BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260629T122801Z UID:5b9f4029-a71b-43be-b740-6eb196db8908 DTSTART:20231026T130000Z DTEND:20231027T164500Z DESCRIPTION:- \n About this Event\n \n- \n Agenda\n \n- \n Keyno te Speakers\n \n- \n Panelists\n \n- \n Organisation\n \n- \n Venue\n \n- \n FAQ\n \n\n## About this event\n\nAfter the success of the 1st year\, the **Microbiome PT Summit** returns for a second edition \, but this time in a face-to-face fashion in Lisbon.\n\n**BioData.pt**\,  **ELIXIR Portugal**\, the Portuguese node of the **European Infrastruct ure for Biological Data**\, and **SymbNET**\, the **European network for r esearch on host-microbe symbiosis**\, are committed to help microbiome res earch facing the challenges of data findability\, accessibility\, interope rability\, and reuse caused the substancial growth of microbiome research and the massive amounts of data produced over the last decade in terms of the range of biomes sampled.\n\nBiodata.pt\, ELIXIR Portugal\, and SymbNET are hosting the 2nd Microbiome PT Summit\, sponsored by the [ELIXIR Bioin formatics Industry Forum](https://elixir-europe.org/industry/suppliers-for um)\, [Novogene](https://www.novogene.com)\, [Germano de Sousa](https://ww w.germanodesousa.com)\, and [OLISSIPO](https://olissipo.inesc-id.pt). The purpose of the event is to gather the scientific community in Portugal tha t is working with microbiomes.\n\nAre you involved in Microbiome research? Then\, you can't miss this summit.\n\n## Register\n\n**All registration s lots are taken. Thank you so much!** See you in Lisbon!\n\nBioData.pt is c ommitted to ensuring all attendees feel valued and save in its events. As such\, all participants must adhere to the [BioData.pt Code of Conduct for Events](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2021-02/BioData. pt%20Code%20of%20Conduct%20for%20Events.pdf).\n\nSponsored by:\n\n[![ELIXI R Bioinformatics Industry Forum](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/f iles/2023-09/ebif.png)](https://elixir-europe.org)\n\n[![Novogene](https:/ /legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/novogene_0.png)](https://ww w.novogene.com)\n\n[![Germano de Sousa](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/de fault/files/2023-10/logo-bourdeaux.png)](https://www.germanodesousa.com)\n \n[![OLISSIPO - Fostering Computational Biology Research and Innovation in Lisbon](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-10/OLISSIPO_lo go.png)](https://olissipo.inesc-id.pt)\n\n[![SGS](https://legacy.biodata.p t/sites/default/files/2023-10/SGS_High.png)](https://sgs.com)\n\n## Agenda \n\nAll times are in WET (Western European Time).\n\n### Day 1 - Oct 26\, 2023\n\n#### 14:00 - 15:00 | Opening Session\n\n- Welcome and presentation of BioData.pt | ELIXIR Portugal - [Ana Teresa Freitas (IST)\, ELIXIR Port ugal Head of Node](#)\n- _How plant endophyte shapes the future of sustain able agriculture?_ - [Dilfuza Egamberdieva (TIMAE)](#)\n\n#### 15:00 - 16: 15 | Domain Session I: Microbiomes in Agriculture\n\n_Chair: [Juan Ignáci o Vílchez (ITQB NOVA)](#)_\n\n- _The role of auxin and ethylene biosynthe sis and signalling in plant microbiome assembly dynamics_ - [Francisco X. Nascimento (iBET)](#)\n- _Role of the rhizosphere physicochemistry and mic robiome in acute and chronic decline in oaks_ - [Conceição Egas (CNC-UC\ , Biocant)](#)\n- _Plant symbiotic interactions with the soil microbiome: how mycorrhizal fungi benefit their host plants_ - [Mónica Guita Sebastia na (Ciências ULisboa)](#)\n- Discussion\n\n#### 16:15 - 16:30 | Break\n\n #### **16:30 - 17:45 | Domain Session II: Microbiomes in Aquaculture**\n\n _Chair: [Ricardo Leite](#)__ (IGC)_\n\n- _Microbiome as tool to access fi sh health in Aquaculture_ - [Florbela Soares (S2Aqua/IPMA)](#)\n- _The Mic robiome-Diet-Performance Nexus in Aquaculture: An Opportunity For Precisio n Nutrition_ - [Ana Teresa Gonçalves (GreenColab/Sparus)](#)\n- _Microalg ae-associated microbiomes: challenges\, outlooks