International Summer School of
Blue Biotechnology (ISSBB)
1° Edition, Naples 21-23 September 2022
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
3 main topics
Day 1: Marine Bioprospecting
9.00 – 9.30 Registration
Session Chairs: Lauritano Chiara and Coppola Daniela
9.30-9.45 Welcome by the Organising Committee and description of the Summer School events
9.45 – 10.00 Dr. de Pascale Donatella – Institutional Welcome
10.00 – 11.00 Dr. Teta Roberta – Drug Discovery Pipeline and Omics techniques
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 – 12.30 Dr. Reyes Fernando – High Throughput Screening of microbial extracts as source of new bioactive molecules
12.30 – 12.40 Prof. Concetta Messina, President of the European Society for Marine Biotechnology
12.40 - 13.40 Lunch
“Meet the Companies” Session
Session Chairs: Galasso Christian and Vitale Giovanni Andrea
13.40 – 14.00 Italbiotech (Dr. Bosco Diego and Dr. Sara Daniotti)
14.00 –14.30 Biosearch (Dr. Romano Giovanna)
14.30 – 15.00 MATERIAS (Prof. Nicolais Luigi)
Practical Session
15.00 – 17.00 Genome mining for drug discovery (Dr. Tedesco Pietro and Dr. Della Sala Gerardo)
Social event (Not included in the registration fee)
17.30 Visit to the Castello dell’Ovo and Aperitif
Day 2: Pharmaceutical, Cosmeceutical and Nutraceutical Applications
Session Chairs: Coppola Daniela and Vitale Giovanni Andrea
9.00 –10.00 Visit to the laboratories of the Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology Department
10.00 - 10.45 Dr. Lauritano Chiara – Drugs from the Sea
10.45 – 11.30 Dr. Galasso Christian – Bioactive pigments and Disease Prevention
11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break
12.00 – 13.00 Prof. Simes Dina – Preclinical studies of bioactive compounds using human in vitro/ex vivo models to advance drug development.
13.00 –14.00 Lunch
“Meet the Companies” Session
Session Chairs: Galasso Christian and Vitale Giovanni Andrea
14.30 – 16.30 Visit to Arterra Bioscience (https://arterrabio.it/; transfer by local bus)
17.00 - 19.00 Walk in the streets of the historical centre of Naples
Social event (Not included in the registration fee)
19.30 - Pizza
Day 3: Bioremediation, Waste Valorization and Funding Opportunity
Session chairs: Lauritano Chiara and Vitale Giovanni Andrea
9.30 – 10.15 Dr. Denaro Renata – Bioremediation in marine environment: role of bacteria in hydrocarbons and plastic degradation
10.15 – 10.30 Dr. Melchiorre Chiara – SEDREDMED project as case study
10.30 –11.00 Funari Valerio – Sustainability in Mineral Resource Supply: prospecting and (bio)mining
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 – 12.00 Dr. Coppola Daniela – “Green” pipeline development
12.00 – 13.00 Dr. D'Amora Ugo – Innovative technologies for biomaterials
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
“Student presentation” Session
Session Chairs: Coppola Daniela and Galasso Christian
14.00 – 15.00 Short Poster Presentation
“The hard matter of research funding” Session
Session chairs: Lauritano Chiara and Vitale Giovanni Andrea
15.00 – 15.45 Dr. Kooistra Wiebe – How to steer your career towards success
Final event
15.45 – 16:00 Final remarks and best poster award
17.00 – 18.00 Visit to the Aquarium and Museum Darwin Dohrn (included in the registration fee)
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Day 1: Marine Bioprospecting
The first day will focus on systematic and multidisciplinary approaches to find biocompatible components, bioactive compounds, gene clusters of biosynthetic pathways and innovative eco-sustainable processes for industrial processes. Starting point of the discovery process is usually represented by sampling and isolation of marine organisms, like bacteria, fungi, viruses, microalgae, sea plants, shellfish, sponges and other marine organisms. Relevant areas of potential applications may include medicine, processing industries, food, feed, agriculture and biofuels. The pipeline from research to commercialisation based on marine bioprospecting is often presumed to be long-term, costly and demanding on business expertise. International speakers and scientific managers of biotechnology industries will illustrate how innovative methodologies, such as new sampling strategies, innovative culture technologies, high throughput screening platforms and omics sciences, are attempting to reduce time and costs of marine bioprospecting, augmenting success rate. During the afternoon practical sessions, students will acquire essential knowledge on bioinformatic tools useful for the genome mining process.
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Day 2: Pharmaceuticals, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals from the sea
Eco-sustainable and rapid processes for the discovery and production of new marine-inspired pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and functional cosmetics will be the main topic of the second day. Purified marine products and complex mixtures of bioactive compounds can be used for the creation of innovative products, for the prevention of common diseases and the reduction of the natural ageing process. Platforms for the identification of bioactivity, optimization of biomass production and prototyping of marine derived commercial products are the main issues of this research field. During the afternoon, selected students will have the chance to present their research and results; moreover, all participants will visit the Arterra Bioscience, a biotech company founded in Naples twenty years ago with the aim of developing technologies and innovative marine-inspired solutions that find application in various industrial sectors.
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Day 3: Bioremediation, Waste Valorization and Funding Opportunity
Human activities produce a detrimental impact on the marine environment. Innovative bioremediation methodologies will be presented during the last day, focusing on the use of marine organisms for the reduction of most harmful contaminants and restoration of polluted marine environments. In addition, examples of biotechnological exploitation of marine waste will also be presented, through the development of sustainable protocols and innovative technologies for the extraction and use of biomaterials, with a significantly reduced impact on the environment and economy. At the same time the discussion will focus on the importance of the development of the circular economy, aimed at the use of discarded and underutilised biomass, which allows to achieve the “European Zero Waste Strategy". In the afternoon, the discussion will include more generic talks, such as funding possibilities, research infrastructures and technology transfer.
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