Biomania

The Student Scientific Conference on Biotechnology and Biomedicine is taking place 12th and 13th April 2012 in Brno. The conference is dedicated to students of bachelor, master and doctoral programmes. Active participants will have chance to present the results of their own projects and try out their presentation skills in relaxed informal atmosphere of the students meeting. Entries are divided into sessions and the best presentation in each session as well as poster wins a prize. Language of the conference is English.

In 2012 sessions are devoted to the progress in basic and applied research in the field of BIOTECHNOLOGY:

• Genetic Modifications in Microorganisms
• Genetic Modifications in Plants
• Genetic Modifications in Animals and Medicine
• Pharmacogenomics
• Bioengineering

Important deadlines and information

• Date: 12th and 13th April 2012
• Deadline for abstracts: Extended till 8th March 2012 - please send your abstracts to pavel.reichman@biomania.cz. Abstract has to have an exact form, so please respect our instructions for active participants.
• Registration deadline: 8th March 2012
• Conference fee: 600/700 CZK - please pay by bank transfer till 8th March 2012. Foreign participants can pay in place – in this case let it know to marian.hlavna@biomania.cz.
• Be careful when filling registration form – especially name, affiliation and email address, these data will be presented in Conference Book and on your labels. Once filled, cannot be changed!
• We recommend you to book an accommodation till 8th March 2012.

Conference is held under the auspices

• doc. RNDr. Jaromír Leichmann, Dr.
  Dean of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
• prof. Ing. Petr Dvořák, CSc.
  Vice-rector for Research, Masaryk University

Scientific committee

• prof. RNDr. Jiří Doškař, CSc.
  chairman
  Department of Experimental Biology, MU, Brno
• prof. RNDr. et MVDr. Petr Hořín, CSc.
  Head of the Department of Genetics, VFU, Brno
• prof. RNDr. Šárka Pospíšilová, PhD.
  Head of the Centre of Molecular Biology and Gene Therapy, IHOK FN Brno
• prof. Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr.
  Department of Experimental Biology, MU, Brno

Organizing committee

• Mgr. Olga Krupková (Faculty of Medicine, MU, Brno)
  chairwoman
• Mgr. Martin Benešík (Faculty of Science, MU, Brno)
• Mgr. Pavel Dvořák (Faculty of Science, MU, Brno)
• Mgr. Marián Hlavna (Faculty of Medicine, MU, Brno)
• Mgr. Pavel Reichman (Faculty of Science, MU, Brno)
• Mgr. Jan Škoda (Faculty of Science, MU, Brno)

Venue

Office of the Public Defender of Rights, Údolní 39 – Brno, Czech Republic

Programme

Keynote speakers

• prof. Peter J. Davies, United States Department of State Bureau of Economics & Business Affairs, Office of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Textile Trade Affairs, Washington, USA (GM in plants)
• doc. RNDr. Ivan Rychlík, Ph.D., Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic (GM in microorganisms)
• prof. Jiří Friml, Dr. rer. nat., Ph.D., VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Gent, Belgium (GM in plants)
• Mark Rogers, Sigma Aldrich, Field Applications Specialist, Emerging Technologies, Great Britain (GM in animals and medicine)
• MUDr. Pavel Strnad, Ph.D., University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany (Pharmacogenomics)
• doc. RNDr. Zbyněk Prokop, Ph.D., Loschmidt Laboratories, Masaryk University, Brno (Bioengineering)

