Biosensors meet Blue Biotechnology: screening for novel bioactive marine compounds.
An integrated approach to the potential of biosensors for Marine Biotechnology and Blue Economy: from basic concepts to innovative biosensing technologies.
Biosensors are indispensable tools for biotechnology. Their potential for the screening and biodiscovery of new bioactive compounds of marine origin is tremendous, as they are particularly effective and sensible devices able to detect the presence and bioactivity of biomolecules, biological structures and microorganisms. CCMAR is committed to increase its research capacity with the acquisition of state-of-the-art biosensing technologies, including the recently acquired switchSENSE biosensor. As this new technologies and devices constitute a vast and complex interdisciplinary amalgamation of different concepts and technologies, this workshop provides the opportunity to engage researchers by introducing basic concepts, innovative biosensing technologies and case studies that are illustrative of their potential as tools for the sustainable exploitation of marine resources and for the Blue Economy.
DAY 1 I 29 NOV I THEORETICAL APPROACHES ON BIOSENSORS
17:30 - 13:30
Where? Auditório da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Algarve, Building 9 (Gambelas campus)
Programme
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| 14h00 | Opening Session | Prof. Deborah M Power (CCMAR/UAlg) |
| 14h20 | Organic electronics biosensors | Prof. Fabio Biscarini (UNIMORE) |
| 15h00 | Probing cells using extracellular electrical transducers | Prof. Henrique Gomes (OE/UAlg) |
| 15h40 | Coffee Break | |
| 16h00 | Studying Biomolecular Interactions with QCM(D) | Prof. Ilya Reviakine (University of Washington) |
| 16h40 | Biophysical Analysis of Molecular Interactions with Electro-Switchable Biosurfaces– switchSENSE® | Dr Lucas Traxler (Dynamic Biosensors, DE) |
REGISTER HERE
DAY 2 I 30 NOV I PRACTICAL APPROACHES ON BIOSENSORS: HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
9:30 - 16:00
- HANDS-ON WORKSHOP #1 - BIOELECTRICAL TRANSDUCERS
- Where? Lab 0.29, Building 1, Universidade do Algarve (Gambelas Campus)
- LIMITED TO 10 PERSONS - REGISTER HERE
- HANDS-ON WORKSHOP #2 - BIOMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS USING ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED FLUORESCENT DNA LEVERS
- Where? Lab 3.30, Building 8, Universidade do Algarve (Gambelas Campus)
- LIMITED TO 10 PERSONS - REGISTER HERE
16:00 - 17:00
- AWSENSORS DEMONSTRATION
- Where? Lab 3.30, Building 8, Universidade do Algarve (Gambelas Campus)
- Open event
29 NOV I Auditório da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Algarve (Gambelas Campus)
30 Nov I 9:30
- HANDS-ON WORKSHOP #1 - Lab 0.29, Building 1, Universidade do Algarve (Gambelas Campus)
- HANDS-ON WORKSHOP #2 - Lab 3.30, Building 8, Universidade do Algarve (Gambelas Campus)
- AWSENSORS DEMONSTRATION - Lab 3.30, Building 8, Universidade do Algarve (Gambelas Campus)
