Preliminary Program "XXII Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras Professor Nicolau van Uden"
Keynote Lecture – 15 min for presentation + 5 min for discussion
Oral Communication – 10 min per presentation + 5 min for discussion
Flash Presentation – 5 min per presentation + 2 min for discussion
09:00 am
Opening Registration
10:00 am
Welcome Coffee
10:30 am
Welcome Session Professor Nicolau van Uden
Opening Session
Teresa Gonçalves on behalf of the Organizing Committee
“A few words on Professor Nicolau van Uden”
José Paulo Sampaio – FCT NOVA, UCIBIOi4hb
11:00 am
Session I | Yeast Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
Chairs: Björn Johansson
Lucília Domingues
11:00 am
Keynote Lecture
Yeast-mediated production of carboxylic acids and of their “new-to-nature” derivatives
Nuno Mira – IST-ULisboa, iBB, i4HB
11:20 am
Oral Communications
11:20 am
From wastes to worth: valorization of biowastes into added-value compounds by non-Saccharomyces yeasts
Ticiana Fernandes
11:35 am
Microbial Biosynthesis of Resveratrol: Engineering Kluyveromyces marxianus for Sustainable Production
Marlene Baptista
11:50 am
Lipid Irony: Impairment of Inositol Metabolism and Iron Sensing Yeast Model of N88S Human Seipinopathy
Mariana Ribeiro
12:05 pm
Flash Presentations
12:05 pm
Aiming at the Automation of Genome-wide Regulatory Network Inference in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Diogo Couceiro
12:12 pm
Using CRISPR-Cas9 edited Saccharomyces cerevisiae to reduce Listeria monocytogenes
David Moreno
12:19 pm
Structural insights on the Aspergillus niger dicarboxylate exporter Dct-02
Isabel Soares-Silva
12:30 pm
Session II | Fermented Foods and Beverages
Chairs: Alexandra Mendes-Ferreira
César Fonseca
12:30 pm
Keynote Lecture
Unlocking the Potential of Torulaspora delbrueckii: Phenotypic and Genomic Insights for Enhanced Bread and Wine production
Maria João Sousa – UMinho, CBMA, IB-S
12:50 pm
Oral Communications
12:50 pm
Harnessing Lachancea thermotolerans: Genomic Insights for Advanced Wine Biocontrol and Bioflavouring
Marcos Esteves
01:05 pm
In search for a sustainable control approach for Dekkera bruxellensis in wine
João Sousa
01:20 pm
Flash Presentations
01:20 pm
Advancing Hanseniaspora guilliermondii as a bioflavorant: functional analysis of genes involved in acetate ester production and in ethanol tolerance
Diogo Santos
01:30 pm
Lunch
03:00 pm
Session III | Yeast Genomics and Evolution
Chairs: José Paulo Sampaio
Margarida Casal
03:00 pm
Genome PT Talk
Killer toxins and evolution of the genetic code in fungi
Kenneth H. Wolfe – University College Dublin, Ireland
03:45 pm
Keynote Lecture
Experimentally evolving cellular miniaturization
Marco Fumasoni – Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
04:05 pm
Oral Communications
04:05 pm
Interplay between gene loss and horizontal gene transfer extensively remodeled central metabolism in fructophilic yeasts
Carla Gonçalves
04:20 pm
Showcasing Candida glabrata’s Genomic Plasticity and its Effect on the Evolution of Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates
Inês Vieira Costa
04:35 pm
Compensatory Evolution to DNA Replication Stress is Robust to Glucose Availability
Mariana Natalino
05:05 pm
Coffee Break
05:35 pm
Flash Presentations
05:35 pm
Genetic diversity of commensal and clinical Candida albicans isolates
Maria João Carvalho
05:42 pm
Non-Saccharomyces mobilome and its impact in yeasts biotechnological potential for winemaking
Fábio Rafael Moutinho Pereira
05:49 pm
Yeast hybridization comes in different flavors – the case of Torulaspora and Zygosaccharomyces
Margarida R. Silva
05:56 pm
The (a)symmetrical physiological effects of aneuploidy
Manuel Alberto Vásquez Ibarra
06:03 pm
Uncovering the plasma membrane compartmentalization and dynamics of carboxylate transporter proteins in yeast
Beatriz-Conceição Leite
08:00 pm
Yeast Dinner
Keynote Lecture – 15 min for presentation + 5 min for discussion
Oral Communication – 10 min per presentation + 5 min for discussion
Flash Presentation – 5 min per presentation + 2 min for discussion
08:30 am
Opening Registration
09:00 am
Session IV | Yeasts and Health
Chairs: Isabel Miranda
Joana Rolo
