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Wednesday 24 March 2010 |
PL01. TIA's Vision and Perspective
Dr Nhlanhla Msomi
: Acting CEO, Technology Innovation Agency
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PL02. Overview of Biotechnolgy in South Africa |
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Agro-Biotech |
Dr. Antonio Llobell |
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Health Biotech |
Dr Carl Montague |
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Industrial Biotech |
Dr Dale Gyure |
PL03: Friday 26 March at 15.20 |
White Biotechnology and Biocatalysis: New routes to chemicals from biomass?
C Syldatk : Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
ORAL
& POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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Thursday 25 March |
SESSION 1 |
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY & MICROBIAL STRUCTURE |
KN01. Discovering and developing drugs in South Africa: challenges and opportunities
Dr Kelly Chibale: |
OR01. Making sense of omics data: computational tools for systems biology
JM Rohwera, L Uys, O Ebenhöh, M Schütte, E Kramer, M Stitt, J Hofmeyr: University of Stellenboch |
OR02. Cell Wall-Omics - Tracking the careers of grape and wine polymers using biotechnology and systems biology
J Moore, EE Nguema-Ona, MA Vivier: Wine Institute, University ofStellenbosch |
OR03. Cell walls and plant defense: using microscopical and analytical techniques to elucidate resistance phenotypes
E Nguema-Ona, JO Moore, M Vivier: Wine Institute, University ofStellenbosch |
OR04. Investigating the mechanical properties of yeast cells: effect of generation age
J Stenson, STL Harrison: CeBER, University of CapeTown |
SESSION 2A (parallel with Session 2B) |
BIOPROCESS |
OR05. Simulation based life cycle assessment and capital cost estimation to guide sustainable bioprocess development:
substrate comparison in citric acid production as a case study
A de Beer, STL Harrison, K Harding: CeBER, University of CapeTown
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OR06. Evaluation of techniques to quantify sessile populations in bioleach heaps
C Bryan, G Jones, N van Wyk, STL Harrison, RP van Hille: CeBER, University of CapeTown |
OR07. KLa behaviour in aerated multiphase hydrocarbon-aqueous-solid systems.
M Manyuchi, R Voigt, KG Clarke: University ofStellenbosch |
OR08. Recovery of antioxidants and process waster from table olive brines using membrane separation and chromatography
C Garcin : CeBER, University of CapeTown
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SP01.The effect of temperature on the attachment of Metallosphaera sedula to a copper sulphide concentrate with application to heap bioleaching
L Bromfield, R van Hille, STL Harrison: CeBER, University of CapeTown
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SP02. Production of surfactin, an antimicrobial biosurfactant produced by Bacillus subtilis ATCC 21332
K Bence, KG Clarke : University of Stellenbosch
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SP03. Optimising microalgal lipid productivity for biodiesel production – direct transesterification as an assay for total fatty acid content
M Griffiths, DA Cowan, SG Burton, C Bressa: CeBER, University of CapeTown
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SESSION 2B (parallel with Session 2A) |
METABOLISM & METABOLOMICS |
OR09. Re-examining microarray probes to improve downstream analysis
E Alexandersson, D Jacobson, M Vivier: University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
OR010. Carnitine supplementation has protective and detrimental effects in Saccharomyces cerevisiae that are genetically mediated
J Franken, FF Bauer : University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
OR11. Metabolic profiling of photosynthetic pigments in transgenic grapevine
J Lashbrooke, PR Young, MA Vivier: University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
OR12. Metagenomic sequencing and gene discovery
D Anderson, M Taylor, IM Tuffin, DA Cowan : University Western Cape, IMBM |
OR13.Uptake and metabolism of luteolin-containing Artemisia afra aqueous-extract in Caco-2 cells
J Mukinda, JA Syce, D Fisher, M Meyer: Discipline of Pharmacology, University Western Cape |
SP05. Metabolomic comparison of two commercial wine yeast strains
AH van den Dool, SG Villas-Bôas, FF Bauer: University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
SP06. Metabolic profiling of volatiles produced during MLF fermentation: application of SPME GC-MS
A Tredoux , S Malherbe, HH Nieuwoudt, M du Toit : University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
SESSION 3 |
GENERAL |
KN02. Partnering to develop a Tuberculosis Drug Pipeline for South Africa: the Drug Discovery Strategy of the CBT/DST TB
P Terblanche : Medical Research Council |
OR14. A new Master of Biotechnology proposed by CB-UEM (Mozambique) aimed at the sub-region.
