Mon. 3 Jun, 2019 - Sun. 9 Jun, 2019
Mon. 3 Jun, 2019
UPSC Monday Seminar 2019
Mon. 3 Jun, 2019 9:00 - 10:00
UPSC Monday Seminarseries 2019
9:00 Andreas Schneider
Department of Plant Physiology
Title: Fungal metatranscriptomics under the influence of N addition
Supervisor: Nathaniel Street
9:30 Thomas Dobrenel
Department of Plant Physiology
Title: What did I do the last six years? (Three tales about stress management in plants)
Supervisor: Johannes Hanson
Place: Lilla hörsalen
Time: 9:00-10:00
Contact: Anne Honsel
9:00 Andreas Schneider
Department of Plant Physiology
Title: Fungal metatranscriptomics under the influence of N addition
Supervisor: Nathaniel Street
9:30 Thomas Dobrenel
Department of Plant Physiology
Title: What did I do the last six years? (Three tales about stress management in plants)
Supervisor: Johannes Hanson
Place: Lilla hörsalen
Time: 9:00-10:00
Contact: Anne Honsel
UPSC Cutting-Edge Seminar: Sally Aitken
Mon. 3 Jun, 2019 15:15 - 16:15
UPSC Cutting-Edge Seminar
Sally Aitken
Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada
Title: A forest of information: The effectiveness of genomic data for managing adaptation in a changing climate
Host: Rosario García-Gil
Room: Lilla Hörsalen KB.E3.01
Abstract:
190603_SallyAitken_abstract.pdf
Sally Aitken
Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada
Title: A forest of information: The effectiveness of genomic data for managing adaptation in a changing climate
Host: Rosario García-Gil
Room: Lilla Hörsalen KB.E3.01
Abstract:
190603_SallyAitken_abstract.pdfTue. 4 Jun, 2019
Master thesis presentation: Elena van Zalen
Tue. 4 Jun, 2019 14:00 - 15:00
Master thesis presentation
Elena van Zalen
Department of Plant Physiology
Title: Integrating machine learning and co-expression networks to identify components of abiotic stress responses in Norway spruce
Supervisor: Nathaniel Street
Room: KB.J3.02
Elena van Zalen
Department of Plant Physiology
Title: Integrating machine learning and co-expression networks to identify components of abiotic stress responses in Norway spruce
Supervisor: Nathaniel Street
Room: KB.J3.02
Seminar: Keith Cowan
Tue. 4 Jun, 2019 14:00 - 16:00
Seminar
Keith Cowan
Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Rhodes University (EBRU), South Africa
Title: Water repair - the essence of biotechnology for a circular economy
Host: Christiane Funk (Department of Chemistry, Umeå University)
Abstract:
Potable water is becoming a scarce resource in many parts of the world and there is increasing pressure on food production systems. Also, increasing pressure is being exerted to obtain energy from sources other than fossil fuels. In many regions, the most extensive user and curator of terrestrial ecosystems is agriculture which is also the de facto steward of natural resources. In short, very few institutions come close to the comparative advantage held for this vital responsibility while simultaneously providing food, fibre, and other biology-based products including energy. Since modern commercial agriculture has transitioned from production of bulk commodities to the provision of standardised products and specific-attribute raw materials, we can argue that processes such as cultivation of microalgae and the concept of bio-refineries be seen as part of a ‘new’ and very necessary agronomy. At EBRU, we have been exploring integration of microalgae-based bioprocess technologies to achieve wastewater treatment, water recycle and re-use, energy production, and biomass utilisation. Efforts to establish a fully operational solar-driven microalgae bio-refinery for use not only in wastewater remediation but to transform waste and biomass to energy, fuels, and other useful materials (valorisation), with particular focus on environmental quality and sustainability goals remains challenging.
Keith Cowan
Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Rhodes University (EBRU), South Africa
Title: Water repair - the essence of biotechnology for a circular economy
Host: Christiane Funk (Department of Chemistry, Umeå University)
Abstract:
Potable water is becoming a scarce resource in many parts of the world and there is increasing pressure on food production systems. Also, increasing pressure is being exerted to obtain energy from sources other than fossil fuels. In many regions, the most extensive user and curator of terrestrial ecosystems is agriculture which is also the de facto steward of natural resources. In short, very few institutions come close to the comparative advantage held for this vital responsibility while simultaneously providing food, fibre, and other biology-based products including energy. Since modern commercial agriculture has transitioned from production of bulk commodities to the provision of standardised products and specific-attribute raw materials, we can argue that processes such as cultivation of microalgae and the concept of bio-refineries be seen as part of a ‘new’ and very necessary agronomy. At EBRU, we have been exploring integration of microalgae-based bioprocess technologies to achieve wastewater treatment, water recycle and re-use, energy production, and biomass utilisation. Efforts to establish a fully operational solar-driven microalgae bio-refinery for use not only in wastewater remediation but to transform waste and biomass to energy, fuels, and other useful materials (valorisation), with particular focus on environmental quality and sustainability goals remains challenging.
Fri. 7 Jun, 2019
PhD Thesis Defence: Kristoffer Jonsson
Fri. 7 Jun, 2019 10:00 - 14:00
Thesis defence
Kristoffer Jonsson
Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Title: Understanding The Molecular Basis Of Differential Growth During Apical Hook Development
Faculty opponent: Mads Eggert Nielsen, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Supervisor: Rishikesh Bhalerao
Kristoffer Jonsson
Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Title: Understanding The Molecular Basis Of Differential Growth During Apical Hook Development
Faculty opponent: Mads Eggert Nielsen, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Supervisor: Rishikesh Bhalerao
UPSC Seminar: Mads Eggert Nielsen
Fri. 7 Jun, 2019 15:00 - 16:00
UPSC Seminar
Mads Eggert Nielsen
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Title: Plant membrane trafficking: How to avoid getting sick and conquer the World
Host: Rishikesh P. Bhalerao
Mads Eggert Nielsen
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Title: Plant membrane trafficking: How to avoid getting sick and conquer the World
Host: Rishikesh P. Bhalerao