The Metabolic Pathway Analysis 2015 will take place from the 8th to the 12th June 2015 at Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal. The meeting has a primary focus on the structural (topological) analysis of metabolic networks, and in particular techniques allied to linear algebra, linear programming and computer modelling applied to different fields such as industrial biotechnology and health sciences.
Poster printing service will NOT be available at the venue. However, all interested presenters can send us (conferencempa2015-posters@outlook.com) their posters in pdf format (portrait orientation – size A0), by June 3rd and we will print them.
This service has a cost of 30€, to be paid at the event check-in process, where presenters should pick up their posters.
Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese sanctuary in Tenões, outside the city of Braga, in northern Portugal. Its name means Good Jesus of the Mount.
A private shuttle service, operating from Oporto’s airport to the event’s venue will be available for participants arriving on the 8th of June and/or leaving on the 12th of June.
Please inform (conferencempa2015@outlook.com) the organization if you intend to take the conference shuttle to the venue’s location until the 1st of June.
Lunch will be provided at Bom Jesus on conference days 9, 10, 11, 12. Dinner will also be held at Bom Jesus on 8, 9, 11 June.
The conference dinner takes place in Convento do Carmo on 10th June.University of California San Diego, U.S.A.
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
University of California San Diego, U.S.A.
University of Minho, Portugal
Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Massey University, New Zealand
University of Tromsø, Norway
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S.A.
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Netherlands
Argonne National Laboratory, U.S.A.
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
HHU Duesseldorf, Germany
Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
Boston University, U.S.A.
Montana State University, U.S.A.
University of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
University of Jena, Germany
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
National Chemical Laboratory, India
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
University of Toronto, Canada
Max-Planck-Institute, Germany
University of Tennessee, U.S.A.
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Germany
University of Idaho, U.S.A.
Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Austria
Faculty of Science and Technology, University Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Weizmann institute of science, Israel
University of Minnesota, USA
OptFlux is an open-source and modular software to support in silico metabolic engineering tasks aimed at being the reference computational application in the field. A major new release of OptFlux is now available, with several important improvements and new features.
Participants must have a computer with a valid internet connection (preferentially groups of 2 people).
Download and install OptFlux v 3.2.7.
Download workshop materials: will be made available soon.
Introduction to OptFlux
Metabolic Models - assumptions and representation
Hands-on OptFlux models:
Model formats; Loading and exporting; Model information/representation.
Introduction
Phenotype prediction methods and assumptions
Hands-on OptFlux simulation:
Wild-type prediction; Mutant phenotype predictions; Solution robustness; Maximum theoretical yields; Defining and using environmental conditions.
Introduction to Strain Optimization
Strain optimization strategies
Hands-on OptFlux Strain Optimization:
Configuration and execution; Interpreting results.
Poster session 1: Tuesday 9th June (5 pm - 8:00pm)
Poster session 2: Thursday 11th June (5 pm - 8:00pm)
The Poster board is 92 cm wide and 142 cm high (portrait orientation)
Recommended poster size: DIN A0 (84.1 cm width x 118.9 cm height)
Fixing materials to mount the posters will be provided at the meeting.
Poster Session 1: Posters should be set up on Monday evening and removed before Wednesday at midday (12:00).
Poster Session 2: Posters should be set up on Wednesday evening and removed before Friday at midday (12:00).
Posters remaining after the indicated time will be removed and recycled.
The local to place the posters will be assigned according to a poster ID number that presenters can check here.
The Best Poster Award will be given to the best poster presentation at the MPA’15 Conference, which will be selected by an ad hoc committee based in two main dimensions:
Research substance, including the quality and originality of the research idea, as well as the methodology and execution of the research
Presentation, including the clearness of the presented information, the presenter’s quality of communication and the ability to convey the research and its results to the poster audience.
Jan Ewald: Impact of intermediate toxicity on the regulation of metabolic pathways
Esther Sundermann: The effect of light on the evolution of C4 plants
Leonor Guedes da Silva: Metabolic analysis of EBPR phosphate/glycogen accumulating organisms
Poster printing service will NOT be available at the venue. However, all interested presenters can send us (conferencempa2015-posters@outlook.com) their posters in pdf format (portrait orientation – size A0), until June 3rd and we will print them.
This service has a cost of 30€, to be paid at the event check-in process, where presenters should pick up their posters.
Many hilltops in Portugal and other parts of Europe have been sites of religious devotion since antiquity, and it is possible that the Bom Jesus hill was one of these. However, the first indication of a chapel over the hill dates from 1373. This chapel - dedicated to the Holy Cross - was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1629 a pilgrimage church was built dedicated to the Bom Jesus (Good Jesus), with six chapels dedicated to the Passion of Christ.
