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Program for the
MedPlant Conference
6-7 Feb. 2017 Bern, Switzerland
Hosted by the University of Bern
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Welcome to the MedPlant (www.MedPlant.eu) Initial Training Network (ITN) Conference: An agenda for medicinal plants research for the future Through a training network of 15 young scientists, our research develops new interdisciplinary approaches and technologies for selection and sustainable use of biodiversity resources for drug lead discovery from plants. It is the aim of MedPlant to inspire appreciation of the Worlds biodiversity and the need to protect and study it, and we hope that ultimately it will increase the number of new drugs brought to the market. The conference will present the results of MedPlant and discuss a new agenda for medicinal plant research for the future. The conference is also a great opportunity for extending the legacy of MedPlant through invitation of external research collaborators and young scientists in the field, who will also be able to present their own work.
The venue is the main building of Bern University (Kuppelraum, Hochschulstrasse 4. Level/Room 05/501) and the registration fee of 250 SFr will cover meals, coffee breaks and the invitation of key-note speakers.
The Copenhagen Coordinating Team
Nina Rønsted, Mette Wenøe, Anne Oftebro-Svendsen
University of Bern Jürg Gertsch
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Monday 6 February, University of Bern - Kuppelraum, Hochschulstrasse 4. Level/Room 05/501
Time Event 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and opening remarks
Nina Rønsted & Jürg Gertsch 9:15 – 10:00 Keynote talk. The Values of Medicinal Plants – Explorations into their Sociocultural and Economic Importance
Michael Heinrich, Biodiversity and Medicines, University College London 10:00 – 10:20 Coffee break 10:20 – 10:40 Flavours of the past: Chemosensory selection of herbal drugs in European tradition
MedPlant ESR8, Peter Staub, University of Cagliari. 10:40 – 11:00 Did Darwin teach us how to treat cancer? An evolutionary perspective on drug discovery in the genus Euphorbia L.
MedPlant ESR5, Madeleine Ernst, University of Copenhagen. 11:00 – 11:20 Authentication of Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort) herbal products using amplicon metabarcoding (AMB)
Ancuta Cristina Raclariu, University of Oslo. 11:20 – 11:40 A chemo-systematic and phylogenetic revisit to the lichen Cetraria islandica species complex in Iceland
MedPlant ESR2, Maonian Xu, University of Iceland. 11:40 – 12:00 Bioprospecting for anti-Chagas medicinal plants in Bolivia and biological evaluation
MedPlant ESR10, Andrea Salm, University of Bern. 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 - 13:50 Botanic Gardens - an under-utilized resource for medicinal plant research?
Colin Pendry, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 13:50 - 14:35 Keynote talk. Anti-diabetic plants – approaches to identify active compounds
Anna Jäger, Natural Products and Peptides, University of Copenhagen. 14:35 - 14:55 A mixed-methods approach to understand spatial variation in medicinal plant use in Morocco
MedPlant ESR6, Irene Teixidor Toneu, University of Reading. 14:55 – 15:15 Understanding local (or traditional/indigenous) knowledge: A framework approach to biodiversity-driven drug lead discovery against the
backdrop of sustainable development
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Yvonne Scherrer, University of Basel 15:15 – 15:35 Exploring Natural Products chemical space using chemoinformatic tools
MedPlant ERS1, Astrid Henz, Uppsala University. 15:35 – 16:00 Coffee break 16:00 – 16:20 The relationship between intensity of traditional use and pharmacological study
Estevao Souza, University of Reading. 16:20 – 16:40 Using evolutionary tools to search for novel psychoactive plants.
Morten Halse Gramkov, University of Copenhagen. 16:40 – 17:00 Genomic barcoding of plants: African trade in Anacyclus (Asteraceae)
MedPlant ESR13, Vincent Manzanilla, University of Oslo. 17:00 – 17:20 Bioactive phytochemical diversity in response to herbivory: The fate of alkaloids from Clivia miniata (Amaryllidaceae) during and after
herbivory by larvae of Brithys crini (Noctuidae) Gary Stafford, Stellenbosch University.
17:20 – 17:40 Pitfalls in comparing medicinal plant use cross-culturally Rajindra Puri, University of Kent.
