Mini-Symposium: Applying the biotechnological potential of marine endophytic fungi for innovative sea vegetable cultivation

Within the food4future project the IGZ develops an innovative brine based cultivation approach of edible marine macroalgae and halophytes (sea-vegetables), in order to enable the production of fresh and healthy biomass in urban environments. Apart strongly interacting with their abiotic environment, sea vegetables are strongly affected by their associated microbiome, with marine fungi playing a crucial role. To better understand their role for the production and nutritional quality of envisaged sea-vegetable crops and foster the use of known and still unknown fungal compounds in cultivation further research is urgently required. Bringing together different experts from the field of marine fungal research, this symposium aim to shed light on this interesting research field and shall allow the opening of further crosslinks and collaborations.

23.07.2024, 12:30-15:20 h
Leibniz-Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ)
Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 1, 14479 Großbeeren

Talks:
12:40    Dr. Anna Fricke (IGZ): "Sea vegetables at IGZ: Developing urban cultivation and studying new applications"

12:55    Prof. Hosana Debonsi (University of São Paulo, Brazil): "The biotechnological potential and diversity of endophytic marine fungi from algae collected in Antarctica"

13:25    Dr. Paula Bueno (IGZ): "Metabolomics approaches unraveling the chemical space of marine organisms"

14:00    Márcia Lopes (University of São Paulo, Brazil): "Science on the ice: Metabolic diversity of Aspergillus unguis in relation to different macroalgal hosts and environmental stressors"

14:20    Dr. James Kennard Jacob (Isabela State University, Philippines): "Leveraging genomic analysis of marine derived algicolous fungal endophytes for sustainable agriculture"

14:40    Dr. Florencia Biancalana (CERZOS, CONICET, Argentina): "Marine fungi: A potential source of valuable marine polymers from the Bahía Blanca Estuary"

15:00    Thaiz R. Teixeira, PhD (Skaggs, University of California, USA): "Bioprospecting antarctic algae and their endophytic fungi: Uncovering natural products for neglected tropical diseases"

For more information regarding the talks, please refer to the book of abstracts below (PDF).

Please register under the following link. The symposium is free of Charge.