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Final Program

Day 1: Mon, Sept 28, 2026 — MiCon Conference
Time Program
09:00 - 09:15 Franz Narberhaus
(RUB, Bochum, DE):
Introduction to MiCon
09:15 - 09:45 O-M01: Andrew Truman
(John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK):
Discovery of New Peptide Modification Enzymes from Specialised Metabolism
09:45 - 10:15 O-M02: Kenneth Keiler
(U Texas, Austin, US):
Protein Quality Control in Bacteria
10:15 - 10:30 O-M03: Marina Prisacar 
(RUB, Bochum, DE)
Enzymatic blood group conversion
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30 O-M04-S: Uwe Bornscheuer
(U Greifswald, Greifswald, DE):
Discovery and Engineering of Enzymes for the Depolymerization of Polyurethanes
11:30 - 12:00 O-M05: Holger Wack
(Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, DE):
Biogenic Sulfuric Acid Corrosion (BSC) in Sewer Systems
12:00 - 13:15 Lunch break
13:15 - 13:30 O-M06-S: Anna Frank
(U Rostock, Rostock, DE):
Catching a Fleeting Encounter: Cryo-EM Structure of the Cyanobacterial PSI-Cyt c6 complex
13:30 - 14:00 O-M07: Lea Winand
(TU Dortmund, Dortmund, DE):
Microbial Biotransformations for Production and Diversification of Heterocyclic Natural Products
14:00 - 14:30 O-M08S: Daniel Eggerichs
(Cambridge U, Cambridge, UK):
Catalyzing a Renewable Future: Science and Scientific Careers in a Rapidly Changing World
14:30 - 15:30 Career Symposium                                                                                                                                                                                     
15:30 - 17:00 Poster Session
Day 2: Tues, Sept 29, 2026 — MiCon Conference and BioToP Oxizymes session
Time Program
09:00 - 09:30 O-M09: Anne Jones
(Arizona State University, Tempe, US):
Protein Film Electrochemistry of [FeFe]-Hydrogenases: Connecting Microbial Function to Catalytic Mechanism
09:30 - 10:00 O-M10: Gustav Berggren
(Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE):
Less Is More: Unexpected Functional Diversity in (ultra-)Minimalistic [FeFe] Hydrogenases
10:00 - 10:15 O-M11-S: Sofia Camilla Bravo 
(RUB, Bochum, DE):
Phenotype-guided Multiomics of Streptomyces strains
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15 O-M12: Susanne Gebhard
(JGU, Mainz, DE):
Understanding microbially induced calcite formation by Bacilli for application in bio-based, green construction materials
11:15 - 11:45 O-M13: Yonghua Li-Beisson
(CEA Cadarache / Aix-Marseille University, Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, FR):
Explore algal lipid metabolism for a sustainable future
11:45 - 12:15 O-M14: Wim Versées
(Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BE):
ObgE: a bacterial GTPase acting at the crossroads of cell survival and cell death
12:15 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 13:45 Concluding Remarks on MiCon conference
14:00 - 15:00 Joint MiCon/Oxizymes Plenary
O-M15: Tobias Erb
(MPI & U Marburg, Marburg, DE):
Capturing Carbon (non) Naturally! - How we can use Synthetic Microbiology, Enzyme Engineering & AI to Rethink CO2-fixation 
15:00 - 16:00 Oxizymes: Registration and Coffee
16:00 - 16:45 O-P1: Maria Fatima Lucas
(Zymvol, Barcelona, ES):
Designing Better Enzymes is Not Enough - How You Can Start Closing the Gap Between Computational Design and Industrial Biocatalysis
16:45 - 17:00 O-B 1: Susana Camarero
(CIB Margarita Salas, CSIC, Madrid, ES):
Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction to Unveil Laccase Evolution in Basidiomycetes Fungi and Provide Ancestral Enzymes as Biocatalysts
17:00 - 17:30 Coffee Break
17:30 - 17:45 O-B 2: Marco Fabiani
(BOKU University, Vienna, AT):
Repurposing Enzyme Activities for Polymer Degradation
17:45 - 18:00 O-B 3: Theodor Simak
(BOKU University, Vienna, AT):
With Or Without Sugar? The Sweet Spot in Myeloperoxidase Dimerization
18:00 - 18:15 O-B 4: Meenakshi Pathmini Vinod Kumar
(BOKU University, Vienna, AT):
Biochemical Characterization of a Heme-Thiolate Peroxygenase from Aspergillus niger
18:15 - 18:30 O-B 5: Ela Zdenkovic
(BOKU University, Vienna, AT):
Optimized Expression of the Thyroid Peroxidase for Future Structural and Biochemical Research
18:30 - 18:45 O-B 6: Chiara Amoroso
(BOKU University, Vienna, AT):
Ancestral α-Amino Acid Ester Acyltransferases With Higher Thermostability for Dipeptide Synthesis                                       
Day 3: Wed, Sept 30, 2026 — Oxizymes Conference
Time Program
08:30 - 09:00 Oxizymes: Registration
09:00 - 09:15 Opening of Oxizymes Conference
09:15 - 10:00 O-P2: Andrea Mattevi
(U Pavia, Pavia, IT):
The Enzymology of a Metabolon
10:00 - 10:15 O-01: Kota Takeda
(NI AIST, Sendai, JP):
A Novel Lanthanide-Containing Pyrroloquinoline Quinone-Dependent Dehydrogenase Exhibiting Broad Substrate Specificity
