JOINT MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF BOLOGNA AND WAGENINGEN

Sharing Ideas On Teaching Biotechnology In University

  • Data: 17 ottobre 2018 dalle 09:30 alle 15:30

  • Luogo: Main Lecture Hall, via Della Beverara 123/1 Bologna.

Contatto di riferimento: Organizers: Giovanni Perini and Marian Vermue

Program

9:30. Welcome from Prof. Santi Mario Spampinato, Director of the Department of
Pharmacy and Biotechnology

9:35. Welcome from Giovanni Perini Director of the Bachelor degree programs in
Biotechnology and Genomics

9:40. Marian Vermue (Wageningen): Overview of the BSc and MSc program
Biotechnology offered at Wageningen University.

10:25. Giovanni Perini (Bologna): The BSc Programs in Biotechnology and
Genomics

10:45. Patrizia Brigidi (Bologna): The Msc program in Pharmaceutical
Biotechnology

11:00. Stefano Ciurli (Bologna): The MSc program in Molecular and Industrial
Biotechnology

Break

11:3. Sara d’Adamo (Wageningen): Metabolic Engineering of Microalgae.

11:45 Enrico Orsi (Wageningen): Engineering of terpenoid producing microorganism

12:00. Martina Cappelletti (Bologna): Microbial conversion of toxic molecules into
useful compounds

12:15. Roberto Tuberosa (Bologna): Genomics approaches for a sustainable cereal
production

12:30 - 13:15. Visit to the Experimental Training labs

Lunch

14:15. Pitch talks from Wageningen’s and Bologna’s students.

Conclusions, remarks and discussion about possible collaborative actions to enact
between the two universities.