Schedule at a Glance

Welcoming Remarks

Mario Vera | Vice Director of Research, Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering, P. Universidad Católica de Chile

Framing the Global Plastics Problem: An Environmental Perspective

Kara Lavender Law | Research Professor of Oceanography, Sea Education Association, USA

Micro-Sized Plastic Particle Accumulation in Different Trophic Levels in Chile

Cristóbal Galbán-Malagón | Associate Professor, GEMA Center, Universidad Mayor, Chile

A Global Metagenomic Survey of Polyester Hydrolases in Marine Environments

Beatriz Díez | Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, P. Universidad Católica de Chile

Biocatalytic Degradation of Plastics

Wolfgang Zimmermann | Emeritus Professor, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Leipzig University, Germany

Characterization and Engineering of an Antarctic PET-degrading Enzyme

César A. Ramírez-Sarmiento | Associate Professor, Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering, P. Universidad Católica de Chile; Adjunct Researcher, ANID Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology

The Biodegradation of Aliphatic-Aromatic Plastics by Marine Microorganisms: Synergy Is the Key

Basak Öztürk | Junior Group Leader, Leibniz Institute-DSMZ, Germany

Group Photo & Farewell