Big AD reactors. Photo: Marcell Nikolausz, UFZ

Keynote Speakers

Andreas Brune

Andreas Brune
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

Maria Westerholm

Maria Westerholm
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Alexander Loy

Alexander Loy
University of Vienna

Diana Sousa

Diana Machado de Sousa
Wageningen University & Research

Programme overview 

Monday, 22 September Tuesday, 23 September Wednesday, 24 September Thursday, 25 September
  9:00 KEYNOTE 2 Maria Westerholm 9:00 KEYNOTE 3 Alexander Loy 9:30 KEYNOTE 4 Diana Sousa
  9:45 SESSION 2 Syntrophic Bacteria
POSTER PITCH 1 		9:45 SESSION 6 Anaerobic Sulphur Cycle
POSTER PITCH 3 		10:15 SESSION 10 Gas Fermentation
12:30 Registration 10:30 Coffee Break & Poster Session 10:30 Coffee Break & Poster Session 11:00 Coffee Break
14:30 Arrival 11:15 SESSION 3 Biogas Microbiology I
POSTER PITCH 2 		11:15 SESSION 7 Enzymes of Anaerobes
POSTER PITCH 4 		11:30 SESSION 11 Power-to-Gas
14:45 Opening Session 12:45 Lunch Break & Poster Session 12:45 Lunch Break & Poster Session 12:15 Closing Ceremony
15:15 KEYNOTE 1 Andreas Brune 14:45 SESSION 4 Anaerobic Fungi 14:45 SESSION 8
Microbes in Anaerobic Environments 		12:30 Take Away Lunch
16:00 Coffee Break 16:15 Coffee Break 16:15 Coffee Break 13:15 Optional Post Conference Activities
16:30 SESSION 1 Gut Microbiology 16:45 SESSION 5 Biogas Microbiology II 16:45 SESSION 9
Biotec Application of Anaerobes 		 
18:00 Welcome Reception   19:30 Conference Dinner at FELIX  

 Download the detailed programme here:

ISAM2025 Programme

Optional post conference activities

A: Campus tour to visit the Research Biogas Plant of the DBFZ

B: Workshop and lab tour to visit the ProVIS Centre for Chemical Microscopy of the UFZ  Detailed programme

C: NFDI4MICROBIOTA bioinformatics workshop – Unlocking the Power of Omics in Anaerobic Microbiology  Detailed programme

Research biogas plant. Photo: Marcell Nikolausz, UFZ
ProVIS2. Photo: André Künzelmann, UFZ
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