https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx Novel avenues for biobased processes en-us 2022-02-09 10:34:45 UTC 2025-10-17 14:42:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1567322583/4e3f8ff3da167316d1e983d93c0b26d1/CLT_logo_color_updated_30062021.png sowmya_shree https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037619085 2022-02-09 10:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037619085 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037619704 2022-02-09 10:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037619704 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037623369 Synthetic Microbial Communities - Novel avenues for biobased processes
In community, microbes can do much more!! And so do we!

Can you help with out-of-the-box ideas for advancing the field of synthetic microbial co-cultivation? 

Join us for a discussion! And let’s work together.

]]> 2022-02-09 10:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037623369 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037624031 Session 1 - Get to know each other + Discussion and ideas
Session 2 - Work towards project generation idea]]> 2022-02-09 10:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037624031 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037624399 To propel shared ideas!
The final aim of session 2 is to generate at least one idea that we can take forward for project application (external funds). CLT commits to promote and coordinate this proposal.
At CLT we have expertise available on microbiology and synthetic engineering; preliminary experiments involving such expertise could be planned (when this helps the proposal aim).]]> 2022-02-09 10:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037624399 sowmya_shree https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037628853 No registration needed for Session 1]]> 2022-02-09 11:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037628853 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037694049 I am Diana Sousa and I lead the Microbial Physiology group at the Laboratory of Microbiology from WUR. Besides my role in promoting this sand-pit event, I will also be a participant and look forward to learn from all of you! We can do better together is my motto! and, funny enough, this applies to both scientists and microbes ;). We recently wrote an opinion paper on how we think synthetic microbial communities can be used for biotechnology, you can read it here if you like.]]> 2022-02-09 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2037694049 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2038200133 Using the Design–Build–Test–Learn (DBTL) cycle one can advance the fundamental understanding of microbial synthetic communities and use this to accelerate the generation of functional microbiomes for diverse applications.]]> 2022-02-09 15:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2038200133 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2038273702 I find this approach with microfluids + imaging quite cool to study microbial interactions. Can we do this for strict anaerobes? And for slow growing microbes?]]> 2022-02-09 16:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2038273702 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2038879755 2022-02-09 20:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2038879755 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2038989843 2022-02-09 22:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2038989843 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2039747534 I am Martijn Diender, Post-doctoral researcher at the Microbiology lab at WUR. My work focusses on the study and application of microbial co-cultures for the conversion of waste gases into useful biochemicals (e.g. fuels/plastics). I believe that the collaboration between microbes is not only fundamentally interesting but can also lead to improvement of our biotechnological processes in the future. I look forward to participate in the Sand-pit event to get inspired & learn from others. ]]> 2022-02-10 08:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2039747534 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2039906384 https://www.unusualcollaborations.com/]]> 2022-02-10 10:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2039906384 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2039966966 2022-02-10 10:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2039966966 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2039977020 Monitoring species in microbial communities via microscopy-based or sequencing-based techniques. Which methods are available? Which would be most suitable for each type of culture/microorganisms?]]> 2022-02-10 10:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2039977020 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2039986913 2022-02-10 11:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2039986913 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2040016443 My name is Ivette Parera and I am a PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Microbiology at WUR. I study the physiology and capabilities of synthetic co-cultures applied to syngas fermentation for the production of carboxylic acids and alcohols. I think that (synthetic) microbial communities have yet so much more to offer to the field of biotechnology.]]> 2022-02-10 11:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2040016443 dzsousa https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2040109664 2022-02-10 12:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2040109664 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2042174557 Hello! Here is Karel Olavarria Gamez. I recently joined the research group lead by Diana Machado de Sousa. Coming from single organism cultures mindset, I am already learning a lot and fascinated with the power of synthetic co-cultures to unravel both fundamental and applied research questions. looking forward to meet you all!]]> 2022-02-11 11:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2042174557 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2047757761 I am Laura Villanueva and I lead a group of Marine microbiology at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research. We are interested in the isolation of novel microbes from deep anoxic marine system which might have an environmental or biotechnological value. We are also interested in studying interactions between microorganisms in those systems by using molecular methods and in situ measurements. In this regard, we are setting up a system for live cell imaging under anoxic conditions. Really looking forward to brainstorm/collaborate :-)]]> 2022-02-15 04:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2047757761 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2055506329 Hello! I am Anna Doloman, a postdoc in the group of Prof. Sousa at WUR. My research focuses on the natural syntrophic (eating together) microbial communities and how they organise into complex biofilms (example, granular anaerobic sludge). I am fascinated by the metabolite and signal interchange that occurs within those communities and believe that synthetic communities can only be improved by utilizing the same principles/knowledge. Looking forward to meet new people and learn how we can cooperate to improve biotechnologies!]]> 2022-02-18 16:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2055506329 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2075518185 2022-03-03 10:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2075518185 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2075519533 2022-03-03 10:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2075519533 https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2100285795 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-020-00773-1]]> 2022-03-17 15:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dzsousa/f0mkmfr5uxnc25wx/wish/2100285795