Final programme

Thursday 12th April 2012

• 7:45-8:45 Registration
• 8:45-9:00 Opening of the Conference
• 9:00-10:30 Session I. – Bioengineering
  • 9:00–9:30 Key Lecture - Zbyněk Prokop - Modern Enzyme Technology for Sustainable Development
  • 9:30-9:50 Michaela Blažíková - Modeling of nucleolar self-assembly
  • 9:50-10:10 Bertalan Kovács - Investigation of the Stability of ß-sheets by Statistical and Quantum Chemical Approach
  • 10:10-10:30 Dávid Szakács - The Optimal Chymotrypsin Inhibitor Loop Sequence Is Scaffold Dependent
• 10:30–10:50 Coffee Break
• 10:50–12:30 Session I. – Bioengineering
  • 10:50-11:10 Petr Vaculík - Expression of epitopes/oncoproteins derived from Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV 16) in plants
  • 11:10-11:30 András Benedek - Structural and functional examination of the heterotrimer Drosophila virilis dUTPase
  • 11:30-11:50 Gita Procházková - Magnetic surface modification of Chlorella vulgaris
  • 11:50-12:10 Alina-Ioana Ardelean - Effect of Microbial Transglutaminase in Set-Type Goat Milk Yoghurt Obtained with Exopolysaccharide Cultures, as Affected by Total Solids Content
• 12:10-13:20 Lunch
• 13:20-14:50 Session II. – Genetic Modifications in Animals and Medicine & Pharmacogenomics
  • 13:20-13:50 Key Lecture - Mark Rogers - Next Generation In vitro and In vivo Genome Engineering via Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology
  • 13:50-14:10 Kateřina Čábelová - Production and application of recombinant DNA probes for fluorescent in situ hybridization
  • 14:10-14:30 Dalibor Miklík - Functional analysis of genomic regions maintaining stable expression of retroviral vector in human cells
  • 14:30-14:50 Lucie Tůmová - Generation of a novel mouse strain as a tool for the Wnt signaling pathway research
• 14:50-15:10 Coffee Break
• 15:10-16:40 Session III. – Genetic Modifications in Plants
  • 15:10-15:40 Key Lecture - Jiří Friml - How cells make a plant: role for cell polarity and endocytic trafficking
  • 15:40-16:00 Martina Matonohová - New insights into the early events of de novo organogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
  • 16:00-16:20 Tomáš Prát - The Role of Auxin and Cytokinin Crosstalk in Root Gravitropism
• 16:40-17:40 Excursion - Mendel Museum
• 20:00–24:00 Conference Party

Friday 13th April 2012

• 9:00–10:00 Session III. – Genetic Modifications in Plants
  • 9:00-9:20 Jiří Baloun - Copper tolerant mechanism in plant
  • 9:20-9:40 Martina Růžičková - Role of the Rab geranylgeranyl transferase in plant vesicular trafficking
  • 9:40-10:00 Josef Šonka - Heterotrimeric G-protein signaling in plants
• 10:00-10:20 Coffee Break
• 10:20–12:10 Session III. – Genetic Modifications in Plants
  • 10:20-11:10 Key Lecture - Peter J. Davies - Crop Biotechnology: Science and Sustainability
  • 11:10-11:30 Zuzana Polóniová - Feasibility of the Pollen and Seed Specific Arabidopsis Promoter in Cre/loxP “Self-excision” Strategy Focused on Selectable Marker Gene Elimination
  • 11:30-11:50 Radka Uhlířová - Identification of quantitative trait loci regulating Arabidopsis thaliana root development
  • 11:50-12:10 Dagmar Zigáčková - Phosphoproteomics as a tool to reveal hormone regulations in plants
• 12:10-13:20 Lunch
• 13:20–15:10 Session II. – Genetic Modifications in Animals and Medicine & Pharmacogenomics
  • 13:20-13:50 Key Lecture - Pavel Strnad - Complex liver disorders and their modifying factors
  • 13:50-14:10 Soňa Legartová - Epigenetics and DNA repair in embryonic stem cells
  • 14:10-14:30 Tomasich Erwin - TUSC3 (N33) Affects Protein N-Glycosylation and Proliferation of Prostate Cancer Cells
  • 14:30-14:50 Blanka Jančeková - The Function of Cathepsin D during TRAIL-induced apoptosis of breast cancer cells
  • 14:50-15:10 Kateřina Cetkovská - USP48 – newly identified regulator of Mdm2-p53 pathway
• 15:10-16:10 Poster Session
• 16:10–17:40 Session IV. – Genetic Modifications in Microorganisms
  • 16:10-16:40 Key Lecture - Ivan Rychlík - Vaccination of chickens with Salmonella Pathogenicity Island (SPI) 1 and SPI2 defective mutants of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis
  • 16:40-17:00 Eva Chaloupková - Identification of genes encoding bacteriocins in Pragia fontium 24613 by transposon mutagenesis
  • 17:00-17:20 Martin Benešík - SH3b cell wall binding domain of bacteriophage 812 endolysin
  • 17:20-17:40 Vendula Strádalová - Cortical endoplasmic reticulum and functional compartmentalization of yeast plasma membrane
• 17:40-18:00 Best student presentation/poster awards
  Conference closing

Registered participants

Registration was closed.

