WORKSHOP + POSTER SESSION

BLOCK 1. Bridging the Lab-Field Gap in Bioremediation (CHAIR: DR. Rocío Barros)

09:10-09:30. Exploring bioavailability reductions as a paradigm shift in soil bioremediation. Jose Julio Ortega.

09:30-09:50. Application of Isotopic Methods to Explore Microbial Degradation and Fate of Organic Contaminants. Jose Carlos Castilla.

09:50-10:10. Nature’s Cleanup Crew: Using Microbiomes for Real-World Bioaugmentation. Simona Di Gregorio.

10:10-10:30. From the petri dish to a polluted soil: unravelling the complexity of sunflower ‘cryfor-help’ root exudation triggered by petroleum hydrocarbons. Elisa Ghitti.

10:30-10:50. Bioelectrochemical Technologies: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities for Bioremediation and Beyond. Eduard Borras.

10:50-11:00. COFFEE BREAK 

BLOCK 2. Microbial Deployment Strategies (CHAIR: Dr. Aleš Lapanje)

11:00-11:20. Encapsulation strategies of beneficial microorganisms in agriculture based on biodegradable polymers. Alberto González Chuliá.

11:20-11:40. Biodegradation of antibiotic pollutants – A way to tackle the spreading of ARGs in One Health context? . Philippe Corvini.

11:40-12:00. Engineered Pseudomonas putida for the Degradation of Soil Pollutants. Zheren Zhang.

12:00-13:00. LUNCH AND POSTER SESSION DISCUSSIONS

13:00-13:20. Integrating metagenomics and metabolic modeling for the rational design of microbial consortia in pollutant degradation. Sara Gil Guerrero.

13:20-13:40. Microbial Bioremediation in Ports: Addressing Hydrocarbon Pollution with Lyophilized Bacteria. Ana Paula Mucha.

BLOCK 3. Expanding applications beyond Bioremediation (CHAIR: Prof. Philippe Corvini)

13:40-14:00. Development of coated seeds with biological agents for a sustainable agriculture. David Palacios Santamaria.

14:00-14:20. Advanced tools for integration and synergistic inTeRconnectIon of microBIOMEs in resilient food systems. Daniel Scicchitano.

14:20-14:40. Electroactive microbial communities in bioremediation: The parts and the whole (and the little things in between). Claudio Avignone. 

14:40-15:00. The potential of fungal application during the treatment of TPH and HTF-contaminated soils in biopiles as bioremediation strategy. Cynthia Alcántara. 

15:00-15:10 COFFEE BREAK

BLOCK 4: Challenges, regulation and future directions (CHAIR: Dr. Sara Gil Guerrero)

15:10-15:30. Current state of regulation on soil bioremediation. David Donnerer.

15:30-15:50. Microbial response during bioremediation processes: advanced techniques currently applied in large-scale projects for monitor biotic remediation. Cynthia Alcántara.

15:50-16:10. Validation of bioremediation strategies for field application: challenges and opportunities. Alfredo Pérez de la Mora.

16:10-16:30. Nature-based solutions for wastewater management. Alenka Mubi Zalaznik.

SUMMER SCHOOL + POSTER SESSION.

09:00-09:45. Evolving Bioinformatics: From Microbial Petri Dishes to GPU-Accelerated Clusters and Beyond. Cristina Esteban (BIOSCAYLE).

09:45-10:30. From omics to models: Extracting functional information for bioremediation design. Akanksha Mishra, Alejandro González, Marta Franco (IDENER).

10:30-10:45. COFFEE BREAK

10:45-11:30. Constructing Networks in Microbiome Science: Advancing Our Understanding of Microbial Ecology and Behavior. Marco Candela (UNIBO).

11:30-12:15. Microbial-Assisted Phytoremediation: Tackling Pollution in Saltmarshes. Ana Paula Mucha (CIIMAR).

12:15-12:30. VOTING - BEST POSTER AWARD

12:30- LUNCH 

Technical meetings for BIOREM and BIOSYSMO project partners.

10:00 to 12:00. BIOREM meeting.

12:00 to 13:00. POSTER DISCUSSIONS (NETWORKING) + LUNCH

13:00 to 17:00. BIOSYSMO meeting.

• Microbial Viability & Biodegradation – Overcoming preservation challenges, microbial interactions, and optimizing degradation capacity.

• Synergistic & Nanotechnology-Enhanced Systems – Integrating microbial consortia with advanced technologies, including nanoparticles, biofilms, and synthetic biology.

• Bioreactors & Field Applications – Innovations in scalable bioreactors, encapsulation, controlled release, and real-world deployment.

• Plant-Microbe Interactions & Phytoremediation – Exploring rhizosphere dynamics, microbial motility, chemotaxis, and fungal-based degradation strategies.

• Computational & Genome-Scale Approaches – Leveraging community models, synthetic biology, and AI-driven optimization for microbial performance.

• Sustainability & Circular Bioeconomy – Microbial solutions for soil and water remediation, climate change mitigation, and sustainable agriculture.

• Language is English. 

• Length: 2 pages maximum (A4 format).

• Page margins: Normal: top- 2,5’ bottom- 2,5’ left- 3’, right- 3’.

• The manuscript must be typed with Single paragraph spacing, using font Calibri.

• The title line is Calibri 14 pt - bold and centred. 

• Author-lines are 11 pt, normal and centred. Presenting author is underlined. 

• Abstract text is 11 pt, normal and justified.

• References are 11 pt, normal and left. Format: APA.

• For formulas or other denotations use “subscript” – H₂O.

• Abstract should be structured including Introduction, State of the art, Results, Conclusions, References.

Guidelines for producing the poster:

• Poster size is A0. Vertical orientation.

• Ensure any text is in large font.

• Make sure to incorporate the right logos (institution, project...).

• Use graphs, charts, and/or tables.

• Ensure contents have a logical flow.

• Make it visually appealing.