The NNPC2023 book of abstracts has now been published: NNPC2023 Programme & Abstracts
9.00- Registration and poster area opens
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.15
Opening session
Welcome, prof. Päivi Tammela, NNPC2023 Organising committee
13.15-14.15
Opening lecture
Relevance of pharmacognosy in post-pandemic era
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Judith Rollinger, University of Vienna
14.15-14.30 Short break
14.30-16.30
Session 1: Natural product analytics
Chair: Prof. emer. Heikki Vuorela, University of Helsinki
14.30-15.15
IL1-01: New opportunities for the discovery of novel bioactive natural products through the exploration of massive metabolomics and bioactivity extract datasets guided by computational methods
Prof. Jean-Luc Wolfender, University of Geneve
15.15-15.30
SL1-01: Integrating analysis and automation in natural products research
Dr. Thomas J. Booth, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
15.30-15.45
SL1-02: Untargeted metabolomics predicts plant genotypes: an example of Lycopodium alkaloids in Icelandic Huperzia selago (Lycopodiaceae, Lycopodiophyta)
Dr. Maonian Xu, University of Iceland
15.45-16.00
SL1-03: Correlation of activity and chemistry – how NMR-based biochemometry can help to optimize anti-infective mulberry extracts
Dr. Ulrike Grienke, University of Vienna
16.00-16.15
SL1-04: Investigation of amino acids composition of Prunus domestica polysaccharide complex
Prof. Larysa Lenchyk, University of Oslo
16.15-16.30
Flash presentations (3 min) from posters
Moderator: Dr. Karmen Kapp, University of Helsinki
P1-05: Plants used against diabetes in Cambodia and their alpha glucosidase activity, Chansorphea Srey, Uppsala University
P3-07: Changes in the nutritional combination of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) leaves as affected by habitat: Implications for human dietary needs and health, Abdelhakam Esmaeil Mohamed Ahmed, University of Debrecen
P3-17: Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as tool for discovery of antimicrobial agents from environmental sources, Paola San-Martin-Galindo, University of Helsinki
P4-25: Polysaccharides derived from Norwegian and Brazilian medicinal plants interact with pattern recognition receptors on macrophages, Håvard Hoel, University of Oslo
16.30-18.00
Poster session 1 with coffee (posters with odd-numbered ID, e.g., P1-01, P4-19, presented)
19.00-20.00
Welcome reception in the City Centre, hosted by the City of Helsinki
9.00-10.00
Keynote lecture (Chair: Prof. Anders Backlund, Uppsala University)
GenoChemetic diversification of natural products (Blending SynBio+SynChem - the best of both worlds)
Prof. Rebecca Goss, University of St. Andrews
10.00-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-12.00
Session 2: Sustainable sourcing in natural product drug discovery
Chair: Prof. Ulf Göransson, Uppsala University
10.30-11.15
IL2-01: Synthetic biology towards circular manufacturing of high value natural products through harvesting solar energy and CO2
Prof. Birger Lindberg Møller, University of Copenhagen
11.15-11.30
SL2-01: Network-based modeling of herb combinations in traditional Chinese medicine
Assoc. Prof. Jing Tang, University of Helsinki
11.30-11.45
SL2-02: Cyclotides in defense mechanisms against herbivorous pests
Dr. Błażej Ślązak, Uppsala University
11.45-12.00
SL2-03: Willow bark-derived fiber bundles as bioactive component for antibacterial yarns and wound dressings
Dr. Polina Ilina, University of Helsinki
12.00-13.00 Lunch break
13.00-15.15
Session 3: New sources for natural product discoveries
Chair: Prof. Helle Wangensteen, University of Oslo
13.00-13.30
IL3-01: Potentials of new natural products from African Croton genus
Prof. Moses. K. Langat, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
13.30-14.00
IL3-02: Exploring the chemical diversity of bioactive microbial natural products
Dr. Olga Genilloud, Fundación MEDINA
14.00-14.30
IL3-03: Depsipeptides produced by Baltic cyanobacteria as new anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents
Prof. Hanna Mazur-Marzec, University of Gdańsk
14.30-14.45
