Symposium on Microbial Ecophysiology in Terrestrial Environment

PROGRAM

Time: May 18 / ARRIVAL
Location: Lobby of the Shi Ji Yuan Hotel
12:00 – 22:00 / Arrival and Check-in
18:00 / Dinner
Time: May 19 / Symposium
Location: No. 2 Seminar Room, Hui-lian Building
8:30 – 8:35 / Welcome Speech by Prof. Xian-gui Lin
8:35 – 8:45 / Brief Introduction of Symposium by Prof. Zhong-jun Jia
8:45 – 9:30 / Plenary speech
Prof. Dr. Ralf Conrad, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Section-1 / Microbial Ecophysiology and Global Change
Chairperson: Prof. Hui Cao, Nanjing Agricultural University
9:30 – 9:50 / Title: Feedback regulation mechanisms of microbial community to environmental stress
Prof. Mei-ying Xu, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology
9:50 – 10:10 / Title: Evidence for autotrophic growth of archaeal ammonia oxidisers in soil
Dr. Li-mei Zhang, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS
10:10 – 10:30 / Title: Distribution and diversity of archaeal communities in selected Chinese soils
Dr. Ju-pei Shen, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS
10:30 – 10:50 / Coffer Break
10:50 – 11:10 / Title: Effects of different rates of N application on photosynthesized carbon input into soil organic carbon pools in a rice–soil system
Dr. Ti-da Ge, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, CAS
11:10 – 11:30 / Title: Impact of long-term fertilization on the activity, abundance and composition of Denitrifying Community in Paddy Soil
Miss. Zhe Chen, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
11:30 – 11:50 / Title: Linking methanogenic processes to activities to explain the inhibition effect of drainage on methane production in paddy field soil
Mr. Ke Ma, China Agricultural University
11:50 – 14:00 / Lunch at Shi-Ji Yuan Hotel
(13:30 – 14:00) / (Optional) Visit in Soil Museum
Section-2 / Advanced techniques in Microbial Ecophysiology
Chairperson: Prof. Ge-hong Wei, Northwest A&F University
14:00 – 14:20 / Title: Methodological considerations for the use of DNA-based stable isotope probing in microbial ecology
Prof. Zhong-jun Jia, Institute of Soil Science, CAS
14:20 – 14:40 / Title: An Integrated Metagenome Production and Analysis Pipeline combining the power of 454 Titanium and Solexa GA-IIx technologies
Dr. Xiao-wei Zeng, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, CAS
14:40 – 15:00 / Title: The gut microbiota is a therapeutic target of hyperlipidemia
Dr. Sheng-hua Gu, Peking University
15:00 – 15:20 / Title: Exploratory graphic visualization of correlation matrix for microbial community
Dr. Bin Ma, Zhejiang University
15:20 – 15:40 / Title: Methanogens functioning in CH4 emission in Zoige wetland of Tibetan Plateau
Dr. Gui-shan Zhang, Institute of Microbiology, CAS
15:40 – 16:00 / Title: Isolation of a thermophilic methanogen affiliated with RC-I (Methanocellales)
Mr. Zhe Lu, China Agricultural University
16:00 – 16:30 / Group Photo and Coffer Break
Section-3 / Microbial Ecophysiology and bioremediation
Chairperson: Prof. Zhong-jun Jia, Institute of Soil Science, CAS
16:30 – 16:50 / Title: Microbial community of aerobic granules for phenol biodegradation
Prof. He-long Jiang, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, CAS
16:50 – 17:10 / Title: Plant Type Mediates Rhizospheric Microbial Characteristics and Bensulfuron-methyl Degradation in a Riparian Soil
Dr. Chang-ming Yang, Tongji University
17:10 – 17:30 / Title: Diversity of chlorothalonil-degrading strains in a chlorothalonil-contaminated site and conservation of the chlorothalonil hydrolytic dehalogenase gene
Dr. Jian-dong Jiang, Nanjing Agricultural University
17:30 – 17:50 / Title: The application of molecular ecology technology for understanding and promoting wastewater treatment—a case study
Dr. Xiao-jun Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
17:50 – 18:00 / CONCLUDING REMARK by
Prof. Dr. Ralf Conrad, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
18:30 – 20:00 / Dinner at Shi-Ji Yuan Hotel
Time: May 20 / CITY TOUR
8:30 – 12:00 / Visit in Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum (中山陵) and Ming Xiao Ling Mausoleum (明孝陵)
12:00 – 13:00 / Lunch
After the lunch / Departure