E Boulange,
M Colombo, A Ribeiro, R Pereira, L Neves : Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo |
OR15. Setup and verification of a laser based immuno nephelometric assay to quantify Pneumococcal polysaccharide with reference to the vaccine manufacturing process.
N Swart: Biovac |
SP07. Investigating the molecular and morphological response to process stress mediated through the presence of particulate phase using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as model system.
PY Hsu, STL Harrison : University Cape Town, CeBER |
SP08.The impact of irrigation conditions on the development of microbial colonies in bioheaps
R Chiume,
STL Harrison,
S Minnaar : University Cape Town, CeBER |
SP09. Actinobacterial populations inhabiting the Antarctic Dry Valleys mineral soils – a potential source of novel antimicrobial compounds.
B Kirby, SC Cary , IM Tuffin , DA Cowan : University Western Cape, IMBM |
SP10. Isolation and characterisation of actinobacteria from a Zambian hot spring.
N Mavengere, B. Kirby, C. Syldatk, S. Burton, M Tuffin : University Western Cape, IMBM |
SP11. The use of laccase for the production of beneficial novel antioxidant polymers.
A Parker,
E Adelakun, N Murefu, R Zwane, SG Burton: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
SP12. ‘Deserted’ or in ‘hot soup’: The search for thermotolerant Actinobacterial tyrosinases.
W Mavengere,
A Casanueva, M Le Roes-Hill, S Burton, MI Tuffin, DA Cowan : University Western Cape, IMBM |
SP13. Genomic and morphological characterisation of a novel Antarctic prophage.
T Meiring, M Tuffin, C Cary, DA Cowan: University Western Cape, IMBM |
SP14. Expression of rotavirus capsid proteins in N. benthamiana plant leaves.
DL Mutepfa,
II Hitzeroth, EP Rybicki
: Molecular & Cell Biology, University Cape Town |
SP15. A critical evaluation of
CO2 supplementation to algal systems by direct injection.
N Langley, STL Harrison, RP van Hille : University Cape Town, CeBER |
Friday 26 March |
SESSION 4A (parallel with Session 4B) |
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES |
OR16. Production of industrially important peroxidases from actinobacteria isolated from various environments.
N Khan, M Le Roes-Hill, DA Cowan, SG Burton: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
OR17. Biokinetic investigation of the integrated management mineral sulfide ore waste.
A Hesketh, STL Harrison : University Cape Town, CeBER |
OR18. Optimisation of the biological sulphate reduction: investigating the effectof reactor configuration.
O Oyekola,
RP van Hille, STL Harrison : University Cape Town, CeBER |
OR19. Bioremediation of metal contamination in the Plankenburg River, Western Cape, South Africa.
V Jackson et al : Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
OR20. Biotech in sanitation: polymers from wastewater.
B Verster,
B Cohen, STL Harrison : University Cape Town, CeBER |
OR21. Molecular survey of constructed wetland microbial communities impacted by winery-effluents.
J-B Ramond, PJ Weltz, SG Burton, M Tuffin : University Western Cape, IMBM |
SESSION 4B (parallel with Session 4) |
PROTEOMICS |
KN03. Atomic Details of Infectious Diseases.
W-D Schubert: University Western Cape |
OR22. Monitoring vaccine responses in clinical trails using protein array technologies.
J Blackburn : University Cape Town IIDMM |
OR23. Optimising a proteomics approach to evaluate grapevine berry suspension cultures.
R Govind, C Stander, B Ndimba, M Vivier : University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
OR24. Oxidative enzymes from Actinomycetes: a focus on new tyrosinases with industrial potential.
M Le-Roes Hill, B Kirby, J Rohland, P Meyers , DA Cowan, SG Burton
: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
SP16. Crystal structure of the large glutamine synthetase from Bacteroides fragilis.
