In collaboration with GlobalSeaweedSTAR, we are pleased to announce a call for workshop applications aimed at supporting the organization of online workshops that will promote and contribute to the education of young generations of scientists and engineers dedicated to algal biotechnology!

The call is open to any member of ISAP who holds a permanent position at a research or teaching institution located in a DAC-listed country and can demonstrate experience in teaching and organization skills. The total support available for each workshop cannot exceed £2,000.

Application deadline is 1 April 2021

Please click here for more information.

Introducing the ISAP2021 Special Sessions

The ISAP2021 Organising Committee is pleased to announce the selected Special Sessions for the virtual conference.

The Special Sessions will allow for a focused look at more specific topics not covered by the key sessions of the conference. They will be more hands-on, allowing attendees to learn best practices, discuss examples, case studies, and practical strategies.

The selected Special Sessions are as follows:

Algae-based bioplastics - hosted by Masatoshi Iji (Researcher, ABES, University of Tsukuba)

The next frontiers of algae cultivation for food and fuel - hosted by Philip T. Pienkos (CEO, Polaris Renewables)

Synthetic biology of microalgae - hosted by Jian Xu (Director and Professor, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Botryococcus braunii and its applications - hosted by Jack Legrand (Professor, GEPEA, University of Nantes)

Strains selection of microalgae for large scale commercial production - hosted by Avigad Vonshak (Professor, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University)

Seaweed Biosecurity: developing a progressive management pathway for the seaweed industry - hosted by Phaik Eem Lim (Professor, University of Malaya)

Algal wastewater treatment: current status and future perspectives - hosted by John R. Benemann (CEO, MicroBio Engineering Inc)

Cyanobacteria in biocrusts: from biology to biotechnology - hosted by Roberto De Philippis (Professor, DAGRI, University of Florence)

You can find more information here.

Prof. Dr. Makoto M. Watanabe (chair of the ISAP2021 Virtual Conference Local Organising Committee) has written a welcoming letter for the members of ISAP and other persons interested in joining the exciting ISAP2021 Virtual Conference.

You can find his letter here.

We hope you all had a wonderful festive season and a brighter start to 2021! To help kick off 2021, we are pleased to inform you that the latest issue of the ISAP newsletter is now available online:

ISAP Newsletter - December 2020

An archive of all previous editions of the ISAP newsletter are available here.

The 7^th Conference of the International Society of Applied Phycology (ISAP2021) has just EXTENDED the deadline for oral and poster abstract submissions to 15 December 2020!

To submit your abstract, please click here!

The 7^th Conference of the International Society of Applied Phycology (ISAP2021) has just re-opened the call for abstract (deadline Nov 16 2020)

For abstracts submission please check out the congress website here !

We look forward to receiving your excellent abstracts and participation in ISAP2021!

The training course organized by SOLABIAA and INECOL in last February 2020 was a huge sucess !

See more information here !

https://isap2020-phycology.org/