and applications_ - [Joã o Varela &\; Tamára Santos (CCMAR/UAlg)](#)\n- Discussion\n\n**WELCOME DRINK (SNACKS) AND POSTER SESSION (17:45 - 19:15)**\n\n### **Day 2 - Oct 27\, 2023**\n\n#### 09:00 - 09:45 | Keynote Session\n\n- _Charting a metag enomic atlas of the uncultured microbiome in health and disease_ - [Alexan dre Almeida (University of Cambridge)](#)\n\n#### 09:45 - 11:00 | Domain S ession III: Microbiome and Human Health\n\n_Chair: [Isabel Gordo (IGC)](#) _\n\n- _The human microbiome: beyond the gut_ - [Benedita Sampaio-Maia (i3 S)](#)\n- _Interactions between diet and the gut microbiota - a new therap eutic target_ - [Cláudia Marques (NMS)](#)\n- _Harnessing the gut microbi ota to modulate the immune response in colorectal cancer_ - [Ana Margarida Almeida (iMM)](#)\n- Discussion\n\n#### 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break & \; Poster Session\n\n#### 11:30 - 12:30 | Domain Session IV: Industry Sess ion\n\n_Chair: [Despoina Sousoni (ELIXIR)](#)_\n\n- _Microbes at work in e nvironmental and industrial processes_ - [Vanessa Luís (SGS)](#)\n- _Micr obiome analysis as a service in agriculture: challenges and opportunities_ - [Ricardo Ramiro (InnovPlantProtect CoLAB)](#)\n- Discussion\n\n#### **1 2:30 - 14:00 | Lunch**\n**14:00 - 15:15 | Domain session V: Microbiomes in the Environment**\n\n_Chair: [Rodrigo Costa (IST)](#)_\n\n- _The multifac eted wastewater microbiome_ - [Ivone Vaz-Moreira (ESB-UCP)](#)\n- _Insect vectors microbiome and disease transmission_ - [Luís Teixeira (CBR-UCP/IG C)](#)\n- _How does MIRRI boost the microbiome era?_ - [Nelson Lima (UMinh o/MIRRI-PT)](#)\n- Discussion\n\n#### **15:15 - 15:45 | Coffee Break &\ ; Poster Session**\n\n#### **15:45 - 16:45 | Domain session VI: Industry S ession**\n\n_Chair: [Gracinda Sanches Fernandes (BioChromoGene)](#)_\n\n- _Enhancing microbial discoveries through sequencing technologies_ - [Carol ina Jiang Zheng\, Oriol Alejo-Valle (Novogene)](#)\n- _Probiotics - what d istinguishes them and what's the future?_ - [Filipa Horta (Biocodex)](#)\n - Discussion\n\n#### **16:45 - 17:30 | Keynote Session**\n\n- _Bringing th e understanding of microbes in their natural environments: the relevance o f standardizing initiatives_ - [Catarina Magalhães (CIIMAR/UP)](#)\n\n### # 17:30 - 17:45 | Closing Session\n\n- _FEGA Portugal_ - [Ana Teresa Freit as (IST)](#)\, [Isabel Gordo (IGC)](#)\n\n## Keynote Speakers\n\n ![Portai t of Dilfuza Egamberdieva](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2 023-09/dilfuza-egamberdieva.jpg)\n\n**Dilfuza Egamberdieva**\n\nDr. Dilfuz a Egamberdieva is the head of the Biological Research and Food Safety Lab\ , Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research\, National Research Univer sity (TIAME). She received her PhD in agricultural sciences from the Humbo ldt University of Berlin\, Germany. She pioneered research on the soil and plant microbiome. She conducted her postdoctoral studies at the Helsinki University of Finland\, University of Florence\, Italy\, at the Manchester Metropolitan University\, UK\, and as well as Leiden University of Nether lands. She continued her research activities at the Leibniz Centre for Agr icultural Landscape Research and Institute of Ecology and Geography\, Chin ese Academy of Sciences. Her remarkable contributions to science in the fi eld of microbiology received SCOPUS-2019 Regional Award. “Top Scientist of the Year”\, TWAS (The World Academy of Science) Award in Agricultural Sciences (2013). TWAS-TWOWS-SCOPUS Young Women Research Award (2009)\, L' OREAL-UNESCO Fellowship for Women in Science (2006)\, American Society of Microbiology\, (ASM) Morrison Rogosa Award (2006)\, UNESCO-Man and Biosphe re (MAB) Award (2005). On the national level she has played a leading role in the implementation and evaluation the national programs and projects i n microbiological and biotechnological research for sustainable developmen t. She act as a chair of the Executive Committee of the OWSD Central Asia National