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International Conference
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Microbes: Biology & Application International Conference will take place at the Scientific and Production Center "Armbiotechnology" of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia on 9-11 October 2019.
The aim of the Microbes: Biology & Application International Conference is to present the latest research results in the field of Microbiology in the light of practical needs and the prospective use of scientific achievements for promoting the cooperation between the academics, researchers and scientists.
The Microbes: Biology & Application International Conference encompasses the following scientific disciplines:
Microbial Ecology, Soil Microbiology; Biosafety and Health; Environmental Protection, Waste Management; New Biotechnologies.
This Conference is to exchange ideas and to strengthen cooperation between participants, as well as to identify the condition and direction of development of scientific relations in the field of Microbiology and the challenges and problems associated with their implementation.
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SPEAKERS
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SESSION
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9th
WEDNESDAY
9:00am-10:15am
Registration of participants
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10:15am-10:30am
Welcome speech
Event Organizer Dr. Arevik Vardanyan
Director of SPC "Armbiotechnology" NAS of Armenia Academician, Prof. Ashot Saghyan
AMA President, FEMS Delegate, Dr. Narine Vardanyan
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10:30am-10:45am
Public Lecture about FEMS and AMA: AMA President, FEMS Delegate Dr. Narine Vardanyan
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10:45am-11:15am
Session I: Microbial Ecology, Soil Microbiology
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Plenary Lecture: A carbon source dependence of the antibacterial activity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the intestinal tract of Armenian honeybees
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Dr. Inga Bazukyan (Yerevan State University), Armenia
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11:15am-11:45am
Plenary Lecture: Untapped microbial composition of acidic soil of northeast India for sustainable agriculture application
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Dr. Jintu Dutta (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati), India
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11:45am-12:15pm
Coffee Break
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12:15pm-12:30pm
Oral Presentation: Tartaric acid new derivatives antibacterial activity and biodegradation by non-pathogenic soil strains of Pseudomonas chlororaphis
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Allen Baghdasaryan (National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA), Armenia
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12:30pm
Session II: Biosafety and Health
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12:30pm-13:00pm
Plenary Lecture: New Look at Probiotics
Associate Prof., Dr. Astghik Pepoyan (Armenian National Agrarian University), Armenia
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13:00pm-13:30pm
Plenary Lecture: Effects of probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus strain INMIA 9602 Er 317/ 402 and putative probiotic lactobacilli on DNA damages in small intestine of Wistar rats in vivo
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Dr. Marine Balayan (Armenian National Agrarian University), Armenia
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13:30pm-14:10pm
Lunch
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14:10pm-15:10pm
Plenary Lecture: The Microbiota and Human Health
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Prof. Vehary Sakanyan (University of Nantes), France
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15:10pm-16:30pm
Coffee Break and Poster Presentation (P001-P011
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16:30pm
Group photo, end of 1st Conference Day
10th
THURSDAY
10:30am
Session III: Environmental Protection, Waste management
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Plenary Lecture: Extremophiles found in Armenia: their diversity and biotechnology
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Associate Prof. Dr. Hovik Panosyan (Yerevan State University), Armenia
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11:00am-11:30am
Plenary Lecture: Acidophilic bacteria biodiversity, metabolism, ecology and application
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Dr. Srdjan Stankovic (Center for Metallurgy, Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials), Serbia
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11:30am-12:00pm
Plenary Lecture: Metal resistant microbes of Armenian Mining areas as new means for bioremediation
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Dr. Armine Margaryan (Yerevan State University), Armenia
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12:00pm
Coffee Break
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12:30pm
Session IV: New Biotechnologies
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12:30pm-13:00pm
Plenary Lecture: Antimicrobial activity of
biosynthesized metallic nanoparticles
Dr. eng. Ioana Popescu (Materials Science
Department Transilvania University of
Brasov), Romania
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13:00pm-13:30pm
Plenary Lecture: Application of aminotransferases in asymmetric synthesis of amino acids
Dr. Arthue Hambardzumyan (SPC "Armbiotechnology" NAS of Armenia), Armenia
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13:30pm-14:30pm
Lunch
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14:30pm-14:45pm
Oral Presentation: Yeast biotechnology in VIPECO AM
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Dr. Vladimir Akimov (VIPECO), Russia
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14:45pm-15:00pm
Oral Presentation: Genome analysis of Bacillus subtilis va 44
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Dr. Yanina Delegan (G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Federal Research Center "Pushkino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences"), Russia
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15:00pm-15:15pm
Oral Presentation: Microalgae as a potential source for biorefinary
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Narine Kalantaryan (SPC "Armbiotechnology" NAS of Armenia), Armenia
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15:15pm-16:30pm
Coffee Break and Poster presentation (P012-P021)
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16:30pm
]d of 2nd Conference day
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18:00pm-21:30pm
Conference Dinner at "Tavern Yerevan"
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21:30pm
Night Walk to the Republic Square
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11th
FRIDAY
10:00am-10:30am
Plenary Lecture: Bio-recovery of metals as an alternative ecotechnology: Trends and development
Dr. Narine Vardanyan (SPC "Armbiotechnology" NAS of Armenia)
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10:30am-11:00am
Coffee Break
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11:00am
Closing Remarks and Poster Award,
Certificates to all participants,
Group photo
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12:00pm-17:00pm
Scientific Excursion to "VIPECO AM" LLC, Voskehat Village, Armavir Region, Armenia
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/ ARMENIA
Welcome to Armenia! Armenia, a piece land which makes everyone fall in love with it from the very first sight from the illuminator of an airplane, from the very first step on the sun-drenched land. Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is situated in the northeast of the Armenian. The country is situated on the same latitude as Spain, Italy and Greece. Its climate ranges from dry subtropical to cold mountain weather. The average temperature in July is +25 0C , and -5 0C in January. The highest peak is mount Aragats (4090 m), while the lowest point is River Debed (400 m). Armenia was the first country that adopted Christianity as a state religion in 301 A.D. The Armenian Apostolic church is the national church of Armenians. Armenia is an open-air museum of Christianity. There are thousands of Christian monuments such as monasteries, churches, chapels and cross-stones, manuscripts, icons, etc.
Yerevan is the capital and the largest city of Armenia, a colorful, joyful, eventful city. Yerevan (sometimes spelled Erevan, Erivan, Jerewan, Jerevan, etc.) has a long-long history of thousands of years, dating back to the rise of the oldest civilizations in the world. Yerevan is known as a host of many international events, such as symposia, conferences, festivals, sports competitions.
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FULL ADDRESS
SPC "Armbiotechnology" NAS of Armenia
14 Gyurjyan Str., 0056, Yerevan, Armenia
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CONTACT PERSON
Dr Arevik Vardanyan
Tel: +374 94 900931
Fax:+374 10 654180