Active participants

• Alina-Ioana Ardelean, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Galati, Romania
• Baloun Jiří, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Benedek András, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
• Benešík Martin , Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Blažíková Michaela, Institute of Experimental Medicine, ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic
• Boros Eszter, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
• Cetkovska Katerina, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Čábelová Kateřina, VÚVeL, v.v.i., Brno, Czech Republic
• Daniel Lukáš, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Efremova Yulia, České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Praha, Czech Republic
• Erwin Tomasich, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
• Friml Jiri, University Gent/ Masaryk University, Brno, Gent/Brno, Belgium
• Goralczyk Anna, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Hankeová Tereza, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Hanzelková Zuzana, Masaryk university, Brno, Czech Republic
• Henen Morkos, Vienna University, Vienna, Austria
• Horváth Viktor, ROCHE s.r.o., Praha, Czech Republic
• Hudzieczek Vojtěch, Institute of Biophysics, ASCR, Brno, Czech Republic
• Hudzietzová Jana, Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic
• Chaloupková Eva, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, Czech Republic
• Chmelíková Jitka, PřF UK, Praha, Czech Republic
• Jančeková Blanka, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Jašková Katarína, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Prírodovedecká fakulta/Ústav molekulárnej fyziológie a genetiky, Slovenská Akadémia Vied, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
• Kaczanowska Joanna, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
• Kotzianová Adéla, Czech technical university, Prague, Czech Republic
• Kovács Bertalan, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
• Krupkova Olga, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Latečková Miroslava, Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, SAS, Nitra, Slovak Republic
• Legartová Soňa, Masaryk University, Brno, Slovak Republic
• Łabno Anna, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
• Madej Mariusz, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Maslova Olga, Taras Shevchenko National University Of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
• Matonohová Martina, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Miklík Dalibor, Institute of Molecular Genetics AS CR, v.v.i, Charles Univesity in Prague, Faculty of Science, Prague, Czech Republic
• Mlcochova Jitka, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Moťková Kateřina, IEB CAS v.v.i., Rozvojová 263, Prague 6, Czech Republic
• Ogonek Justyna, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Ochałek Anna , Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
• Oralová Veronika, AVČR, Brno, v.v.i., Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Brno, Czech Republic
• Papp Dóra, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
• Pekarčíková Lucie, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Petr Jaroslav , Výzkumný ústav živočišné výroby v.v.i., Uhříněves, Czech Republic
• Polóniová Zuzana, Institue of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology SAS Nitra, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
• Prát Tomáš, Masaryk university, Brno, Czech Republic
• Procházková Gita, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
• Prokop Zbynek, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Przetocka Sara, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Rogers Mark , Sigma Life Sciences, London, UK
• Rohrer Michal, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
• Ručka Zdeněk, Jihomoravské inovační centrum, Brno, Czech Republic
• Rudnik Michał, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Růžičková Martina, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
• Saloň Ivan, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
• Shuvalova Nadiia, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
• Sroka Agnieszka, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Staněk Ondřej, MBU AV ČR v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
• Strádalová Vendula, Institute of Experimental Medicine, ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic
• Strnad Pavel, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
• Svobodová Zdeňka, Institute of Entomology, BC AS CR v.v.i., České Budějovice, Czech Republic
• Sýkorová Dominika, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Szakács Dávid, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
• Szczygieł Magdalena , Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Szmyd Radoslaw, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Polnad
• Szybiński Jakub, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Šonka Josef, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
• Tůmová Lucie, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
• Tylichová Zuzana, Masaryk university, Brno, Czech Republic
• Uhlířová Radka, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Vienna, Austria
• Vaculík Petr, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, v. v. i. / Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Prague, Czech Republic
• Zdeněk Opatrný, CharlesUniversity in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
• Zigáčková Dagmar, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Zimoch Jakub, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
• Zyla Dawid, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Passive participants

