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8 September
Tuesday
Valencia
Opening Keynote Lecture
8 September
Valencia
15:00 - 15:45
Opening Keynote Lecture
Joseph Schacherer
University of Strasbourg, France
SUMMARY

Session Chair: Amparo Querol, IATA-CSIC, Spain

15:00 – 15:45 Joseph Schacherer, University of Strasbourg, France

Session 1: Unlocking the secrets of fungal physiology and metabolism
8 September
Valencia
16:00 - 18:00
Session 1: Unlocking the secrets of fungal physiology and metabolism
Ronald de Vries
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Pascale Daran-Lapujade
TU Delf, The Netherlands
SUMMARY

Chairs: Paloma Manzanares, IATA-CSIC, Spain; Ronald de Vries, Utrecht University,
the Netherlands

16:00 – 16:30 Ronald de Vries, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
16:30 – 17:00 Pascale Daran-Lapujade, TU Delf, the Netherlands
17:00 – 18:00 Short talks selected from submitted abstracts

Opening reception
8 September
Valencia
18:30 - 20:00
Session 2: Adapting to survive: Inside the evolutionary strategies of fungi
9 September
Valencia
9:00 - 11:00
Session 2: Adapting to survive: Inside the evolutionary strategies of fungi
John Morrissey
University College Cork, Ireland
Arthur Ram
Leiden University, The Netherlands
SUMMARY

Chairs: Eladio Barrio, Universitat de València, Spain; John Morrissey, University College Cork, Ireland

9:00 – 9:30 John Morrissey, University College Cork, Ireland
9:30 – 10:00 Arthur Ram, Leiden University, The Netherlands
10:00 – 11:00 Short talks selected from submitted abstracts

Coffee break and poster viewing
9 September
Valencia
11:00 - 11:30
Session 3: Pathogenic strategies and resistance mechanisms in fungi
9 September
Valencia
11:30 - 13:30
Session 3: Pathogenic strategies and resistance mechanisms in fungi
Patrick van Dijck
KU Leuven, Belgium
Emilia Mellado
National Center for Microbiology and Carlos III Health Institute, Spain
SUMMARY

Chairs: Sergi Puig, IATA-CSIC, Spain; Patrick van Dijck, KU Leuven, Belgium


11:30 – 12:00 Patrick van Dijck, KU Leuven, Belgium
12:00 – 12:30 Emilia Mellado, National Center for Microbiology and Carlos III Health Institute, Spain
12:30 – 13:30 Short talks selected from submitted abstracts

Lunch and poster viewing
9 September
Valencia
13:30 - 15:00
Session 4: Advances in synthetic biology and innovative technologies for yeasts and filamentous fungi
9 September
Valencia
15:00 - 17:00
Session 4: Advances in synthetic biology and innovative technologies for yeasts and filamentous fungi
Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro
Imperial College London, UK
Uffe Mortensen
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
SUMMARY

Chairs: José M. Guillamón, IATA-CSIC, Spain; Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Imperial College London, UK


15:00 – 15:30 Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Imperial College London, UK
15:30 – 16:00 Uffe Mortensen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
16:00 – 17:00 Short talks selected from submitted abstracts

Poster session 1
9 September
Valencia
17:00 - 18:30
Session 5: Exploring fermentation as a driver of innovation in food and beverages
10 September
Valencia
9:00 - 11:00
Session 5: Exploring fermentation as a driver of innovation in food and beverages
Carole Camarasa
Université de Montpellier-INRAE, France
Kevin Verstrepen
KU Leuven, Blegium
SUMMARY

Chairs: Elia Tomás-Pejó, IMDEA, Spain; Carole Camarasa, Université de Montpellier-INRAE, France

 

9:00 – 9:30 Carole Camarasa, Université de Montpellier-INRAE, France
9:30 – 10:00 "Earnings from pro-cycling to develop superior yeasts and innovative fermentation products". Kevin Verstrepen, KU Leuven, Belgium
10:00 – 11:00 Short talks selected from submitted abstracts

Coffee break
10 September
Valencia
11:00 - 11:30
Session 6: Engineering yeasts and filamentous fungi as cell factories
10 September
Valencia
11:30 - 13:30
Session 6: Engineering yeasts and filamentous fungi as cell factories
Paola Branduardi
University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Matthias Steiger
TU Wien, Austria
SUMMARY

Chairs: Pau Ferrer, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Paola Branduardi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy


11:30 – 12:00 Paola Branduardi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
12:00 – 12:30 Matthias Steiger, TU Wien, Austria
12:30 – 13:30 Short talks selected from submitted abstracts

Lunch
10 September
Valencia
13:30 - 15:00
Session 7: Fungal contributions to the advancement of the bioeconomy
10 September
Valencia
15:00 - 17:00
Session 7: Fungal contributions to the advancement of the bioeconomy
Vera Meyer
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Verena Siewers
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
SUMMARY

Chairs: José F. Marcos, IATA-CSIC, Spain; Vera Meyer, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
15:00 – 15:30 Vera Meyer, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
15:30 – 16:00 “Synthetic biology tools for yeast metabolic engineering”. Verena Siewers, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
16:00 – 17:00 Short talks selected from submitted abstracts

Poster session 2
10 September
Valencia
17:00 - 18:30
Conference Gala Dinner
10 September
Valencia
20:00 - 22:00
Session 8: Harnessing artificial intelligence and data science in fungal biotechnology
11 September
Valencia
9:00 - 11:00
Session 8: Harnessing artificial intelligence and data science in fungal biotechnology
Eva Balsa-Canto
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas-CSIC, Spain
Gianni Liti
CNRS, INSERM, IRCAN, France
SUMMARY

Chairs: Ignacio Belda, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain; Eva Balsa-Canto, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas-CSIC, Spain

9:00 – 9:30 Eva Balsa-Canto, Marine Research Institute-CSIC, Spain
9:30 – 10:00 "Predicting natural variation in the yeast phenotypic landscape with machine learning". Gianni Liti, CNRS, INSERM, IRCAN, France
10:00 – 11:00 Short talks selected from submitted abstracts

Coffee break
11 September
Valencia
11:00 - 11:30
Closing Keynote Lecture
11 September
Valencia
11:30 - 12:15
Closing Keynote Lecture
Antonio Di Pietro
University of Cordoba, Spain
SUMMARY

Session Chair: Diethard Mattanovich, BOKU University, Austria


11:30 – 12:15 “Transposons and accessory regions drive adaptation in a clonal evolving fungal pathogen”. Antonio Di Pietro, University of Cordoba, Spain

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