10:15 - 10:30 O-02: Heiner Weddeling
(U Basel, Basel, CH):
Non-Canonical Rubromycin Late-Stage Tailoring Involves an Archetypal Internal P450 Monooxygenase
10:30 - 10:45 O-03: Hui Miao
(U Groningen, Groningen, NL):
Decoding and Reprogramming Redox Partner Specificity in Rieske Oxygenases for Enhanced Catalytic Activity
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:30 O-04: Omer Yehezkeli
(Technion, Haifa, IL):
Photo-Bioelectrochemical Generation of Cofactors-Challenges Limitations and Opportunities
11:30 - 11:45 O-05: Martin Schürmann
(InnoSyn B.V., Geelen, NL):
Optimisation, Scale-up and Evaluation of Oxidative Enzyme Reactions
11:45 - 12:00 O-06: Stefan Hofbauer
(BOKU University, Vienna, AT):
The Final Enzyme in Prokaryotic Heme Biosynthesis: Coproheme Decarboxylase
12:00 - 12:15 O-07: Ivan Ayuso-Fernandez
(CSIC , Madrid, ES):
LPMOs Evolved to Tolerate Their Own Oxidative Chemistry
12:15 - 12:30 O-08: Nils Weindorf
(RUB, Bochum, DE):
(Chemo-) Enzymatic Cascades using Vanillyl Alcohol Oxidase
12:30 - 12:45 O-09: Alexandre Ciaccafava
(CNRS / Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, FR):
Investigating Electron Transfer Pathways in Multicopper Oxidase
12:45 - 14:15 Lunch Break
14:15 - 14:30 O-10: Marcel Zámocký
(Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SK):
Discovering the Diversity and Conservation of Reconstructed Ancestral Sequences in Antioxidant Enzymes
14:30 - 14:45 O-11: Caio de Oliveira Gorgulho Silva
(DTU, Lyngby, DK):
Oxyfunctionalization and Cleavage of Lignin Model Dimers by Ortho-Methoxyphenolases, a New Class of Type-3 Copper Enzymes
14:45 - 15:00 O-12: Juan Carro Aramburu
(CSIC , Madrid, ES):
Screening and Engineering of FAD-Dependent Oxidases for FDCA Production from HMF
15:00 - 15:15 O-13: Daniel Kracher
(TU Graz, Graz, AT):
Discovery and Engineering of Dehaloperoxidases for Bioremediation
15:15 - 15:30 O-14: Tiago Lopes
(UN Lisboa, Oeiras, PT):
Catalytic Plasticity and Architectural Remodeling Expand the Functionality of a Bacterial Galactose Oxidase
15:30 - 15:45 O-15: Rosario Vanella
(U Basel, Basel, CH):
High-Throughput Profiling of Activity, Stability, and Substrate Specificity of Oxidases Using Enzyme Proximity Sequencing
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 - 16:30 O-16: Chonticha Rueanpeng
(VISTEC, Rayong, TH):
Investigation on Residues Important for Controlling Dual Activities in L-Lysine Oxidase/Monooxygenase (L-LOX/MOG)
from Pseudomonas Sp. Aiu 813
16:30 - 16:45 O-17: Juan Mangas-Sánchez
(U Oviedo, Oviedo, ES):
Multicatalytic Cascades Involving Novel Oxidases for Asymmetric Synthesis
16:45 - 17:15 O-SVP: Sophie Vanhulle Award Lecture
Yara Zeibaq 
(Technion, Haifa, IL):
Iron Sulfur Scaffold and Bioengineered FNR as Tools for Artificial Photosynthesis Processes
17:15 - 17:30 Photo for OxiZymes Conference
17:30 - 20:00 Welcome and Poster Reception
Day 4: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 — Oxizymes Conference
Time Program
09:00 - 09:45 O-P3: Pimchai Chaiyen
(VISTEC, Rayong, TH):
Rational-Guided Engineering for Biocatalysis of Flavin-Dependent and P450 Enzymes
09:45 - 10:00 O-18: Robert Kourist
(TU Graz, Graz, AT):
Enzyme Engineering of a Membrane-Bound Monooxygenase for Selective Hydroxylation of Branched Hydrocarbons           
10:00 - 10:15 O-19: George-Paul Voicu
(U Torino, Torino, IT):
CYP153A36: Expanding the Toolbox for Selective Hydrocarbon Hydroxylation
10:15 - 10:30 O-20: Lauryna Droege
(HHU, Düsseldorf, DE):
A Biocatalytic Route to Aroma Lactones: Active-Site Redesign of an Ancestral Monooxygenase
10:30 - 10:45 O-21: Abdulkadir Yayci
(RUB, Bochum, DE):
In Silico Interface Stability Scoring identifies improved Ferredoxin Partners for Class I P450 Biocatalysis
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:30 O-22: Nico Fessner
(U Freiburg, Freiburg, DE):
Uncovering a 50-Year-Old Enyzme: Gene Mining Reveals Identity and Function of Pyrimidine Nucleoside 2'-Hydroxylases
11:30 - 11:45 O-23: Ivan Bassanini
(CNR, Milano, IT):
Regioselectivity vs Mechanistic Pathway Control in the Biooxidation of of N-Phenyl-Phenylenediamines
11:45 - 12:00 O-24: Caroline Paul
(TU Delft, Delft, NL):
Chemo-Enzymatic Hydroxy-Thiolation of Styrenes With a Flavin Monooxygenase
12:00 - 12:15 O-25: Bastien Bissaro
(INRAE / Aix Marseille University, Marseille, FR):
Exploring the Role of Carbohydrate Oxidases Active On Fungal Cell Wall Components
12:15 - 12:30 O-26: Jose Munoz
(Durham U, Durham, UK):
Amadorizymes: Novel Flavoenzymatic Systems for the Biodegration of Amadori Products
12:30 - 12:45 O-27: Martin Gand
(JLU, Giessen, DE):
Identification and Application of Oxidative Enzymes from Cerrena zonata Unraveled by Multi-Omics and in silico Approach                  
12:45 - 14:15 Lunch
14:15 - 17:00 Excursion or Networking
 