J van Rooyen,
VR Abratt, H Belrhali, BT Sewell
: University Cape Town, Molecular & Cell Biology
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SP17. Exploring structure-function relationships in p450 enzymes: en route to in silico predictions of the effect of polymorphic variation on drug metabolism
L Coulson, N Beeton-Kempen, A Zawaira, J Blackburn: University Cape Town IIDMM |
SP18. Sequencing and partial characterisation of a lipolytic enzyme from an estuarine metagenomic library
T Nyman, DA Anderson, C Heath, MI Tuffin, DA Cowan: University Western Cape, IMBM |
SESSION 5A (parallel with Session 5B) |
BIOINFORMATICS |
KN04. South Africa’s National Bioinformatics Initiatives: Can we deliver in this post-genomic era?
A Christoffels : SANBI |
OR25. Comparing the transcriptomes of wine yeast strains: towards understanding the interaction between environment and transcriptome during fermentation.
D Rossouw, F Bauer : University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
OR26. Genetic strategies to control cell adhesion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
M Bester, FF Bauer, D Jacobson: University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
OR27. Bioinformatics capacity at the CPGR
J Kumuthini : Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research |
| OR28. Genomics of quantitative disease resistance in African maize varieties.
S Murray et al: Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research |
SESSION 5B (parallel with Session 5A) |
PROTEIN EXPRESSION |
OR29. Lignocellulose conversion to fuel: Taking a high-throughput shortcut across the metagenomic highway.
C Ohlhoff, A Casanueva, R Huddy, I Mulako, R Bauer, DG Cowan, M Tuffin: University Western Cape, IMBM |
OR30 . Expression and optimisation of Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV 16) chimaera candidate vaccines in Nicotiana benthamiana.
C Pineo : University Cape Town, Molecular & Cell Biology |
OR31. Intein-mediated expression allows for the production of biologically active plant defensin peptides in Escherichia coli
Abré de Beer, M Vivier: University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
OR32. Discovery of two novel cold-active esterases from Antarctic soil using metagenomics.
XP Hu, C Heath, M Taylor, M Tuffin, DA Cowan: University Western Cape, IMBM |
OR33. Production of industrially relevant heterologous proteins in yeasts and filamentous fungi.
R den Haan, DC la Grange, SH Rose, JF Gorgens, WH van Zyl: University Stellenbosch, Microbiology |
OR34. Heterologous expression of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases in E. coli and yeasts.
M Smit : University of the Free State |
SESSION 6 |
BIOPROCESS & BIOTRANSFORMATIONS |
OR35. Effects of site-directed mutagenesis on the substrate specificity of a thermostable nitrile hydratase
P Griffiths, DA Cowan, SG Burton, C Bressa: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
OR36. Real-time bioprocess monitoring of alcoholic fermentation: application of Fourier transform mid infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
H Nieuwoudt, CM Magerman: University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
OR37. Development of an assay system for external carbonic anhydrase activity in whole cell algal systems
R van Hille,
R Dicks, M Fagan, R Pott
: University Cape Town, CeBER |
OR38. New natural antioxidants and in vivo demonstration of their protective effects on health
S Burton, L Davids, N Chigorimbo-Tsikiwa, R Zwane: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
PL03. White Biotechnology and Biocatalysis: New routes to chemicals from biomass?
C Syldatk : Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
| POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
PP01. Characterization of fluconazole-resistant and -susceptible oral Candida isolates from HIV-Positive Patients Using SDS-PAGE.
PA Abrantes, R Fisher, PJD Bouic, CWJ Africa: UWC, Medical Bioscience |
PP02. Chromium tolerance and reduction potential of Staphylococci species isolated from a fly ash dumping site in South Africa.
C Kouadjo, L Van Zyl, M Tuffin, D Cowan, A Zeze: University Western Cape, IMBM |
PP03. Energy recovery from biodiesel residues by anaerobic digestion.
A Inglesby, S Harrison and R van Hille: University Cape Town, CeBER |
PP04. Characterization of enzymes involved in 2,3 Butanediol pathways.
L Adonis, D Barnard, M Tuffin, DA Cowan: University Western Cape, IMBM |
PP05. The uniqueness of mycothiol in M. tuberculosis. Is it really necessary for intracellular survival?
J Mazorodze, A Jardine, C Chastellier, B Baker: University Cape Town, Molecular & Cell Biology |
PP06. The isolation and characterisation of thermophilic esterases from Actinomycetes for application in lignocellulose digestion.