Chapter\, and vice-chair and national focal point representative to the UNESCO-STEPAN (Science and Technology Policy Asian Network). Dilfuz a is also involved in science policy\, and served on the advisory committe e of the German Council of Science and Humanities (WR)\, and member of The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE)\, The C ommittee on World Food Security\, and also acts as the Country Ambassador for the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). She is a member of the Gl obal Young Academy (GYA)\, the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Islami c World Academy of Sciences (IAS). She is co-editor of the Environmental S ustainability Journal (Springer)\, and serves on the editorial board of se veral professional journals including BMC Microbiology\, Frontiers in Micr obiology\, and Plants (MDPI). She authored/co-authored over 200 research a rticles and edited 6 book published by Springer and Elsevier.\n\n ![Portra it of Alexandre Almeida](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/202 3-09/aalmeida.png)\n\n**Alexandre Almeida**\n\nAlex is a Principal Investi gator at the University of Cambridge\, leading a research group aiming to understand the role that the hidden\, uncultured microbiome plays in human health and disease. Throughout his research career he has specialized in the development and application of bioinformatics and genomic approaches t o make biological discoveries with relevance to human health. After comple ting his PhD at the Institut Pasteur in Paris\, he worked as a Postdoctora l Fellow at EMBL-EBI exploring the human gut microbiome using large-scale metagenomics. His work led to the discovery of thousands of uncultivated b acterial species in the human microbiome\, more than tripling the number o f gut-associated species previously known. His research group is now focus ed on characterizing the relevance of this huge uncharacterised microbial diversity for the development of microbiome-based diagnostic and therapeut ic applications.\n\n ![Portrait of Catarina Magalhães](https://legacy.bio data.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/cmagalhaes.jpg)\n\n**Catarina Magalhã es**\n\nPhD in Marine Sciences\, researcher of CIIMAR\, professor at Unive rsity of Porto and member of the coordination committee of Portuguese Pola r Program. Her research cover the study of fundamental biogeochemical cycl es (e.g Nitrogen) and microbial communities in extreme polar regions (Arct ic and Antarctica)\, deep sea environments\, temperate coastal waters\, es tuarine ecosystems and open ocean environments\, with a broader perspectiv e on how microbiomes respond to global changes. Our studies are multidimen sional involving oceanographic campaigns\, as well as in situ experiments\ , microcosms and bioreactors experimentation using biogeochemical measurem ents\, microbiome sample processing and genomics / metagenomics / metatran scriptomics work flow analysis. She have an active participation in nation al\, and international marine microbiome monitoring programs by generating long-term genomic data sets\, with an active involvement in international microbiome consortia and metagenomics standardized initiatives.\n\n## Pan elists\n\n ![Portrait of Ana Gonçalves](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/d efault/files/2023-09/agoncalves.png)\n\n**Ana Teresa Gonçalves**\n\nAna G onçalves is a Marine Biologist with a Master of Science in Marine Science and a PhD in Applied Marine Bioscience with a specialization in Fish Heal th Management from the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology i n Japan. Working for the past 15 years with functional nutrition in aquacu lture she has been focused on improving fish intestinal performance via mo dulation of the microbiome-host crosstalk. In 2013\, Ana moved to Chile to work as a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Rese arch to focus on applying nutrigenomics to assess gut performance when usi ng functional