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RESIST Kick-off meeting

  • Hotel Ramada, Plovdiv, Bulgaria — Hall Puldin, 5th floor

The RESIST Kick-off meeting was held on 11–12 April 2019 at Hotel Ramada, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Participants seated in the meeting hall during a presentation

Work packages

The afternoon session of the meeting presented the ten work packages of the project:

  • WP1Management
    Dr. Veselin Petrov, CPSBB
  • WP2Genome sequencing and comparative genomics
    Prof. Dr. Zoran Nikoloski, UP
  • WP3Transcriptomics
    Dr. Rafe Lyall, CPSBB
  • WP4Metabolomics
    Dr. Saleh Alseekh, MPG
  • WP5Lipidomics
    Leah Rosental, BGU
  • WP6Drought stress responses and crop improvement
    Dr. Sujeeth Neerakkal, BA
  • WP7Gene functional analyses
    Dr. Saleh Alseekh, MPG
  • WP8Computational modeling
    Prof. Dr. Zoran Nikoloski, UP
  • WP9Training and knowledge-sharing
    Dr. Veselin Petrov, CPSBB
  • WP10Dissemination
    Dr. Vasil Kolev, CPSBB
Agenda — 12 April 2019
TimeProgramme
8:00–9:00Registration of participants
9:00–9:10Welcome address – Stefan Stoyanov, Deputy Mayor of Plovdiv
9:10–9:20RESIST Project Overview – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsanko Gechev, Project Coordinator, Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB), Plovdiv, Bulgaria
9:20–9:30Presentation of CPSBB, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsanko Gechev
9:30–9:45Presentation of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPG), Potsdam-Golm, Germany – Dr. Saleh Alseekh, MPG
9:45–10:00Presentation of the Potsdam University (UP), Potsdam, Germany – Prof. Dr. Zoran Nikoloski, UP
10:00–10:30Coffee break
10:30–10:45Presentation of Ben Gurion University (BGU), Israel – Leah Rosental, BGU
10:45–11:00Presentation of BioAtlantis Ltd. (BA), Ireland – Dr. Sujeeth Neerakkal, BA
11:00–11:15Presentation of the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa – Prof. Dr. Nicola Illing, UCT
11:15–12:00Questions and answers
12:00–13:30Lunch break, restaurant 1st floor
13:30–13:40WP1 Management, Dr. Veselin Petrov, CPSBB
13:40–13:50WP2 Genome sequencing and comparative genomics, Prof. Dr. Zoran Nikoloski, UP
13:50–14:00WP3 Transcriptomics, Dr. Rafe Lyall, CPSBB
14:00–14:10WP4 Metabolomics, Dr. Saleh Alseekh, MPG
14:10–14:20WP5 Lipidomics, Leah Rosental, BGU
14:20–14:30WP6 Drought stress responses and crop improvement, Dr. Sujeeth Neerakkal, BA
14:30–14:40WP7 Gene functional analyses, Dr. Saleh Alseekh, MPG
14:40–14:50WP8 Computational modeling, Prof. Dr. Zoran Nikoloski, UP
14:50–15:10Coffee break
15:10–15:20WP9 Training and knowledge-sharing, Dr. Veselin Petrov, CPSBB
15:20–15:30WP10 Dissemination, Dr. Vasil Kolev, CPSBB
15:30–15:40Critical Implementation risks and mitigation actions, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsanko Gechev, CPSBB
15:40–16:10Wrap-up session and closing remarks
16:30–18:30Plovdiv city tour (optional)
18:30Dinner, Atlas restaurant, Plovdiv

Photographs

The Deputy Mayor of Plovdiv speaking in front of a projection screen
Photograph 1: Inauguration speech of the Deputy Mayor of Plovdiv Mr. Stefan Stoyanov.
Participants seated in the meeting hall during the project overview
Photograph 2: Overview of the RESIST project, presented by the Project Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsanko Gechev.
Group photograph of the main participants at the RESIST kick-off meeting
Photograph 3: A group photograph of the main participants at the RESIST kick-off meeting. From left to right – Dr. Aakansha Kanojia (CPSBB); Dr. Vasil Kolev (CPSBB); Prof. Dr. Nicola Illing (UCT); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsanko Gechev (CPSBB); Prof. Dr. Zoran Nikoloski (UP); Dr. Veselin Petrov (CPSBB); Dr. Rafe Lyall (CPSBB); Dr. Sujeeth Neerakkal (BioAtlantis); Ms. Leah Rosental (BGU); Dr. Maria Benina (CPSBB); Dr. Saleh Alseekh (MPG); Ms. Marina Mircheva (CPSBB).