Eva Balsa-Canto
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas-CSIC, Spain
Paola Branduardi
University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Carole Camarasa
Université de Montpellier-INRAE, France
Pascale Daran-Lapujade
TU Delf, The Netherlands
Ronald de Vries
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Antonio Di Pietro
University of Cordoba, Spain
Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro
Imperial College London, UK
Gianni Liti
CNRS, INSERM, IRCAN, France
Emilia Mellado
National Center for Microbiology and Carlos III Health Institute, Spain
Vera Meyer
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
John Morrissey
University College Cork, Ireland
Uffe Mortensen
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Arthur Ram
Leiden University, The Netherlands
Joseph Schacherer
University of Strasbourg, France
Verena Siewers
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Matthias Steiger
TU Wien, Austria
Patrick van Dijck
KU Leuven, Belgium
Kevin Verstrepen
KU Leuven, Blegium
Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Opening Keynote Lecture
8 September
Valencia
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 type: Main Scientific Programme
Session 1: Unlocking the secrets of fungal physiology and metabolism
8 September
Valencia
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

Session type: Social event
Opening reception
8 September
Valencia
Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Session 2: Adapting to survive: Inside the evolutionary strategies of fungi
9 September
Valencia
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

Session type: Social event
Coffee break and poster viewing
9 September
Valencia
Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Session 3: Pathogenic strategies and resistance mechanisms in fungi
9 September
Valencia
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

Session type: Social event
Lunch and poster viewing
9 September
Valencia
Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Session 4: Advances in synthetic biology and innovative technologies for yeasts and filamentous fungi
9 September
Valencia
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

Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Poster session 1
9 September
Valencia
Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Session 5: Exploring fermentation as a driver of innovation in food and beverages
10 September
Valencia
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

Session type: Social event
Coffee break
10 September
Valencia
Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Session 6: Engineering yeasts and filamentous fungi as cell factories
10 September
Valencia
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

Session type: Social event
Lunch
10 September
Valencia
Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Session 7: Fungal contributions to the advancement of the bioeconomy
10 September
Valencia
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

Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Poster session 2
10 September
Valencia
Session type: Social event
Conference Gala Dinner
10 September
Valencia
Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Session 8: Harnessing artificial intelligence and data science in fungal biotechnology
11 September
Valencia
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

Session type: Social event
Coffee break
11 September
Valencia
Session type: Main Scientific Programme
Closing Keynote Lecture
11 September
Valencia
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