ingredients. There\, Ana was a principal investigator (PI) i n projects related to the role of the microbiome in the coding/non-coding transcriptome in the gut\, reflecting in fish performance against insults. Since 2020\, Ana has been working with GreenCoLab\, focusing on unravelin g the potential of algae as a functional ingredient and algaebiotic agent for aquaculture. At SPAROS\, an R&\;D driven company dedicated to nutri tion in aquaculture\, Ana coordinates the development of new functional fe eds for hatchery feeds and early juveniles\, bridging with the GreenCoLab' s team to support activities and strategic research performance to assess and optimize algae-derived ingredients for aquafeeds.\n\n ![Portrait of An a Margarida Almeida](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-10 /amalmeida.jpeg)\n\n**Ana Margarida Almeida**\n\nDr. Ana Santos Almeida is a leading cancer immunologist and expert in human microbiome research. Sh e earned her Ph.D. in Health Sciences at Institut Pasteur\, Paris\, in 201 2\, and conducted her postdoctoral research at Cold Spring Harbor Laborato ry\, New York. In 2016\, she joined Prof. Paul O’Toole's lab at APC Micr obiome Ireland\, Cork\, where she received multiple awards\, including a M arie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship. Dr. Almeida's work has significantly ad vanced our understanding of how the human gut microbiota influences tumour development. From 2021 to 2022\, she directed the R&\;D team at Tiny H ealth\, a microbiome-focused AI startup. Currently\, she is the Principal Investigator of the Microbiome in Health and Disease Translational Lab at iMM-Care in Portugal. Her research focuses on harnessing the microbiome to develop innovative biotherapeutics for cancer and identifying gut microbi ome biomarkers for early colorectal cancer diagnosis through precision pro filing and machine learning.\n\n ![Portait of Benedita Sampaio Maia](https ://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/bsampaiomaia.png)\n\n**Be nedita Sampaio Maia**\n\nBenedita Sampaio Maia is a Microbiologist graduat ed at School of Biotechnology of the Portuguese Catholic University and ha s a PhD in Human Biology from the Faculty of Medicine of University of Por to. Currently is an Assistant Professor at the Dentistry Faculty and chair of the Microbiology biannual courses in the Dentistry Master’s degree\, while also taking part in PhD programs from UP. Currently is a senior res earcher focused on exploring the role of the human microbiome in health an d disease at the Nephrology &\; Infectious Diseases R&\;D of I3S - I nstituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde\, University of Porto.\n \n ![Portait of Cláudia Marques](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/ files/2023-10/carolina_novogene.png)\n\n**Carolina Jiang Zheng**\n\nCaroli na is a Product Marketing Manager at Novogene. Her main role is helping de fine strategies to improve Novogene services and communicate the service n ew features and benefits to the users. Carolina holds an MSc degree in Com putational Biology and has used her product knowledge to promote a positiv e customer experience over the years.\n\n ![Portait of Cláudia Marques](h ttps://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/cmarques.png)\n\n**Cl áudia Marques**\n\nLicenciada em Ciências da Nutrição pela Faculdade d e Ciências da Nutrição e da Alimentação da Universidade do Porto\;Dou torada em Biomedicina pela Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto\ ; Professora Auxiliar na NOVA Medical School - Regente da UC Nutrição Hu mana e da UC Metodologias de Investigação da LCN\; Investigadora integra da do grupo ProNutri do CINTESIS cujos interesses de investigação passam pelo papel da alimentação na modulação da microbiota intestinal e pel o transplante de microbiota para o tratamento de patologias como a obesida de e a diabetes\; Co-fundadora da YourBiome Therapeutics - uma spin-off da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa que pretende garantir o acesso seguro e efeti vo ao tratamento de patologias por transplante de microbiota fecal\n\n ![P ortrait of Conceição Egas](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files /2023-09/cegas.jpg)\n\n**Conceição Egas**\n\nResearcher at Biocant\, Tra nsfer Technology Association\, Cantanhede\, who leads Genoinseq - the next -generation sequencing (NGS) core facility. She is also head of the Microb iomes\, Metabolism and Omics research group at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology\, University of Coimbra. Conceição Egas has extensive expertise in genomics\, transcriptomics\, and microbiomics. Current resear ch interests include the study of microbes and microbiomes in environmenta l ecosystems\,microbial-host interactions\, and metagenome functional char acterization focused on potential biotechnology applications.\n\n ![Portra it of Filipa Horta](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-10/ fhorta.png)\n\n**Filipa Horta**\n\nHolds a Bachelor's degree in Nutritiona l Science awarded by the University of Porto\, and an MBA from ISCTE. Mark eting Director at Biocodex. Has 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutic al industry\, the last 7 of which in the fields of Microbiota and Probioti cs.\n\n ![Portrait of Florbela Soares](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/def ault/files/2023-10/fsoares.jpg)\n\n**Florbela Soares**\n\nFlorbela Soares graduated in Marine Biology (Algarve University) and completed the PhD in Marine Sciences (Aquaculture) in 1996 by Algarve University. Is a Senior R esearcher at Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera since 2009. In the aquaculture area\, she has 30 years of experience in marine fish patholog y\, reproduction\, larval development and marine fish production in differ ent culture systems. Currently\, she coordinates all scientific activity r elated to marine fish pathologies at Olhão Aquaculture Research Station - EPPO and S2aquaColab.\n\n ![Portrait of Francisco X. Nascimento](https:// legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/fnascimento.jpeg)\n\n**Franc isco X. Nascimento**\n\nFrancisco X. Nascimento\, Ph.D. is an applied micr obiology enthusiast and a versatile and motivated researcher that tackles several aspects of microbial ecology and biotechnology. His work focuses o n several scientific areas\, such as applied microbiology\, bioprocesses\, eukaryote-microbe interactions\, evolutionary biology\, and bioinformatic s/omics analysis. Francisco is currently affiliated with Instituto de Biol ogia Experimental e Biotecnológica (IBET)\, and is involved in the study of plant and microalgae microbiomes and their applications.\n\n ![Portrait of Ivone Vaz-Moreira](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023- 09/ivazmoreira.png)\n\n**Ivone Vaz-Moreira**\n\nIvone Vaz-Moreira is a res earcher at CBQF (Portuguese Catholic University) and assistant professor b y invitation. She graduated in Biochemistry at the University of Coimbra a nd completed her Ph.D. in Biotechnology with specialization in Microbiolog y at the Biotechnology College of the Portuguese Catholic University in 20 12. Her research focuses on Environmental Microbiology related to aquatic habitats and their intersections with soil/sediments\, plants\, animals\, and finally humans\; including the study of the urban water cycle microbio mes and the potential of antibiotic resistance dissemination from aquatic environments.\n\n ![Portrait of Luís Teixeira](https://legacy.biodata.pt/ sites/default/files/2023-09/lteixeira.jpg)\n\n**Luís Teixeira**\n\nLuís Teixeira is an Associate Professor at the new Católica Biomedical Researc h Centre\, Medical School\, Universidade Católica de Lisboa\, and a Princ ipal investigator at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência since 2009. He did h is PhD at EMBL and postdoc at University of Cambridge. His research group focuses on host-microbe interactions using Drosophila melanogaster as a mo del system. They are interested in understanding these interactions from a functional\, ecological\, and evolutionary level. Luis is an EMBO member\ , has been an organizer of a bi-annual PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe S ymbiosis since 2015\, and is the coordinator of SymbNET\, an European twin ning network on Host-Microbe Symbiosis.