Anniversary Workshop, 8 July 2015

Opening Lecture

Sinaia Netanyahu, Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Israel: Environmental challenges in Israeli agriculture. Presentation

Thematic Session 1: "Global Food Security and Ecosystem Research"

Martina Brockmeier (Hohenheim): Transatlantic trade and investment partnership - impact on developing countries. Presentation

Yona Chen (Rehovot): Utilization of treated waste water for irrigation: Benefits and potential adverse effects. Abstract

Karl Schmid (Hohenheim): The role of genetic diversity in crops and their ancestors for future food security. Abstract

Special Guest Lecture

Shimon Stein, former Ambassador of Israel to Germany: Was it to no avail? 50 years of German-Israeli relations.

Thematic Session 2: "Health Sciences"

Israel Roizenboim (Rehovot): Monochromatic photostimulation in domestic birds. Presentation

Heinz Breer (Hohenheim): Sensing food and pheromones. Abstract

Betty Schwartz (Rehovot): Obesity and colon cancer: What is the link? Abstract

Lutz Graeve (Hohenheim): Membranes and cellular signalling. Presentation

Oded Yarden (Rehovot): Fungi from marine environments - potential bioprospecting of a "neglected" niche. Abstract

Julia Fritz-Steuber (Hohenheim): The power plant of the cholera pathogen: From the crystal structure to novel antibiotics. Presentation

Naomi Ori (Rehovot): Getting in shape - the flexible nature of leaf development. Presentation

Thematic Session 3: "Bioeconomy"

Harald Grethe (Hohenheim): Everybody's biomass: Can new demands be met? Presentation

Iddo Kan (Rehovot): Economic analysis of water management in Israel for the long-run. Presentation

Lutz Fischer (Hohenheim): Industrial biotechnology - bioeconomy. Presentation