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