\n\n ![Portrait of Mónica Guita Se bastiana](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/mguitaseba stiana.png)\n\n**Mónica Guita Sebastiana**\n\nMónica Sebastiana is a mol ecular biologist working at the Faculty of Sciences\, Lisbon University. S he has been focused on the study of mycorrhizas\, a symbiotic plant-fungal interaction which is established between most terrestrial plants and bene ficial fungi from the soil. Her research involves the use of transcriptomi cs\, proteomics\, and metabolomics to understand the molecular mechanisms used by plants to response to their symbiotic fungal partners. She has bee n mainly working with woody plants\, such as Cork Oak as a model plant\, a nd using Pisolithus tinctorius as a mycorrhizal fungal model.\n\n ![Portra it of Nelson Lima](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-10/n lima.jpg)\n\n**Nelson Lima**\n\nNelson Lima is a Ph.D. in Engineering Scie nces (Biotechnology) from UMinho (1993) and in 2004 he was appointed Full Professor at UMinho. His research is related to environmental (biodegradat ion/biodeterioration) and food mycology\, including water biofilms studies \, with the integration of polyphasic for fungal identification with long- term preservation. Since 1996 he has been the head of “Micoteca da Unive rsidade do Minho” fungal culture collection and he was a member of the e xecutive board of WFCC and a Collection Officer and past-President of ECCO . Currently\, He is the PI of the EU Horizon 2020 [IS\\_MIRRI21](https://i smirri21.mirri.org/) project and is responsible to establish the headquart ers at UMinho for [MIRRI](www.mirri.org). He is a partner of the two new H orizon Europa ISIDORe and CanSERV projects and he is the national coordina tor of the MIRRI National node ([MIRRI-PT/Pt-mBRCN](https://mbrcn.pt/)). H e has been a partner of Portuguese\, EU\, and Brazilian research funding p rojects and an evaluator in several funding agencies. He supervised 24 Ph. D. and 30 M.Sc. theses. He has more than 400 publications (SCOPUS index-h 43)\, including papers\, books\, and book chapters\, and more than 600 con ferences and communications. He is an invited Professor at different Brazi lian Universities\, Universidade de La Frontera in Chile\, and at Milan-Bi cocca University in Italy. In 2016\, he was granted the title “Professor Honoris Causa” by the University Federal of Pernambuco (Recife\, Brazil ). More recently\, in recognition of his contribution to the mycology fiel d\, a new fungal species was named Penicillium limae.\n\n ![Portrait of Ri cardo Ramiro](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/rramir o.png)\n\n**Ricardo Ramiro**\n\nRicardo Ramiro is a biologist turned data analyst\, who has been leading the Data Management and Risk analysis depar tment at InnovPlantProtect since 2021. Previously\, he did a PhD at the Un iversity of Edinburgh and a post-doc at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência.\ n\n ![Portrait of Vanessa Luís](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/f iles/2023-09/vluis.png)\n\n**Vanessa Luís**\n\nVanessa Zuzarte Luís is a molecular and cellular biologist with two decades of experience in biolog ical research and scientific consulting. She has a PhD in embryology and a post-doc in parasitology. In 2020 Vanessa set up the IMM Molecular Diagno stic Center\, dedicated to COVID testing. She moved from academia to indus try in 2021 and currently heads of the Molecular Biology Laboratory of the SGS Global Biosciences Center\, leading the development of tools to help solve environmental and industrial problems.