M Oldale, S Easton, M. Le Roes-Hill, SG Burton, R Bauer, M Tuffin, DA Cowan: University Western Cape, IMBM |
PP07. Screening for α-L-arabinofuranosidases from thermophilic Actinomycetes for the digestion of lignocellulosic feedstocks for biofuel production.
LA Matthews, M Le Roes, SG Burton, R Bauer, IM Tuffin. DA Cowan: University Western Cape, IMBM |
PP08. The identification and characterization of thermophilic lignin degrading peroxidases from Actinomycetes for use in biofuel production.
R Crisp, A Casanueva , M Le Roes-Hill, SG Burton, R Bauer, DA Cowan, IM Tuffin: University Western Cape, IMBM |
PP09. Isolation and morphological diversity of bacteriophages from Antarctic cold desert environments.
K Lukusa, T Meiring, C Cary, IM Tuffin, DA Cowan: University Western Cape, IMBM |
PP10. Role of water availability in Antarctic desert microbial community structure and function.
D Booysen, M Mutondo, DA Cowan: University Western Cape, IMBM |
PP11. Screening for Lignocellulosic Enzymes using a Metagenomic Approach.
T January, XP Hu, R Bauer, S Fall, R Huddy, I Mulako, M Taylor, M Tuffin. DA Cowan.: University Western Cape, IMBM
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PP12. Identification of sorghum secretome using proteomics tools
R Ngara, B Ndimba
: University Western Cape/Biotechnology |
PP13. Comparative proteome analysis of wild type and codA transgenic Arabidopsis plants.
N Ndabambi, B Ndimba: University Western Cape/Biotechnology |
PP14. Molecular screening of wine lactic acid bacteria enzymes using gene-specific primers.
PS Mtshali, B. Divol, M. Du Toit: University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
PP15. Yeast protein release and haze formation during aging in model wine.
T Ndlovu, JO Moore, B Divol, FF Bauer: University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
PP16. Production and immunogenicity of a prophylactic and therapeutic vaccine to protect against multiple human papillomavirus types.
M Burger, GK de Villiers, II Hitzeroth, EP Rybicki: University Cape Town, Molecular & Cell Biology |
PP17. A simple method for high throughput analysis of volatiles in wine.
A Tredoux : University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
PP18. High throughput screening of wine metabolites using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in attenuated total reflection mode (FTIR-ATR)
HH Nieuwoudt, J Moolman, L Coetzee, N Oosthuizen, P Norval: University Stellenbosch, Wine Institute |
PP19. The expression of fungal enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for raw starch degradation.
M Viktor, M Bloom, WH van Zyl: University Stellenbosch, Microbiology |
PP20. Microbial population changes is reponse to amendment with winery wastewater and ethanol in pilot-scale constructed wetlands.
P Welz, J-B Ramond, D Cowan, SG Burton: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
PP21. Development and optimisation of a bioreactor system to reduce the level of bacterial contaminants in the Plankenburg River in the Western Cape.
AN Paulse, VA Jackson, JH Neethling, AA Bester, W. Khan: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
PP22. Isolation of a novel Cytosolic Malate Dehydrogenase (MDH) in Lupinus angustifolius.
M le Roux, AJ Valentine, S Khan: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
PP23. Detection and isolation of pathogenic bacteria from river water.
MR Manesen, W Khan, S. Khan: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
PP24. Comparison of two techniques for the qualitative detection of Adenoviral contamination in two rivers in the Western Cape, South Africa.
M Saayman, M Tobin, W Khan, S Khan: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
PP25. Beneficiation of citrus and deciduous fruit wastes.
K Horne, SG Burton: Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
PP26. Modeling airlift photobioreactors for algae cultivation.
M Fraser, STL Harrison: University Cape Town, CeBER |
PP27. Investigating Anthocyanin production in two phenotypes of 'Bon Rouge' Pyrus communis, L. by high throughput transcriptome sequencing.
M du Preez, DJG Rees: University Western Cape, Biotechnology |
PP28. Characterisation and screening of a novel actinobacterial isolated for thermophilic lignocellulosic enzymes
Yu Gao, R Bauer, R Huddy, M Tuffin, DA Cowan. : University Western Cape, IMBM |
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