Scientific programme
The 11th International Conference on Prokaryotic Electron Transfer will take place from 10 to 13 March 2027 in Évora, Portugal. The four-day programme will feature invited lectures, short talks from submitted abstracts, poster presentations, and opportunities for scientific exchange and networking.
Day 1
Wednesday, 10 March 2027
Participant registration and welcome.
16:00 · Opening plenary lecture
Chris Greening
Monash University, Australia
Additional scientific talks
Scientific presentations. Speaker names, titles, and timings to be announced.
At the end of the day.
Day 2
Thursday, 11 March 2027
Daily programme: 09:00–19:00, including poster sessions
09:00 · Session 1
Bioenergetics and metabolism
Chairs: Axel Magalon, CNRS (FR), Inês Cardoso Pereira, ITQB NOVA (PT)
Invited lectures and short talks from submitted abstracts.
Session 2
Redox stress, antibiotics and adaptive responses
Chair: Filipe Folgosa, ITQB NOVA (PT)
Invited lectures and short talks from submitted abstracts.
Session 3
Microbial communities and host–pathogen interactions
Chair: Dave Kelly, University of Sheffield (UK)
Invited lectures and short talks from submitted abstracts.
Session 3 · Continued
Microbial communities and host–pathogen interactions
Continuation of invited lectures and short talks from submitted abstracts.
Poster presentations and scientific discussions at the end of the day.
Day 3
Friday, 12 March 2027
Daily programme: 09:00–19:00, including poster sessions
09:00 · Session 4
Extracellular electron transfer and electromicrobiology
Chairs: David Richardson, University of East Anglia (UK), Leonor Morgado, NOVA FCT (PT)
Invited lectures and short talks from submitted abstracts.
Session 5
Synthetic biology and engineering of microbial electron transfer
Chair: Jörg Simon, TU Darmstadt (DE)
Invited lectures and short talks from submitted abstracts.
Session 6
Emerging tools and biotechnological applications
Chair: Américo Duarte, ITQB NOVA (PT)
Invited lectures and short talks from submitted abstracts.
Session 6 · Continued
Emerging tools and biotechnological applications
Continuation of invited lectures and short talks from submitted abstracts.
Poster presentations and scientific discussions at the end of the day.
Day 4
Saturday, 13 March 2027
Programme ends at 12:30
09:00 · Session 7
Redox proteins and enzymes
Chair: Sofia Pauleta, NOVA FCT (PT)
Invited lectures and short talks from submitted abstracts.
Closing plenary lecture
Bonnie Murphy
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Germany
Closing remarks
Final remarks and farewell to participants.
Please note that the programme is preliminary and may be subject to change. Detailed presentation titles, speaker information, and session timings will be announced in due course.