Scientific Program
The main topics of the Symposium cover the following areas:
- Product Registration and EU Regulation
- Molecular Tools
- Plant Biostimulants
- Bio-pesticides
- Animal Feeding
- Large-scale Photobioreactors
SUNDAY, June 25th
16:00-20:00 Registration and Poster Mounting (at the Venue of the Symposium, Lucsony Str. 2., H-9200 Mosonmagyarovar)
19:00 Welcome – Dinner (at the Venue of the Symposium)
MONDAY, June 26th
8:00-10:00 Registration and Poster Mounting
Opening, General Introduction
10:00-10:10 Ördög V. (Mosonmagyaróvár): Greeting of Participants and Opening the 8th Symposium on Microalgae and Seaweed Products
10:10-10:40 Molina, E. (Spain): Sustainable Algae Biorefinery for Agriculture aNd Aquaculture: SABANA project
10:40-11:10 Tőkés G. (Budapest): EU-regulations of biostimulants and biopesticides, including algae-based products
11:10-11:20 Coffee Break
Session 1: Molecular Tools for Microalgae Biotechnology
Chairperson: Strnad, M. (Czech Republic)
Co-Chair: Balázs E. (Martonvásár)
Plenary Lectures
11:20-11:50 Balázs E. (Martonvásár): The draft genome of a high lipid content Scenedesmus sp strain (MACC-401) green alga
11:50-12:20 Maróti G. (Szeged): Metagenomics approaches in the investigation of various microalgal communities
12:20-13:00 Buffet Lunch (snacks, sandwiches, refreshments)
Oral Presentations
13:00-13:15 Doczi R. (Martonvásár): Exploring environmental signal transduction in the model unicellular microalga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
13:15-13:30 Lakatos G. (Szeged): Hydrogen production in algal-bacterial co-cultures
13:30-13:45 Makra N. (Martonvásár): Molecular characterization of Nostoc and Anabaena microalgae isolates
Session 2: Microalgae Plant hormones and Plant Biostimulants
Chairperson: Van Staden, J. (South Africa)
Co-Chair: Dudits D. (Szeged)
Plenary Lectures
13:45-14:15 Dudits D. (Szeged): Physiological and developmental parameters of biomass stimulation by seaweed extract (Kelpak) in energy willow
14:15-14:45 Van Staden, J. (South Africa): Quantification of plant growth promoting biomolecules phloroglucinol and eckol in commercial seaweed extracts
14:45-15:00 Coffee Break
Oral Presentations
15:00-15:15 Frebortova, J. (Czech Republic): Cytokinin metabolism and sensing in cyanobacterium Nostoc PCC 7120
15:15-15:30 Novak, O. (Czech Republic): Plant hormonomics: multiple phytohormone profiling by targeted metabolomics
15:30-15:45 Molnár Z. (Mosonmagyaróvár): Bioassays for evaluation of auxin- and cytokinin-like activity in microalgae
15:45-16:00 Pozo, J. (Spain): Microalgae-based biostimulant. Application in intensive agriculture
16:00-16:15 Kajan, M. (Czech Republic): Utilisation of algal suspension cultivated on pretreated municipal wastewater as organic fertilizer
16:15-16:30 Tóth J. (Austria): Nostoc entophytum, Tetracystis sp. and Arthrospira platensis are promising plant biostimulants
16:30-17:00 Round Table Discussion
18:30-19:00 Folklore Show (at the Venue of the Symposium)
19:00-(22:00) Dinner (at the Venue of the Symposium)
Sorry to inform that alcoholic beverages will not be served free of charge
Tuesday, June 27th
8:00-9:00 Poster Session
Session 3: Bio-pesticides and detection of bio-active molecules
Chairperson: Acien, G. (Spain)
Co-Chair: Ördög V. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
Plenary Lectures
9:00-9:30 Suarez, F. (Spain): Strategies for the search of new microbial biopesticides from natural environments
9.30-10:00 Strnad, M. (Czech Republic): Discovery on new biologically active compound in algae by bioassay-guided fractionation
Oral Presentations
10:00-10:15 Gruz, J. (Czech Republic): The role of LC-MS in the discovery of bioactive compounds
10:15-10:30 Ördög V. (Mosonmagyaróvár): Effective microalgae against fungal plant pathogens
10:30-10:40 Coffee Break
Session 4: Animal Feeding – Microalgae as Feed Additives
Chairperson: Masojidek, J. (Czech Republic)
Plenary Lectures
10:40-11:10 Alarcon, J. (Spain): Microalgae in aquafeeds: nutritional value and potential use
11:10-11:40 Fu, P. (China): Microalgae as additives of animal feedstocks for enhanced accumulation of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Session 5: Microalgae Cultivation in Wastewater, Large-scale Photobioreactors
Chairperson: Borowitzka, M. (Australia)
Co-Chair: Molina, E. (Spain)
Plenary Lectures
11:40-12:10 Borowitzka, M. (Australia): Using algae to treat piggery waste
12:10-13:00 Buffet Lunch (snacks, sandwiches, refreshments)
13:00-13:30 Acien, G. (Spain): Major challenges in the production of microalgae at large scale
13:30-14:00 Masojidek, J. (Czech Republic): Growth monitoring in microalgae mass cultures: chlorophyll fluorescence techniques
Oral Presentations
14:00-14:15 Torzillo, G. (Italy): Growth physiology of Chlamydopodium fusiforme grown in BG-11 and Bristol media
14:15-14:30 Coffee Break
14:30-14:45 Rathinam, R. (Portugal): Microalgae and their commercial cultivation
14:45-15:00 Malec, P. (Poland): Effect of ammonium on photosynthetic pigment accumulation and photosynthetic activity in microalgal strains selected for treatment of ammonium-rich wastewater
15:00-15:15 Cerveny, J. (Czech Republic): Microalgal adaptive biotechnologies for sustainable future
15:15-15:30 Ördög V. (Mosonmagyaróvár), Molina, M. (Spain): Closing of the 8th Symposium on Microalgae and Seaweed Products