a) guided tour to Mining Museum Bochum (max 50 persons in 2 groups, extra fee applies)

b) guided tour in the Botanical Garden Bochum (max 30 persons)

c) guided lab tour to MBT (max 20 persons)

d) stay at venue to network

e) time to explore city (guides upon request)

(details to those options will be send to registered participants only)
17:00 - 21:00 Poster Dinner Party
Day 5: Fri, Oct 2, 2026 — Oxizymes Conference
Time Program
09:00 - 09:45 O-P4: John Woodley
(DTU, Lyngby, DK):
Converting Lab-Based Bio-Oxidations Into Scalable Processes
09:45 - 10:00 O-28: Anthi Karnaouri
(AU Athens, Athens, GR):
Auxiliary Activity Enzymes for Sustainable Furan Valorization: a Glyoxal Oxidase-Based Multi-Enzyme Approach
10:00 - 10:15 O-29: Myint Toe
(Johnson Matthey Plc, Reading, UK):
Alkane Hydroxylation by Anchored Unspecific Peroxygenase
10:15 - 10:30 O-30: Fanny Seksek
(INRAE / Aix Marseille University, Marseille, FR):
Heme-Thiolate Peroxidase-Mediator System Drives Degradation of Complex Substrates
10:30 - 10:45 O-31: Christopher Grimm
(LU Hannover, Hannover, DE):
Oxyfunctionalization of Sesquiterpenes by Unspecific Peroxygenases
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:30 O-32: Selvapravin Kumaran 
(RUB, Bochum, DE): 
Mechanistic Insight Uncovers the Promiscuous Peroxidase and Peroxygenase Activity of a Transmembrane Styrene Oxide Isomerase
11:30 - 11:45 O-33: Patrícia Borges
(UN Lisboa, Oeiras, PT):
Manganese Oxidation by Bacterial DyP-Type Peroxidase
11:45 - 12:00 O-34: Georg M. Guebitz
(BOKU University, Vienna, AT):
Enzymatic Functionalization of Lignosulfonates: from Mechanistic Studies to Construction of Buildings
12:00 - 12:30 Awards and Closing Remarks
12:30 End of Conference