The Symposium will be held at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences in Mosonmagyaróvár from Monday 29th June to Tuesday 30th June 2015. All participants are expected to arrive by Sunday evening (28th June).
Sunday, June 28th
16:00-20:00 Registration (in the Aqua Hotel Termál Mosonmagyaróvár)
19:00 Welcome – Dinner (Ovarosi Restaurant)
Monday, June 29th
8:00-10:00 Registration and Poster Mounting (at the Venue of the Symposium)
Opening, greetings
10:00-10:10 Balázs, E. (Martonvásár)
Neményi, M. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
Ördög, V. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
Session 1: Molecular Tools for Microalgal Biotechnology
Chairperson: Strnad, M. (Czech Republic)
Co-Chair: Balázs, E. (Martonvásár)
Plenary Lectures
10:10-10:35 Balázs, E. (Martonvásár)
The draft genome of a high lipid content Scenedesmus sp. microalgae
10:35-11:00 Maróti, G. (Szeged)
Algal-bacterial associations utilized for biohydrogen evolution
11:00-11:10 Coffee Break
Oral Presentations
11:10-11:25 Juhász, A.(Martonvásár)
Potential allergen content of microalgae used for human consumption
11:25-11:40 Kós, P. (Szeged)
Utility of cyanobacterial promoters and proteins for biosensor construction
11:40-11:55 Ughy, B. (Szeged)
Biotechnological potential of cyanobacteria
12:10-13:00 Buffet Lunch (snacks, sandwiches)
Session 2: Microalgal Biotechnology for Agricultural Purposes
Chairperson: Van Staden, J. (South Africa)
Co-Chair: Dudits, D. (Szeged)
Plenary Lectures
13:00-13:25 Van Staden, J. (South Africa)
Eckol – A promosing new plant biostimulant from seaweeds
13:25-13:50 Dudits, D. (Szeged)
Kelpak as seaweed (Ecklonia maxima) extract can stimulate biomass productivity in the short rotation energy willow
Oral Presentations
13:50-14:05 Burczyk, J. (Poland)
Cell walls of microalgae - a barrier in the recovery of valuable chemical components from algal cells
14:05-14:20 Morales Amaral, M. (Spain)
Production of biofertilizers from microalgae produced treating wastewater
14:20-14:35 Dolezal, K. (Czech Republic)
How to study algae metabolic pathways - in vivodeuterium labelling
14:35-14:50 Greipel, E. (Budapest)
Measurement of intra- and extracellular cytokinin content of algae cultures, comparative analysis and application of Scenedesmus sp. cultures for plant growth promotion
14:50-15:30 Coffee Break & Poster Session
Plenary Lectures
15:30-15:55 Strnad, M.(Czech Republic)
Bioassays versus new technologies in plant hormone analyses
15:55-16:20 Ördög, V. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
Changes in growth characteristics, lipid, protein and pigment content of nitrogen-stressed Chlorella and Scenedesmusstrains
Oral Presentations
16:20-16:35 Kopecky, J. (Czech Republic)
The cyanobacterial cyclic lipopeptides puwainaphycins F/G
16:35-16:50 Novak, O. (Czech Republic)
Recent progress in phytohormone analyses on cell level
16:50-17:05 Parádi, I. (Budapest)
Complementary use of arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculum and a marine algae-based soil conditioner: a laboratory perspective
17:05-17:30 Round Table Discussion
17:30 Folklore Show (at the Venue of the Symposium, after the Scientific Programme)
19:00 Dinner (Ovarosi Restaurant)
Tuesday, June 30th
8:00-9:00 Poster Session
Session 2: Microalgal Biotechnology for Agricultural Purposes (continuation)
Chairperson: Van Staden, J. (South Africa)
Co-Chair: Dudits, D. (Szeged)
Plenary Lecture
9:00-9:25 Pengcheng Fu (China)
Microalgae for soil bioremediation
Oral Presentations
9:25-9:40 Biró, B. (Budapest)
Organic tomato growth by bioeffector-microalga soil-leaf treatments
9:40-9:55 Potyondi, L. (Sopronhorpács)
Effects of nitrogen and algae suspension in field trials of sugar beet
9:55-10:10 Tóth, J. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
The effect of microalgae treatments on the growth and development of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
10:10-10:20 Coffee Break
Session 3: Technological Environment of Microalgae Production
Chairperson: Masojidek, J. (Czech Republic)
Co-Chair: Neményi, M. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
Plenary Lectures
10:20-10:45 Masojidek, J. (Czech Republic)
Photobioreactors with internal illumination
10:45-11:10 Neményi, M. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
Contribution to the technological development of microalgae production in Hungary
Oral Presentations
11:10-11:25 Nielsen, S. R. (Denmark)
Optimization of Rhodomonas salina as feedstock for the production of live feed for aquaculture, based on copepods
11:25-11:40 Szabó, P. (Sopron)
Experiences of anaerobic fermentation of Chlorellamicroalgae
11:40-11:55 Szendrei, J. (Debrecen)
Bioenergy use of algal technologies
11:55-12:10 Closing of the 7th Symposium on Microalgae and Seaweed Products
12:10-13:00 Buffet Lunch (snacks, sandwiches)
13:00-15:00 Satellite Meeting: Microalgal biotechnology in sustainable agriculture (in Hungarian)
TÁMOP 4.2.2.A project
Chairperson: Ördög, V. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
Co-Chair: Molnár, Z. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
13:00-13:30 Greetings – Press Conference
Schmidt, R. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
Dean of the Faculty
University of West Hungary
Ördög, V. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
Head
Institute of Plant Biology
13:30-13:45 Coffee Break
13:45-14:00 Ördög, V. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
Introduction: project structure, goals
14:00-15:00 Presentation of Work Packages – including discussion
14:00-14:20 Work Package 1 – Balázs, E.(Martonvásár): Modern biotechnological methods for molecular characterization of the Mosonmagyaróvár Algal Culture Collection (MACC)
14:20-14:40 Work Package 2 – Ördög, V. (Mosonmagyaróvár): Molecular biological methods for characterization of microalgal strains producing plant protecting secondary metabolites
14:40-15:00 Work Package 3 – Neményi, M. (Mosonmagyaróvár): Energetic measurements in a pilot algal culture equipment based on our own research results
15:00 Closing of the Satellite Meeting
18:00 Informal Dinner
The official language of the Symposium is English.
