Microfluencers - From small organisms to global impact
Symposium on June 9, 2022 supported by TRA Modelling.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology (IfMB)
The Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology turned 50 in 2022! An ideal occasion to celebrate microbiological research with a scientific symposium themed "Microfluencers: from small organisms to global impact".
How can we address global problems such as climate change and antibiotic resistance or worldwide challenges such as global health and nutrition? Our interdisciplinary speakers from biology and physics (see below or in the pdf program) shed light on various important aspects of how microbial influencers shape our world. The talks were tailored to an interdisciplinary audience and start at a lay scientific level and end with the latest results for experts.
Our audience was interested in microbial cell biology, host-microbe interactions, molecular mechanisms and how biophysical approaches and new methods can support (micro)biological research questions. Everyone was invited - from students to experienced researchers. Moreover, the participants were encouraged to actively participate with a poster on thier own latest research results.
At the end of our symposium, former director Prof. Erwin Galinski (Emeritus) was celebrated and invited everyone to a festive and lively networking evening.
Keynote Talk
Prof. Dr. Ruth Schmitz-Streit
"Small but effective, Newly Identified Players in Nitrogen Regulation in Methanosarcina mazei"
Speakers
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Prof. Dr. Tobias Bollenbach
Drug interactions between translation-inhibiting antibiotics
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Prof. Dr. Cornelia Welte
Climate change microbiology: novel insights into methane cycling archaea
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Prof. Dr. Berenike Maier
How mechanical forces shape bacterial biofilms
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Prof. Dr. Tanja Schneider
Breaking down the wall - Cell wall biosynthesis as a target for antibiotics
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Prof. Dr. Uwe Deppenmeier
Biotechnological potential of prokaryotes: A journey from biochemistry to application
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Prof. Dr. Erwin Galinski
The Story of Ectoine
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Prof. Dr. Ulrike Endesfelder
Visualizing cellular life: From single cell imaging to in vivo single-molecule biochemistry and (micro-)biology
PD Dr. Christiane Dahl
A biochemical view on prokaryotes shaping the natural sulfur cycle
Program
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Coffee, some fruits for all arriving persons |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Welcome, general information Managing director IfMB, Ulrike Endesfelder |
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Ruth Schmitz-Streit Small but effective, Newly Identified Players in Nitrogen Regulation in Methanosarcina mazei |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Berenike Maier How mechanical forces shape bacterial biofilms |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Tanja Schneider Breaking down the wall - Cell wall biosynthesis as a target for antibiotics |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Tobias Bollenbach Drug interactions between translation-inhibiting antibiotics |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Group picture, Lunch and Posters |
| 13:30 – 13:45 | Festive greetings, Dean Faculty of Science, Walter Witke |
| 13:45 – 14:15 | Ulrike Endesfelder Visualizing cellular life: From single cell imaging to in vivo single-molecule biochemistry and (micro-)biology |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Cornelia Welte Climate change microbiology: novel insights into methane cycling archaea |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Uwe Deppenmeier Biotechnological potential of prokaryotes: A journey from biochemistry to application |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Christiane Dahl A biochemical view on prokaryotes shaping the natural sulfur cycle |
| 15:45 – 16:45 | Coffee and Posters |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Greetings & Farewell, Speaker Biology, Ute Vothknecht |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Erwin Galinski Emeritus IfMB, Managing director 2001-2020 The Story of Ectoine |
| 18:00 | Closing words |
| 18:30 – open end | network evening |
Institute for Microbiology and Biotechnology (IfMB)
Research at the Institute for Microbiology and Biotechnology (IfMB) ranges from cellular biophysics over physiology and biochemistry of microorganisms to
the production of prebiotics.
Institute for Pharmaceutical Microbiology (IPM)
At the Institute for Pharmaceutical Microbiology (IPM) the molecular mechanisms of action and resistance of antibiotics are investigated with a special focus on the cell wall biosynthesis machinery.
Institute for Biological Physics (IBP)
The main goal at the Institute for Biological Physics (IBP) is to understand the physical principles of biological systems.
TRA Modelling
How do complex systems actually work? Interaction of mathematical modelling, classical observational methods, data simulation and creative spirit.