17:40 – 18.30 Break 18:30 – 21:00 Dinner at Restaurant Rosengarten http://www.rosengarten.be/#home
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Tuesday 7 February, University of Bern - Kuppelraum, Hochschulstrasse 4. Level/Room 05/501
Time Event 9:00 – 9:20 On MedPlants and FoodPlants, some evolutionary insights
Jürg Gertsch, University of Bern. 9:20 – 9:40 Plantago major L. Predictors of plant secondary metabolites in situ
MedPlant ESR 4, Natalie Iwanycki, University of Copenhagen. 9:40 – 10:00 From colossal heads to cowboy hats: reconstructing the cultural evolution of herbal medicine in Mesoamerica
MedPlant ESR7 - Matthias S. Geck, University of Cagliari. 10:00 – 10:20 Coffee break 10:00 – 10:45 Keynote talk – Chemical communication in ecological interactions among species
Consuelo De Moraes, Biocommunication Research Group, ETH Zürich. 10:45 – 11:05 Implications of Phylogenetics on DNA barcoding of medicinal Berberis species
MedPlant ESR11, Marco Kreuzer, University of Reading. 11:05 – 11:25 Lycium spp.: A cross-cultural study of its use as medicine and food
Ruyu Yao, University of Zürich. 11:25 – 11:45 Incense plants: interdisciplinary approaches to species diversity and ethnobotanical uses
MedPlant ERS9, Sugir Selliah, University of Zürich11:45 – 12:05 Medicinal plants in ethnic markets of Barcelona. A new agenda for research for the future
Ugo D'Ambrosio, University of Barcelona & Global Diversity Foundation12:05 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 - 13:50 Domesticating deadly carrots. Predicting the biosynthetic pathway of Thapsigargins for the treatment of solid tumors
MedPlant ERS3, Karen Martinez, University of Copenhagen. 13:50 - 14:10 Phylogenetic patterns of anti-infective compounds across in flora of Indonesia
Jan Schnitzler, Leipzig University 14:10 - 14:30 Mapping biological activities in chemical property space
Anders Backlund, Uppsala University
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14:30 - 14:50 The Quest for Cinchona - A phylogenetic tale Nina Rønsted, University of Copenhagen
14:50 – 15:10 The MedPlant young scientist experience Irene Teixidor Toneu, University of Reading.
15:10 – 15:45 Closure sum up Julie Hawkins, University of Reading
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee break
List of Participants Partner Name Institution Affiliation Email P1 NinaRønsted UniversityofCopenhagen MedPlantCoordinator [email protected] MetteWenøe UniversityofCopenhagen MedPlantAdministrator [email protected] KarenMartinez UniversityofCopenhagen MedPlantESR3 [email protected] NatalieIwanycki UniversityofCopenhagen MedPlantESR4 [email protected] MadeleineErnst UniversityofCopenhagen MedPlantESR5 [email protected] NyreeZerega ChicagoBotanicGarden MedPlantpartner [email protected]>P2 JulieHawkins UniversityofReading MedPlantPI [email protected] IreneTeixidor UniversityofReading MedPlantESR6 [email protected] MarcoKreuzer UniversityofReading MedPlantESR11 [email protected] RajindraPuri UniversityofKent MedPlantpartner [email protected] ColinPendry RoyalBotanicGardenEdinburgh MedPlantpartner [email protected] MarcoLeonti UniversityofCagliari MedPlantPI [email protected] PeterOswaldStaub UniversityofCagliari MedPlantESR8 [email protected]
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P3 MatthiasSamuelGeck UniversityofCagliari MedPlantESR7 [email protected] StarriHeiðmarsson IcelandicInstituteofNaturalHistory MedPlantpartner [email protected] MaonianXu UniversityofIceland MedPlantESR2 [email protected] AndersBacklund UppsalaUniversity MedPlantPI [email protected] AstridHenz UppsalaUniversity MedPlantESR1 [email protected] CarolineWeckerle UniversityofZurich MedPlantPI [email protected] SugirSelliah UniversityofZurich MedPlantESR9 [email protected] JürgGertsch UniversityofBern MedPlantPI [email protected] AndreaSalm UniversityofBern MedPlantESR10 [email protected] HugodeBoer UniversityofOslo MedPlantPI [email protected] AnneleenKool UniversityofOslo MedPlantPI [email protected] VincentManzanilla UniversityofOslo MedPlantESR13 [email protected] AncutaCristinaRaclariu UniversityofOslo PhDstudent [email protected] UgoD'Ambrosio UniversityofBarcelona Postdoc [email protected] GaryStafford StellenboshUniversity Postdoc [email protected] MichaelHeinrich UniversityCollegeLondon Professor,Keynotespeaker [email protected] ConsueloDeMoraes ETHZurich Professor,Keynotespeaker consuelo.demoraes-at-usys.ethz.ch AnnaK.Jäger UniversityofCopenhagen AssociateProfessor,Keynote
EstevaoSouza UniversityofReading PhDstudent [email protected] BrechtVerstraete UniversityofCopenhagen Post.doc [email protected] LouiseBeck UniversityofCopenhagen MScstudent [email protected]
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SamBruun-Lund UniversityofCopenhagen PhDstudent [email protected] MortenHalseGramkov UniversityofCopenhagen FormerMScstudent [email protected]
RuyuYao UniversityofZürich PhDstudent [email protected] KristineHvolby DanishMedicinesAgency Seniorchemicalassessor [email protected] NinaDürr DanishMedicinesAgency RegulatoryProjectLeader [email protected] SandraGlasmacher UniversityofBern PhDstudent SaraCalarco UniversityofBern PhDstudent JanSchnitzler LeipzigUniversity Post.doc [email protected] YvonneScherrer UniversityofBasel PhDstudent [email protected] Anne-KathrinBlume LeipzigUniversity PhDstudent [email protected]
Contact Information
Prof. Nina Rønsted, MedPlant Science Coordinator. Mobile: +45 2381 1203. Email: [email protected] Prof. Jürg Gertsch, MedPlant PI, University of Bern Email: [email protected] Mette Wenøe, MedPlant Project Manager. Email: [email protected] Anne Oftebro-Svendsen, MedPlant EU Liaison Officer Email: [email protected]