• Aćimović Ivana, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Adamcová Kristýna, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, Czech Republic
• Alexová Petra, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Baryal Atal, GeneProof a. s., Brno, Czech Republic
• Bavlka Břetislav, Lab mark a.s., Praha, Czech Republic
• Bayerová Zuzana, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Běhal Martin, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, Czech Republic
• Benáková Martina, Univerzita Karlova, Praha, Czech Republic
• Beránková Kristina, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Biskup Ewa, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Polish
• Brzobohatý Jiří, Sigma-Aldrich, Brno, Czech Republic
• Buczak Katarzyna, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Buryska Tomas, Loschmidt laboratories, Masaryk university, Brno, Czech Republic
• Ciuba Katarzyna , Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
• Čermák Vojtěch, Charles Univesity, Prague, Czech Republic
• Deneka Dawid, Jagiellonian University, Cracov, Poland
• Didi Vojtěch, MU, Brno, Czech Republic
• Doleželová Pavlína , Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Doškař Jiří, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Drobník Jaroslav, Biotrin, Prague, Czech Republic
• Duchoslav Miloš, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Prague, Czech Republic
• Duchoslavová Jana , State phytosanitary administration, Olomouc, Czech Republic
• Dvořák Pavel, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Figura Karina, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Fišerová Barbora, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Grulich Michal, MBÚ AVČR, Praha, Czech Republic
• Hammerova Jindriska, Masaryk University , Brno, Czech Republic
• Harnoš Jakub, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, Czech Republic
• Hlavna Marián, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Holub Martin, Biomedica, Praha, Czech Republic
• Chamera Katarzyna, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
• Iliev Robert, MU, Brno, Czech Republic
• Janovska Pavlina, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Jelínková Šárka, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Kopeček Daniel, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Kostrzewa Magdalena, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
• Krzywiak Julia, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
• Kubáčková Martina, SRS, Olomouc, Czech Republic
• Kubíček David, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, Czech Republic
• Kuderová Alena, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Kunická Tereza, Charles University/National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
• Lízal Pavel, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, Czech Republic
• Lopata Anna, Institute of Enzymology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
• Luchter Małgorzata, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
• Martina Taxová, Embassy of Canada, Prague, Czech Republic
• Mikulášová Aneta, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Mikulenková Erika, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Musilová Kateřina, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Nehybová Tereza, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Němcová Hana, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Pantůček Roman, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Páralová Darja, Masarykova Univerzita, Brno, Czech Republic
• Plačková Martina, MBÚ, AV ČR, Praha, Czech Republic
• Reichman Pavel, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Řepková Jana, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, Czech Republic
• Schiebertová Petra, Přf UK, Prague, Czech Republic
• Schiebertová Lucie, Karlova univerzita, Prague, Czech Republic
• Simandlová Jana, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Sit Karolina, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Sittová Martina, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Slabý Ondřej, CEITEC, Brno, Czech Republic
• Smarda Jan, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Smutný Jiří, Lab mark a.s., Brno, Czech Republic
• Srba Miroslav, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
• Szabó Judit Eszter, Eötvös Lóránd Science University, Budapest, Hungary
• Škoda Jan, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Šlajcherová Kateřina, PřF UK, Prague, Czech Republic
• Štolfa Miroslav, Masaryk university, Brno, Czech Republic
• Šustová Hana, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Tereh Tamás, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Tyč Dimitrij, PřF UK, Praha, Czech Republic
• Valnohová Jana , Masarykova univerzita, Brno, Czech Republic
• Varchola Jaroslav, University of Pavol Jozef Safarik, Kosice, Slovak Republic
• Vyskot Boris, Institute of Biophysics, Brno, Czech Republic
• Wayhelová Markéta, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Worwa Justyna, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland

Conference fee

• Passive participation: 700 CZK
• Active participation: 600 CZK

Conference materials and conference party included.

