{"id":1237,"date":"2022-02-07T14:26:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T13:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it-matters.online\/?page_id=1237"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:13:10","slug":"schedule-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it-matters.online\/index.php\/schedule-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Schedule for It Ma(t)Ters 2026<\/b><\/h1>\n

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Tuesday, 26.05.2026<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
14:00 – 14:30<\/span><\/th>\nWelcome and introductions by managing director and It-matters organization committee<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
14:30 – 14:45<\/span><\/th>\nGroup picture<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\nSession I – From genes to enzymes: structure and function across scales<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
14:45-15:30<\/span><\/th>\nKeynote 1: Dr. Johannes Rebelein – Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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15:30 – 15:45<\/span><\/p>\n

15:45 – 16:00<\/span><\/th>\n

\u00a0Research Talks 1<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Mustafa Rasim T\u00f6rer – Structural Phylogenetics and Protein Symmetry<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kaitlyn Ho – Blueprints of the deep: proteins shaping symbiont-hosting structures in deep-sea mussels<\/strong><\/span>
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16:00 – 16:30<\/span><\/th>\nCoffee\u00a0 break<\/span><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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16:30 – 16:45<\/span><\/p>\n

16:45 – 17:00<\/span><\/th>\n

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Research Talks 2<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Garance Gauthier-Lou\u00e2pre – Particle on the move: benthic-pelagic coupling in Arctic fjords and its influence on carbon cycling<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/i>Wilson Castillo Inaipil – <\/strong><\/span>Ecology and Evolution of Methane-Oxidizing Symbionts in Deep-Sea Mussels<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

17:00 – 18:00<\/span><\/th>\nIcebreaker activity<\/span><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
18:00 – 19:00<\/span><\/th>\nDinner break<\/span><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
19:00 – 20:00<\/span><\/th>\nPoster Session I<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
20:00<\/span><\/th>\n…<\/span><\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n

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Wednesday, 27.05.2026<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nSession II – Mechanism and concepts of microbial ecology and evolution<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
09:15-10:00<\/span><\/th>\nKeynote 2: Dr. Florian Trigodet – Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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10:00-10:15<\/span><\/p>\n

10:15-10:30<\/span><\/th>\n

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Research Talks 3<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Tom\u00e1s Sauma S\u00e1nchez – A matter of size. Estimating gene content using COG categories<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wenxuan He – <\/strong><\/span>Hydrogen availability shapes sulfur-cycling communities in marine sediments
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10:30-11:00<\/span><\/th>\nCoffee Break<\/span><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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11:00-11:15<\/span><\/p>\n

11:15-11:30<\/span><\/p>\n

11:30-11:45<\/span><\/th>\n

Research Talks 4<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Louison Nicolas-Asselineau – Loss of aerobic mitochondria in protists with denitrifying endosymbionts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pranita Mishra – <\/strong><\/span>Seasonal dynamics and potential interactions of free-living bacterioplankton during phytoplankton blooms at Helgoland Roads<\/p>\n

Annabell Wagner – A trait-based approach to assess the effect of canopy position and season on phyllospheric bacterial communities associated to Quercus robur<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

12:10 – 13:00<\/span><\/th>\nLunch Break<\/span><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
13:00 – 15:30<\/span><\/th>\n…<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\nSession III – Molecular physiology and microbial processes<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
15:30-16:15<\/span><\/th>\nKeynote 3: Dr. Paloma Garrido Amador – Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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16:15-16:30<\/span><\/p>\n

16:30-16:45<\/span><\/th>\n

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Research Talks 5<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Laura Pareigis – Marine bacterial foraging mechanisms shift with pulsed complex glycan inputs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nahja Busse<\/strong><\/span> – <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/i>Glycan Uptake in Marine Bacteria: A Reductionist Approach\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

16:45 – 17:15<\/span><\/th>\nCoffee Break<\/span><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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17:15-17:30<\/span><\/p>\n

17:30-17:45<\/span><\/p>\n

17:45-18:00<\/span><\/th>\n

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Research Talks 6<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Lisa Reu\u00df – <\/span>Extracellular Polymeric Substance in Marine Microorganisms \u2013 Stressors, Formation, and Ecological Role\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nikita Goel – Characterizing cytoplasmic diffusion to discover novel metabolic protein complexes in Escherichia coli<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Laura Halbach – <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Microbial Nitrogen Fixation on Pelagic Sargassum<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

18:00 – 19:00<\/span><\/th>\nDinner break<\/span><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
19:00 – 20:00<\/span><\/th>\nPoster session II<\/span><\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
20:00<\/span><\/th>\n…<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n

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Thursday, 28.05.2026<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
08:15 – 09:05<\/span><\/th>\nYoga: Grounding for Presence and Focus – Dr. Laura Halbach<\/span><\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
09:30 – 10:15<\/span><\/th>\nKeynote 4: Dr. Cristina Radin – University of Hamburg<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
10:15 – 10:30<\/span><\/th>\nCoffee Break<\/span><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30 – 11:30<\/span><\/th>\nGetting started with grant planning and writing – Dr. Greta Reintjes<\/span><\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
11:30 – 12:15<\/span><\/th>\nIntroduction to science communication – Dr. Fanni Aspetsberger<\/span><\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
12:15 – 12:30<\/span><\/th>\nAwarding and Closing<\/span><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
12:30<\/span><\/th>\nLunch Break<\/span><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n

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