09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  – 02:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.  Short Courses and Outreach activities 

​​Short Course - “Biological and Technical Bases for Seaweed Cultivation: From Laboratory to Production in the Current State of Mariculture.”

Dr Fadia Tala (Universidad Católica del Norte - Chile) and  Dr Fungyi Chow (USP)​​

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09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – 02:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m    Short Courses and Outreach activities 

​​Short Courses - “From DNA to Biodiversity: Acquisition and Interpretation of Molecular Data in Floristic Studies.”

​Dr Luanda Soares (UFPB)

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02:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.     Registration

07:00 p.m. - 07:15 p.m.     Opening Ceremony

Dr Lísia M S Gestinari (UFRJ) - President of the Organizing Committee for the 10th Workshop RedeAlgas
 

07:15 p.m. - 08:15 p.m.     Opening Conference - Tales from the green side, advances in macroalgal biodiversity, evo-devo and evolution

Speaker: Dr Olivier de Clerk (Ghent University, Belgium)
Chairperson: Dr Carlos Frederico Gurgel (UFRJ)

08:15 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.      Welcome Reception

09:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.     Conference 1 - From the lab to the market

Speaker: Dr Anita Ferreira (UFRJ)

Chairperson: Fungyi Chow (IB-USP)

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.     Coffee Break

10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.     Roundtable Session 1 - Phylogenomic studies in macroalgae from the Brazilian coast

Speakers:

- Dr Mariana Cabral de Oliveira (USP): Do We Need More Seaweed Genomes?

- Dr Goia de Mattos Lyra (UERJ): Genomics and Phylogenomics of Brown Algae: Recent Advances and Perspectives

- Dr Priscila Barreto de Jesus (UFABC): Tropical Lineages, Hidden Histories: The New Era of Brown Algae Phylogenomics

Chairperson: Dr José M de Castro Nunes (UFBA)

12:00 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.      Lunch

02:00 p.m. - 03:40 p.m.      Keynote Speech 1 - Biotechnology of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Macroalgae

Speaker: 

- Dr Andreas Mansilla (CNA, Chile): Biotechnology of Subantarctic Macroalgae

- Dr Gustavo Santos (IQ UNESP): Metabolic Plasticity of Antarctic Fungi: Between Climate Change Driven Risks and Biotechnological Opportunities

- Dr Claudio Pereira (UFPel): Production of Nanofibers Containing Fucoidan and Zein via Electrospinning Derived from Durvillaea antarctica
Chairperson: Dr Andreas Mansilla (CNA, Chile)

03:40 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.      Short Talks 1 - Bioactive Metabolites from Brazilian Macroalgae
Speakers:

- Drª Hosana debonsii (Faculdade de farmácia, USP Ribeirão Preto): From Antarctic Algae to Sustainable Biotechnology: Production of Bioactive Compounds by Endophytic Fungi in Bioreactors

- Dr Diana Negrão Cavalcanti (UFF): Natural Products from Marine Algae as Relevant Immunological Mediators in Autism Spectrum Disorder

- Dr Gustavo Souza dos Santos (UNESP-Araraquara): Chemodiversity and Anti-Trypanosoma Potential of Seaweeds from the Northern Coast of Bahia, Brazil

Chairperson: Dr Angélica Ribeiro Soares (UFRJ)

04:30 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.      Coffee Break

05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.      Young Talents Session 1

Oral Presentations (10 minutes + 5 minutes for questions and answers)

​​Chairperson: Dr Henrique D S Borburema (UFRN)

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06:30 p.m - 06:45 p.m.: Biota-FAPESP Program: An opportunity for us to obtain funded algae projects

Speaker: Dr. Pio Colepicolo (Fapesp; Depto. de Bioquímica, I.Q/ USP)​

06:50 - 08:15 p.m.:     Poster Session 1

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08:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.      Social Event (costs not included in the registration)

09:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.      Conference 2 - 20 years of RedeAlgas: Significant Advances in Algal Biotechnoloy since then
Speaker: Dr Pio Colepicolo (USP) 

Chairperson: Dr Lísia M S Gestinari (UFRJ)

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.     Coffee Break

10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.     Roundtable Session 2 - Algae bioactives for health and wellness
Speakers: 
- Dr Eliana Nakano (Inst. Butantan - SP): Algae: new bioactives for Tropical Neglected Diseases 

