Phycology

Prof. Dr. Peer Schenk

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School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Interests: microalgae; microalgal biotechnology; industrial microbiology; algal cultivation; algal harvesting and processing; algae food; biofuels; genetic engineering; algae biorefinery
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Prof. Dr. Stefano Accoroni

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Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: microalgae; microphytobenthos; phytoplankton; harmful algal blooms; environmental factors
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Prof. Dr. Nathalie Bourgougnon

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Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Chimie Marines, Université Bretagne Sud, 56017 Vannes, France
Interests: phycology; marine molecules; extraction eco-friendly processes; antiviral agents; SAR studies
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Dr. Gary Caldwell

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School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
Interests: microalgae biotechnology; microalgae harvesting; ecotoxicology; phycoremediation; algae biotoxins

Prof. Dr. Simona Carfagna

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Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
Interests: plant mineral nutrition; oxidative stress; unicellular algae; extremophiles; pigments; microalgae cultivation
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Prof. Dr. Allan Cembella

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Alfred-Wegner-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI), Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Interests: chemical and molecular ecology of protists; genetics of toxin biosynthesis; toxinology and ecotoxicology of harmful microalgae; harmful algal blooms and marine food webs; marine phycotoxin dynamics and diversity; marine microbial biotechnology
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Dr. Adele Cutignano

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Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Napoli, Italy
Interests: bioactive marine natural products; microalgal metabolites; structural elucidation; biosynthesis; drug discovery; mass spectrometry; lipidomics
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Prof. Dr. Marcin Dębowski

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Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland
Interests: algae cultivation technologies; algae to biofuels; methane fermentation; carbon dioxide capature and utilisation; biohydrogen; biodiesel; wastewater trearment; sludge management; pretreatment; biowaste management
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Prof. Dr. Joël Fleurence

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1. MMS (Mer Molécule Santé), EA2160, Université de Nantes, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes, France
2. Molecules and Health Laboratory, LUNAM Université de Nantes, MMS, Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP92208, 44322 Nantes CEDEX 03, France
Interests: seaweed; microalgae; biodiversity; valorization of algal resource; seafood and sea vegetables; proteins and pigments from marine organisms; aquaculture

Dr. Pilar García-Jiménez

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Department of Biology, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Las Palmas, Spain
Interests: reproduction; red seaweed; sulphated compounds; volatiles; gene expression; microbiology: bioindicators; bacteria; 16 s RNA; bacterial communities; biotechnological applications
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Prof. Dr. Susan Løvstad Holdt

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The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Food), 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Interests: phycology (macroalgae; microalgae); compounds; bioactives; trace metals; eco-friendly processes; food processing; multi-extraction; legislation; standardization
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Prof. Dr. Qiang Hu

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Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
Interests: fundamental and applied research on algae; photosynthesis; biosynthesis of lipids and carotenoids; growth physiology of high-density algal culture; photobioreactor system design; applications of algal mass culture technology for biofuels and chemicals; environmental bioremediation

Prof. Dr. Aaron Kaplan

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Plants and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
Interests: molecular biology; water quality; environmental toxicology; freshwater ecology; marine ecology; plant ecology; cell biology; photosynthesis; cyanobacteriav
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Prof. Dr. Jang-Seu Ki

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Department of Biotechnology, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Republic of Korea
Interests: toxic phytoplankton; saxitoxin; toxicogenomics; algal genomics; molecular adaptation
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Prof. Dr. George P. Kraemer

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Department of Environmental Studies, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577, USA
Interests: non-native species impacts; marine ecology; aquaculture

Dr. Yuya Kumagai

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Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan
Interests: enzymatic character of marine organisms and microorganisms; exploitation of utilization of marine algae; development of genome editing method for marine algae
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Dr. Tomas Lafarga

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Interests: microalgae biotechnology; bioactive compounds; proteins; functional foods; sustainability; waste valorization
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Prof. Dr. Sang Heon Lee

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Department of Oceanography, Pusan National University, Busan 46700, Republic of Korea
Interests: primary production; phytoplankton physiology; marine ecosystem; Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems; sea ice algae
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Dr. Zhiying Lu

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Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35924, USA
Interests: algal cultivation harvesting; culture media reuse; AI in cultivation system design; algal CO₂ sequestration
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Prof. Dr. Koji Mikami

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Department of Integrative Studies of Plant and Animal Production, School of Food Industrial Sciences, Miyagi University, 2-2-1 Hatatate, Taihaku-ku, Sendai 982-0215, Japan
Interests: seaweed; bryophyte; abiotic stress; development; morphogenesis; gene expression; phosphoinositide signalling; fatty acid metabolism; stress tolerance; stress memory; molecular breeding
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Dr. John James Milledge

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Faculty of Engineering and Science, Algae Biotechnology Research Group, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
Interests: algae; seaweed; sargassum, biofuel; biogas; biorefinery; anaerobic digestion; nutraceuticals; pharmaceuticals; energy balance; ensilage; food technology; wastewater
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Prof. Dr. Søren Laurentius Nielsen

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Ocean Institute, 1201 Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: algal biomass for food, feed and biofuels; high value products; waste water treatment
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Prof. Dr. Leonel Pereira

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Marine Resources, Conservation and Technology, Marine Algae Laboratory, Centre for Functional Ecology—Science for People & the Planet (CFE), Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: marine biotechnology; phycology; biodiversity; nutraceuticals
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Prof. Dr. José Lucas Pérez-Lloréns

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Department of Ecology, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Cádiz, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
Interests: seagrass/seaweed ecology; ecophysiology and aquaculture; primary production; eutrophication; phycogastronomy

Prof. Dr. Praveen Ramasamy

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Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Interests: microalgal research on physiology; bioproducts; biorefinery; biomass harvesting; CO₂ sequestration; wastewater treatment
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Prof. Dr. Barry H. Rosen

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Department of Ecology & Environmental Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, USA
Interests: algae and cyanobacteria; freshwater blooms; taxonomy; genetics; population dynamics; human health impacts
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Prof. Dr. Assaf Sukenik

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Yigal Alon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa 31080, Israel
Interests: limnology; algae physiology; freshwater algae and cyanobacteria; cyanotoxins; microbial ecology; microbial interspecies interactions
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Prof. Dr. Juan J. Vergara

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Department of Biology, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Cadiz, Campus of International Excellence of the Sea (CEIMAR), 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
Interests: seagrass; macroalgae; primary production; ecophysiology; photosynthesis; nutrient uptake; eutrophication; benthic ecology; integrated aquaculture seaweed and seagrass ecology

Dr. Matthew Wilcox

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Newcastle Universty Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
Interests: digestion; gastro-intestinal physiology; dietary fibre; mucus; alginate; macroalgae as a source of bioactives

Prof. Dr. Marian Yallop

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School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS6 6JS, UK
Interests: freshwater; estuarine and marine ecology; water quality; algal physiology; photosynthesis; ecotoxicology; biofilms; restoration of polluted waterbodies; eutrophication; nanoparticle impacts

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