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The content of the FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2022 will be focused on the following theme:

Microbiology for a sustainable future

 

Speakers and Mentors

Microbes in agriculture
Angela Sessitsch, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

Biogeochemical cycles
Laura Lehtovirta-Morley, Univ. East Anglia

Biodegradation of toxic chemicals
Rainer Meckenstock, University of Duisburg-Essen

Climate change
Liane G. Benning, GFZ Helmholtz Centre Potsdam

Developments in wastewater treatment technologies
Jan Dolfing, Northumbria University

Bioinformatics and health
Yana Bromberg, Rutgers

Urbanization – microbes in the build environment
Aki Sinkkkonen, Natural Research Institute Finland

Career development and support
Hilary Lappin-Scott, FEMS President
Max M. Häggblom, Ph.D., New Jersey, USA

Opening and closing ceremony
Prof- d-r Vaso Taleski, FEMS Director of Events & Internationalization

 

Programme

03.09.2022 Saturday Arrivals Registration  
18:00 – 19:30 Opening Ceremony Vaso Taleski

Hilary Lappin-Scott 

Max Haggblom 

Miroslav Radman

 20:00 – 21:00 Dinner  
04.09.2022 Sunday
Agenda
Speaker
09:30 – 10:30 Introduction to course themes 

Role of Academic Societies 

Lappin-Scott 

Max Haggblom 

10:30 – 11:15  Postdocs Presentation 3 X 15 min. TBD
11:30 – 12:15  Postdocs Presentation 3 X 15 min. TBD
12:15 – 13:00  Postdocs Presentation 3 X 15 min. TBD
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch All
14:30 – 15:15  Postdocs Presentation 3 X 15 min.  TBD
15:30 – 16:30  Postdocs Presentation 4 X 15 min.  TBD
16:30 – 17:30  Postdocs Presentation 4 X 15 min.  TBD
17:30 – 18:00  Announce teams and mentors  Hilary Lappin-Scott 

Max Haggblom 

20:00 – 21:00 Dinner  
05.09.2022
Monday
Agenda
Speaker
09:30 – 12:00  Microbes in agriculture  Angela Sessitsch 
10:30 – 11:00  Coffee break 
13:00 – 14:30  Lunch 
16:00 – 18:30  Teams’ discussion with mentors   
20:00 – 21:00  Dinner 
06.09.2022 Tuesday
Agenda
Speaker
09:30 – 12:00  Biogeochemical cycles  Laura Lehtovirta-Morley 
10:30 – 11:00  Coffee break 
13:00 – 14:30  Lunch 
16:00 – 18:30  Teams’ discussion with mentors 
20:00 – 21:00  Dinner  
07.09.2022
Wednesday
Agenda
Speaker
09:30 – 11:00  Developments in wastewater treatment technologies   Jan Dolfing 
11:00 – 11:30  Coffee break   
11:30 – 13:00  Biodegradation of toxic chemicals  Rainer Meckenstock 
13:00 – 14:30  Lunch   
15:00 – 18:30  Teams’ discussion with mentors   
20:00 – 23:00  Dinner in Split restaurant   
08.09.2022 Thursday
Agenda
Speaker
10:00 – 12:30  Bioinformatics and health  Yana Bromberg 
11:00 – 11:30  Coffee break   
13:00 – 14:30  Lunch   
16:00 – 18:30  Teams’ discussion with mentors   
20:00 – 21:00  Dinner   
 
09.09.2022 Friday
Agenda
Speaker
09:30 – 12:00  Urbanization – microbes in the built environment  Aki Sinkkkonen 
10:30 – 11:00  Coffee break   
11.30 – 13.00  Antibiotic resistance and One Health  Célia M. Manaia 
13:00 – 14:30  Lunch   
16:00 – 18:30  Teams’ & mentors  

Research Projects –“Brain storming” 

 
20:00 – 21:00  Dinner    
 
10.09.2022 Saturday
Agenda
Speaker
09:30 – 12:00  Microbes and climate change  Liane G. Benning 
10:30 – 11:00  Coffee break   
13:00 – 14:30  Lunch   
15:00– 17:00 

18:00– 21:30 

Teams’ discussion with mentors 

FEMS delegates venue visit 

In coordination with FEMS office 
20:00 – 21:00  Dinner with FEMS delegates   
20:00 – 21:00 Dinner  
11.09.2022 Sunday
Agenda
Speaker
10:00 – 19:00  Excursion  Rafting on Cetina River Optional 
20:00 – 21:00  Dinner   
12.09.2022 Monday
Agenda
Chair: Max Haggblom 
10:00 – 12:00  Presentation of Research projects    
13:00 – 14:30  Lunch   
16:00 – 18:30  Presentation of Research projects 

Voting for best project 

Announce the winner team 

 
19:00 – 20:00  Closing ceremony 

Certificates 

Vaso Taleski 

Hilary Lappin-Scott 

Max Haggblom 

20:00 – 21:00  Dinner    
13.09.2022 Tuesday
Departure
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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