Winners: Early Career Researcher Conference 2021

Winners: Early Career Researcher Conference 2021

Congratulations to the winners of our EB Network ECR Conference 2021.

Best Overall Presentation (joint):
Anastasiia Kostrytsia, University of Glasgow, “DNA-SIP metagenomics to recover active ammonia- and nitrite oxidisers
Angie Sherry, Northumbria University and Jane Scott, Newcastle University, “Fibre Highways: translocation of the microbiome for hydrocarbon bioremediation

Best Poster (joint 1st):
Fatima Ceballos Rodriguez-Conde, University College London, “Construction of a plastic-degrading synthetic microbial community
Josephine Giard, Heriot-Watt University, “Diversity analysis and genome mining of microbial DNA data for the discovery of novel antibiotics
Natalia Jawiarczyk, Cranfield University, “Bio-additives as an effective sewer fat, oil and grease (FOG) deposit management
Runner up: Joe Weaver, Newcastle University, “Modelling environmental bioreactors treating wastewater by integrating biological processes, floc microenvironments and computational fluid dynamics

Networking (“Talking Heads”) video:
1st – Arinze Ezieke, University of Queensland, “Management and valorisation of waste from the berry sector via anaerobic digestion
2nd – Roman Bielski, Loughborough University, “Metabolic engineering of Anammox bacteria for mitigating nitrogen pollution and balancing the nitrogen cycle

Session Presentation Winners:
Session 1 – Serena Simonetti, University of Aberdeen, “Acidogenic fermentation of model food waste for the production of added-value chemicals: effect of substrate concentration and residence time
Session 2 – Seongbong Heo, University of Southampton, “Integration of enrichment and production for PHA by decoupling carbon and nutrient limitation
Session 3 – Anastasiia Kostrytsia, University of Glasgow, “DNA-SIP metagenomics to recover active ammonia- and nitrite oxidisers
Session 4 – Maira Anam, Nottingham University, “Advanced three-dimensional anode structure for improved bio-photovoltaic system operation
Session 5 – Angie Sherry, Northumbria University and Jane Scott, Newcastle University, “Fibre Highways: translocation of the microbiome for hydrocarbon bioremediation
Session 6 – Aaron Brown, University of Leeds, “Valorisation of alternative feedstocks via the integration of hydrothermal carbonisation and anaerobic digestion
Session 7 – Alice Banks, Imperial College London, “Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) monomer metabolism and adaptation in environmentally isolated bacteria

Further details of the conference are here.