Detailed program

Day 1 - 6 November 2017

• Introduction to ASIAME - H. Moreau
• Introduction to NIOT - Dr. Vinithkumar
• Introduction to research at NIOT - Dr. Kirubagaran
• 1 - Microbes and the Origin of Life on Earth - S Rajamani - IISER-Pune
• 2 - Marine phytoplankton - P Bhadury - IISER-Kolkatta
• 3 - Bacterial ecology, diversity and ecological role - T Bouvier - CNRS, MARBEC Montpellier

Student presentations

• Ghosh Anwesha Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
• Heyres Lovely Joy The Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines
• Arayillath Anjusha CSIR - NIO - RC- KOCHI
• Salgaonkar Bhakti Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)
• Fernandes Genevieve CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
• Sanyal Aritri National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research
• Ribeiro Catherine Station Biologique de Roscoff
• Mulla Amara Begum CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
• Phan Hoang International University/ Swinburne University of Technology

Day 2 - 7 November 2017

4 - Introduction to metabarcoding - JC Auguet - CNRS, Montpellier

5 - Tara Oceans: Eco-systems biology at planetary scale - C Bowler - ENS Paris

6 - Molecular tools for assessing chromophytic phytoplankton diversity - P Bhadury, IISER-Kolkatta

7 - Documenting Global Marine Biodiversity Patterns and Processes Using a Metabarcoding Approach - S Malviya NCBS, Bangalore

Day 3 - 8 November 2017

8 - Photosynthetic picoplankton in the ocean - D Vaulot - CNRS Roscoff

10 - Trans-kingdom Interactions in Global Ocean Plankton Systems - S Malviya - NCBS, Bangalore

11 - Microbial ecology in extreme environments - M. J. Gonsalves

Student presentations

• Tan Toh Hii, University of Malasia
• Nino Dan Posadas University of Philippines Visayas
• Biraja Karam Sah, Odisha
• Balasubramaniam , Pondicherry University
• Adarsh, B.M, Cochin
• Thomas Shan P National College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
• Nicola Faria - Goa University
• Sangodkar Nitisha CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
• Lim Chuin-Siew University Malaysia Terengganu
• Reyes Rikka University of the Philippines Visayas, Institute of Marine Fisheries and Ocanology
• Omar Noor Syazwani University Malaysia Terengganu
• Mohammed Naufal P.J. PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
• Rafiquzzaman S. M. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
• Huynh Duyen Institute of Oceanography, Nha Trang
• Sarkar Md. Shirajul Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
• Gupta Shreya Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal

Day 4 - 9 November 2017

12 - The Marine Nitrogen Cycle: players, processes and a decade of discovery - R Foster - University Stockolm

15A - A reduction in marine primary productivity driven by rapid warming over the tropical Indian Ocean - M K Roxy - Centre for Climate Change Research, Pune

14 - Diversity of Marine Plankton Symbioses - R Foster - University Stockolm

13 - Microbial carbon pump and carbon sequestration in oceans - A. Parvathi, NIO Cochin

Day 5 - 10 November 2017

15B - Significance of Bacterial Secondary Production in Marine Trophodynamics - Ramaiah N.

Sampling

Practical workshops

• Flow cytometry of bacteria and phytoplankton (T. Bouvier)
• Sampling and culturing the phytoplankton (R. Foster and D. Vaulot)
• Virus counting and isolation (Y. Bettarel and H. Moreau)

Day 6 - 11 November 2017

9 - Exploring the marine microbial diversity of Andaman using metagenomics - V K Sharma - IISER-Bhopal

16 - Viral ecology, life strategies and ecological role - Y Bettarel - IRD, MARBEC,Montpellier

17 - Microbial-host-virus interactions - A. Parvathi - NIO, Cochin

18 - An ocean of viruses - H Moreau - CNRS, Banyuls sur Mer

Day 7 - 12 November 2017

Diving initiation trip

Day 8 - 13 November 2017

19A - Eutrophication in marine fish farms - M S Santander-de Leon - Univ. of the Philippines Visayas-Miagao

19B - Contaminants and bioremediation in marine fish farms - M S Santander-de Leon - Univ. of the Philippines Visayas-Miagao

22 - Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Microflora - Ramaiah N.

Practical workshops

• PL4 - Targeting marine phytoplankton functional genes from environmental samples - Anwesha Ghosh and Catherine Ribeiro

Day 9 - 14 November 2017

21 - Coral Microbiome: An unexplored Bio-resource - S K Das - DBT, Bhubaneswar

34 - Dr. Satish - Macro and Microalgal biotechnologies, ANCOTS NIOT Port Blair

23 - Microbial pollution, ecology and biotechnologies in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, NV Vinithkumar, ANCOST NIOT Port Blair

25 - Isolation and culture of marine microalgae for nutraceutical and biofuel production - Dr. Dharani - NIOT

24 - Marine bioactive products from microbes of Andaman & Nicobar Islands - Dr. L. Anburajan, C, ANCOST

Day 10 - 15 November 2017

26 - The diatom genome - C Bowler - ENS Paris

31 - Metagenomics of single cells and specific populations - D. Vaulot, CNRS

28 - Marine Animal (Coral, Invertebrates) and Birds Biodiversity of A&N Islands - Dr. C. Sivaperuman, Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair

30 - Plant Biodiversity of A&N Islands, - Dr. Laljith Singh, Botanical Survey of India, Port Blair

Bioinformatics tutorial

PB1 - Practical Bioinformatics - Introduction to R software - JC Auguet , CNRS

Day 11 - 16 November 2017

33 - Oceans as Reservoir of Genes - Samir Damare, NIO

32 - Functional genomics towards translational research - S K Das - DBT, Bhubaneswar

Dr. Vinithkumar - Activities at ANCOST

Excursion in Port-Blair

Day 12 - 17 November 2017

Bioinformatics tutorial

PB2 - Analysis of metabarcodes (Mothur and Phyloseq) - D. Vaulot , CNRS

Lectures

Seawater Quality Monitoring (SWQM) - COMAPS - P. Madeswaran, MoES

Development of Deep Sea Microbial Culture Facility to Explore Bioactive Substances - Dr. Kirubagaran, NIOT