Programme

  • 30 June — 4 July 2025

  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  • HK$3,000 (Includes accommodation)

  • Apply by 31 May 2025

1st Day
09:30 — 09:40
Welcome remarks
09:40 — 10:30
Self introduction by participants
10:30 — 11:00
Tea break
11:00 — 12:20
Lecture 1

Microbial food web dynamics and carbon flows

12:20 — 14:00
Lunch
14:00 — 15:30
Lecture 2

A short history of picocyanobacterial omics: cruises, tools and databases

15:30 — 17:00
Lecture 3

Microbially-driven nutrient cycling in mangrove sediments 

17:00 — 18:30
Lecture 4

Inferring physiology from omic data: biomarkers, trophic modes, and links to ocean biogeochemistry

18:30 — 20:30
Welcome party
2nd Day
09:00 — 10:40
Lecture 5

Niche adaptation in marine picocyanobacteria through the lens of comparative genomics and metagenomics

10:40 — 12:20
Lecture 6

Hourly-resolved marine microbial and viral dynamics in the subtropical Daya Bay, northern South China Sea

12:20 — 14:00
Lunch
14:00 — 15:30
Lecture 7

Best practices in conducting marine microbial metatranscriptomics

15:30 — 17:00
Lecture 8

Synthetic ecology of nitrogen cycling microorganisms

17:00 — 18:30
Technical session for bioinformatics analysis
18:30 — 20:30
Dinner
3rd Day
09:00 — 10:40
Lecture 9

Microbial mechanisms of carbon sequestration in coastal ecosystems

10:40 — 12:20
Lecture 10

Phylogenetic proximity drives temporal succession of marine giant viruses in a long-term metagenomic time-series

12:20 — 14:00
Lunch
14:00 — 18:30
Lab tour and free time to explore the city
18:30 — 20:30
Dinner
4th Day
09:00 — 10:40
Lecture 11

Molecular bases and ecological significance of the wide pigment diversity of marine Synechococcus spp

10:40 — 12:20
Lecture 12

Marine microeukaryote meta-omics: global biogeography and metabolism across ocean gradients

12:20 — 14:00
Lunch
14:00 — 15:30
Lecture 13

Quantitative analysis of microbial maximal growth rates and optimal growth temperature based on interpretable deep learning

15:30 — 18:30
Poster session
18:30 — 20:30
Dinner
5th Day
09:00 — 10:40
Lecture 14
10:40 — 12:20
Lecture 15
12:20 — 14:00
Lunch
14:00 — 16:00
Technical session
16:00 — 18:30
Best poster award ceremony and course evaluation
18:30 — 20:30
Closing banquet

Bus leaves at 6:00pm

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