III INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
GENOMICS, METAGENOMICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS (III GMMMC)

Conference program

November 23-24, 2024
November 23, Saturday
10:00-11:00 Registration of conference participants

11:00-11:10 Opening ceremony

11:10-11:50 Keynote lecture "Comparative genomics of bacteria"

Gelfand M.S.
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology and Vice President for Biomedical Research at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

11:50-12:30 Keynote lecture "Metabolic Diversity of Extremophilic Prokaryotes: Results from Genomic and Metagenomic Analysis"

Bonch-Osmolovskaya E.A.
Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Microbiology of the Faculty of Biology of Moscow State University, Head of the Department of Biology of Extremophilic Microorganisms of the Federal Research Center "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences

12:30-13:00 Lecture from industrial partners (Biolabmix) "Plasmids - what are they really like?"

Vetrinskaya V.V. and Vinogradov D.I.

13:00-14:00 Guided tour of Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology / Networking

14:00-15:00 Lunch

15:00-16:20 Oral presentations

15:00-15:10 Derzhaev A.A.
"The P2 phage Old abortive nuclease is activated when RecBCD function is impaired"

15:10-15:20 Revel-Muroz A.Zh.
«Structural variability of bacterial 3D genomes from spontaneously fermented beverages»

15:20-15:30 Burmistrova N.R.
"Study of the regulation mechanism of the rescue system rtcB2-prfH E. coli ATCC25922 genes expression under the influence of colicin E3 ribotoxin"

15:30-15:40 Pavlov К.
«Lysinazolicins – a novel family of linear azol(in)e-containing peptide antibiotics»

15:40-15:50 Kotovskaya O.A.
«Exploring the diversity of host-takeover and anti-defense genes in specific hot spots of bacteriophage genomes»

15:50-16:00 Naumovich N.I.
"Characteristics of the genome of the Priestia megaterium BIM B-1314 D strain, resistant to osmotic stress"

16:00-16:10 Rybina A.
«Phylogeny of enzymes from the sulfo-Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway in bacteria»

16:10-16:20 Skutel M.A.
«Molecular basis of foreign DNA recognition by BREX anti-phage immunity system»

16:20-17:00 Keynote lecture «Mechanisms of transcription termination in prokaryotes»

Molodtsov V.N.
PhD, Head of the Laboratory of Structural Biology, Research Institute of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, RUDN University; Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Metagenome Analysis, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

17:00-17:30 Coffee break

17:30-19:00 Poster session I
November 24, Sunday
10:00-10:10 Opening of the 2nd conference day

10:10-10:50 Keynote lecture «The National Genetics Initiative “100 000 + me”: results and future directions»

Severinov K.V.
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences; Scientific Director of the project “The National Genetics Initiative “100 000 + me”

10:50-11:30 Keynote lecture "Antisense transcription in bacteria: why and what for?"

Tutukina M.N.
PhD, Senior Researcher, Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

11:30-12:00 Coffee break

12:00-13:20 Oral presentations

12:00-12:10 Sokolova T.S.
«A systems identification of functional regulatory interactions in bacterial genomes: computational approach and integrative database»

12:10-12:20 Sedykh S.E.
"Experience of involving citizen scientists (scientific volunteers) in the collection of soil bacteria that have a beneficial effect on plant growth and development"

12:20-12:30 Smutin D.V.
"Bee microbiome: an invisible force that supports life"

12:30-12:40 Filippenkov I.B.
«Circular RNAs as molecules preserved in evolution: from structure and expression to functions and practical applications»

12:40-12:50 Kazakova E.M.
"Analysis of microbiomes by ultra-fast chromatography mass spectrometry"

12:50-13:00 Ignatyeva O.A.
"Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy on the microbiome of pregnant women and their infants"

13:00-13:10 Demkina A.O.
«In situ capture of genomic dsDNA breaks generated by restriction nucleases»

13:10-13:20 Oleynikova E.Yu.
«Potential role of RNA and DNA adenine methylation in R-loops regulation in Escherichia coli»

13:20-14:00 Keynote lecture "Evolutionary history of CRISPR-Cas systems"

Kolesnik M.V.
Researcher, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences

14:00-15:00 Lunch

15:00-16:30 Poster session II

16:30-17:00 Closing ceremony
About the Conference
The Laboratory of Metagenome Analysis and the Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology of Skoltech invite undergraduate and PhD students, scientists specializing in the fields of genomics, metagenomics and molecular biology of microorganisms to participate in the III conference “Genomics, Metagenomics and Molecular Biology of Microorganisms” (III GMMMC). The conference is aimed at sharing knowledge and experience, discussing the results of the latest scientific projects, promoting cooperation between leading experts in the wide range of topics related to genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry of microorganisms. The program of the conference will include keynote lectures, oral and poster sessions, networking opportunities (coffee breaks, social program). The detailed program will follow.

The working languages ​​of the conference are Russian and English.

The conference will be held on November 23-24, 2024 at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Moscow, Territory of the Skolkovo Innovation Center, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, building 1).

To participate, you should fill out the form below that includes information about the participant and upload the abstract. The organizing committee will review all received applications and invite participants whose work is the most interesting and best fit into the scientific topic of the conference. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Abstracts will be recommended by the organizing committee for presentation during the oral or poster session of the conference.

The Conference was held for the 3rd time in 2024. Click here if you would like to find out more about the previous years 2022 2023. Here you can find abstract books from the previous years 2022 2023.
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