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ECCO XLI - 2023: Program

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ECCO XLI - 2023: Program

Confirmed speakers

Microbes in Health & Disease

Keynote speaker: Chris Callewaert (Ghent University, Belgium): The science of body odor

Keynote speaker: Lars Vereecke (VIB, Belgium): Studying the microbiota-immune-tumor axis in colorectal cancer using germfree and gnotobiotic mouse technology

Nicolas Bruffaerts (Sciensano, Belgium): Airborne fungal spores in the outdoor air

Dirk Roymans (KULeuven, Belgium): The VirusBank Platform

Microbes in Food and Agriculture

Keynote speaker: Marc Ongena (TERRA): Biocontrol of plant pathogens combining AMF and bacteria

Felix Richter (Imperial college London): Microfluids to study microorganisms at the cellular level

Heide-Marie Daniel (Université catholique de Louvain): yeasts in cocoa, coffee and sourdough

Microbes in Ecological Applications

Keynote speaker: Beatriz Roncero Ramos (University of Seville, Spain): Survival mechanisms of Antarctic microorganisms

Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Phylogenomics, Phylodynamics: new techniques and approaches

Keynote speaker: Connor Meehan (Nottingham University, UK): Phylodynamics in mycobacteria

Luc Cornet (BCCM/UCL, Belgium): the BCCM GEN-ERA project

Frederik Baert (Sciensano, Belgium): Comparing culture collection strains

Data management, infrastructures and career skills

Keynote speaker: Paraminder Dhillon (FEBS): How to write an attractive review article

 

Detailed program

  Tuesday 19 September Wednesday 20 September Thursday 21 September Friday 22 September
08:00        
         
    Registration    
       
09:00   Welcome Microbes in Ecological Applications

Science policy

Carreer skills

Valorisation of collections

    Microbes in Health & Disease
 

MALDI-TOF MS training

 
10:00
 
  Coffee break & Posters Coffee break & Posters Coffee break
 
11:00 Microbes in Health & Disease Microbes in Ecological Applications ECCO AGM
 
 
 
12:00
 
 

Lunch & Posters

Lunch & Posters
 
13:00

Welcome

ECCO registration

Closing lunch
  Microbes in Food & Agriculture

Taxonomy, phylogeny, phylogenomics & phylodynamics: new techniques & approaches

 
 
14:00 40 years BCCM scientific symposium  
   
   
  Coffee break & Posters Coffee break & Posters  
15:00  
  Microbes in Food & Agriculture Data management & Infrastructure  
   
   
16:00

Opening Expo 40 years BCCM

Reception

 
   
       
       
17:00      
       
 

Guided visit

Chocolate Museum

   
     
18:00

Walking buffet

Animation

   
     
     
       
19:00  

Conference Dinner

Atomium