SL3-01: Discovery and characterization of a new peptide toxin from the benthic ribbon worm Lineus viridis
Quentin Laborde, Uppsala University
14.45-15.00
SL3-02: Selected strains of Ganoderma sp. from Finnish forests have excellent broadly acting antiviral properties
Dr. Dhanik Reshamwala, University of Jyväskylä
15.00-15.20
Flash presentations (3 min) from posters
Moderator: Dr. Inés Reigada, University of Helsinki
P1-04: Annotating the willow metabolome: Salix triandra, Salix cordata and Salix babylonica, Dr. Clarice Noleto-Dias, Rothamsted Research
P3-10: Bioactive peptides from Nostoc edaphicum CCNP1411, Robert Konkel, University of Gdańsk
P3-12: Characterization of anti-inflammatory constituents from the herbal supplement Lito® Hyben (Rosa canina pseudo fruits), Dr. Chao Liang, University of Southern Denmark
P4-20: Minor Amaryllidaceae alkaloids as inspiration for development of highly selective butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors, Prof. Lucie Cahlíková, Charles University
P4-24: Antimalarial potential of polyphenols from fermented and unfermented sugar apple (Annona squamosal L.) seeds, Dr. Cristianah Adebimpe Dare, University of Helsinki/Osun State University
P4-30: Unveiling the parasitic properties of bio-refined red clover (Trifolium pretense) and identifying its active compounds, Dr. Geng Pan, University of Copenhagen
15.20-16.30
Poster session 2 with coffee (posters with even-numbered ID, e.g., P1-02, P4-20, presented)
16.30-17.30
Session 4: New targets and biological activities for natural products
Chair: Dr. Leena Hanski, University of Helsinki
16.30-17.00
IL4-04: Use of in silico phytochemical and biological profiling to valorise natural resources
Dr. Quoc-Tuan Do, GreenPharma S.A.S.
17.00-17.15
SL4-01: Derivatives of Amaryllidaceae alkaloid ambelline as selective inhibitors of hepatic stage of Plasmodium infection in vitro
Dr. Kateřina Hradiská Breiterová, Charles University
17.15-17.30
SL4-02: In vivo anti-chlamydial effect of the methanolic extract of Schisandra chinensis berries
Dr. Inés Reigada, University of Helsinki
19.00-
Conference dinner, Restaurant Sipuli
9.00-10.00
Keynote lecture (Chair: Prof. Päivi Tammela, University of Helsinki)
Natural products as warheads not only for cancer but other diseases as well
Dr. David J. Newman, Retired Chief, Natural Products Branch, NIH/NCI
10.00-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-12.00
Session 5: Ethnopharmacology and traditional medicine
Chair: Prof. Elín Soffía Ólafsdóttir, University of Iceland
10.30-11.00
IL5-01: From traditional knowledge to evidence-based approaches: the case of herbal remedies for the treatment of diabetes in Rwanda
Prof. Gabriele Costantino, University of Parma
11.00-11.30
IL5-02: High throughput screening and hyphenated analytical technologies for accelerated identification of biologically active compounds from South African plant biodiversity
Dr. Dashnie Naidoo-Maharaj, University of Pretoria
11.30-11.45
SL5-01: Fetotoxicity and subacute toxicity of some plants involved in the treatment of infectious diarrhea in Benin
Assoc. Prof. Victorien T. Dougnon, University of Abomey-Calavi
11.45-12.00
SL5-02: Gentiana purpurea, a bitter medicinal plant from Norway
Prof. Helle Wangensteen, University of Oslo
12.00-13.00 Lunch break
13.00-15.00
Session 6: Natural product research – From the past to the future
Moderator: Prof. Anders Backlund, Uppsala University
Panel discussion
Best poster award, closing remarks
Location: Bock House, Empire Room, the Old Town Hall of Helsinki at the Senate Square, Aleksanterinkatu 20
Hosted by the City of Helsinki
Registration free-of-charge
Bock House, the Old Town Hall is located in the Senate Square side of the "Lion Block" in the Empire-style city centre. It is the oldest of the merchant houses and dates to 1763. As Helsinki's new centre was under construction, the Bock House was expanded and raised into a three-storey building in 1816-1819, according to C. L. Engel's design. The turquoise coloured Empire Room is Helsinki's most beautiful reception space.
Location: Restaurant Sipuli, Kanavaranta 7
Price (120€) includes 3-course menu and drinks