Geomicrobiology Workshop Course summary: Lecturers: This is an introductory course to geomicrobiology. The course will Gordon Southam (The University of Queensland, Australia) - Web cover bacterial process affecting minerals and tools to study these Emma Gagen (The University of Queensland, Australia) - Web processes (microscopy, microorganism isolation and DNA Guilherme Oliveira (ITV, Belém, PA) - Web sequencing). We will also cover how these natural processes can Ivan Nancucheo (ITV, Belém, PA) - Web be applied in the industry for bioleaching and bioremediation. The Rafael Valadares (ITV, Belém, PA) - Web course will be based lectures and problem solving. Sara Cuadros (Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, MG) - Web Total hours: 30 (24 in class + 3 extra class work). Felipe Hilario (CDM, Santa Luzia, MG) - Web Date: Public: 22-24 Feb/2016 Vale operations ITV Professional MSc students Venue: Students and post-docs from industry and academia Auditorium ITV-DS, Belém, PA Google Maps Registration: If you would like to register please send an email to: [email protected] and include the following information: CV or link to it Current position Short text with your motivation to participate Course schedule: Time Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome - - Fundamental bacterial processes affecting Genes involved in geomicrobiological 9:00-10:30 Bioleaching (Hilario) metals & minerals (Southam) processes (Cuadros) 10:30-11:00 Interval Interval Interval Bacteria in natural systems; limits of life, Metagenomics approaches to geomicrobiology Bioremediation of heavy metals 11:00-12:00 microenvironments and biofilms (Gagen) (Oliveira) (Nancucheo) 12:00-13:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Challenge 1: Bioremediation of iron mines; 13:00-14:30 Microscopy tools (Southam) Challenge 2: In situ bioleaching canga formation 14:30-15:00 Interval Interval Interval Discussion of challenge 1 (Cuadros, Gagen, Discussion of challenge 2 Bacterial diversity and culturing bacteria 15:00-17:00 Hilario, Nancucheo, Oliveira, Southam, (Cuadros, Gagen, Hilario, (Gagen) Valadares) Nancucheo, Oliveira, Southam) Recommended reading: Sharpton. An introduction to the analysis of shotgun metagenomic data. Front Plant Sci. 2014; 5: 209 Link Wooley et al. A Primer on Metagenomics. PLoS Comput Biol 6(2): e1000667. Link Gagen et al. The geomicrobiology of supergene metal eposits. ELEMENTS, v. 11, p. (5): 305-310. Link Gagen Minerals as Substrates for Life: The Prokaryotic View. ELEMENTS, v. 8, p. (2): 101-106. Link Southam et al. The biogeochemistry of gold. ELEMENTS, October 2009, v. 5, p. (5): 303-307. Link Southam et. al. The geomicrobiology of ore deposits. Economic Geology, v. 100 no. 6 p. 1067-1084. Link .