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Biotechnology Havana 2008:
AgBiotechnology: facing huge challenges with new approaches
November 30th to December 5th, 2008, Havana, Cuba
 

General program


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Symposium :

S1: Aquatic biotechnology
S2: Modern biotechnologies for animal health
S3: Animals as bioreactors and biomodels
S4: Bioseguridad de los organismos genéticamente modificados (OGM) y los bioproductos
S5: Molecular plant - pathogens interaction
S6: Probiotics and Prebiotics: active ingredients of functional foods
S7: Control of crop pests with biotechnology tools
S8: Plant Made Pharmaceuticals
S9: Ag-Biotechnology. Business opportunities
S10: Microorganisms as biofertilizers

  Noviembre Diciembre
Horary Sunday 30 Monday 1 Tuesday 2 Wednesday 3 Thursday 4 Friday 5
Room A Room (S*) Room (S) Room (S) Room (S) Room (S)
08:30

09:30
Registration A (Key lecture) A (Key lecture) Free A (Key lecture) A (Key lecture)
09:45

13:15
A(S1), B(S7), C(S8) A(S1), B(S2), C(S8) A(S5), B(S3), C(S4) A(S5), B(S9), C(S10)
13:15

15:00
Open ceremony
and cocktail
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
15:00

19:00
A(S1), B(S7), C(S8) A(S4), B(S2), C(S7) A(S5), B(S3), C(S6) A(Farewell activity)

* Symposium

Key Lectures

Room A
Monday 1
08:30 – 09:30
“The discovery and potential application of fish cytokines.”
Dr. Christopher Secombes
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom


Tuesday 2
08:30 – 09:30
"Biotech/GM Crops - Global Overview and Future Prospects.”
Dr. Clive James
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications


Thursday 4
08:30 – 09:30
“New approaches to understanding and manipulating pathogen virulence and host resistance.”
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Jones
The Sainsbury Laboratory. John Innes Centre, United Kingdom


Friday 5
08:30 – 09:30
“Sugar signals and the reprogramming of metabolism in plants.”
Dr. Sjef Smeekens
Utrecht University. Holland



 
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