Conference book

Conference book with ISBN will be edited by MU Publishing. Please respect deadline for Abstracts. Abstract has to have an exact form, so please respect our instructions for active participants.

Instruction for active participants

Abstract

• It is necessary to prepare an abstract for your presentation or poster and send it till March 8, 2012 to pavel.reichman@biomania.cz.
• Title of your abstract is the same as the title of your presentation or poster.
• Abstract must follow rules written below.

Form of asbstract
The abstract has to be written in English without any formatting (except italic for scientific species' names) as this will be deleted prior to being published. Except graphical changes, abstracts will be reproduced as submitted and unchanged in The Conference Book.
Minimum abstract length in total (including title, names of authors and affiliation) is 150 words, maximum length is 300 words. Abstracts longer than 300 words will be rejected without being evaluated. Try to avoid using reference citations in text. Figures, graphs or pictures can be used only exceptionally and their size will be reduced to fit the size of an appropriate text area of 300 words as a maximum.
The name of the presenting author should be indicated with an asterisk (*). The abstract must contain the full names of contributing authors in order of the authorship and full affiliations of authors identified with superscripts (1). Abstracts should briefly outline the main features, results and conclusions as well as their general significance.
Changes to your abstract cannot be made after final submission deadline. Please proofread your abstract carefully before and during online submission. This includes adding authors or correcting authors names or affiliations.

Download a sample abstract in MS Word format.

Presentation

• Each oral presentation has been allocated a time slot of 15 minutes plus questions. The session chairs have been instructed to terminate overrunning presentations in order to ensure that every presenter has the same amount of time. If you exceed your time, you risk missing the chance for questions or even completing your presentation. So, please plan 13 minutes and practice the timing in advance!
• It is necessary to prepare an abstract of your presentation.
• Presenters should arrive in the session room at the latest 20 minutes before the session is scheduled to begin in order to install and set up their presentation data.
• Data are accepted on USB memory stick or CD. The session room computers are equipped with a Windows™ operating system and Microsoft Office 2007 and Adobe Acrobat Reader. We highly recommend having a back-up pdf version of yours PowerPoint presentations.

Poster

• Each author is responsible for setting up and removing his/her poster according to the conference schedule. Please setup your poster at the latest 30 minutes before the session starts. Please remove your poster after the conference ends.
• The poster panel is provided for each poster presentation. The maximum usable area for each panel is about A0 format - 84 cm (width) x 119 cm (height). Technical equipment necessary for installation of the poster onto the poster board will be provided on-site. The conference staff will be prepared to help you with the installation.
• It is possible to let your poster hanging on the poster board during the whole conference. During a dedicated poster session, authors will have the opportunity to accompany their posters, present and discuss them with conference attendees.

Conference Party - 12th April

For invited guests and conference attendants the party will be organized in the restaurant Sunset (IBC Centre, 9th floor, Příkop 4, 602 00 Brno). The party will start at 8 p.m. with a dinner (buffet, grill) and finger food. The programme will further continue till 12 p.m. with traditional folk music. Take your conference party ticket with you, please. We are looking forward to seeing you in Sunset!

Accommodation

Accommodation is reserved by participants themselves. For any assistence please contact pavel.reichman@biomania.cz or tomas.buryska@biomania.cz

We recommend Hotel Garni, blok A3, Vinarska 5, Brno for student accomodation. Reservation should be made not later than 1st April 2012. For reservations please contact Jana Vacková - +420 549 492 705 or vackova@skm.muni.cz.

Contacts

• olga.krupkova@biomania.cz – communication with participants and lecturers
• pavel.dvorak@biomania.cz – fund rising, communication with partners and sponsors
• marian.hlavna@biomania.cz – accountancy
• pavel.reichman@biomania.cz – abstract acceptance
• jan.skoda@biomania.cz - promotion, webmaster

Previous Student Scientific Conferences

• The Student Scientific Conference on Cancer Research
• Studentská vědecká konference pro studenty pracující s geneticky modifikovanými organismy (GMO)