INVITATION

Student Seminar

20^th June, 2013, 10am – 15pm

BOKU LV Nummer: 941092, Seminar, 2 ECTS credit points;

Titel: “Bioresources exploitation and management”.

Location:          UFT Tulln, Seminar Room 14 , Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430 Tulln

Program:

10am: Introduction by Joseph Strauss

10:10am: Keynote lecture:

Georg Gübitz, BOKU Environmental Biotechnology:

"From bioresources towards functional materials with the help of enzymes"

Presentations (15 min+5min discussion)

11am: Presentations Session 1:

Exploitation of genetic resources (chair: Monika Schmoll)

a)      H. Bazafkon: “Light regulation of enzyme production”

b)      T. Beringer: “Endophytes for better production”

c)       L. Puttinger: “Microbial fuel cells”

12 – 12.30pm: Lunch / Coffee break (30 min.)

12.30 pm  Presentations Session 2:

Bio-Diagnostic Systems (chair: Joseph Strauss)

a)      R. Kallmayer: “Smart primers for epigenetic analysis”

b)      M. Wielscher: “Epigenetic changes in lung diseases”

1.30pm: Presentations session 3:

Bioresource management (chair: Andrea Watzinger)

a)   M. Beren: “Monitoring petroleum degradation by stable isotopes”

b)   M. Hager: “Monitoring decane degradation by H1/H2 ratios”

c)       D. Summer: “Heavy metal removal by special iron columns”

2:30pm: Summary