\n\n## Organising committee\n\ n| ![Portrait of Ana Teresa Freitas](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/defau lt/files/2023-09/atf.jpeg) | \n\n**Ana Teresa Freitas**\n\nInstituto Super ior Técnico\n\nELIXIR Portugal Head of Node\n\n |\n| ![Portrait of Gil Po iares-Oliveira](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/gpo. png) | \n\n**Gil Poiares-Oliveira**\n\nINESC-ID &\; BioData.pt\n\n |\n| ![Portrait of Inês Chaves](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files /2023-10/ichaves.jpg) | \n\n**Inês Chaves**\n\nBioData.pt\n\n |\n| ![Port rait of Mariana de Freitas](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/ 2023-09/mfreitas.jpg) | \n\n**Mariana de Freitas**\n\nBioData.pt\n\n |\n| ![Portrait of Paula Cristina da Conceição](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sit es/default/files/2023-09/pcristina.jpeg) | \n\n**Paula Cristina da Concei ção**\n\nBioData.pt\n\n |\n\n## Scientific committee\n\n| ![Portrait of Ana Teresa Freitas](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/ atf.jpeg) | \n\n**Ana Teresa Freitas**\n\nInstituto Superior Técnico\n\nE LIXIR Portugal Head of Node\n\n |\n| ![Portrait of Ana Margarida Almeida]( https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-10/amalmeida.jpeg) | \n \n**Ana Margarida Almeida**\n\nInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes\n\n |\n| ![Portrait of Ana Portugal Melo](https://legacy.biodata.p t/sites/default/files/2023-09/apm.jpeg) | \n\n**Ana Portugal Melo**\n\nMic robial Resource Research Infrastructure (MIRRI-ERIC)\n\n |\n| ![Portrait o f Gracinda Sanches Fernandes](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/file s/2023-09/gsanchesfernandes.jpg) | \n\n**Gracinda Sanches Fernandes**\n\nB ioChromoGene\n\n |\n| ![Portrait of Isabel Gordo](https://legacy.biodata.p t/sites/default/files/2023-09/igordo.jpg) | \n\n**Isabel Gordo**\n\nInstit uto Gulbenkian de Ciência\n\nCoordinator of the ELIXIR Portugal Microbiom e Community\n\n |\n| ![Portrait of Luís Teixeira](https://legacy.biodata. pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/lteixeira.jpg) | \n\n**Luís Teixeira**\n\n Católica Biomedical Research Centre &\; Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciênc ia\n\n |\n| ![Portrait of Margarida Oliveira](https://legacy.biodata.pt/si tes/default/files/2023-09/moliveira_0.jpg) | \n\n**Margarida Oliveira**\n\ nInstituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA) \n\n |\n| ![Portrait of Ricardo Leite](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/def ault/files/2023-09/rleite.png) | \n\n**Ricardo Leite**\n\nInstituto Gulben kian de Ciência\n\n |\n| ![Portrait of Rodrigo Costa](https://legacy.biod ata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/rcosta_0.jpg) | \n\n**Rodrigo Costa**\n \nInstituto Superior Técnico\n\n |\n\n## Venue\n\n ![Egas Moniz Building] (https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/ed_egas_moniz.jpg)\ n\nEgas Moniz Building \nLisbon School of Medicine \nAvenida Professor E gas Moniz \n1649-028 Lisboa \nLisbon\, Portugal\n\n[![Google Maps](https ://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/gmaps.png)](https://maps. app.goo.gl/dpoHxtGw831zdxgt8) [![Apple Maps](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sit es/default/files/2023-09/amaps.png)](https://maps.apple.com/?address=Hospi tal%20de%20Santa%20Maria%20EPE\,%201600-198%20Lisboa\,%20Portugal&\;aui d=647316194206830413&\;ll=38.746587\,-9.161258&\;lsp=9902&\;q=Edi f%C3%ADcio%20Egas%20Moniz) [![Waze](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/defaul t/files/2023-09/waze_1.png)](https://ul.waze.com/ul?preview_venue_id=22990 0675.-1995698397.16574732&\;navigate=yes) [![OpenStreetMaps](https://le gacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/osm.png)](https://www.openstre etmap.org/way/363047912)\n\n### Getting there\n\nThe building is located i n the Santa Maria Hospital complex\, behind the main hospital building\, j ust follow the signs towards iMM\, which you will see if you go around the main hospital building through the right.