The present Sanctuary started being built in 1722, under the patronage of the Archbishop of Braga, Rodrigo de Moura Telles. His coat of arms is seen over the gateway, in the beginning of the stairway. Under his direction the first stairway row, with chapels dedicated to the Via Crucis, were completed. Each chapel is decorated with terra cotta sculptures depicting the Passion of Christ. He also sponsored the next segment of stairways, which has a zigzag shape and is dedicated to the Five Senses. Each sense (Sight, Smell, Hearing, Touch, Taste) is represented by a different fountain. At the end of this stairway, a Baroque church was built around 1725 by architect Manuel Pinto Vilalobos.
The works on the first chapels, stairways and church proceeded through the 18th century. In an area behind the church (the Terreiro dos Evangelistas), three octagonal chapels were built in the 1760s with statues depicting episodes that occur after the Crucifixion, like the meeting of Jesus with Mary Magdalene. The exterior design of the beautiful chapels is attributed to renowned Braga architect André Soares. Around these chapels there are four Baroque fountains with statues of the Evangelists, also dating from the 1760s.
Around 1781, archbishop Gaspar de Bragança decided to complete the ensemble by adding a third segment of stairways and a new church. The third stairway also follows a zigzag pattern and is dedicated to the Three Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity, each with its fountain. The old church was demolished and a new one was built following a Neoclassic design by architect Carlos Amarante. This new church, began in 1784, had its interior decorated in the beginning of the 19th century and was consecrated in 1834. The main altarpiece is dedicated to the Crucifixion.
In the 19th century, the area around the church and stairway was expropriated and turned into a park. In 1882, to facilitate the access to the Sanctuary, the water balance Bom Jesus funicular was built linking the city of Braga to the hill. This was the first funicular to be built in the Iberian Peninsula and is still in use.
from wikipediaHoused in a nineteenth century building, in the stunning Natural Park of Bom Jesus and among romantic gardens, the newly renovated Hotel do Parque features a spa, a piano bar and modern rooms. Breakfast can be served in the bedroom.
Guests have free access to the wellness area of Hotel do Templo, 60 meters away, which includes an indoor pool, a Turkish bath, a hot tub and a gym. All guests have 10% discount on massages.
Guests can also enjoy traditional cuisine and green wines from Minho region in the panoramic restaurant, located in Hotel Elevator, 50 meters away.
The historic Bom Jesus Church, of neoclassical style, is just a 5 minute walk away and offers views over the hills of the Gerês and Soajo.
Hotel do Parque also possesses a game room and a fire place.
This hotel owes its name to the water powered elevator, built in 1882, one of the oldest in the world. This elevator takes us from the uptown city of Braga to the Sanctuary and Hotels.
In its panoramic restaurant, the kitchen is a world of sensations, mixing traditional cuisine of northern Portugal with the best of national and regional wines like green wine (Vinho Verde).
Hotel do Elevador also possesses a summer terrace, the Tílias Terrasse.
This hotel's facade, remodeled and turned to the sanctuary, considered one of the first neoclassical buildings in Portugal, hides a modern hotel with the benefits of a health club, a spa and conference rooms.
Hotel do Templo also possesses a safe in each bedroom, cardio-fitness, jacuzzi and turkish bath areas, as well as an indoor swimming pool.
This hotel stands on the hilltop of Bom Jesus. Its panoramic terrace is the ideal place to contemplate the serenity of Serra do Gerês while enjoying a sophisticated stay.
Hotel do Lago also possesses a Health Center completed with cardio-fitness, jacuzzi, turkish bath, sauna and massages.
24 hour reception
Parking space
Room services
Laundry room
Babysitting
Fax/copy services
Bicycle rental
Complete bathroom
Hair dryer
Telephone
Air conditioning
Satellite TV
Bar/mini-bar
Wireless internet
Meeting room
Lunch will be provided at Bom Jesus on conference days 9, 10, 11, 12. Dinner will also be held at Bom Jesus on 8, 9, 11 June.
The conference dinner takes place in Convento do Carmo on 10th June.Regarding the meals to be taken during the conference, if you have any food restrictions or allergies, please contact us to conferencempa2015@outlook.com, so we can comply with your needs.
Also, if you have any issues or doubts, please, fell free to contact us at any time to conferencempa2015@outlook.com.
A private shuttle service, operating from Oporto’s airport (Aeroporto Sá Carneiro) to the event’s venue (Hoteis do Bom Jesus, Braga) will be available for participants arriving on the 8th of June and/or leaving on the 12th of June.
The cost of the shuttle will be 8-10 euros (depending on the number of people) and will depart from Porto airport at specific schedules (to be defined). The payment is made upon check in at the conference’s location.
Please inform the organization if you intend to take the conference shuttle to the venue’s location until the 1st of June.
You can take a shuttle from Porto airport to Braga’s city center following the link.
Once in the city center, urban bus services can take you close to the venue’s location (link).
If you prefer traveling by train you can take the metro train to Porto (link).
And then the train to Braga city center (link).
