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ULIXES(EU FP7 Project – GA-266473)“Unravelling and expLoiting MedIterranean Sea microbial diversity and ecology for XEnobiotics’ and pollutantS’ clean up”Daniele DaffonchioScientific Coordinator, Partner 1 - Distam, University of Milan, Italy1ST YEAR PROJECT MEETINGCapo Granitola, Sicily (Italy) – 21-23 January 2012 WP1 project management and WP3 Microbial diversity exploration
Presentation outline • Deliverables • Work Plan • 2nd Management Report • Presentation of the Ulixes leaflet and website update • Proposal of a “Position Paper” 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Deliverables (M12 and M15) 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Deliverables 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Deliverables 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Presentation outline • Deliverables • Work Plan • 2nd Management Report • Presentation of the Ulixes leaflet and website update • Proposal of a “Position Paper” 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Work Plan • The Work Plan is divided in 9 interconnected Work Packages (WPs) 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP1 Management of the consortium WP leader: UMIL • D1.1: ACHIEVED • D1.2: preparation of the Management reports Month 12 is ongoing and will be finished and submitted by the end of January • D1.3: ACHIEVED 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP2 Sampling and characterization of the Mediterranean Sea sites WP leader: IAMC • D2.1- D2.2: IAMC is responsible for the preparation of the requested reports 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP3 Microbial diversity exploration in the Mediterranean Sea sites WP leader: UMIL • D3.1: • Molecular fingerprinting such as DGGE and ARISA will be applied in the frame of the establishment of the “Diversity database of microbial species present in the different environments” • DAPI staining has been used to evaluate the cell number/ml of seawater • D3.2: bibliographic research and tests are ongoing to set-up the most suitable analyses on catabolic genes 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP3 Microbial diversity exploration in the Mediterranean Sea sites WP leader: UMIL • D3.3: all the partners are invited to provide suggestion to UTUN about the probes to be included in the Biodeg Monit Microchip • D3.4: samples collected from the sites in the red squared are still missing at UMIL laboratories, please send it to the Project Coordinator to allow the creation of a microbial diversity map of the Med Sea 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP4 Establishment of collections of microbial isolates and metabolites WP leader: UTUN 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP4 Establishment of collections of microbial isolates and metabolites WP leader: UTUN D4.1, D4.2, D4.3, D4.7: At least 300 isolates are required 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP4 Establishment of collections of microbial isolates and metabolites WP leader: UTUN D4.1, D4.2, D4.3, D4.7: At least 30 mixed cultures are required 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP4 Establishment of collections of microbial isolates and metabolites WP leader: UTUN D4.5, D4.6: At least 100 isolates are required 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP5 Metabolome analysis of the microbiome associated to selected polluted sites WP leader: CSIC • Partner involved in the WP5 are CSIC, BANGOR and IAMC • D5.2: deadline is at month 12 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP6 Microbial metagenomics and proteomics of the polluted sites WP leader: BANGOR • Partner involved in the WP5 are CSIC, BANGOR and IAMC 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP7 Establishing new product / processes for bioremediation WP leader: UGENT 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP8 Testing new product/processes by pilot bioremediation treatments in the field WP leader: YU • D8.1: preparation of the report on the treatment at El-Max district (MUCSAT ) • D8.2: preparation of the report on the treatment at the Elefsina Gulf (TUC ) • D8.3: preparation of the report on the treatment at the Aqaba Gulf (YU) • D8.4: preparation of the report on the treatment at the Genoa Gulf (IAMC) 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP9 Results dissemination and exploitation WP leader: UTUN 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
WP9 Results dissemination and exploitation WP leader: UTUN • Still missing…PLANNED PODCASTS • YU, MUCSAT, TUC & UNIBO: Strategies for bioremediation of polluted seashores and sediments • UTUN: Biodegradation Monitoring microchips and their applications • IAMC: Technical challenges for deep sea sampling • BANGOR: Metagenomics of polluted marine environments • CSIC: BIODEG Reactome Microarray and its applications • UNIBO: Applications of biopalladium nanoparticles for reductive dechlorination 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Presentation outline • Deliverables • Work Plan • 2nd Management Report • Presentation of the Ulixes leaflet and website update • Proposal of a “Position Paper” 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
2nd Management Report The 2nd Management Report has been sent to all Partners Have you any comment? What is needed from all of you: Protocols for sampling and sample management Laboratory protocols for the web site (we already have those from TUC, UGENT, UMIL and CSIC) List of published papers under ULIXES 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Presentation outline • Deliverables • Work Plan • 2nd Management Report • Presentation of the Ulixes leaflet and website update • Proposal of a “Position Paper” 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Ulixes leaflet • Draft preparation and circulation among the partners • Introduction of the leaflet suggestions received by the partners • Contact with the best price/quality printmaker • Delivery of the leaflet to the Ulixes partners at the 1st Year Project Meeting 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Ulixes website update www.ulixes.unimi.it 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Presentation outline • Project general information and concepts • Deliverables • Work Plan • 2nd Management Report • Presentation of the Ulixes leaflet and website update • Proposal of a “Position Paper” 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Project Update Paper 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
Next Meeting • Proposal of tentative dates and places for the next meetings: • M1 Milan, Italy. Kick Off Meeting • M6 Chania, Crete. 1st Steering Committee Meeting • M12 Sicily, Italy. 1st Year meeting • M18 Alexandria, Egypt. June or early July 2012 • M24 Jordan, organization of a stakeholder meeting • M30 Casablanca, Morocco. Training course for young scientists. Alternative venue Minorca Island • M36 Tunis, Tunisia as a conference organized by all the ULIXES partners 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012
ULIXES ULIXES Thankyoufor the attention 1st YEAR MEETING, Sicily January 21-23 2012