Programme
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30 June – 4 July 2025
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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HK$3,000 (Includes accommodation)
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Apply by 31 May 2025
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Fully booked
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Past
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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