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Program

Programme - MBG Annual Meeting – 26 May 2023

08:30-09:00

Breakfast and coffee

09:00-09:10

Opening remarks by Erik Østergaard Jensen

09:10-10:10

Session 1 New group leaders – Chair: Christian Damgaard
Xavier Bofill De RosMicroRNA metabolism in tumours: Biology and Therapeutic opportunities
Aleksandr GavrinEnhancing nitrogen fixation of Rhizobium-legume symbiosis for sustainable agricultural production
Rasmus Kock FlygaardCardiolipin biosynthetic pathways in bacteria and mitochondria

10:10-10:20

Coffee break

10:20-11:20

Session 2 – Science at MBG #1 - Chair: Magnus Kjærgaard
Three Short talks by PhD students and postdocs - part 1
Henriette RübsamNanobody-driven signaling reveals the core receptor complex in root nodule symbiosis
Johanna LuigeIdentification and prediction of G-quadruplex RNA-binding proteins with roles in transcription and phase separation
Sara Dam KobberøStructural aspects of the proteolytic inhibition of PAPP-A

11:20-11:45

Session 3 Flash talks for posters - Chair: Yuya Hayashi
Selected flash talks: 2 minutes each.

11:45-12:00

Group photo

12:00-13:30

Poster session, lunch and company exhibition

13:30-14:30

Session 4 – Science at MBG #2 - Chair: Kasper Røjkjær Andersen
Three Short talks by PhD students and postdocs – part 2
Jerome RouviereARS2 instructs early transcription termination-coupled RNA decay by recruiting ZC3H4 to nascent transcripts
Mads Eskesen ChristensenCryo-EM structures of ATP activated human Na,K-ATPases
Macarena Gomez De Salazar: Reverse engineering of the synaptic tagging and capture mechanisms

14:30-15:10

Session 5 - Prize ceremony - Chair: Lisbeth Heilesen

Exhibitors' prizes
Teaching awards for: Best Lecturer of the Year and
The Best Student Teacher of the Year 
Kjeld Marcker PhD Prize
Poster/flash talk prize

15:10-15:20

Coffee break

15:20-16:00

Session 6 Keynote lecture - Chair: Bjørn Panyella Pedersen

Keynote speaker: Professor Signe Normand,
Department of Biology, Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity, Aarhus University
Cross-scale integration for improved understanding of biodiversity dynamics in a changing world

16:45-18:00

Pre-party (Studenternes Hus – Stakladen, building 1423)

18:00-1:00

Dinner and party in Studenternes Hus (Stakladen) - building 1423.