- Dr Marcia Graminha (UNESP): Functional Genomics of Gracilaria domingensis: a basis to metabolic reprogramming of macroalgae focusing on bioactive compounds

- Dr Mutue T. Fujii (IPA): Diversity and Geographic Distribution of Marine Macroalgae with Antiparasitic Potential in Brazil
Chairperson: Dr Eliana Nakano (Inst. Butantan - SP)

12:00 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.     Lunch

02:00 p.m. - 03:40 p.m.     Keynote Speech 2 - Biotechnology of cyanobacteria and microalgae
Speakers: 
- Dr Ana Teresa Lombardi (UFSCAR): Modulation of Microalgae in Exponential Growth

- Dr. Carlos Yure B. Oliveira (UFSC): Coloring a Sustainable Future: Microalgae Pigments as Biotechnological Solutions for Global Challenges

Chairperson: Dr Watson Arantes Gama Junior (UFRPE)

03:40 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.     Short Talks 2 - Experiences in seaweed-based product development by well-established Brazilian companies

Speakers: 

- Drª Mariana Fortes -  CEO da Pluralgae 

- M.a Thalisia Cunha dos Santos e Drª Johana Marcela Concha Obando - Seallg

- Drª Maria Carolina Capellini - Cyanochem
Chairperson: Dr Levi Pompermayer Machado (UNESP)

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04:30 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.      Coffee Break

05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.      Young Talents Session 2

Oral Presentations (10 minutes + 5 minutes for questions and answers)

Chairperson: Dr Frederico Tâmega (IEAPM)

06:30 p.m. - 08:15 p.m.     Poster Session 2

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07:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.     REDEALGAS Administrative Meeting

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08:00 p.m.                         Social Dinner (costs not included in the registration)

09:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.     Conference 3 - Phylogenomics of Nemaliophycidae (Rhodophyta) with an emphasis on understudied orders
Speaker: Dr Orlando Necchi Jr. (UNESP - S.J. Rio Preto)

Chairperson: Dr Mutue T. Fujii (IPA-SP)

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10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.     Coffee Break
 

10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.     Roundtable Session 3 - Seaweeds in a changing world
Speakers: 
- Dr Henrique Borburema (UFRN): How do Gracilaria species respond to the isolated and interactive effects of ocean acidification and warming?

- Dr Paulo Horta (UFSC): Threats and Solutions for the Crisis Affecting Coastal Socio-Ecological Systems

- Dr Heitor Monteiro Duarte (UFRJ): Accessing the thermal tolerance of macroalgae: The effects of rapid increase in temperature on the functional stability of photosystem II.

​Chairperson: Dr Vinícius Peruzzi de Oliveira (UFRJ)

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12:00 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.      Lunch
 

01:30 p.m. - 03:40 p.m.      Keynote Speech 3 - Algal Bioinnovation and Startups
Speakers:
- Dr Jana Menegassi del Favero (Infinito Mare): Caravelas: Algal Bioinnovation Turning Pollution into Opportunity

- Dr Jéssika Lima de Abreu (UFRPE): From thesis to market: how to transform scientific knowledge into impactful businesses?

- Gabriel Santos (Algas Brasil): Production and commercialization of Kappaphycus alvarezii in Santa Catarina, Brazil

​Chairperson: Dr. Carlos Yure B. Oliveira (UFSC)​

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03:40 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.      Short Talks 3 - "Seaweeds in IMTA"

Speakers:

- Dr Marcella Araujo do Amaral Carneiro (UFRN): Macroalgae as Bioremediation Agents in Multitrophic Aquaculture Systems

- Dr Marcelo Pontes (FIPERJ): Ulva in Integrated Aquaculture Systems

- Dr Henrique Borburema (UFRN): Seaweeds as a Nature-based Solution to Mitigate Nutrient and Carbon Emissions from Shrimp Farming Under Current and Future Climate Conditions
Chairperson: Dr Marcella Araujo do Amaral Carneiro (UFRN)

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04:30 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.      Coffee Break
 

05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.      Young Talents Session 3
Oral Presentations (10 minutes + 5 minutes for questions and answers) 

Chairperson: Dr Estela Plastino (USP)

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06:30 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.      Closing Ceremony & "Yocie Yoneshigue-Valentin Prize" Awards Announcement
Chairperson: Dr Nair S. Yokoya (IPA-SP) and Dr Luanda Soares (UFPB)
 

08:00 p.m.                          Social Event