BIT 2nd Annual World Congress of
Marine Biotechnology
Theme: Ocean, Inspiration, and Innovations
Time：September 20-23, 2012
Venue: World Expo Center, Dalian, China
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Symposium 2: Marine Microbiology and Biodiversity
MB200: Microbial Oceanography and Ecology of Marine Populations and Communities, Marine Microbial Biodiversity and Oceanic and Coastal Bioresource Assessment
08:30-12:10, September 21, 2012 (Friday) |
Chair: |
Call for Chair |
Co-Chair: |
Call for Co-Chair |
08:30-08:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
08:35-09:00 |
Speech Opportunity Available |
09:00-09:25 |
Title:Origin of the Hydrosphere and the Origin of Life: Did Seawater Once Have an Intracellular Composition
Dr. Olav Albert Christophersen, Free Lance Scientist, Norway |
09:25-09:50 |
Title: Cultivable Actinomycete Bacterial Diversity Associated with Marine Sponges from Nosy-Be, Madagascar
Dr. Temesgen Mulaw, Assistant Research Scientist, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, USA |
09:50-10:15 |
Title: Biotechnological Potential of Microorganisms from the Alkaline Lonar Lake, India: An Exotic Meteorite Crater Lake
Dr. Shyam S. Bajekal, Associate Professor, Yashwantrao Chavan College of Science, India |
10:15-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
Under Development… |
MB201: Marine Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa and Viruses
08:30-12:10, September 21, 2012 (Friday) |
Chair: |
Dr. Sammy M. Ray, Professor, Texas AM University at Galveston, USA |
Co-Chair |
Call for Co-Chair |
08:30-08:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
08:35-09:00 |
Speech Opportunity Available |
09:00-09:25 |
Title: Distribution of Perkinsus spp.: A Lethal Parasite of Bivalve Mollusks
Dr. Sammy Ray, Regents Professor, Texas A&M University, USA |
09:25-09:50 |
Title: TBD
Dr. Shashi K Sharma, Branch Chief, Molecular Methods & Subtyping Branch, Office of Regulatory Science, USA |
09:50-10:15 |
Title: Occurrence and Biodiversity of Fusarium Species from Mangrove Habitat
Dr. Latiffah Zakaria, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia |
10:15-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
Under Development… |
MB202: Marine Microbial Diversity, Ecology, Distribution and Conservation
13:30-17:10, September 21, 2012 (Friday) |
Chair: |
Dr. Hongyue Dang, Professor, China University of Petroleum (East China), China |
Co-Chair: |
Call for Co-Chair |
13:30-13:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
13:35-14:00 |
Speech Opportunity Available |
14:00-14:25 |
Title: Vast and Distinct Gene Pools of Novel Bacterial Integrons from Coastal and Deep-sea Sediments of the Western Pacific Ocean
Dr. Hongyue Dang, Professor, China University of Petroleum (East China), China |
14:25-14:50 |
Speech Opportunity Available |
14:50-15:15 |
Title: Bacterial Community Structures in the Intertidal Sediment along the Bohai Rim, China, as Revealed by 454-Pyrosequencing Analysis
Dr. Li-ping Wang, Associate Professor, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, China |
15:15-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
Under Development… |
MB203: The Microbial Invasion of New Environments and Symbiosis
08:30-12:10, September 22, 2012 (Saturday) |
Chair: |
Dr. Stjepko Golubic, Professor, Boston University, USA (To be Confirmed Soon) |
Co-Chair: |
Call for Co-Chair |
08:30-08:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
08:35-09:00 |
Speech Opportunity Available |
09:00-09:25 |
Title: Reef Corals: Symbiosis of Four Interacting Components
Dr. Stjepko Golubic, Professor, Boston University, USA |
09:25-09:50 |
Title: Transfers of the Noxious Red Tide Forming Dinoflagellate by Ocean Currents and Possible Gene Flows by Human-assisted Dispersals
Dr. Satoshi Nagai,Senior Researcher, Fisheries Research Agency of Japan, Japan |
09:50-10:15 |
Title: The Mosaic Genome of Abalone Shriveling Syndrome-associated Virus and Isomeric Analysis of Innate Immune Macromolecule Hemocyanin
Dr. Jun Zhuang, Investigator,Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China |
10:15-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
Under Development… |
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