\n\n#### By public transport\n\n ![Metro icon](https://legacy.biodata.pt/sites/default/files/2023-09/metroi con.png) **Metro:**[Cidade Universitária](https://www.metrolisboa.pt/via jar/cidade-universitaria/) (Yellow Line)\n\n#### By Taxi or Ridesharing\n\ nYou can hail a Taxi or request an Uber or Bolt\, Taxi/UberX fare should c ost you no more than €10 from LIS or from the Oriente train station.\n\n ### Accommodation\n\n ![SANA Metropolitan logo](https://legacy.biodata.pt/ sites/default/files/2023-09/sana-metropolitan.png)\n\nBioData.pt has estab lished a partnership with the SANA Metropolitan Hotel\, right next to the venue\, to provide the attendees of the 2nd Microbiome PT Summit with a sp ecial fare.\n\n## FAQ\n\n**How much does registration cost?**\n\nThe event is free for attendees and the coffee breaks are complimentary.\n\n**Can I have a poster displayed?**\n\nYes! Attendees who wish to have their poste rs displayed will be provided with a placard to attach their posters to. A ttendees can exchange ideas with the poster authors during the intermissio ns between talks.\n\n**Where will my poster be displayed?**\n\nThe venue w ill have a dedicated place outside the auditorium where the coffee breaks will take place. The placards with the posters will be mounted in that spa ce for the duration of the summit.\n\n**Do I have to submit a poster?**\n\ nOnly if you wish to have your poster displayed. Otherwise\, you can leave the abstract field in the registration form blank.\n\n**Is there any eval uation process that needs to be fulfilled before I have green light to dis play my poster?**\n\nYes. If you've submitted an abstract with your regist ration\, the Scientific Committee needs to review it before you'll be able to display it. You will receive an email with the evaluation result befor e the summit. If you received an email informing you that your abstract ha s been selected\, you may display your poster.\n\n**My project is still on going\, or still in its infancy\, should that deter me from applying to di splay a poster?**\n\nWe want to engage the entire Portuguese microbiome co mmunity and\, as such\, we aim to have as many posters on display as possi ble. If don't have a formal abstract yet\, we still encourage you to showc ase a poster of your work or project idea. Use the abstract field to tell the Scientific Committee a bit about your project or project plan. We'll g et back to you if we can make it happen.\n\n**I'm not seeing the abstract submission field on the registration form. Where is it?**\n\nYou'll find i t on the second set of questions\, which will be displayed after filling i n the first page of the registration form and pressing the "Register" butt on.\n\n**I just signed up and received an email. Do I need to press the "G o to my tickets" button on the confirmation email?**\n\nNo. If you've rece ived an email with the subject "Your Tickets for 2nd Microbiome PT Summit" \, then you're all done. Optionally\, you can follow that link to log in o r create an account with [Eventbrite](https://eventbrite.com)\, our event management provider. However\, creating an account with them is not requir ed for attending the event.\n\n**Do I need the ticket that was sent to me after registering?**\n\nNo. However\, that ticket contains a QR code that will speed up your check-in. As such\, we appreciate you saving it on your phone and showing it at the check-in booth. There's no need to print the PDF provided. If you don't have the QR code with you\, you can still check in\, it will just take a bit longer.\n\n**I have more questions/concerns/ comments/requests\, what do I do?**\n\nPlease get in touch! We're happy to help! Email us at [info@biodata.pt](mailto:info@biodata.pt). LOCATION:Lisbon School of Medicine\, Egas Moniz Building\, Av. Prof. Egas M oniz SUMMARY:2nd Microbiome PT Summit URL;VALUE=URI:https://biodata.pt/events/2nd-microbiome-pt-summit END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR