Program

Monday, November 6, 2017

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09:00 - 12:20 Session 1. Introduction to Marine Microbes - D Vaulot  
09:00 - 10:00 The oceanic ecosystem - D Vaulot - CNRS Roscoff  
10:00 - 11:00 Marine phytoplankton - P Bhadury - IISER-Kolkatta  
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break  
11:20 - 12:20 Microbes and the Origin of Life on Earth - S Rajamani - IISER-Pune  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 18:00 Session 2. Microbial environmental diversity - P Bhadury  
14:00 - 15:00 Marine Picophytoplankton - D Vaulot D - CNRS Roscoff  
15:00 - 16:00 Bacterial ecology, diversity and ecological role - T Bouvier - CNRS, MARBEC Montpellier  
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break  
16:30 - 17:30 Molecular tools for assessing chromophytic phytoplankton diversity - P Bhadury, IISER-Kolkatta  
17:30 - 18:00 Questions - Discussion  
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner  

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

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08:30 - 12:00 Sampling techniques and straegies - Boat trip - Boat trip  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:50 Practical work - Viro-, bacterio- and eukaryo- phytoplankton cultures; microscopy - Viro-, bacterio- and eukaryo- phytoplankton cultures; microscopy  
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break  
16:10 - 18:00 Practical work - Viro-, bacterio- and eukaryo- phytoplankton cultures; microscopy - Sample processing (fixation, filtration, culture, DNA extraction)  
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner  

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

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09:00 - 12:20 Session 2. Microbial environmental diversity - T Bouvier  
09:00 - 10:00 A reduction in marine primary productivity driven by rapid warming over the tropical Indian Ocean - M K Roxy - Centre for Climate Change Research, Pune  
10:00 - 11:00 Tara Oceans: Eco-systems biology at planetary scale - C Bowler - ENS Paris  
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break  
11:20 - 12:20 Documenting Global Marine Biodiversity Patterns and Processes Using a Metabarcoding Approach - S Malviya NCBS, Bangalore  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:50 Practical work - Viro-, bacterio- and eukaryo- phytoplankton cultures; microscopy. Part I - Viro-, bacterio- and eukaryo- phytoplankton cultures; microscopy. Part I  
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break  
16:10 - 18:00 Students: presentation of their CV - 10 min each - Presentation of their CV - 10 min each  
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner  

Thursday, November 9, 2017

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09:00 - 12:20 Session 2. Microbial environmental diversity - VK Sharma  
09:00 - 10:00 Exploring the marine microbial diversity of Andaman using metagenomics - V K Sharma - IISER-Bhopal  
10:00 - 11:00 Trans-kingdom Interactions in Global Ocean Plankton Systems - S Malviya - NCBS, Bangalore  
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break  
11:20 - 12:20 Exploring the marine microbial diversity of Andaman using metagenomics - V K Sharma - IISER-Bhopal  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:50 Practical work - Viro-, bacterio- and eukaryo- phytoplankton cultures; microscopy. Part II - Viro-, bacterio- and eukaryo- phytoplankton cultures; microscopy. Part II  
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break  
16:10 - 18:00 Students: presentation of their CV - 10 min each - Presentation of their CV - 10 min each  
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner  

Friday, November 10, 2017

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09:00 - 12:20 Session 3. Microbial functional diversity - A Parvathi  
09:00 - 10:00 Microbial carbon pump and carbon sequestration in oceans - A. Parvathi, NIO Goa  
10:00 - 11:00 The Marine Nitrogen Cycle: players, processes and a decade of discovery. Part I - R Foster - University Stockolm  
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break  
11:20 - 12:20 The Marine Nitrogen Cycle: players, processes and a decade of discovery. Part II - R Foster - University Stockolm  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:50 Practical work - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes  
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break  
16:10 - 18:00 Practical work - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes  
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner  

Saturday, November 11, 2017

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09:00 - 12:20 Session 3. Microbial functional diversity - R Foster  
09:00 - 10:00 Title pending - N Ramaiah - NIO, Goa  
10:00 - 11:00 Eutrophication in marine fish farms - M S Santander-de Leon - Univ. of the Philippines Visayas-Miagao  
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break  
11:20 - 12:20 Contaminants and bioremediation in marine fish farms - M S Santander-de Leon - Univ. of the Philippines Visayas-Miagao  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:50 Practical work - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes  
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break  
16:10 - 18:00 Practical work - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes  
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner  

Sunday, November 12, 2017

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08:30 - 18:00 Excursion - Scuba diving initiation - Scuba diving initiation  

Monday, November 13, 2017

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09:00 - 12:20 Session 4. Microbe interactions - R. Kirubagaran  
09:00 - 10:00 Viral ecology, life strategies and ecological role - Y Bettarel - IRD, MARBEC,Montpellier  
10:00 - 11:00 Microbial-host-virus interactions - A. Parvathi - NIO, Goa  
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break  
11:20 - 12:20 An ocean of viruses - H Moreau - CNRS, Banyuls sur Mer  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:50 Practical work - Bio-informatics tools and methods. Part I - Bio-informatics tools and methods. Part I  
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break  
16:10 - 18:00 Practical work - Bibliographic reviews and Bio-informatics tools and methods. Part I - Bibliographic reviews and Bio-informatics tools and methods. Part I  
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner  

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

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09:00 - 12:20 Session 4. Microbe interactions - N.V. Vinithkumar  
09:00 - 10:00 Coral Microbiome: An unexplored Bio-resource - S K Das - DBT, Bhubaneswar  
10:00 - 11:00 Deep sea microbial ecology and biotechnology - R Kirubagaran - NIOT, Chennai  
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break  
11:20 - 12:20 Microbial pollution ecology and biotechnoloy in Andaman and Nicobar Islands - N V Vinithkumar - ANCOST, NIOT, Port Blair  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:50 Practical work - Practical work - Microbial pollution ecology and biotechnoloy in Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Bibliographic reviews and Bio-informatics tools and methods. Part II - Bibliographic reviews and Bio-informatics tools and methods. Part II  
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break  
16:10 - 18:00 Practical work - Bibliographic reviews and Bio-informatics tools and methods. Part II - Bibliographic reviews and Bio-informatics tools and methods. Part II  
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner  

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

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09:00 - 12:20 Session 5. From the gene to the environment - C. Bowler  
09:00 - 10:00 Prokaryotic metatranscriptomic - J C Auguet - CNRS, Montpellier  
10:00 - 11:00 To be announced  
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break  
11:20 - 12:20 Genome scale reconstruction of metabolic model and functional analysis of genes involved in drug resistance and degradation of hydrocarbons in Marine bacteria - S K Das - DBT, Bhubaneswar  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:50 Practical work - Bioinformatics - Bioinformatics  
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break  
16:10 - 18:00 Practical work - Bioinformatics - Bioinformatics  
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner  

Thursday, November 16, 2017

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09:00 - 12:20 Session 5. From the gene to the environment - S.K. Das  
09:00 - 10:00 Title pending - S R Damare - NIO, Goa  
10:00 - 11:00 The diatom genome - C Bowler - ENS Paris  
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break  
11:20 - 12:20 Genomics of dinoflagellates - H Moreau H - CNRS, Banyuls sur Mer  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:50 Practical work - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes  
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break  
16:10 - 18:00 Practical work - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes - Molecular techniques and flow cytometry applied to microbes  
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner  

Friday, November 17, 2017

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08:00 - 18:00 Cruise in islands - Exploring island ecosystems - Exploring island ecosystems  

Saturday, November 18, 2017

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09:00 - 10:50 Mini symposium on bibliographic studies. Presented by students  
10:50 - 11:10 Coffee break  
11:10 - 12:20 Mini symposium on bibliographic studies. Presented by students  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
14:00 - 18:00 Conclusion - Concluding remarks  

Sunday, November 19, 2017

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08:00 - 18:00 End of ASIAME2 - Departure to the airport - Departure to the airport  
  
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