Workshop BIOEN/PPP Etanol

on Photosynthesis

Date: February 18th, 2009

 Venue: FAPESP, São Paulo, Brazil

8:30 Opening

Prof. Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Scientific Director 

Prof. Luís Cortez, Fapesp Project on Public Policies for Ethanol 

Prof. Gláucia de Souza, Fapesp BIOEN Project 

Session 1: Artificial Photosynthesis

Chairman: Marcos Buckeridge, USP, Brazil 

9:00 “Natural Photosynthetic Light Reactions, especially Photosystem II”

Dr. Fikret Mamedov, Uppsala University, Sweeden 

9:45 “Artificial Photosynthesis”

Stenbjörn Styring, Uppsala University, Sweeden 

Session 2: Round Table on Basic Research in Photosynthesis

Chaiman: Marco Aurélio Lima Pinheiro, CTBE, Brazil 

10:30 Panelists: Anete de Souza, CBMEG-UNICAMP, Brazil and Marcos Buckeridge, USP, Brazil

12:30  Close