09:00 am
Keynote Lecture
The lifestyle of Cryptococcus neoformans within mammalian hosts
Carolina Coelho – University of Exeter, UK
09:20 am
Oral Communications
09:20 am
Unveiling the Crucial Role of Nutrient Transporters in Candida albicans Pathogenesis
Faezeh Ghasemi
09:35 am
Candida spp. extracellular metabolism of purines contribution to immune evasion
Lisa Rodrigues
09:50 am
Flash Presentations
09:50 am
Essential Oils A Potent Strategy Against Drug-Resistant Candida auris
Liliana Fernandes
09:57 am
Lab-on-chip technology for diagnosis of yeast infection
Maria Zolotareva
10:04 am
Assessment of the pathogenic potential of yeasts isolated from urine
Filipa Oliveira Castro
10:11 am
Evaluation of functional properties of peptides secreted by Saccharomyces cerevisiae with potential skin benefits
Patrícia Branco
10:18 am
Delving into the Fungicidal Mechanisms of ZnO and Ag-ZnO Thin Films Against Candida albicans
Patrícia Pereira-Silva
10:25 am
Environmental Reservoirs of Candida auris: Insights from Natural and Hospital Settings
Sofia Costa de Oliveira
10:32 am
Characterizing Ato2 proteins: Expression profiles and Subcellular Dynamics in Candida albicans
Patrícia Ataíde
10:39 am
Antifungal susceptibility profile and resistance mechanisms displayed by Candida parapsilosis species complex isolates
Isabel M. Miranda
11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:30 am
Session V | Yeast Adaptation, Cell Death and Aging
Chairs: Manuel Santos – Scientific Director of MIA-Portugal
Vitor Costa
11:30 am
MIA-Portugal Lecture
Aging and rejuvenation – a consequence of cellular asymmetry?
Thomas Nyström – University of Gothenburg, Sweden
12:15 pm
Keynote Lecture
Lipid Droplets: The Unexplored Connection Between Aging and Neurodegeneration
Vitor Teixeira – FCUP, I3S, ICBAS
12:35 pm
Oral Communications
12:35 pm
Vps27 is essential for mitochondrial respiration and lifespan extension in Sit4 deficient cells
Miguel Correia
12:50 pm
pH-dependent downregulation of a yeast nutrient transporter: mechanisms and metabolic implications
Cláudia-Barata Antunes
01:05 pm
Flash Presentations
01:05 pm
Influence of different sweeteners on Saccharomyces cerevisiae during aging
Sara Dourado
01:12 pm
Bacteria isolated from the microbiome of two marine microalgae species display promising antifungal activity against Candida spp.
Teresa Pissarro
01:19 pm
Iron antagonizes with fluconazole against Candida glabrata
Carolina Mariano
01:30 pm
Lunch
03:00 pm
Session VI | Drug and stress resistance
Chairs: Paula Sampaio
Sofia Costa Oliveira
03:00 pm
Keynote Lecture
United we stand, divided we fall: The antifungal promise of copper-azole complexes
Catarina Pimentel – ITQB NOVA
03:20 pm
Oral Communications
03:20 pm
Essential Oil Vapors: A Novel Approach to Preventing Antifungal-Resistant Candida Biofilms
Maria Elisa Rodrigues
03:35 pm
A copper complex of a fluconazole derivative demonstrates outstanding antifungal properties
Cláudia Malta-Luís
03:50 pm
Flash Presentations
03:50 pm
Debaryomyces hansenii Adaptation to NaCl: Compairing Physiological Traits in Exponential and Stationary Growth Phases
Tomás Gonçalves
03:57 pm
Unraveling new mechanisms governing azole resistance mechanisms in clinical Candida glabrata strains: beyond CgPdr1
Maria Joana Pinheiro
04:04 pm
New insights into Saccharomyces cerevisiae arsenic detoxification
Sofia M. da Silva
04:11 pm
Antimicrobial activity of rowan leaf and berries (Sorbus aucuparia) extracts against spoilage microorganisms
Patrícia Lage
04:18 pm
Caspofungin binding to iron reduces its antifungal activity against Candida albicans
Andreia Pedras
04:25 pm
Tackling molecular players underlying tolerance to SO2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine strains: beyond the sulphite efflux pump SSU1
Bárbara Coelho
04:32 pm
Combining fluconazole with benzo[a]phenoxazine derivatives as a promising strategy against fluconazole-resistant Candida species
Maria Inês Pacheco
04:45 pm
Conference “Jovem Investigador” | Tribute to Professor Isabel Spencer Martins
Sponsored by Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (SPM)
Chair: Professor Paula Ludovico
Professor Jorge Pedrosa – President of the SPM