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Programme 

Tuesday 14 May 2024

13:00-13:30
REGISTRATION
Aula Marconi, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7 Roma
13:30-14:00
WELCOME ADDRESS
Zeineb Aturki, Flavia Pinzari
Institute for Biological Systems (IBS), National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
Teresa Rinaldi
Dept. of Biology and Biotechnology Charles Darwin, Sapienza University of Rome
Massimo Reverberi
Dept. of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome
14:00-14:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Matthew Collins
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
Museum of Natural History, University of Copenhagen
"Skin deep? What can we learn about manuscripts from analysing their biomolecular record?"
14:30-15:10
SESSION I: METAGENOMICS AND METABOLOMICS FOR ARCHEOLOGY
(Chairs: M.Collins and M.Beccaccioli)
Alessia Monticone "Omics at the Musei Reali di Torino. Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS) for taxonomic identification of osseous objects and the detection of restoration glues from legacy collections"
Ylenia Vassallo "Nanopore sequencing for biocodicology: a new strategy to study DNA in parchment material"
15:10-15:50
COFFEE BREAK
15:50-16:50
SESSION II: MOLECULAR AND MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS IN PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
(Chairs: T.Rinaldi and Y.Vassallo)
Cristina Cattò "Selection and identification of indigenous microorganisms living on spray painted surfaces to be used for biocleaning graffiti"
Adele Bosi "PARCA project - advance in proteomics and analysis of dyes and recovery of charred and aged textiles"
Patrycja Petrasz "A novel mechanism for archeological iron conservation using dead biomass of the yeast Meyerozyma sp."
16:50-17:20
INVITED SPEAKER
Allegra Via
ELIXIR Italy Training Coordinator
Dept. of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Sapienza University of Rome
Presentation of the Italian Node of ELIXIR | A distributed infrastructure for life-science information
"Empowering the microbiome community through the ELIXIR Italy life sciences infrastructure"
17:20-18:00
FLASH TALKS
Marco Curione "A proposal for a green selective chemical cleaning method of paper artifacts"
Luigi Faino "Advantages in applying long reads metabarcoding in cultural heritage conservation"
Giulia Gasperuzzo "Extraction and characterization of microalgae-based polysaccharides and protein mixture: potential and innovative material for paper conservation"
Matilde Kratter "“Evaluation of biodeterioration in the UNESCO site Etruscan Necropolis of Tarquinia”
Syeda Fatima Manzelat "Biodeterioration and Biodegradation of Historic Parks of UK by Algae"
Franco Palla "Integrated approach to Identify and Counteract Microbial Biodeterioration of cultural asset"
Maria-Antonietta Buccheri "Microbial communities inhabiting deteriorated frescoes: a metagenomic approach to the case of Santa Maria della Grotta"
18:00-19:00
POSTER SESSION & DRINKS
Gypsoteca, Department of Classics (CU003)
Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 Rome
19:00-21:00
DINNER
Gypsoteca, Department of Classics (CU003)
Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 Rome

Wednesday 15 May 2024

09:00-09:15
INSTITUTIONAL GREETINGS
INVITED SPEAKER
Costanza Miliani
Director of the CNR-ISPC (Institute of Heritage Science)
"E-RIHS - The European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science"
9:15-09:30
INTRODUCTION TO SPONSORS
Flavia Pinzari
The International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society (IBBS)
The Journal for Applied Microbiology (JAM) and the Applied Microbiology International Society (AMI)
Sara Envimob Srl
09:30-10:00
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Guadalupe Piñar
Institute for Natural Sciences and Technology in the Arts, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
"Omic analyses using Nanopore technology applied to the conservation and monitoring of cultural heritage: is this the future?"
10:00-11:00
SESSION III: METAGENOMICS AND METABOLOMICS FOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION
(Chairs: G. Piñar and M.Beccaccioli)
Chiara Alisi "Unveiling the microbial hazard: exploring biofilm composition on Casino Algardi for conservation insight"
Domenico Celi "Microbiological air monitoring and biodeterioration risk in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore "
Brunella Cipolletta "Binder-pigment interaction by proteomic approaches"
11:10-11:30
COFFEE BREAK
11:30-13:10
SESSION IV: NEW AND GREEN MOLECULES IN PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
(Chairs: F.Pinzari and L.Pin)
Luis Fernandes "Analysis of the fungal communities contaminating museum collections and the fungicidal effects of hydrodistilled plant essential oils: a case study in the Science Museum of the University Coimbra"
Jelena Pavlovic "MinION sequencing: taxonomical and functional genes identification of microbiota colonizing cultural heritage objects"
Roberta Ranaldi "New conservation techniques based on essential oils encapsulated in an alginate hydrogel system to counteract biofilm growth in the Colosseum Arena"
Filippo Pasquale Riggio "Carotenoid-producing Actinomycetota associated with pink patinas on ancient mural paintings"
Brunella Perito "Essential oils to control microbial growth on the external marble of Florence Cathedral"
13:10-13:20
Announcement of award winners for best poster, presentation and flash talk
13:20-13:30
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

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